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Figure 2-4
System Disk Drive Numbering for the XCubeDAS Series
2.3.
Supported Disk Drives and SSDs
The table below shows supported disk drives and SSDs for all XCubeDAS series models.
This can be a reference for you to purchase suitable disk drives or SSDs for your system.
QSAN has qualified the popular SAS HDDs and SAS/SATA SSDs available in the market; to
ensure that you have the highest level of flexibility in choosing the most advanced HDDs or
SSDs available from the manufacturers or purchase the best cost/performance SAS HDDs
or SAS/SATA SSDs from the market, to suit your budget/performance. We hope that this will
significantly reduce your IT infrastructure investment cost. If you want to check the
compatible HDDs or SSDs for your XCubeDAS system, please refer to the
Table 2-4
Supported Disk Drive Types
Form Factor of Disk Drive Tray
Drive Type
Connection Interface
LFF 3.5”
HDD
SAS, NL-SAS
SSD
SAS, SATA
2
SFF 2.5”
HDD
SAS, NL-SAS
SSD
SAS, SATA
3
INFORMATION:
2
When installing SATA SSDs in dual controller models, it needs to install
optional SATA 6Gb MUX board and bracket for 3.5” disk drive tray
(model name: HDM-351).
3
When installing SATA SSDs in dual controller models, it needs to install
optional SATA 6Gb MUX board and bracket for 2.5” disk drive tray
(model name: HDM-251).
Please contact a QSAN authorized reseller for details purchasing
information.
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