Fibre Channel Disk Drives; Disk Drive Status Indicators; Copper Fibre Channel Cable; Disk Drive Status Indicator Descriptions - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual
Hp storageworks 4x00/6x00/8x00 enterprise virtual array user guide (5697-8037, april 2009)
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Figure 15 Copper Fibre Channel cable
Fibre Channel disk drives
The Fibre Channel disk drives are
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Dual-ported 2-Gbps Fibre Channel drive enclosure interface that allows up to 120 disk drives to
be supported per Fibre Channel drive enclosure pair
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Compact, direct-connect design for maximum storage density and increased reliability and signal
integrity
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Both online high-performance disk drives and FATA disk drives in a variety of capacities and
spindle speeds
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Better vibration damping for improved performance
Up to 14 disk drives can be installed in a drive enclosure.
Disk drive status indicators
Three status indicators display the drive operational status.
indicators.
Table 8
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1
Figure 16 Disk drive status indicators
1. Activity
3. Fault
Table 8 Disk drive status indicator descriptions
Status indicator
Activity
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Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components
hot-pluggable
provides a description of each status indicator.
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This green status indicator flashes when the disk drive is being accessed. It is on
when the drive is idle.
8164A-ST
and include the following features:
Figure 16
shows the disk drive status
2. Online
Description
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