Device adapter pair IDs – Models 980, 98B

Device adapter pair IDs identify either the two device adapter cards in an I/O enclosure, or a pair of storage enclosure RAID controllers.

For FC-AL storage enclosures
A device adapter pair ID identifies the two device adapter cards in the I/O enclosures. The device adapter cards provide redundancy for the FC-AL loops that connect to one or more storage enclosure pairs.
For high-performance flash enclosures
A device adapter pair ID identifies the pair of storage enclosure RAID controllers and their associated interfaces to the I/O enclosures.
For high-performance flash enclosures Gen2 (HPFE Gen2)
A device adapter pair ID identifies the microbay pair (also known as flash RAID adapters) and their associated interfaces to the I/O enclosures.
Note: For flash configurations with HPFE Gen2, see Figure 2.
Figure 1. Device adapter pair IDs for storage enclosures (Models 980, 98B) (rear view, racks 1, 2, 3)
Device adapter pair IDs for storage enclosures (Models 980, 98B) (rear view, racks 1, 2, 3)
Figure 2. Device adapter pair IDs for flash enclosures (Models 980, 98B with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Note: Only flash configuration DA pairs are shown. HPFE Gen2 flash enclosure locations vary.
Device adapter pair IDs for flash enclosures (Models 980, 98B with HPFE Gen2) (rear view, racks 1 and 2)
Table 1. Device adapter pair ID notes for flash enclosures (Models 980, 98B with HPFE Gen2)
Index For this DA pair If this HPFE (Gen1) is present, a microbay pair cannot be present on the same DA pair: If this microbay pair is present, an HPFE (Gen1) cannot be present on the same DA pair: Notes
1 19 R1-B02 R1-M10 Rack-1 can contain R1-B02 or R1-M10, but not both.
2 23 R2-B02 R2-M12 Rack-2 can contain R2-B02 or R2-M12, but not both.