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AirPlay MP Storage Options
Table 3-5 lists the storage options available for single- and
multichannel AirPlay MP systems. The listing includes a brief
description of the storage option and where to Þnd the installation
instructions for each option.
Table 3-5 AirPlay MP Storage Options
Options Description See:
MediaDock chassis An enclosure that houses up to eight 3.5-inch
drives or up to four 5.25-inch drives. The
chassis can stand alone or be rack mounted.
Drives slide into slots and plug into a SCSI bus
in the chassis.
ÒConnecting the MediaDockÓ on
page 161
9-GB MediaDrives Individual 9-GB MediaDrives linked in a
single-ended SCSI chain connected to a
SiliconExpress IV board. Connect no more than
seven disks per SiliconExpress IV board.
ÒConnecting 9-GB
MediaDrivesÓ on page 158
Multidrive rack-
mountable storage
(MRS)
Provides multiple 9-GB drives enclosed in
rack-mounted enclosures.
ÒConnecting Storage DrivesÓ on
page 151
One MRS
enclosure
One MRS enclosure contains one to four 9-GB
disk drives. Use single-ended SCSI connectors
to link the MRS to a SiliconExpress IV board.
ÒConnecting One MRS
EnclosureÓ on page 151
Two MRS
enclosures
Two MRS enclosures linked in a chain provide
a total of Þve to seven 9-GB disk drives. Use
single-ended SCSI connectors to link the MRS
enclosures to a SiliconExpress IV board.
ÒConnecting T
wo MRS
EnclosuresÓ on page 152
Multiple MRS
enclosures
with storage
expanders
Use storage expanders to chain together a
maximum of two MRS enclosures with a total
of up to seven 9-GB disk drives. Use
differential SCSI connectors to connect the
MRS enclosures to a SiliconExpress 4D board.
ÒConnecting MRS Enclosures
with Storage ExpandersÓ on
page 154