IBM DS5100

Table 25. Cabling for DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystem with three EXP5060 storage expansion enclosures
without trunking
Cable
Controller A Connection Controller B Connection
Storage Expansion Enclosure
Connection
Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Ch7 Ch8 ESM A (Top) ESM B (Bottom)
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Storage Expansion Enclosure 1
1X X
2X X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 2
3X X
4XX
Storage Expansion Enclosure 3
5X X
6XX
One DS5100 and DS5300 and four EXP5060 storage expansion
enclosures
B
A
8
6
5
7
4
2
1
3
8
6
5
7
4
2
1
3
1A 1B
A
B
1A 1B
1A 1B
A
B
1A
1B
1A 1B
A
B
1A
1B
1
2
3
Figure 58. Cabling for DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystem with three EXP5060 storage
expansion enclosures without trunking
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