Chapter 2 - The Lightning 9900 Series Packaging; Model 9960 Packaging; Model 9960 Control Frame; Figure 4 A 9960 Control Frame And Its Major Components - Hitachi Lighting 9900 Series Architecture Manual

The Lightning 9900 Series
Packaging

Model 9960 Packaging

The Lightning 9960
™
the cover of this guide), depending on connectivity and capacity needs. A Control Frame
serves as the control center of each system and manages up to six Array Frames that are
connected via high speed Fibre Channel links. A fully configured system is contained in
seven cabinets 70.5 inches high, 171.3 inches wide, and 31.5 inches deep.

Model 9960 Control Frame

The Control Frame of the 9960 contains the Service Processor, Client Host Interface
Processor modules (CHIPs) with Fibre Channel adapters, ESCON
FICON adapters, Cache modules, Cache Switch Modules (CSWs), Array Control Processor
modules (ACPs), power supplies, and battery modules. An illustration of the Control Frame
is shown in Figure 4.
is available in a two to seven cabinet configuration (as shown on
adapters, and/or
®
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Figure 4 – A 9960
Control Frame and its
major components.
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