Meridian Data 16i manual Drive Trays, RAID Controller Module

SecurStor 16i Installation and Hardware Reference Manual

1.2.1 Drive Trays

Figure 1-6: Drive Tray Front View

The SecurStor 16I subsystem comes with sixteen (16) drive trays (see Figure 1-6) designed to accommodate separately purchased, standard 1-inch pitch, 3.5-inch SATA-II disk drives. The drive bays are accessible from the enclosure front panel. Two (2) LEDs on the front bezel indicate the operating statuses. A key-lock on each drive tray secures the hard drive in place, while a release button enables fast retrieval of a hard drive.

WARNING!

Be careful not to warp, twist, or contort the drive tray in any way (e.g., by dropping it or resting heavy objects on it). The drive tray has been customized to fit into the drive bays of the subsystem. If the drive bay superstructure is deformed or altered, the drive trays may not fit into the drive bays.

1.2.2 The RAID Controller Module

The default size for the DDR RAID controller module is 512MB. RAID controller module contains a main circuit board, a preinstalled 512MB capacity or above DDR RAM DIMM module, and the controller module interfaces. The controller module contains no user-serviceable components and should never be removed or opened, except when installing/upgrading the cache memory inside.

WARNING!

Although the RAID controller can be removed, the only time you should touch the controller itself is to install the memory modules. The RAID controller is built of sensitive components and unnecessary tampering can damage the controller.

The heart of the SecurStor 16I RAID controller subsystem is the iSCSI-to- SATA controller board. The controller comes with four (4) GbE Ethernet host ports. The subsystem connects to the host through RJ-45 connectors, while the connectors are also ready to connect to one or more network

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