3-20 Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide • December 1999
3.5 3x15 Cables and Connections
This section contains information about SCSI, FC-AL, and power connections for
three StorEdge A3500 controller modules, or three StorEdge A3500FC controller
modules, with fifteen StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in either the 2x7 StorEdge
expansion cabinet or the 1x8 StorEdge expansion cabinet.
Caution – The components in the expansion cabinets are configured as a single
unit. Make sure that the serial numbers on each expansion cabinet match.
3.5.1 SCSI Cable Lengths
The following tables show the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive
connections on the respective controller modules.
TABLE 3-10 Controller Module A (3x15 Configuration) Cables
SCSI Port Number Cable Length Part Number
1 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884
2 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884
3 4.0m/13.1 ft 530-2352
4 4.0m/13.1 ft 530-2352
5 4.0m/13.1 ft 530-2352
TABLE 3-11 Controller Module B (3x15 Configuration) Cables
SCSI Port Number Cable Length Part Number
1 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884
2 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884
3 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885
4 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885
5 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885