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ATTENTION  Possible equipment damage

 – Do not place any 

object on top of cabinet-mounted devices.

IMPORTANT:

 The installation order within each drawer is from left-to-

right in each row. You must install a drive in slots 1, 4, 7, and 10. Make 
sure that the four drives in each row are adjacent to each other. The 
long edge of each drive should touch the drive next to it. To maintain 
a uniform airfl ow across all drawers, the drive tray must be confi gured 
with a minimum of four drives in the front of each row in the drive 
drawer. 

NOTE:

 The drive drawers ship installed in the DE6900 drive tray, but 

the drives ship separately from the drive drawers.

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Install the drives

Before you begin

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For warnings, refer to the printed 

Safety Notices

 

document.

For detailed installation instructions, refer to 

CE7900 Controller Tray 

Installation Guide

.

What you need for assembly:

DE6900 drive tray (for connection to a CE7900 controller 
tray):

• 

One four-unit (4U) -high DE6900 drive tray

• Two 

DVDs:

– Firmware 

DVD

– SANtricity™

 

ES Storage Manager Installation DVD, which 

contains all of the documents referred to in this guide, 
except for the quick install guides.

• 

Two Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers

• 

One cabinet-mounting hardware kit

Options:

• 

Drives (four minimum for each drive drawer or 20 minimum for 
the drive tray)

• 

Two SFP transceivers for each fi ber-optic cable 

• Two 

fi ber-optic cables or two copper cables for each drive tray 

connection

• 

One rail-mounting hardware kit

If you have any questions about the fi rmware or your confi guration, 
contact your Customer and Technical Support representative.

Tools:

• A 

medium 

fl at-blade screwdriver

• 

A No. 2 Phillips screwdriver

• Anti-static 

protection

• 

Labels – To help you to identify cable connections and to trace 
cables more easily

• 

A cart – To hold the drive tray and its components

• A 

fl ashlight

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NOTE

 Make sure that each drive drawer in the DE6900 drive tray is 

securely fastened to ensure correct air fl ow to the drives.

1. Four screws for securing the front of the DE6900 drive tray.

DE6900 Drive Tray with Drive Handles

1. Front Bezel
2. Drive Drawers
3. Power Supply
4. ESM A
5. ESM B

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DE6900 Drive Tray – Front and Rear View

Quick Install Guide

for the DE6900 Drive Tray

52987- 00A

Storage System

Install the mounting rails

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You can install the drive tray into an industry-standard cabinet.  

There must be a minimum depth of 76 cm (30 in.) between the front 
EIA support rails and the rear EIA support rails.

Position the mounting rails in the cabinet.

• 

If you are installing the mounting rails above an existing tray, 
position the mounting rails directly above the tray.

• 

If you are installing the mounting rails below an existing tray, 
allow 17.8-cm (7-in.) vertical clearance for the DE6900 drive tray. 

From the front of the cabinet with the mounting-rail fl anges inside of 
the cabinet’s mounting rail assemblies, place the mounting rail inside 
the cabinet, and extend the mounting rail until the fl anges on the 
mounting rail touch the inside of the cabinet.

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1. Front of the Mounting Rail
2. Two M4 Screws for the Rear EIA Support Rail
3. Front of the Cabinet
4. Two M5 Screws for the Front EIA Support Rail

From the rear of the cabinet, use the Phillips screwdriver to loosely 
tighten the two screws. Do not completely tighten the screws until you 
have installed the DE6900 drive tray in the cabinet.

2.2

NOTE

 If the cabinet where you are installing the DE6900 

drive tray contains square holes rather than round holes, 
you will want to use the shoulder screw provided for in the 
rail-mounting hardware kit.

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Insert one M5 screw through the front of the cabinet, and screw it into 
the top captured nut in the mounting rail.

Insert two M4 screws through the rear of the cabinet, and screw them 
into the captured nuts in the rear fl ange in the mounting rail, and 
tighten the adjustment screws on the mounting rail.

Repeat step 2.3 through step 2.5 to install the second mounting rail.

Insert one M5 screw through the front of the mounting rail. This screw 
will attach the DE6900 drive tray to the cabinet.

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2.4

2.5

With the help of at least two other persons, remove the DE6900 drive 
tray and all of the contents from the shipping carton, using the four 
drive tray handles as shown.

3.1

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3.3

Remove the front bezel by grasping the sides and pulling the bezel 
toward you. Set it aside.

With the help of a mechanized lift or at least two other persons, 
place the rear of the DE6900 drive tray on the mounting rails. Slide 
the DE6900 drive tray into the cabinet, and verify that the rear of the 
DE6900 drive tray is secured by the hold-down clips at the rear of each 
mounting rail.

After the DE6900 drive tray is correctly aligned, use your thumb to 
unlatch the four drive tray handles (two to a side), and remove the drive 
tray handles from the DE6900 drive tray, from the rear to the front.

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1. Thumb Latch
2. Pull the thumb latch away from the drive 

tray to detach the hook.

3. Shift the drive tray handle down to release 

the other four hooks.

4. Move the drive tray handle away from the 

drive tray.

3.5

Secure the side of the DE6900 drive tray to the cabinet. Use the four 
10-32 screws to attach the fl ange on each side of the DE6900 drive 
tray to the mounting rails.

NOTE

 Make sure that each drive drawer in the DE6900 drive tray is 

securely fastened to ensure correct air fl ow to the drives.

4.3

Pull on the extended levers to pull the drive drawer out to its full 
extension without removing it from the drive tray.

Starting with the fi rst drive, raise the drive handle to the vertical 
position, and align the raised button on each side over the matching 
gap in the drive channel on the drive drawer.

4.2

4.1

Starting with the top drive drawer in the DE6900 drive tray, release 
the levers on each side of the drive drawer by pulling both towards the 
center.

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1.  Raised Buttons

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Install the drive tray

WARNING (W08) Risk of bodily injury –

Three persons are required to safely lift the component.

WARNING (W08) Risk of bodily injury –  

An empty tray weighs 

approximately 56.7 kg (125 lb). Three persons are required to safely 
move an empty tray. If the tray is populated with components, a 
mechanized lift is required to safely move the tray.

NOTE

 Make sure you do not install the drives in the drive tray until you 

have moved it into the cabinet.

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