Appendix C
Introduction to Private Management Network and SSF Cable Tables
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Hardware Component Designators
All cable connection tables include abbreviations to denote
Pilot, Slammer, and Brick components and ports.
defines those abbreviations.
Table 79 Cable connection designations
Designation Definition
Pilot
The Pilot hardware component. It is located near
the bottom of the rack.
Slammer-1
The initial Slammer storage controller. It is located
near the center of the rack. In a 2-Slammer
system, it is located below Slammer-2.
Slammer-2
In a 2-Slammer system, the Slammer that is
located above Slammer-1.
Brick-n
A Brick storage enclosure. Bricks are numbered
from 1 through 16, inclusive, and are located
below and above the Slammer(s) in a rack. For
larger systems, some Bricks can reside in a
second rack.
CU0
One of two control units (CUs). The following
describes the location of CU0:
•
For a Pilot, CU0 is above CU1 (factory default).
•
For Slammers, CU0 is at the top of the chassis.
•
For Bricks, CU0 is on the right when viewed
from the back of the chassis.