StorageWorks Solutions 7 Device, 16-Bit SBB Shelf (BA356-S Series) User's Guide

This document is the User's Guide for the Digital Equipment Corporation's StorageWorks Solutions 7 Device, 16-Bit SBB Shelf (BA356-S Series).

It is intended for customers and Digital employees responsible for configuring, installing, and maintaining the StorageWorks subsystem. The guide provides comprehensive information on:

• Major 16-bit StorageWorks components: Such as shelves, power units, StorageWorks Building Blocks (SBBs), SCSI buses, I/O modules, and cables.
• Status Reporting: How to monitor system and component status using LED displays for shelves, SBBs, Battery Backup Units (BBUs), and I/O modules, including fault indications and recommended corrective actions.
• Replacement Procedures: Detailed steps for replacing SBBs (storage devices and power units), blower assemblies, and the entire StorageWorks shelf, covering hot, warm, and cold swap methods.
• Power: Configuration rules for shelf power, details on universal AC/DC input power supplies and BBUs, and power requirements.
• SCSI Buses: Information on assigning device addresses, I/O module features, SCSI bus length and termination, and various SCSI bus cable types and configurations (single shelf, split, dual shelf).
• Product Specifications: Physical, environmental, and thermal stabilization requirements for StorageWorks products.