Origin™ FibreVault and Fibre Channel RAID Owner's Guide
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Origin^™ FibreVault and Fibre Channel RAID Owner's Guide

Document Number: 007-3428-004

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Table of Contents

About This Guide

Audience
Structure of This Document
Additional Useful Manuals
Typographical Conventions

1. Fibre Channel Features and Capabilities

Fibre Channel Technology Introduction
Networks, Channels, and Fibre Channel
Applications
Fibre Channel Host Interface Boards
Fibre Channel Storage
Fibre Channel Hardware Components
FibreVault Options in Origin and Onyx2 Racks
Fibre Channel Administrative Interface

2. Fibre Channel Architecture

Networks, Channels, and Fibre Channel
Silicon Graphics Fibre Channel Ports and Topologies
Data Transfer in Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel Layers

3. Fibre Channel Storage

The FibreVault Enclosures
FibreVault Components
Fibre Channel RAID Enclosure Components
Fibre Channel Rack
Optional Standby Power Supply (SPS)
Monitoring Storage System Status
Shutting Down the Fibre Channel Rack and Disk Enclosures

4. Fibre Channel Component Replacement

Adding or Replacing a Disk Module
Setting an Enclosure Address
Replacing a Fan Assembly
Replacing or Adding a Power Supply in an Enclosure
Replacing or Adding a Link Control Card (LCC)

5. Configuring a Fibre Channel System

XIO Interface Configurations
Getting System Status

A. Technical Specifications

Enclosure Height Specifications
Site Requirements for the Fibre Channel Rack and FibreVault Deskside
Technical Specifications for the FibreVault Enclosure
Technical Specifications for the FibreVault Deskside (Tower)
Technical Specifications for the Fibre Channel RAID Enclosure
Technical Specifications for the Fibre Channel RAID Deskside Tower
Technical Specifications for the Fibre Channel Rack
Cabling Interfaces

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