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To connect one or more disk shelves, use the diagrams in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
Cabling Guide, Release OS8.8.x.
When connecting SAS cables to two Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelves,
cable tabs should be oriented downward toward the port's SAS logo for the top I/O Module
(IOM A). For the bottom I/O Module (IOM B), cable tabs should be oriented upward toward
the port's SAS logo.

Note:
Contact Oracle Service if you want to move a disk shelf between Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance systems. Certain limitations exist when importing storage pools,
and can cause problems if not done properly by Oracle Service personnel.

Disk Shelf Hardware Overview

This section provides an overview of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance disk shelves. For
installation instructions, refer to Installing Disk Shelves in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
Installation Guide, Release OS8.8.x. For service instructions, refer to Servicing the Disk
Shelves.
Oracle disk shelves are high-availability serial attached SCSI (SAS) devices that provide
expanded storage. The main components are hot-swappable, including drives, I/O Modules
(IOMs) or SAS Interface Module (SIM) boards for connecting to controllers and other disk
shelves, and dual load-sharing power supply with fan modules. This provides a fault-tolerant
environment with no single point of failure. Component status is indicated with lights on the
disk shelf, and in the Maintenance: Hardware screen of the BUI.
To understand disk shelf components, see the following topics.
• Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24
• Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24
• Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C
• Sun Disk Shelf
• Disk Shelf Configurations
• Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration
• SAS-2 and SAS-3

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24

This section introduces the front and rear panel components of the Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-24P and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C disk shelves.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P Disk Shelf

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P is a 2U chassis that supports 24 2.5'' SAS-3 drives.
The high-performance HDDs provide reliable storage, and the SSDs provide accelerated
write operations. This disk shelf features dual, redundant I/O Modules (IOMs), and dual
power supply with fan modules.

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Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P Drive Locations (Front View)

Up to four write-optimized log SSDs are supported per disk shelf. Log devices should
be populated in order of slots 20, 21, 22, and 23.
External Read Cache Devices - Read cache devices, installed in Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-24 disk shelves, are external to the controller and referred to as
external second level adaptive replacement cache (EL2ARC). When a cluster takeover
occurs, read cache remains persistent and sharable between controllers, enabling
read performance to be sustained. For slot configuration details and minimum software
requirements, see Disk Shelf Configurations.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P Status Indicators (Front View)

1 Locate indicator 2 Service required indicator 3 OK indicator

4 Power supply fault indicator 5 SAS I/O Module fault 6 Power/Activity indicator
indicator
7 Drive service required 8 Ready-to-remove indicator
indicator

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Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P Rear Panel

1 Power supply with fan module 0 2 I/O Module 1

3 I/O Module 0 4 Power supply with fan module 1

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C Disk Shelf

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C is a 4U chassis that supports 24 3.5" SAS-3 drives.
The SSDs provide accelerated write operations, and the high-capacity HDDs provide reliable
storage. This disk shelf features dual, redundant I/O Modules (IOMs), and dual power supply
with fan modules.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C Drive Locations (Front View)

Up to four write-optimized log SSDs are supported per disk shelf. Log devices should be
populated in order of slots 20, 21, 22, and 23.
External Read Cache Devices - Read cache devices, installed in Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-24 disk shelves, are external to the controller and referred to as external
second level adaptive replacement cache (EL2ARC). When a cluster takeover occurs, read
cache remains persistent and sharable between controllers, enabling read performance to be
sustained. For slot configuration details and minimum software requirements, see Disk Shelf
Configurations.

