Drive Enclosure Installation

Chapter 6

Drive Enclosure Installation

6.1 Introduction

Caution When connecting up the drive enclosure subsystem, use only the cables supplied.

6.2 Planning Your Installation

Before you begin installation, you should become familiar with the configuration requirements of your drive enclosure system and the correct positions of each of the optional plug-in modules (Table 6–1). .

Table 6–1

Drive Enclosure Configuration

 

 

 

Module

 

Location

 

 

 

Drive Bays

 

You can install from 1 - 60 drives in the enclosure.

 

 

In 1x mode, (connected to 10 enclosures), you can install any

 

 

number of drives in the enclosure, but every enclosure should have

 

 

the same number of drives.

 

 

In 2x mode, (connected to 5 enclosures), you must install drives in

 

 

multiples of two (2).

 

 

 

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