JetStor FX Series, Hardware Manual

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Deployment Types and Cabling
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4.2. Cabling the System
The following examples illustrate how to configure the cabling for the
JetStor FX
series.
Recommended SAS cable length for the host connection is less than 3 meters. If users
want to enable wake on SAS for the
JX JBOD
enclosure (s), the
JetStor
genuine SAS cable
with sideband is required to enable this feature. The
JetStor FX
supports a maximum of up
to 446 drives for the system storage space expansion; both single and dual path cabling are
supported.
4.2.1. Expansion Configuration Rules
The table below shows the rule of configuration for the
JetStor FX
series and
JX JBOD
expansion enclosures. You can refer the table below for maximum number of extension
enclosures and disk drives prior to performing system deployment.
Table 4-2 SAN System and Expansion Enclosure Configuration Rules
SAN Models Expansion
Enclosures Max. No. of
Expansion
Units Max. No. of
Disk Drives Max. Raw Capacity
(LFF 8 TB,
SFF 2 TB)
(LFF 10 TB,
SFF 2 TB)
812FX
(LFF 2U12)
812JX
(2U12)
10 12 + 10x 12
= 132 1,056 TB 1,320 TB
816JX
(3U16)
10 12 + 10x 16
= 172 1,376 TB 1,720 TB
824JX
(4U24)
10 12 + 10x 24
= 252 2,016 TB 2,520 TB
816FX
(LFF 3U16)
812JX
(2U12)
10 16 + 10x 12
= 136 1,088 TB 1,360 TB
816JX
(3U16)
10 16 + 10x 16
= 176 1,408 TB 1,760 TB
824JX
(4U24)
10 16 + 10x 24
= 256 2,048 TB 2,560 TB