VTrak J830s, J630s Product Manual
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Installing Disk Drives
You can populate the VTrak enclosure with SAS or SATA disk drives. See the
Compatibility List on the Promise
Website
for complete listings of qualified disk
drives.
For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same model and capacity.
Drive Slot Numbering
You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The
diagrams below show how VTrak’s drive slots are numbered.
Figure 5. VTrak J830s drive slot numbering
Figure 6. VTrak J630s drive slot numbering
Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak enclosure to ensure proper airflow,
even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives.
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5
9
13
2
7
10
14
3
7
11
15
17
21
18
22
19
23
4
8
12
16
20
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1
5
9
13
2
7
10
14
3
7
11
15
4
8
12
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