Specifications
Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
Chapter 3: External Storage and SAN Subsystems 116/116
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Rev 5.9
02/12/2003
9. Ultra320 Storage Plus Disk Expansion Cabinet
9.1. Ultra320 Storage Plus Disk Expansion Cabinet for Escala PL220T, PL240T and PL420T
(CABG032, CABG033)
The Ultra320 Storage Plus Disk Expansion Cabinet provides flexible, scalable and cost-effective
storage solutions for Escala PL220T, PL240T, PL420T and provides the flexibility to build storage
capacity from gigabytes to terabytes.
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14 bays for hot-swap disks divided into two groups of seven disks
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Up to 2055,2 GB of disks capacity with a combination of 36.4 GB,73.4 GB and 146.8 GB disks
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Redundant power supply option
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Redundant cooling fan included
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One internal Ultra320 SCSI bus with one external port
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Optional second internal Ultra320 SCSI bus with one external port
Each group of seven disks can be connected to a dedicated internal SCSI bus for AIX software
mirroring. RAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5E options are available for the whole Disk Expansion Cabinet or for
each group of 7 disks when connected to a RAID adapter.
The Ultra320 Storage Plus is used as an Expansion Disk Cabinet for PL220T, PL240T and PL420T.
8.2. Ultra320 Storage Plus HA Shared Disk Expansion Cabinet for Escala PL220T, PL240T and
PL420T ( Dual CABG034 dedicated for 2 nodes in HA mode)
The Ultra320 Storage Plus HA Shared Disk Expansion Cabinet solution provides flexible, scalable and
cost-effective HA storage solutions for Escala PL220T, PL240T, PL420T and provides the flexibility
to build storage capacity from gigabytes to terabytes.
This dedicated HA solution is composed of 2 strictly identical CABG034.
Each CABG 034 is composed with :
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14 bays for hot-swap disks divided into two groups of seven disks (for each CABG034)
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Up to 2055.2 GB capacity with a combination of 36.4GB, 73,4 GB and 146,8 GB disks
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2 x CBLG205-1700 providing a dual access for each CABG034
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Redundant power supply (with 2 x PSSG049 for each CABG034)
RAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5E options are not available for the HA Ultra320 Shared Disk Expansion Cabinet.
The Dual CABG034 solution is used only in a HA dedicated mode for 2 nodes concerning PL220T,
PL240T and PL420T.