Introduction; Overview - Sun Microsystems StorEdge 3900 Series Reference Manual

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C H A P T E R

Introduction

The Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 series storage subsystems are complete
preconfigured storage solutions. The Sun StorEdge 3900 series provides two
different configurations for the direct attach storage (DAS) environment. The Sun
StorEdge 6900 series also has two configurations that can be used in the Storage
Area Network (SAN) arena.
This chapter is organized as follows:
"Overview" on page 1
"Architecture" on page 7
"System-Level Support Information" on page 9
"Features" on page 9

Overview

The Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 series storage subsystems provide midrange and
enterprise customers with the following features:
Modular storage elements that can be incrementally expanded in a predefined
footprint
Logical unit number (LUN) segmenting or carving for storage consolidation (This
is available only on the Sun StorEdge 6900 series.)
LUN security access (masking) for the storage consolidation models (This is
available only on the Sun StorEdge 6900 series.)
Fibre Channel (FC) interface
Sun-tested and supported preconfigured components packaged for specific
storage solutions
A high degree of data availability in a unit that reduces cost of ownership
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