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Go to the Personalized Support section of the web page and click My Support .
On the next page, go to the We use IBM Registration section. To register to use
this site, click Register .
Perform the following steps to receive product updates:
1. Once you have registered, type your user ID and password to log into the site.
The Welcome page opens.
2. In the Select a Product Family pull-down menu, scroll down to the listing of
hardware topics and select Computer Storage . Click Go . The Computer
Storage page opens.
3. Scroll down to the Disk Storage Systems category and check the box for 1724
(and 1710 if you are connecting EXP100 expansion units to the FAStT100).
Check the boxes for any other FAStT products for which you would like to
receive information. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save and
Return . The main page opens.
4. Select your mail preferences. Select Flashes and Downloadable files to
receive important information about product updates. Click Submit . You should
see a confirmation at the bottom of the page that indicates that your profile was
successfully updated.
Features at a glance
Table 7 summarizes the features of the storage server. For a list of the operating
specifications, such as weight, height, and heat output, see Table 8 on page 10.
Table 7. Features at a glance
General
v Modular components:
– High-capacity SATA disk drives
– RAID controllers
– Power supplies
– Cooling fans
v
Technology:
– Support for disk arrays
– Support for clustering
– Fibre channel host interface
– Redundant data storage, cooling
system, power system, and RAID
controllers
– Hot-swap technology for drives,
power supplies, fans, and RAID
controllers
v User interface:
– Built-in power, activity, and fault Light
Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
– Identification labeling on customer
replaceable units (CRUs), rear LEDs,
switches, and connectors
– Easy-to-replace drives, power
supplies, RAID controllers, and fans
Disk drive storage
1.5 Gbps SATA drive enclosure
Maximum drives per storage server: 14
Attached Expansion Units
2 Gb connection only
RAID controllers
v Technology and interfaces:
– Fibre channel: 40-pin FC disk drives
– Fibre channel interface: six small
form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules
for incoming and outgoing FC cables
(three SFPs on each RAID
controller)
– Two 1 Gbps/2 Gbps
(auto-negotiated) fibre channel host
side connections per controller
Clustering support
Clustering is a means of sharing array groups among controllers to provide
redundancy of controllers and servers. This redundancy is important if a hardware
component fails. If a hardware component failure occurs in a cluster, another server
takes ownership of the array group.
Clustering requires software specific to your operating system. For more information
about clustering, go to the following Web site:
www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/nos/cert.shtml
Chapter 1. Introduction
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