IBM TS7650 - VTL Fibre Channel Cabling: Eight-Drawer; Fibre Channel Connections for Stand-Alone VTL and Openstorage

Table 16. Fibre Channel connections for stand-alone VTL and OpenStorage
Label From To Remarks
1 DD4A S6 1 Disk Array, Disk Controller A-1
H1
2 DD4A S7 1 Disk Array, Disk Controller B-1
H1
ts760912
Controller A
Controller B
H2 H1
P2 P1
P1 P2
P
R232 1B 1A2B 2A
2A 2B
1B
R232
1A
H1 H2
P
R232 1B 1A2B 2A
2A 2B
1A 1B
R232
P
R232 1B 1A2B 2A
2A 2B
1A 1B
R232
128 Spindle
P
R232
R232
Controller B
Controller A
P1 P2H1 H2
H2 H1
P2 P1
P
R232
R232
P
Disk Expansion
1B 1A
2A 2B
R232
R232
2B 2A
2B 2A
2B 2A
1B 1A
1B 1A
1A 1B
1A 1B
1A 1B
2A 2B
2A 2B
EXPA2-3
EXPA2-2
EXPA2-1
CNA-2
EXPA1-3
EXPA1-2
EXPA1-1
CNA-1
EXPB2-3
EXPB2-2
EXPB2-1
CNB-2
EXPB1-3
EXPB1-2
EXPB1-1
CNB-1
14
13
12
17
15
16
3
4
1
2
7
6
5
11
9
10
Disk Expansion
Disk Expansion
Disk Expansion
Disk Expansion
Disk Expansion
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
34 6 75
Customer
Network
DD4A
P1 P2
E2 E4
A1
A2
B
VS
E1 E3
8
9
ProtecTIER Server A
1
2
3
4
Figure 23. VTL Fibre Channel cabling: eight-drawer stand-alone appliance
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