S T E P 
Installation
The rack rail (bracket) needs to be attached to the rack and the ETERNUS DX60/DX80 mounted.
1.Adjust the rack rail (bracket) size to fit the rack.
(Rear rack pillars)
"L" is stamped on the inner
side of the left rack rail.Loosen the screws,
and adjust the rack rails to the depth of the rack.
| "R" is stamped on the inner |
[Left] | side of the right rack rail. |
(Front rack pillars)
[Right]
2.Attach the rack rails (brackets) to the rack. The size of the ETERNUS DX60/DX80 is 2U.
[Screw location of the rack rail (bracket)]
Tighten the screws in the same locations on both the front and rear sides of the rack pillars
| [Left] |
| [Right] | |
3rd position | 2U | ETERNUS DX60/DX80 | 3rd position | |
(M5 screws) | (M5 screws) | |||
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1st position |
| Base line of the | 1st position | |
(M5 screws) |
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| ETERNUS DX60/DX80 |
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Rack rail (bracket)
3. Mount the ETERNUS DX60/DX80 in the rack.
IMPORTANT ● Make sure to install or remove the enclosure to or from the rack by two or more people.
●Multiple Drive Enclosures must be connected to the controller enclosure following the order of the "DE_No. label" numbers attached to each Drive Enclosure. The position of the labels are in the positions shown below.
At the right side of the front of | Between the EXP#0 and |
the drive enclosure | EXP#1 expanders at the rear |
| of the drive enclosure |
DE_No. label
4. Fasten the ETERNUS DX60/DX80 to the rack.
"5.2 Rack Installation" in the "User Guide"
S T E P 
Cable Connection
Various cables need to be connected to the rear of the ETERNUS DX60/DX80.
Point | To help with cable management and prevent |
| incorrect connection, attach labels to the cables |
| and make a note of connection origins and |
| destinations. |
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IMPORTANT | The cables should never be bent, twisted or |
| pulled. |
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LAN Cables
Rear view | Cable |
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| Controller |
| Enclosure |
The RMT port is on the left side, and MNT port | |
is on the right side.
The MNT port must always be connected. The RMT port only needs to be connected when the remote support connection is to be independent of the customer network.
"6.2 LAN Cable Connection (for Operation Management)" in the "User 
Guide"
MiniSAS Cables (for Host Interface)
Rear view
Cable
Controller
Enclosure
For each CM, the port numbers are (left to right) 0 and 1. Connect a miniSAS cable to each of these ports.
"6.5 MiniSAS Cable Connection (For SAS)" in the "User Guide"
MiniSAS Cables (for Drive Enclosures)
When Drive Enclosures are installed, miniSAS cables are used to connect between the SAS ports of the enclosures. Connect the Controller Enclosure to Drive Enclosure 1, Drive Enclosure 1 to Drive Enclosure 2, Drive Enclosure 2 to Drive Enclosure 3, etc. The number of Drive Enclosure can be checked with the "DE_No." label.
Example for connection of miniSAS cable (when two Drive Enclosures are installed)
| Rear view |
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| Cable |
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Underside of
the SAS (OUT) side plug
Drive
Enclosure
Drive | Underside of |
Enclosure | the SAS (IN) side plug |
Controller |
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Enclosure |
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The SAS (OUT) port is on the left side, and SAS (IN) port is on the right side.
Insert the connector with a 
mark on its underside in the SAS (OUT) port.
Insert the connector with a 
mark on its underside in the SAS (IN) port.
"6.6 MiniSAS Cable Connection (For Drive Enclosures)" in the "User 
Guide"
Power Cords
Use release ties to hold the power cords in place.
| Rear view |
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| Cord |
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Drive
Enclosure
Controller
Enclosure
"6.7 Power Cord Connection" in the "User Guide"