IBM DS6000 Series manual Server enclosure, Front display panel Disk drive modules

2.1 Server enclosure

The entire DS6800 including disks, controllers, and power supplies, is contained in a single 3U chassis which is called a server enclosure. If additional capacity is needed, it can be added by using a DS6000 expansion enclosure.

Front display panel

Disk drive modules

Figure 2-1 DS6800 front view

The front view of the DS6800 server enclosure is shown in Figure 2-1.On the left is the front display panel that provides status indicators. You can also see the disk drive modules or DDMs. Each enclosure can hold up to 16 DDMs.

Upper RAID controller	Rear display panel
Power supply	Power supply

Lower RAID controller Battery backup units

Figure 2-2 DS6800 rear view

The rear view of the DS6800 server enclosure is shown in Figure 2-2.You can see the left and right power supplies, the rear display panel, the upper and lower RAID controllers and the battery backup units. Each of these components is described separately later in this chapter.

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