Conference ssdevo::hsz40_product

839.0. "Configuration Question" by ZPOVC::JUSTIN () Thu Apr 10 1997 01:58

	I like to check out if the following configuration is supported?

         FDDI                        FDDI                      FDDI
           |                            |                        |
	-------                     ---------                ----------
       | A4000 |                   |A2100    |              |  A2100   |
       |       |-RZ29              |         |-RZ28         |          |
       |       |                   |         |              |          |
       |       |                   |         |       RZ28---|          |
       |       |-TZ887             |         |-TZ887        |          |
       |KZPSA  |                   |KZPSA    |       TZ887--|  KZPSA   |
	-------                     ---------                ----------
         /\7                           /\6                       /\5
    o----  ---  ------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----o
              \/3,2   \/1,0
             ----    ----
            | H  |--| H  |------RZ29B-VWs
            | S  |--| S  |------RZ29B-VWs
            | Z  |--| Z  |------RZ29B-VWs
            | 5  |--| 5  |------RZ29B-VWs
            | 0  |--| 0  |------RZ29B-VWs
            |    |--|    |------RZ29B-VWs
             ----    ----

	I would like to create one large RAID 5 container with 10XRZ29
	and partition it to 3 equal parts. Create units for each partiton
	and use one unit for one system.

	The 3 systems are running WNT V4.0, Primary application will
	be Microsoft Exchange V5. They are not Clustered together.

	By doing this we hope to reduce the reduntant disk loss and 
	have reduntant disk controller.(HSZ50 WBC 64MB each)

	If possible what would the unit number of the different units
	be?

	Is there a better way of connecting the TZ887 Perhaps use one
	for 3 Systems? Network backup is unacceptable.

	Justin