5.
Hardware Configurations
Standard Installation Rules
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Number of Installable Drives
The maximum number of installable drives is 144 for the ETERNUS DX100 S4/DX100 S3 and 264 for
the ETERNUS DX200 S4/DX200 S3.
The following table shows the number of installable drives when the maximum number of drive en-
closures are installed.
Table 54 Number of Installable Drives
Type
2.5" type drive enclosures
3.5" type drive enclosures
High-density drive enclosures
*1 : Number of drives when 2.5" controller enclosures are used.
*2: Number of drives when 3.5" controller enclosures are used.
For details on the number of required hot spares, refer to
(page 29)
in
"Hot Spares" (page
Standard Installation Rules
This section describes the standard installation rules for the following optional products.
Controller modules
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Host interfaces
•
Drive enclosures
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•
I/O modules
•
Drives
Controller Module
This section describes the standard installation rules for controller modules.
By installing controller modules, the controller enclosure can connect with the drive enclosure
even if drives are not installed.
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Installation Order
Install CM#0 first, followed by CM#1.
Figure 110 Controller Installation Order
Controller 0 (CM#0)
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144 (*1)
132 (*2)
132 (*2)
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Rear view of a controller enclosure
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ETERNUS DX200 S4/DX200
S3
264 (*1)
132 (*2)
252 (*2)
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Controller 1 (CM#1)
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