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Contents
Overview 1
Comparison of the Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Array and the Sun StorEdge 3511
SATA Array 3
Sun StorEdge 3500 Series Architecture 4
DAS and SAN Storage Architectures 5
Fibre Channel Protocols 6
Supported RAID Levels 7
Logical Drives 7
Cache Optimization 9
Array Management Tools 11
Saving and Restoring Configuration Information 12
Direct-Attached Storage 12
Storage Area Networking 13
Scaling Capacity 14
First Steps 16
General Configuration Considerations 17
Configuring an Array’s RCCOM Channel 18
Cautions 20