Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3510 and 3511 FC Arrays
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Sun StorEdge 3511 SATA Array High Capacity
Configurations
Sun StorEdge 3511 SATA arrays allow the connection of up to five expansion units to
support a maximum of 72 disks. You can create large configurations beyond 12 disks
if you use the guidelines in this section.
Note –
The Sun StorEdge 3511 SATA array cannot be used to store single instances
of data but can be used in multi-path and multi-host configurations where the array
has a backup or archival role.
See
“Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Array High Capacity Configurations” on page 44
for
information about adding more than two expansion units to a Sun StorEdge 3510 FC
array.
For additional late-breaking technical and configuration details about the new SATA
disk technology and the Sun StorEdge 3511 SATA array, be sure to check the
Sun
StorEdge 3511 FC Array with SATA Release Notes
on the Sun product web sites.
Recommendations
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Refer to the
Sun StorEdge 3000 Family FRU Installation Guide
for information about
supported disk drives, cables, SFPs, and other user-replaceable items.
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The use of a full-fabric SAN configuration is highly recommended for host
connections, as shown in
“Full-Fabric SAN Configurations” on page 33
Note –
The following high-capacity configurations illustrate cabling techniques for
drive ports. They must be combined with a standard configuration shown in this
document, such as shown in
“High-Performance SAN Configurations” on page 38
and must be used with the network applications appropriate to the array, described
in
and summarized in the
“Comparison of the Sun StorEdge
3510 FC Array and the Sun StorEdge 3511 SATA Array” on page 3
