Fibre
channel
host
cable
requirements
For
the
Type
3526
fibre
channel
RAID
controller,
you
must
use
multi-mode,
50-micrometer
fiber-optic
cable
and
a
Media
Interface
Adapter
(MIA),
shown
in
Figure
10.
Table
16
provides
specifications
for
the
MIA.
Table
16.
Type
3526
fibre
channel
RAID
controller
MIA
specifications
Cable
Media
type
Data
size
Transfer
speed
Range
Fiber-optic
(multi-mode,
50-micrometer)
Short-wave
laser
100
MBps
1062.5
Mbaud
up
to
500
m
(1640
ft.)
LVD-SCSI
drive
cable
requirements
To
connect
the
controller
unit
to
a
drive
module,
you
must
use
68-pin,
VHDCI
(very
high
density
cable
interface)
LVD,
Ultra
2
SCSI
cables.
The
controller
unit
has
six
drive
connectors
that
support
16-bit
interface
protocols.
Each
connector
represents
a
single
drive
channel
that
supports
up
to
10
drives
per
channel
for
a
total
of
60
drives.
Figure
9.
Fibre
Host
ID
Figure
10.
Media
Interface
Adapter
Chapter
6.
Type
3526
Fibre
Channel
RAID
Controller
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