Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200, Installation, Operation And Service Manual

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Chapter 4 Connecting Your SCSI Array 4-17
4.8.1 Standard Cabling Scenarios
The following figures illustrate the standard cabling scenarios for a 12-drive array:
Figure 4-19 Configuration #1: Single-Bus Configuration With Two Hosts
Figure 4-20 Configuration #2: Split-Bus Configuration With Two Hosts
Figure 4-21 Configuration #3: Split-Bus Configuration With One Host
Caution –
A maximum of 16 drive IDs is allowed per channel. Therefore, with a 12-
drive array, do not connect a split-bus channel 0 or channel 2 (6 IDs) to a single-bus
expansion unit (12 IDs).
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