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1 Locate indicator 2 Service required indicator 3 OK indicator

4 Power supply fault indicator 5 SAS I/O Module fault 6 Ready-to-remove indicator
indicator
7 Drive service required 8 Power/Activity indicator
indicator

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C Rear Panel

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1 Power supply filler panel, slot 4 2 I/O Module 1 3 I/O Module filler panel
4 Power supply with fan module 5 Power supply filler panel, slot 2 6 I/O Module filler panel
2
7 I/O Module 0 8 Power supply with fan module
1

Note:
It is especially important that power supplies and their filler panels are in the correct
slots.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 I/O Module Indicators

1 For Oracle service only 2 Locate indicator 3 Service required indicator

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4 OK indicator 5 SAS-3 Port 0 6 SAS-3 Port 1

7 SAS-3 Port 2 8 SAS-3 Port 3 9 Host port service required
indicator
10 Host port activity indicator 11 Power/Activity indicator 12 I/O Module service required
indicator
13 Ready-to-remove indicator 14 For Oracle service only

The Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure
DE3-24P disk shelves use the same I/O Module.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24 Power Supply Indicators

1 AC input OK indicator 2 Power supply OK indicator 3 Fan fail indicator

4 Service required indicator 5 Universal power input 6 Power on/off switch
connector

The Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure
DE3-24P disk shelves use the same power supply.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24

This section introduces the front and rear panel components of the Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE2-24P and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C disk shelves.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Disk Shelf

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P is a 2U chassis that supports 24 2.5" SAS-2
drives. The high-capacity HDDs provide reliable storage. The SSDs provide
accelerated write operations, and for some controllers, read-optimized cache
operations. This disk shelf features dual, redundant I/O Modules (IOMs), and dual
power supply with fan modules.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Drive Locations (Front View)

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Up to four write-optimized log SSDs are supported per disk shelf. Log devices should be
populated in order of slots 20, 21, 22, and 23.
External Read Cache Devices - Read cache devices, installed in Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE2-24P disk shelves, are external to the controller and referred to as external
second level adaptive replacement cache (EL2ARC). When a cluster takeover occurs, read
cache remains persistent and sharable between controllers, enabling read performance to be
sustained. For slot configuration details and minimum software requirements, see Disk Shelf
Configurations.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Status Indicators (Front View)

1 System power indicator 2 Module fault indicator 3 Locate indicator

4 Power/Activity indicator 5 Drive fault indicator

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P Rear Panel

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1 Power supply with fan module 0 2 I/O Module 1

3 I/O Module 0 4 Power supply with fan module 1

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C Disk Shelf

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C is a 4U chassis that supports 24 3.5" SAS-2
drives. The high-capacity HDDs provide reliable storage. The SSDs provide
accelerated write operations, and for some controllers, read-optimized cache
operations. This disk shelf features dual, redundant I/O Modules (IOMs), and dual
power supply with fan modules.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C Drive Locations (Front View)

Up to four write-optimized log SSDs are supported per disk shelf. Log devices should
be populated in order of slots 20, 21, 22, and 23.
External Read Cache Devices - Read cache devices, installed in Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE2-24C disk shelves, are external to the controller and referred to as
external second level adaptive replacement cache (EL2ARC). When a cluster takeover
occurs, read cache remains persistent and sharable between controllers, enabling
read performance to be sustained. For slot configuration details and minimum software
requirements, see Disk Shelf Configurations.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C Status Indicators (Front View)

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1 System power indicator 2 Module fault indicator 3 Locate indicator

4 Power/Activity indicator 5 Drive fault indicator

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C Rear Panel

1 Power supply filler panel, slot 0 2 Power supply with fan module 3 Power supply with fan module
1 2

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4 Power supply filler panel, slot 3 5 I/O Module filler panel 6 I/O Module 0
7 I/O Module filler panel 8 I/O Module 1

Note:
It is especially important that power supplies and their filler panels are in the
correct slots.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 I/O Module Indicators

1 Fault/Locate indicator 2 Power / OK indicator 3 SAS-2 Port 0

4 SAS-2 Port 1 5 SAS-2 Port 2 6 Host port activity indicators
7 For Oracle service only 8 For Oracle service only

The Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure
DE2-24P disk shelves use the same I/O Module.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24 Power Supply Indicators

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1 DC power fail indicator 2 Fan fail indicator 3 AC power fail indicator

4 Power supply status indicator 5 Power on/off switch 6 Universal power input
connector
7 Power cord tie wrap

The Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C and Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P
disk shelves use the same power supply.

