NetApp SteelStore 30 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Overview
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Chapter 2
Overview
2.1 The SteelStore System
The SteelStore xx30 Series appliance is a 2U sized disk drive enclosure, housing up to twelve low profile
(1 inch high), 3.5 inch form factor drives of the following type:
• 3.0/6.0Gb/s SAS (up to 15000 rpm).
Each individual disk drive is hot pluggable and field replaceable.
Figure 2–1 shows a front view of an SteelStore appliance while Figure 2–2 depicts a rear view with the
lid removed, showing those areas accessible to service personnel only.