Chapter 3: Subsystem Connection
5. Switch zoning is one of the ways to create fault isolation. You may also
use a redundant pair of FC switches.
6. The onboard hub for each channel can be manually enabled or disabled
using the DIP switches. There are no such options in firmware
configuration utilities.
7. For the relationship between RAID arrays and host IDs on individual
host channels, please refer to the firmware Operation Manual that came
with your subsystem.
Expansion
Links
Enclosure ID Settings:
The first thing to do when connecting expansion SBODs is to properly
configure an
Enclosure ID
on each expansion enclosure. The Enclosure ID
determines the physical loop IDs of the disk drives within the expansion
enclosures. Different ranges apply when using CH2+CH3 or CH4+CH5 for
expansion links.
Usually it is not necessary to change the enclosure ID on your F16F RAID
subsystem, leave it as “0, 0, 0.”
Drive Channels
Loop IDs in Expansion Enclosures
CH2+CH3
Start from 16 to 111
(IDs 0 to 15 already occupied by disk drives in the
RAID enclosure)
CH4+CH5
Start from 0 to 111 (if configured into drive mode)
Use a ball-point pen to change the DIP switches #1 to #3 and select an
appropriate combination. See the diagram below for details:
Sample Topologies
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