Table 8 Brick Configuration limits for the Pillar Axiom 600 system
Number of
Slammers
Maximum
number of SATA
Bricks
Maximum
number of FC
Bricks
Maximum
number of SSD
Bricks
1
32
32
8
2
64
32
16
3
64
32
16
4
64
32
32
For single-Slammer Pillar Axiom 600 configurations, the minimum number of
Bricks is one. However, for mixed configurations, the minimum number of Bricks
is three, as outlined below:
● For a mix of FC and SATA (or SSD) Bricks: 2 SATA (or SSD) + 1 FC or 2
FC + 1 SATA (or SSD).
● For a mix of SSD and SATA Bricks: 2 SATA + 1 SSD or 2 SSD + 1 SATA.
Pillar Axiom 600 systems support up to 32 FC Bricks, or 64 SATA Bricks, or 32
SSD Bricks or any combination of these three types, provided there are no more
than 64 total Bricks, 32 FC Bricks or 32 SSD Bricks in the system.
Important! Contact the Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center for any newly
available, time-sensitive information regarding cabling. Also, refer to the Pillar
Axiom
Customer Release Notes for the latest system configurations.
About Component Placement for One Slammer and SATA Bricks
Pillar Axiom 600 systems with one Slammer support up to 32 SATA Bricks.
The figure above illustrates how the Pillar Axiom 600 system components are
mapped into 42U racks for the following configuration:
● 1 Pilot
● 1 Slammer
● 32 SATA Bricks (Pillar Axiom 600 systems)
Chapter 2 Set Up the Rack
About Component Placement
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