Table 13 Cabling principles (system size related issues) (continued)
Cabling principle
Applicability
However, Pillar recommends that systems using more than 32
Bricks are configured with 16 Brick strings.
In Pillar Axiom 600 systems with two Slammers, the Brick at the
head of the string must be connected to Slammer 1 and Slammer
2.
ALL
In Pillar Axiom 600 systems with three Slammers, the Bricks at
the head of the string must be connected to Slammer 1 or
Slammer 3, and to Slammer 2.
ALL
In Pillar Axiom 600 systems with four Slammers, the Bricks at the
head of the string must be connected to Slammer 1 or Slammer 2
and to Slammer 3 or Slammer 4.
ALL
Pillar Axiom 600 systems with more than 48 Bricks must use all
optical connections. Contact the Pillar World Wide Customer
Support Center to upgrade any Pillar Axiom system with more
than 32 FC Bricks (version 2). If Bricks are added later, a re-
cabling may be necessary to ensure that there are no more than
eight Bricks on any Brick string.
ALL
Pillar Axiom systems that are upgraded by adding an additional
Slammer can run with the same number of Brick strings from the
prior configuration. However, if Bricks are added later, a re-
cabling may be necessary to ensure that there are no more than
eight Bricks on any Brick string.
FIELD
Table 14: Cabling principles (Slammer connection issues)
defines the principles
pertinent to connecting Slammers within a Pillar Axiom 600 system.
Table 14 Cabling principles (Slammer connection issues)
Cabling principle
Applicability
The Brick at the head of the string must connect to two Slammer
ports on different Slammer control units (CUs).
ALL
In Pillar Axiom 500 and 600 systems, Bricks must always be
connected to FS ports on Slammers, never to the FC ports. In
Pillar Axiom 300 systems, all ports on the private interconnect
ALL
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