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EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Product Guide
Mainframe Features and Support
Supported ESCON
devices and logical
paths
Note: Contact your EMC Sales Representative for current ESCON
availability.
Enginuity 5772 supports up to 4,096 channel addresses on one port
and up to 2,048 channel addresses per port. Symmetrix DMX-4
eight-port ESCON director supports up to 1,024 logical paths per
processor. It supports up to 1,024 logical paths per port when the A
port only is configured or up to 512 logical paths per port when both
the A and B ports are configured. Figure 52 on page 234 shows some
sample configurations.
Figure 52 Supported ESCON logical paths per port
Note: “ESCON channel directors” on page 79 contains more ESCON director
configuration information.
SYM-000090
Adapter
ports
Director
processor
complexes
Adapter
ports
Adapter
ports
Director
processor
complexes
Director
processor
complexes
1,024
D
1,024
C
1,024
B
1,024
A
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
A1
A0
B1
B0
C1
C0
D1
D0
1,024
D
1,024
C
1,024
B
1,024
A
1,024
1,024
512
512
512
512
A1
A0
B1
B0
C1
C0
D1
D0
1,024
1,024
D
1,024
C
1,024
B
1,024
A
1,024
1,024
1,024
A1
A0
B1
B0
C1
C0
D1
D0