Figure 7 Copper Fibre Channel cable
Fibre Channel disk drives
The Fibre Channel disk drives are
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Dual-ported 4-Gbps Fibre Channel controller interface that allows up to 96 disk drives to be sup-
ported per array controller enclosure
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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 supported in a variety of capacities
and spindle speeds
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Better vibration damping for improved performance
Up to 12 disk drives can be installed in a drive enclosure.
Disk drive status indicators
Two status indicators display drive operational status.
and
Table 4
describes them.
1. Bi-color (amber/blue)
2. Green
Figure 8 Disk status indicators
Table 4 Disk status indicator LED descriptions
Drive LED
Bi-color (top)
Green (bottom)
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EVA4400 hardware
hot-pluggable
1
2
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Description
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Slow flashing blue (0.5 Hz) — Used to locate drive.
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Fast flashing blue (4 Hz) — Used for reserved locate.
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Medium flashing blue (1 Hz) — Used for critical locate.
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Solid amber — Drive fault.
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Flashing — Drive is spinning up or down and is not ready.
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Solid — Drive is ready to perform I/O operations.
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Flickering — Indicates drive activity.
8164A-ST
and include the following features:
Figure 8
identifies the disk drive status indicators