Enclosure chassis

Figure 4. Enclosure subsystem front view

1Front panel 2Drive bays 3Rack retaining screw 4Rack retaining screw

Enclosure chassis

The chassis is installed with 48.26-cm (19-inch) rack-mounting features, which enable it to be installed to standard 48.26-cm (19-inch) racks. One chassis occupies two units of rack space (3.5 inches or 8.89 cm high).

Figure 5. Enclosure chassis

The backplane PCB provides 12 direct dock SAS/SATA connectors to the drives and acts as the connectivity hub of the enclosure, connecting to the enclosure management PCB.

The ten cooling fans are connected to the system by the enclosure management

PCB.

There are 12 drive bays at the front of the enclosure. Each drive bay accommodates a plug-in drive carrier module that can house one low-profile 2.54-cm (1-inch) high

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Lenovo 8332 manual Enclosure chassis