Hardware Features; Software Features - IBM F10 Service Manual

Hardware Features

Table 36 lists some of the features you will find in the drive module.
Table 36. Drive Module Features
Features Elements
Modularized
Components
Technology
General
User Interface
Disk Drive
Current Capacities
Storage
ID Numbers
ESM Board
Interfaces

Software Features

Through the host interface, this drive module supports Fibre Channel Storage
Manager software, an application used to configure and manage disk arrays. Fibre
Channel Storage Manager provides configuration tools that allow you to define the
physical and logical space on each drive in preparation for data storage. Whether or
not you need to configure the drive module depends on several factors, such as:
v How many drives are installed in the drive module
v How and where the drive module is connected to the SCSI bus
v What type of host and operating system you are using with the drive module
v What type of RAID management software you are using on the drive module
v Whether or not you want to use the factory default configuration settings (number
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High-capacity disk drives
Environmental Services Monitor (ESM) board
Power supplies
Cooling fans
Supports disk array technology and RAID levels 0, 1, 3, and 5 through a
SCSI host interface
Redundant data storage, cooling system, and power system
Hot swap logic for drive, power supply, and fan FRUs
Automatic recovery after power failure without user intervention
Built-in Power, Active, and Fault indicators
Labeling on rear FRUs, indicator lights, switches, and connectors
Easy-to-replace drive, ESM, power supply, and fan FRUs
Storage per drive FRU: 4.5, 9 and 18 GB
Maximum drives per drive module: 10
Maximum storage per drive module: 180 GB
5 or 10 drives per drive channel (set by Bridge Disable switch)
1 or 2 drive channels per drive module (set by Bridge Disable switch)
Drive channel numbers: 1 and 2
Drive SCSI IDs: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 for each 5-drive bus (if configured as two 5-drive
buses) Drive SCSI IDs: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8, 9, A, B, C (if configured as one
10-drive bus)
Tray IDs: 0 to 9 (ESM board host side)
SCSI, multimode LVD/SE
SCSI bus interface: Two, 68 pin, VHDCI connectors for SCSI bus cables that
allows for a choice of two drive configurations
of LUNs, RAID level, hot spare drives, etc.)