Appendix B - Specifications
Interface Specifications
Expansion Node and Tape Drive Interface Connectors
Interface Type
Number of Ports and Connector Type
44-Bay Expansion
Node
Two SFF-8088 ports per 44-bay expansion node.
Both ports are required to connect the expansion
node to a BlackPearl system.
96-Bay Expansion
Node
Two SFF-8644 ports per 96-bay expansion node.
Only a single port is required to connect the
expansion node to a BlackPearl system.
107-Bay Expansion
Node
• Four SFF-8644 ports per expander in the 107-bay
expansion node. Maximum of two expanders.
• One 1_GigE Ethernet port per expander in the
107-bay expansion node. Maximum of two
expanders.
SAS Tape Drive
•
T50e library:
Two SFF-8088 ports per tape drive.
Only a single port is required to connect the tape
drive to a BlackPearl system. Either port can be
used for the connection.
•
All other libraries:
One SFF-8088 port per tape
drive. The single port is required to connect the
tape drive to a BlackPearl system.
Fibre Channel Tape
Drive
•
T50e and T120 libraries:
One multimode optical
LC port per tape drive. The single port is
required to connect the tape drive to a BlackPearl
system
•
All other libraries:
Two multimode optical LC
ports per tape drive. Only a single port is
required to connect the tape drive to a BlackPearl
system. Either port can be used for the
connection.
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