HP SureStore E Disk Array FC60 Service Manual (A5635A)
76 Recommended Disk Array Configurations
Two Disk Enclosure Configurations
High Availability/ High Performance
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Hardware Configuration
– Two disk array controllers connected directly to host Fibre Channel adapters
– Two disk enclosures with ten 73 GByte disk modules (20 disks total)
– Disk enclosures configured for split-bus mode (two SCSI channels per enclosure)
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Volume Group Configuration
– Ten RAID 1 volume groups, each comprising two disks (1+1)
– Each disk in a volume group is in a separate enclosure
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High Availability
– Handles a single disk failure, BCC failure, single channel failure, or a single
controller failure.
– Expansion requires powering down the disk array, removing terminators and/or
cables from the enclosures, and cabling additional disk enclosures.
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Disk Capacity
– Maximum capacity 1460 GBytes
– Usable capacity 730 GBytes