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Specifications

[Product Overview] [Features and Benefits]

Standard Features:

A3500/A3500FC System Packaging
Two intelligent array controller boards
Two power supply and cooling modules
Two power sequencers to dual wall outlets
Display board with status displays for controller, power supplies, fans, cache, and temperature

Disk Tray
Five trays with up to 60 hot-swap drives or 84 hot-swap drives in a 2 x 7 configuration
18 or 36 GB disk modules
Two power supplies and fans with rotation and temperature sensors

Controllers:

A3500 Array Controller
Read/write cache128 MB cache on two RAID controller boards (upgradable to 256 MB)
Interfaces to hostTwo differential Ultra SCSI (40MB/sec)
Internal SCSI channelsFive differential Ultra SCSI (40MB/sec)

A3500FC Array Controller
Read/write cache256 MB cache on two RAID controller boards                              
Interfaces to hostTwo Fibre Channel
Internal SCSI channels to diskFive differential Ultra SCSI

Interfaces:

A3500 Host System Interface
UDWIS/SBus cardTwo differential Ultra SCSI/SBUS host adapters
USCSI/PCI cardDual channel UltraSCSI/PCI host adapter
Standard cable length10 meters

A3500FC Host System Interface
FCAL/SBus cardTwo FCAL/SBus (SOC+) host adapters                
FCAL/PCI cardTwo FCAL/PCI host adapters
Standard cable length15 meters

Software:

Operating systemSolarisTM 2.6 operating environment and later releases
RAID ManagerBundled with Sun StorEdge A3500 for dual active connection to host and automatic failover
Easy configuration, management, and recovery of RAID implementation

Electrical:

A3500/A3500FC -- Typical power (2X7 maximum)
Input voltage200 to 240 VAC, single phase
Power requirements180 to 264 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
Input current24 Amp
Power output2475 Watt max (assumes .9 power factor)
Heat output8447 BTU

A3500/A3500FC Controller Module Rack Specifications
Input voltage
200 to 240 VAC
200 to 240 VA
Power requirements
180 to 264 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
180 to 264 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz
Input current
1.0 Amp
24 Amps
Power output
214 Watts
4500 Watts
Heat output
731 BTU
15,400 BTU/hr.

Environmental Specifications:

StorEdge A3500/A3500FC System and Controller Module
Temperature range
dry bulb
Relative humidity Declared acoustic noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296 Altitude
Operating
5ºC to 35ºC (41ºF to 95ºF) dry bulb
20% to 80% (@ 27ºC) non-condensing
7.3 B LWad(1B = 10dB)
-30 m to 3,048 m (-100 ft. to 10,000 ft.)
Nonoperating
-10ºC to 60ºC (-14ºF to 140ºF) dry bulb
93% non-condensing
7.1 B LWad(1B = 10dB)
-30 m to 3,048 m (-100 ft. to 10,000 ft.)

Regulations:

StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Controller Module and D1000 Trays
SafetyUL1950, CSA C22 No.950, EN60950 (TUV), CB Scheme (to IEC 950 and Nordic deviations)
RFI/EMIVCCI Class 1, FCC Class A, DOC Class A, EN55022 Class A, EN61000-3-2
ImmunityEN50082-1
Product labelUL Mark, CUL Mark, TUV Mark, CE Mark

Dimensions and Weight:

StorEdge A3500/A3500FC System
Height187 cm / 73.5 in.
Width61 cm / 24 in.
Depth93 cm / 36.5 in.
Weight (rack w/sequences)159 kg / 350 lb.
Power sequencer6.8 kg / 15 lb.
  
StorEdge A3500/A3500FC with D1000 Tray
Height17.7 cm / 7.0 in.                         
Width44.7 cm / 17.6 in.
Depth53.3 mm / 21 in.
Weight (w/o drives)19.3 kg / 42.5 lb.
Weight (w/ drives)28.4 kg / 62.5 lb.

Controller with Bezel
Height17.5 cm / 6.8 in.
Width44.5 cm / 17.50 in.
Depth61 cm / 24.00 in.
Weight (enclosure)18 kg / 40 lb.
Weight (controller module)34 kg / 76 lb.
Weight (power supply)1.5 kg / 3.3 lb.
Weight (fan)0.9 kg / 2.0 lb.
Weight (battery)10.9 kg / 24 lb.
Weight (one controller board)2.9 kg / 6.5 lb.
Bezel thickness (A3500)0.375 to 0.875 in.
Bezel thickness (A3500FC)0.875 in.
  
Clearance and service area
With service access Without service access
Front
122 cm (48 in.)
61 cm (24 in.)
Rear
92 cm (36 in.)
61 cm (24 in.)
Left
92 cm (36 in.)
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Right
92 cm (36 in.)
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