Meridian Data 1 manual Installing Disk Drives, Drive Slot Numbering, MUX Adapter

Rack f ront post	Rack back post
Rail adjustment screw
	Rail adjustment screw
Front f lange	Rear f lange

Rail

Plate

Rail attaching screw	Rail attaching screw
(not included)	(not included)
Inside of post	Inside of post
Figure 3: Rackmount assembly

Installing Disk Drives

Your solution is sold with SAS or SATA (or a combination of both) hard disk drives. Excel Meridian Data will not support any solution populated with disk drives not purchased through Excel Meridian Data.

The hard disk drives are shipped in specially designed packaging and are not pre-installed into the enclosure. You will need to unpack them from their cartons and install them after you have racked the enclosure and secured it. Do not install the drives prior to securing the enclosure in the rack.

Drive Slot Numbering

You can install any disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The diagram below shows how Astra ES drive slots are numbered. Slot numbering is also reflected in the web user interface.

Install all of the drive carriers into the Astra ES enclosure to ensure proper airflow, even if you not all carriers are populated with disk drives.

MUX Adapter

If your Astra ES has dual controllers—Fibre Channel or SAS—and you plan to install SATA drives, you must install a MUX adapter with each SATA drive. MUX adapters are available from Excel Meridian Data.

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