Installation guide

Installing the SF3x Storage Enclosure in a DECarray Cabinet

5.2 Where to Install the SF3x Storage Enclosure

Storage enclosures must be installed in the DECarray cabinet in ascending

numerical order (see Figure 5–1). Storage enclosure positions are numbered

from 1 to 8 on the left and right chassis side rails. These numbers are visible

only when the front or rear doors of the DECarray cabinet are open.

SF3x storage enclosures can only occupy positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8.

In split-bus mode the ISEs occupying the left-side slots share a DSSI bus, and

the ISEs occupying the right-side slots a different DSSI bus. This is true for

the front six ISEs and the rear six ISEs. Therefore, a fully-populated SF3x

enclosure in split-bus mode will have four DSSI buses, each with three ISEs

connected to it. Four DSSI adapter ports are required for each SF3x storage

enclosure.

5–4 Installing the SF3x Storage Enclosure in a DECarray Cabinet