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C

This section introduces the front and rear panel components of the Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelf.
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C is a 2U chassis that supports 12 3.5'' SAS-3 drives.
The high-performance HDDs provide reliable storage, and the SSDs provide accelerated
write operations. This disk shelf features dual, redundant I/O Modules (IOMs), and dual
power supply with fan modules.
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Up to two write-optimized log SSDs are supported per disk shelf. Log devices can be
populated in slots 10 and 11.
External Read Cache Devices - Read cache devices, installed in Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelves, are external to the controller and referred to as
external second level adaptive replacement cache (EL2ARC). When a cluster takeover
occurs, read cache remains persistent and sharable between controllers, enabling
read performance to be sustained. For slot configuration details and minimum software
requirements, see Disk Shelf Configurations.
Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C Status Indicators (Front View)

1 Power indicator 2 Chassis service required 3 Locate indicator

indicator
4 Power/Activity indicator 5 Drive service required 6 Serial number tag
indicator
7 Locking mechanism - Not
used

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C Rear Panel

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1 Power supply with fan module 0 2 I/O Module A

3 I/O Module B 4 Power supply with fan module 1

Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C I/O Module Indicators

1 Identity indicator: Module is 2 I/O Module service required 3 Power/Activity indicator

being identified if blinking indicator
4 For Oracle service only 5 SAS-3 port fault indicator 6 SAS-3 port activity indicator
7 SAS-3 Port A 8 SAS-3 Port B - Not used 9 SAS-3 Port C
10 Not used

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1 DC power fail indicator 2 Fan fail indicator 3 AC power fail indicator

4 Power supply status 5 Power on/off switch 6 Universal power input
indicator connector
7 Power cord tie wrap

Sun Disk Shelf

Sun Disk Shelf is a 4U chassis that supports 24 3.5" SAS-2 drives. The SSDs provide
accelerated write operations, and the high-capacity HDDs provide reliable storage.
This disk shelf features dual, redundant SAS Interface Module (SIM) boards, and dual
power supply with fan modules.

Sun Disk Shelf Drive Locations (Front View)

Read cache devices cannot be installed in the Sun Disk Shelf.

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Sun Disk Shelf Status Indicators (Front View)

1 Locate button and indicator 2 System fault indicator 3 System power indicator
4 Disk ready to be removed 5 Disk fault indicator 6 Disk activity indicator
indicator
7 Over temperature warning 8 SIM board fault indicator 9 Power supply fault indicator
indicator

Sun Disk Shelf Rear Panel

1 Power supply modules with built-in fans. Power 2 Removable SAS Interface Module (SIM) Boards.
supply 0 is on the left and power supply 1 is on the SIM 0 is on the left, and SIM 1 is on the right.
right.

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Sun Disk Shelf SIM Board Indicators

1 AC power indicator 2 DC power indicator 3 Fan fault indicator

4 Power supply fault indicator 5 Universal power connector 6 Power switch
7 Port fault indicator 8 Port OK indicator 9 SIM board OK indicator
(green)/SIM board fault
indicator (amber)
10 SIM locator indicator

Sun Disk Shelf Power Supply and Fan Module Indicators

1 Cooling fan status indicator 2 AC power status indicator 3 DC power status indicator
4 Power supply status 5 Power on/off switch 6 Power cord tie wrap
indicator
7 Universal power input 8 Right ejection arm and
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Disk Shelf Configurations

The following tables describe device types supported for each disk shelf. For cabling
information, see the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Cabling Guide, Release OS8.8.x.

Table 12-1 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P/Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24P
Disk Shelf Configurations

