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Chapter 52. External storage configuration examples
The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific
customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance
with your specific configuration requirements.
Notes:
1.
Customer-supplied cables of longer lengths can be used. Short-wave supports up to 500m. Long-wave
supports up to 10km.
The illustration below shows what a typical solution might look like in terms of where short-wave and long-
wave cables would be used. Actual implementation may vary based on individual hardware.
Figure 97. Typical short-wave and long-wave cabling usage
Table 127. Cable Group Legend
Cable Group A (0.8mm to 0.8mm)
03K9310 Netfinity 2m Ultra2 SCSI Cable
03K9311 Netfinity 4.2m Ultra2 SCSI Cable
Cable Group SW (short-wave)
19K1247 1m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
19K1248 5m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
19K1249 25m LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable
Cable Group LW (long-wave) 1
- Customer Supplied
HBA
Host System
1 Gb/s 2 Gb/s
X10 X1
Tray Number
Conflict
Disk system
Storage expansion unit
Switch
Switch
SW or LW ISL (Inter-switch link SW
SW or LW
SW