IBM DS3500 User Manual

In Figure 62, the Fibre Channel switches are not connected together through an ISL.
Each switch forms its own SAN fabric. This configuration is also the configuration
to use for a dual-node host configuration.
In Figure 63 on page 70, the Fibre Channel switches are not connected together.
Each switch forms its own SAN fabric.
Host system
with two host
adapters
Host system
with two host
adapters
Fibre
Channel
switch
Fibre
Channel
switch
Inter-Switch Link
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Figure 61. Example of a single Fibre Channel SAN fabric configuration
Host system
with two host
adapters
Host system
with two host
adapters
Fibre
Channel
switch
Fibre
Channel
switch
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Figure 62. Example of a dual Fibre Channel SAN fabric configuration
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IBM DS3500 Specifications

General

Storage Type	Disk Array
Form Factor	2U
Supported Drives	SAS, SATA
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Management Software	IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, VMware, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
Model	IBM DS3500
Host Interfaces	SAS
Cache Memory	2 GB
Power Supply	Dual redundant, hot-swappable
Number of Controllers	2