Specifications
Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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4. DAS Management.........................................................................................................................................................44
4.1. DAS Connection Kit for Escala Systems................................................................................................................44
4.2. Navisphere Supervisor and Manager (for Windows NT) .......................................................................................44
4.2.1. Product Overview............................................................................................................................................44
4.2.2. Product’s Deployment.....................................................................................................................................46
4.2.3. Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................................46
4.2.4. Licensing .........................................................................................................................................................46
4.3. Navisphere for AIX.................................................................................................................................................46
4.3.1. Product Overview............................................................................................................................................46
4.3.2. Product’s Deployment.....................................................................................................................................47
4.3.3. Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................................50
4.3.4. Licensing .........................................................................................................................................................50
4.4. DAS Manager and ArrayGuide ..............................................................................................................................51
4.5. ATF .........................................................................................................................................................................51
4.6. PowerPath Full and PowerPath Base......................................................................................................................52
4.7. Access Logix (DAS 4500, DAS 4700 and DAS 4700-2).......................................................................................53
4.8. Disks and SP for CX line ........................................................................................................................................55
4.9. CX200 Mono SP .....................................................................................................................................................56
4.9.1. Highlights........................................................................................................................................................56
4.9.2. Configurability and Packaging........................................................................................................................56
4.10. CX200 Dual SP.....................................................................................................................................................57
4.10.1. Highlights......................................................................................................................................................57
4.10.2. Configurability and Packaging......................................................................................................................58
4.11. CX400 Dual SP.....................................................................................................................................................58
4.11.1. Highlights......................................................................................................................................................58
4.11.2. Configurability and Packaging......................................................................................................................60
4.12. CX600 Dual SP.....................................................................................................................................................60
4.12.1. Highlights......................................................................................................................................................60
4.12.2. Configurability and Packaging......................................................................................................................62
5. EMC² Symmetrix Family Subsystems ........................................................................................................................63
5.1. Symmetrix Storage Philosophy...............................................................................................................................63
5.1.1. Highest Performance.......................................................................................................................................63
5.1.2. Scalability........................................................................................................................................................63
5.1.3. Connectivity ....................................................................................................................................................63
5.1.4. Information Protection ....................................................................................................................................63
5.1.5. Information Sharing ........................................................................................................................................64
5.1.6. Information Management................................................................................................................................64
5.2. Symmetrix Product Description..............................................................................................................................64
5.2.1. Host Channel Connection ...............................................................................................................................64
5.2.2. Internal Data Flow...........................................................................................................................................65
5.2.3. Disk Drives......................................................................................................................................................65
5.2.4. Disk Directors .................................................................................................................................................65
5.2.5. Symmetrix Data Protection.............................................................................................................................66
5.3. Symmetrix 3000 Family..........................................................................................................................................66
5.3.1. Symmetrix 3930-18/36 Architecture...............................................................................................................66
5.3.2. Symmetrix 3830-18/36 Architecture...............................................................................................................67
5.3.3. Symmetrix 3630-18/36 Architecture...............................................................................................................67
5.3.4. Configuration Summary..................................................................................................................................68
5.3.5. Ultra-SCSI Director ........................................................................................................................................68
5.3.6. Fibre Channel Director....................................................................................................................................68
5.3.7. ESCON Director .............................................................................................................................................68
5.3.8. SRDF Remote Link Director ..........................................................................................................................69
5.3.9. Cache Memory ................................................................................................................................................69
5.3.10. Disk Drives....................................................................................................................................................69