Getting Started
DataDirect Networks StorageScaler 6000 User Guide Rev B
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Chapter 2
Getting Started
2.1 Planning Your Installation
Before you begin installation you should become familiar with the configuration requirements of your
StorageScaler 6000 system and the correct positions of each of the optional plug-in modules (
Table 2–1
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Table 2–1
StorageScaler 6000 Configuration
Module
Location
Drive Bays
You can install from 1 - 60 drives in the enclosure.
In 1x mode, (connected to 10 enclosures), you can install any
number of drives in the enclosure, but every enclosure should have
the same number of drives.
In 2x mode, (connected to 5 enclosures), you must install drives in
multiples of two (2).
In 4x mode, (connected to 3 enclosures), you must intall drives in
multiples of four (4).
Power Cooling Modules (PCM)
Two (2) PCMs must be fitted. Full power and cooling redundancy is
provided while a faulty module is replaced. Install the PCMs in lower
rear bays A and B.
Note:
Rear bays are numbered from A and B starting from the
left when viewed from the back.
I/O Module
One or two I/O modules should be Installed in the upper rear bays
A & B.
Note:
If only one module is installed, it should be fitted in
Module Location A and a blank plate must be fitted over
the unused bay.
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