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Falcon 24 Bay SCSI-SATA Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
4.1.2 SCSI Port on the Controller Rear Panel
The subsystem is equipped with two (2) dual-stacked connectors featuring four (4)
VHDCIs on the controller faceplate. (See Figure 4-1) Each 68-pin VHDCI connector is
specified as “CH # IN” or “CH # OUTports. The In” ports connect to SCSI initiators
(host HBAs), and the “Out” ports connect to SCSI targets (expansion enclosures). Due to
the demands of signal trace layout, each VHDCI port should be connected according to
the data flow direction (target or initiator).
Figure 4-1: SCSI Connectors on the Controller Faceplate
4.1.3 SCSI Termination
SCSI termination requires that the last device on the SCSI bus is terminated. If the last
device is not terminated, or if devices other than the last are terminated, erratic SCSI bus
performance may occur.
The RAID controller comes with built-in auto-sense terminators. You do not have to
install an external terminator when the subsystem acts as the last device in the daisy-
chain configuration. However, you will need to disable” the firmware setting for the on-
board terminator using the LCD keypad panel, RS-232C terminal session, or RAIDWatch
management software if the “IN” and “OUTports are separately connected to servers
and/or a cascaded enclosure. (The firmware default for channel termination is set to
“enabled.”)
See the diagrams below for correct configurations and the configuration that may cause
problems:
4-2
SCSI Host Connection Prerequisites
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