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FASTT200 STORAGE SERVER
Fibre / Fibre Configuration Examples (FAStT200)
Note: 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.
1. FAStT Host Adapter (P/N 00N6881) supports short-wave connections only.
2. Buffering the long-wave optic cable expanse with a second switch or hub at the remote storage
location is required to requalify the signal. A managed hub supports only one long-wave GBIC.
• P = primary path, S = secondary (redundant) path
• Shaded boxes represent separate hosts.
• Cable groups are represented by letters in parenthesis.
• Maximum of 30 external storage HDDs are supported for optimum performance (up to 10 in the
storage server with the remainder in expansion units).
• The number of servers that can be used in configurations with managed hubs or Fibre Channel
switches are dependent on partitioning restrictions of the management system or cluster
software.
• An optional short- or long-wave GBIC is required for all FAStT200 storage server and
FAStT EXP500 storage connections. GBICs are not depicted in these diagrams.
• Other Fibre Channel devices may not require optional GBICs. For specific requirements, see
the Fibre Device Ports Reference.
FASt T Ho st
Adapter
1
FASt T Ho st
Adapter
1
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
FASt T Ho st
Adapter
1
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
FAStT200 HA Storage Server
(P/N 35422RU)
FAStT EXP500
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
Switch/Hub
Switch/Hub
2
Switch/Hub
P
P
S
S
P
S
S
S
S
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
(D or E)
Cable Group D (short-wave Fibre Channel)
36L9973 - Netfinity Fibre Channel 1M Cable
03K9306 - Netfinity Fibre Channel 5M Cable
03K9305 - Netfinity Fibre Channel 25M Cable
Customer supplied short-wave cable of up to 500M (0.31 miles)
Cable Group E (long-wave Fibre Channel)
Customer supplied long-wave cable of up to 10KM 6.2 miles)
GBIC
03K9308 - Netfinity Fibre Channel Short-Wave GBIC
03K9307 - Netfinity Fibre Channel Long-Wave GBIC
FAStT EXP500
FAStT200 Storage Server
(P/N 35421RU)
P
(D or E)
(D or E)
FA StT H ost
Adapter
1
FAStT200 HA Storage Server
(P/N 35422RU)
FAStT EXP500
FAStT EXP500
(D)
FAStT200 HA Storage Server
(P/N 35422RU)
FASt T Ho st
Adapter
1
FAStT Host
Adapter
1
FAStT200 HA Storage Server
(P/N 35422RU)
FAStT EXP500
FAStT EXP500
P
(D)
(D)
(D or E)
Switch/Hub
P
(D or E)
(D or E)