StorageWorks Family User's Guide

This document is the "StorageWorks Family User's Guide" (Order Number: EK-BA350-UG. C01), published by Digital Equipment Corporation in October 1993. It serves as a comprehensive guide for customers and Digital employees responsible for configuring, installing, and maintaining the StorageWorks subsystem and its components.

The guide details the major StorageWorks components, including shelves, StorageWorks Building Blocks (SBBs) for storage and power, and SCSI buses. Key topics covered include:

• Component Descriptions: Functions and physical characteristics of StorageWorks components.
• Status Reporting: Interpretation of status displays (LEDs) and logic signals for shelves, power supplies, SBBs, and Battery Backup Units (BBUs), indicating operational status or faults.
• Replacement Procedures: Step-by-step instructions for replacing storage devices, power units (including hot-swap, warm-swap, and cold-swap methods), blowers, and entire shelves.
• Power Management: Rules for configuring power, specifications for AC, DC, and BBU power units, and procedures for their replacement.
• SCSI Bus Configuration: Information on device addressing, bus length and termination, and various SCSI bus configurations for single and multiple shelves.
• SCSI Bus Signal Converters: Details on DWZZA-series converters for bus compatibility and extension, including installation and termination.
• Product Specifications: Comprehensive physical, electrical, and environmental specifications for the StorageWorks family.