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Table 27. Cabling for DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystem with eight EXP5060 storage expansion enclosures
without trunking
Cable
Controller A Connection
Controller B Connection
Storage Expansion Enclosure
Connection
Ch1
Ch2
Ch3
Ch4
Ch5
Ch6
Ch7
Ch8
ESM A (Top)
ESM B (Bottom)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1A
1B
2A
2B
1A
1B
2A
2B
Storage Expansion Enclosure 1
1
X
X
2
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 2
3
X
X
4
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 3
5
X
X
6
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 4
7
X
X
8
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 5
9
X
X
10
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 6
11
X
X
12
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 7
13
X
X
14
X
X
Storage Expansion Enclosure 8
15
X
X
16
X
X
One DS5100 and DS5300 and one EXP5060 intermixed with a
maximum of three EXP810/EXP5000 storage expansion
enclosures
The following illustrations show examples of cabling one DS5100 and DS5300
storage subsystem and one EXP5060 intermixed with a maximum of three EXP810/
EXP5000 storage expansion enclosures connected in the same drive channel.
Note:
EXP5060 drive-side trunk cabling is not supported when EXP5060 and
EXP5000/EXP810 storage expansion enclosures are cabled in the same
drive channel.
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