Sun Microsystems StorEdge 3510 - Table of Contents

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Contents
1. Product and Architecture Overview 1–1
1.1 Comparison of Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Arrays and Sun StorEdge 3511 FC
Arrays 1–2
1.1.1 Sun StorEdge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Configurations 1–3
1.2 Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs) 1–5
1.2.1 RAID I/O Controller Modules 1–5
1.2.2 I/O Expansion Modules 1–6
1.2.3 Disk Drives 1–6
1.2.3.1 Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Array Disk Drives 1–7
1.2.3.2 Sun StorEdge 3511 FC Array Disk Drives 1–7
1.2.4 Battery Module 1–7
1.2.5 Power and Fan Modules 1–8
1.3 Interoperability 1–8
1.4 Fibre Channel Technology Overview 1–9
1.4.1 FC Protocols 1–9
1.4.2 FC Topologies 1–9
1.4.3 Fibre Hubs and Switches 1–10
1.4.4 Data Availability 1–10
1.4.5 Scalability 1–11
1.5 Fibre Channel Architecture 1–11