Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Troubleshooting Guide

Introduction 1-3
Table 1-1
FC-AL Components in a Primary Storage System
Reference Component
Server
RA4000 Rack-Mountable
RA4000 (Tower)
Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7
GigaBit Interface Converter
Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 System with
Redundant Components
A Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 system with redundant components consists of:
■ Two Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (PCI only)
■ Two storage hubs (7 or 12)
■ At least one Compaq RA4000 consisting of two RA4000 Controllers and several hot-
pluggable SCSI hard drives
■ Two longwave or shortwave GigaBit Interface Converter (GBIC) modules per Fibre
Channel cable link
■ Multi-mode or single mode Fibre Channel cables. One cable is connected between the
Storage Hub 7 or Storage Hub 12 and each component on the FC-AL.
1
2
3
3
5
1
2
6
3
4
Figure 1-2. Compaq Fibre Channel Primary Storage System with two RA4000(s)