Obsolete:Sun storage/Configuration 1

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A Sun storage configration we might use.

Requirements:

Support both bulk storage (backups, media) and fast storage (mail, commonly accessed files)
Expandable
Low maintenance
Reliable

Components:

Brocade 200E 16-port FC switch (? 2x, multipath)
StorageTek 5320 NAS gateway (2x, clustered)
StorageTek 6540 FC array
- 1 expansion tray: 16x 300GB 10,000rpm FC-AL disks; used for fast storage (e.g. mail)
- 8 expansion trays: 16x 500GB 7200rpm SATA disks; used for bulk storage (media, backups...)
- Expandable to 224 drives
Qlogic 2Gbps single port FC HBA (1 per directly connected machine) (? dual-port, multipath)

                    tray    tray    tray ...
                      \      |     /
                     FC \ FC |   / FC
                          \  | /
                           6540
                             | FC
                           300E-------
                         /     \       \
                    FC /         \ FC    \
                      5320 <-->  5320     | FC
                      /     GE            |
                    / GE                  |
                csw5                     / \
               / GE                    /     \
        apaches                mail svr      mail svr