Sun Microsystems StorageTek 96257 - Manual (Page 39)

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VTSS Configuration Planning
As shown in Figure 2-8 , six VCF cards provide 12 physical FICON ports, and each port
supports 64 host paths (768 paths total). Cards must be installed in the slots shown (i.e.,
the third VCF3 card pair must be installed in slots VCF01 and VCF11).
Figure 2-8. FICON Channel Card Configuration – 6 VCF Cards
As shown in Figure 2-9 , eight VCF cards provide 16 physical FICON ports, and each port
supports 64 host paths (1024 paths total). Cards must be installed in the slots shown (i.e.,
the third VCF3 card pair must be installed in slots VCF03 and VCF13).
Figure 2-9. FICON Channel Card Configuration – 8 VCF Cards
Storage Cluster 0
0A
0C
2
VCF00
0E
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VCF01
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VCF02
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VCF03
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VCF10
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VCF11
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1K
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VCF12
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VCF13
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Storage Cluster 1
Host Ports
RTD Ports
Empty slot - no card installed
Channel-Link-Port 0
Slot
Card
Channel-Link-Port 1
Storage Cluster 0
0A
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VCF00
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VCF01
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0K
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VCF02
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VCF03
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VCF10
1E
1G
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VCF11
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1K
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VCF12
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VCF13
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Storage Cluster 1
Host Ports
RTD Ports
Channel-Link-Port 0
Slot
Card
Channel-Link-Port 1