Device Types Data Cache/L Notes/Examples

Slots og Slots
Data 0 - 23 none Fully populated HDD data devices.
20 Data and 1-4 Log 0 - 19 20 - 23 Twenty HDD data devices and up to four log devices. Example slot
devices configurations:
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (Log), Slot 23 (Log)
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (filler), Slot 23 (filler)
20 Data and 1-4 0 - 19 20 - 23 Software version OS8.6.0 or later is required for read cache
Cache or Meta devices. OS8.7.0 or later is required for meta devices, which must
devices be a minimum of 3.2 TB each to support enhanced data
deduplication.
Up to four read cache or meta devices can be installed in
consecutive slots. Two meta devices are recommended for four disk
shelves.
Example slot configuration: Slot 20 (Cache), Slot 21 (Cache), Slot
22 (filler), Slot 23 (filler)
20 Data and 1-4 Log, 0 - 19 20 - 23 Software version OS8.6.0 or later is required for read cache
Cache, or Meta devices. OS8.7.0 or later is required for meta devices, which must
devices be a minimum of 3.2 TB each to support enhanced data
deduplication.
Up to four read cache or meta devices can be installed in
consecutive slots. Two meta devices are recommended for four disk
shelves.
Example slot configuration: Slot 20 (Cache), Slot 21 (Cache), Slot
22 (Log), Slot 23 (Log)

Table 12-2 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24P All-Flash Disk Shelf Configurations

Device Types Data Cache/L Notes/Examples

Slots og Slots
24 Data 0 - 23 none Software version OS8.7.0 or later is required for all-flash pools.
20 Data and 1-4 Log 0 - 19 20 - 23 Twenty SSD data devices and up to four log devices installed in
devices consecutive slots.
Even with SSD data devices, log devices can boost performance by
15-20% for small block transactional workloads. Example slot
configurations:
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (Log), Slot 23 (Log)
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (filler), Slot 23 (filler)

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Table 12-3 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-24C/Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE2-24C
Disk Shelf Configurations

Device Types Data Cache/L Notes/Examples

Slots og Slots
Data 0 - 23 none Fully populated HDD data devices.
20 Data and 1-4 Log 0 - 19 20 - 23 Twenty HDD data devices and up to four log devices installed in
devices consecutive slots. Example slot configurations:
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (Log), Slot 23 (Log)
Slot 20 (Log), Slot 21 (Log), Slot 22 (filler), Slot 23 (filler)
20 Data and 1-4 0 - 19 20 - 23 Software version OS8.6.0 or later is required for read cache
Cache or Meta devices. OS8.7.0 or later is required for meta devices, which must
devices be a minimum of 3.2 TB each to support enhanced data
deduplication.
Up to four read cache or meta devices installed in consecutive slots.
(Two meta devices recommended for four disk shelves.)
Example slot configuration: Slot 20 (Cache), Slot 21 (Cache), Slot
22 (filler), Slot 23 (filler)
20 Data and 1-4 Log, 0 - 19 20 - 23 Software version OS8.6.0 or later is required for read cache
Cache, or Meta devices. OS8.7.0 or later is required for meta devices, which must
devices be a minimum of 3.2 TB each to support enhanced data
deduplication.
Twenty HDD data devices and up to four log, read cache, or meta
devices installed in consecutive slots. (Two meta devices
recommended for four disk shelves.)
Example slot configuration: Slot 20 (Cache), Slot 21 (Cache), Slot
22 (Log), Slot 23 (Log)

Table 12-4 Oracle Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C Disk Shelf Configurations

Device Types Data Cache/L Notes/Examples

Slots og Slots
Data 0 - 11 none Fully populated HDD data devices.
10 Data and 1-2 Log 0-9 10 - 11 Ten HDD data devices and up to two log devices. If no read cache/
devices meta devices will be installed, then two log devices must be
installed. Configurations do not include filler panels.
10 Data and 1-2 0-9 10 - 11 Ten HDD data devices and up to two read cache or meta devices.
Cache or Meta One log device and one read cache/meta device are allowed.
devices Configurations do not include filler panels. Two meta devices are
recommended for eight disk shelves. If using two DE3-12C disk
shelves together, one meta device per disk shelf satisfies two meta
devices for eight disk shelves. Example slot configurations:
Slot 10 (Log), Slot 11 (Cache)
Slot 10 (Cache), Slot 11 (Log)
Slot 10 (Cache), Slot 11 (Cache)

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Table 12-5 Sun Disk Shelf (DS2) Disk Shelf Configurations

Device Types Data Cache/L Notes/Examples

Slots og Slots
Data 0 - 23 none Fully populated HDD data devices.
20 Data and 1-4 Log 0-23 20 - 23 20 HDD data devices and up to four SSD log devices installed in
devices consecutive slots.
Read cache devices and meta devices cannot be installed in
the Sun Disk Shelf.

Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration

When determining how many disk shelves a controller configuration supports, it is important
to remember that each disk shelf chain can support up to six disk shelves, and some
controller configurations are limited to a specific number of total disk shelves. The following
table details the number of supported disk shelf chains per HBA type.

Table 12-6 Supported Disk Shelf Chains per HBA

HBA Type Number of Disk Shelf Chains per HBA

SAS-3 4x4 port 2
SAS-2 4x4 port 2
SAS-2 2x4 port 1

Controllers cannot simultaneously use 2x4 port SAS-2 HBAs and 4x4 port SAS-2 HBAs. As
of software release OS8.7.0, 4x4 port SAS-3 HBAs and 4x4 port SAS-2 HBAs can be used
together in the same system. Sun Disk Shelves are not supported in any system that includes
a SAS-3 HBA, or a combination of SAS-3 and SAS-2 HBAs.
The following table shows the maximum number of HBAs per controller, and the maximum
number of disk shelves supported per controller configuration. Both standalone and clustered
controllers support the same maximum number of disk shelves.

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Table 12-7 Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration

Controller Max. Shelves Max. 2x4 Max. 4x4 Max. 4x4 Guidelines
Port Port Port
SAS-2 SAS-2 SAS-3
HBA HBA HBA
Oracle ZFS 48 (1152 NA NA 4 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS9-2 drives, combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
high-end model including filler optimized and/or read-optimized flash
panels) accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is eight. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
When employing Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelves, twoOracle
Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C disk
shelves are the equivalent of one Oracle
Storage Drive Enclosure DEx-24 disk shelf.
Thus, the maximum shelves is 96, which is
still 1152 drives. The Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelf can include
12x HDD, or combine 10x HDD plus 2x
write-optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is still eight.
When combining Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C and Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-24 disk shelves, the
maximum allowed number of drives,
including filler panels, is 1152 drives.
Oracle ZFS 24 (576 drives, NA NA 2 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS9-2 including filler combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
mid-range panels) optimized and/or read-optimized flash
model accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is four. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
When employing Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelves, two Oracle
Storage Drive Enclosure DE3-12C disk
shelves are the equivalent of one Oracle
Storage Drive Enclosure DEx-24 disk shelf.
Thus, the maximum shelves is 48, which is
still 576 drives. The Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C disk shelf can include
12x HDD, or combine 10x HDD plus 2x
write-optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is still four.
When combining Oracle Storage Drive
Enclosure DE3-12C and Oracle Storage
Drive Enclosure DE3-24 disk shelves, the
maximum allowed number of drives,
including filler panels, is 576 drives.

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Table 12-7 (Cont.) Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration

Controller Max. Shelves Max. 2x4 Max. 4x4 Max. 4x4 Guidelines
Port Port Port
SAS-2 SAS-2 SAS-3
HBA HBA HBA
Oracle ZFS 48 NA NA 4 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS7-2 combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
high-end model optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is eight. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
Oracle ZFS 24 NA NA 2 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS7-2 combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
mid-range optimized and/or read-optimized flash
model accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is four. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
Oracle ZFS 48 NA 4 4 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS5-4 combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is eight. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
Oracle ZFS 16 NA 2 2 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS5-2 combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is four. Any combination of disk-only and
write- or read-optimized shelves may be
combined within the chain in any order.
Oracle ZFS 36 NA 4 4 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD/SSD, or
Storage ZS4-4 combine 20x HDD/SSD plus 4x write-
optimized and/or read-optimized flash
accelerators (SSDs). Total number of chains
is eight. Any combination of disk-only and
write-optimized shelves can be combined
within the chain in any order.
Oracle ZFS 36 NA 4 NA Disk shelves can include 24x HDD, or
Storage ZS3-4 combine 20x HDD plus 4x write-optimized
flash accelerators (SSDs). Total number of
chains is eight. Any combination of disk-only
and write-optimized shelves can be
combined within the chain in any order. You
can also connect mixed disk shelf types
(DE2 and legacy Sun Disk Shelves) to the
same controllers, but each chain must
contain only the same disk shelf type.
Directly connecting different disk shelf types
is not supported.

