Specifications

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Updated
17/10/00
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Cables and Controllers:
See Appendix D: Cables - Storage Units - Controllers
The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing
Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
Sample Configurations
12
3
45678910
Standard Repeater Card
SERVER
External cable
Order:
1 x 00N6xxx
1 x External Cable*
See Cables - Storage Units -
Controllers section
Up to 10 Disk Drives
19” Rack Space
* One 2M Ultra2 cable is
included with each EXP200.
Operational mode (SCSI F/
W, Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI)
may be limited by controller,
cable or cable length. See
Appendix D for additional
information.
Netfinity EXP200 One Independent SCSI Bus
To configure as a single 10 drive SCSI channel, attach one external cable from
the SCSI adapter to either the 1 IN or 2 IN connectors in the EXP200. Set switch
1 to “Off” position.
Server SCSI
Adapter
12
3
45678910
Standard Repeater Card
SERVER
External cables
Order:
1 x 00N6xxx
2 x External Cables*
See Cables - Storage Units -
Controllers section
Up to 10 Disk Drives
19” Rack Space
* One 2M Ultra2 cable is
included with each EXP200.
Operational mode (SCSI F/
W, Ultra SCSI, Ultra-2
SCSI) may be limited by
controller, cable or cable
length, or hard disk drive
type. See Appendix D for
additional information.
Netfinity EXP200 Two Independent SCSI Buses
To configure as two independent 5 drive SCSI channels, attach one external
cable from the SCSI adapter to the SCSI bus 1 IN connector in the EXP200.
Attach a second External SCSI cable from another SCSI adapter, in the same
or separate server, to the 2 IN connector in the unit. Set switch 1 to “On”
position.
Server SCSI
Adapter
Server SCSI
Adapter
12
3
45678910
Standard Repeater Card
Node A
External cables
Order:
1 x 00N6xxx
2 x External Cables*
See Cables - Storage Units -
Controllers section
Up to 10 Disk Drives
19” Rack Space
* One 2M Ultra2 cable is
included with each EXP200.
Operational mode (SCSI F/
W, Ultra SCSI, Ultra-2
SCSI) may be limited by
controller, cable, or cable
length. See Appendix D for
additional information.
Netfinity EXP200 One Independent SCSI Bus
High Availability Configuration
To configure a single 10 drive SCSI channel for clustering, attach one external
cable from the SCSI adapter in Node A to the 1 IN connector in the EXP200.
Connect a second external cable to a SCSI adapter in Node B and to the 2 IN
connector in the EXP200.
Server SCSI
Adapter
Server SCSI
Adapter
Node B
(or)
Switch 1
Off
On
Switch 1
Switch1
Off