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C H A P T E R
Cabling
Cabling
Connecting to Attached Storage
The cabling information in this section shows a subset of the supported configurations for
Oracle ZFS Storage controllers. For the maximum number of disk shelves per controller, see the
Summary of Controller Configurations
To cable the controller to the disk shelves, use the following guidelines:
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The following list provides links to cable diagrams for standalone and clustered controllers.
Oracle DE2-24 Disk Shelf
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Connecting DE2 Disk Shelves to the
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Connecting DE2 Disk Shelves to the
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Connect each disk chain to two HBAs if available.
Maximize the number of disk chains before adding disk shelves to an individual chain.
Balance the number of disk shelves across the disk chains in your system.
Disks with different capacities or rotation speeds cannot be mixed within a single disk shelf.
To use mixed disk shelf types, the controller must have only 4X4 port SAS-2 HBAs.
Do not use mixed disk shelves in the same chain, each must be on their own SAS fabric.
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ZS3-2/7320 Clustered
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