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Table 12-7 (Cont.) Maximum Disk Shelves per Controller Configuration

Controller Max. Shelves Max. 2x4 Max. 4x4 Max. 4x4 Guidelines
Port Port Port
SAS-2 SAS-2 SAS-3
HBA HBA HBA
Oracle ZFS 16 NA 2 2 Disk shelves can include 24x HDD, or
Storage ZS3-2 combine 20x HDD plus 4x write-optimized
flash accelerators (SSDs). Total number of
chains is four. Any combination of disk-only
and write-optimized shelves can be
combined within the chain in any order. You
can also connect mixed disk shelf types
(DE2 and legacy Sun Disk Shelves) to the
same controllers, but each chain must
contain only the same disk shelf type.
Directly connecting different disk shelf types
is not supported.
Sun ZFS 36 6 6 NA Disk shelves can include 24x HDD, or
Storage 7420 combine 20x HDD plus 4x write-optimized
flash accelerators (SSDs). Total number of
chains is six with 2X4 port SAS-2 HBAs, and
12 with 4X4 port SAS-2 HBAs. Any
combination of disk-only and write-optimized
shelves can be combined within the chain in
any order. You can also connect mixed disk
shelf types (DE2 and legacy Sun Disk
Shelves) to the same controllers, but each
chain must contain only the same disk shelf
type. Directly connecting different disk shelf
types is not supported.
Sun ZFS 6 1 1 NA Any combination of disk-only and write-
Storage 7320 optimized shelves may be combined within
the chain in any order. The cabling
configurations are unchanged. You can also
connect mixed disk shelf types (DE2 and
legacy Sun Disk Shelves) to the same
controllers, but each chain must contain only
the same disk shelf type. Directly connecting
different disk shelf types is not supported.
Sun ZFS 2 1 NA NA Write-optimized SSDs are not supported in
Storage 7120 the expansion storage for the 7120. The disk
shelves must be fully populated with 24
HDDs. You can also connect mixed disk
shelf types (DE2 and legacy Sun Disk
Shelves) to the same controllers.

SAS-2 and SAS-3

With both the SAS-2 and SAS-3 fabrics, you are encouraged to apply entire shelves to
pools, so you can gain the benefits of No Single Point of Failure (NSPF)
configurations, and striping across the maximum possible number of devices.
SAS-2: The SAS-2 (Serial Attached SCSI 2.0) host bus adapter (HBA) is designed for
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target devices, up to 1024. You can daisy-chain SAS-2 disks to as many as 36 disk shelves
for certain systems, for a total of 864 disks. The SAS-2 HBA has 2x4 (8 PHYs) or 4x4 port
(16 PHYs) with each supporting 6 Gbit/s (SAS-2) devices. For more information about the
SAS-2 HBA, see the hardware overview for your controller.
For supported disk shelf configurations, see Disk Shelf Configurations.
SAS-3: The SAS-3 (Serial Attached SCSI 3.0) host bus adapter (HBA) increases speed to 12
Gbit/s and is capable of supporting up to 4095 devices. You can daisy-chain SAS-3 disks to
as many as 48 disk shelves for certain systems, for a total of 1152 disks. The SAS-3 HBA is a
low-profile, 4x4 port (16 PHYs), with each port supporting 12 Gbit/s (SAS-3) devices. For
more information about the SAS-3 HBA, see the hardware overview for your controller.
For supported disk shelf configurations, see Disk Shelf Configurations.

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Viewing System Disks Status
The system disks section shows the status of the system disks and their current usage. The
BUI displays this with a pie-chart, and the CLI as a text list. For example:

hostname:> maintenance system disks show

Properties:
profile = mirror
root = 5.10G
var = 374M
update = 1.86G
stash = 226M
dump = 36.0G
cores = 210M
unknown = 35.0G
free = 3.36T

Disks:

DISK LABEL STATE

disk-000 NVME 1 healthy
disk-001 NVME 0 healthy

Note:
The DISK column is not required by the BUI.

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