Introduction

The Storage Manager module operates at 1 or 2 Gb.

Two external ports for expansion to further enclosures are provided by SFP connectors

Two external ports to the host controllers are provided from SM module all Form Factor (SFP) GBIC modules, auto-bypass at the output ports is provided.

An RJ45 10/100 Base T Ethernet controller management port is provided on the LRC board, interfacing to the controller through 2 RS232 serial and GPIO lines.

Caution The RJ45 Ethernet connector on the LRC module must not be connected to telecommunications networks.

The SM module also incorporates a standby Li-ion battery pack, 72 hours cache hold up time (512Mb). The battery cell has thermal protection and is connected to the RAID controller by flying lead.

Note The Galaxy 65 product range is available in 1Gb, 2Gb, JBOD or RAID variants, by changing the LRC modules. Please contact your supplier for details.

1.3.4 Drive Carrier Module

The Drive Carrier module comprises a hard disk mounted in a carrier. Each drive bay will house a single 1.0 inch high, 3.5 inch disk drive in its carrier.

Each disk drive is enclosed in a die-cast aluminum carrier which provides excellent thermal conduction, radio frequency and electro-magnetic induction protection and affords the drive maximum physical protection.

The front cap also supports an ergonomic handle which provides the following functions:

Camming of carrier into and out of drive bays.

Positive 'spring loading' of the drive/backplane connector.

An anti-tamper lock operated by a torx socket type key.

Figure 1–10Drive Carrier Module

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Galaxy Metal Gear 65 manual 10Drive Carrier Module