Order Number: EK–SMCPC–UG. A01
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Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the Wide Expansion Storage Pedestal, outlines its features, and
describes the system components and options available to the user.
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Product Description
The StorageWorks Wide Expansion Storage Pedestal offers a low cost mass storage
solution with configuration flexibility by allowing you to design your storage array. The
pedestal product line consists of a vertical free standing modular storage cabinet with an
integral SCSI bus backplane that can be configured for either one or two SCSI buses.
The optional modular components available for the pedestal are referred to as
StorageWorks Building Blocks (SBBs) which are packaged in 3.5 and 5.25-inch form
factors containing devices such as disk, tape, and optical drives, power supplies, and
Battery Backup Units (BBUs). Figure 1–1 illustrates a typical pedestal configuration
equipped with two 3.5-inch SCSI drives, one 5.25-inch SCSI drive, and a dc power
supply.
Figure 1–1 Wide Expansion Storage Pedestal
