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9.
Deployment Topology
This chapter will show detailed deployment topology for XCubeNXT. You can build up a deployment
plan for your XCubeNXT storage environment. It supports a maximum of up to 232 drives for the
system storage space expansion, both single and dual path cabling are supported.
9.1.
Expansion Configuration Rules
The table below shows the rule of configuration for XCubeNXT and enclosure units. Please refer to the
table below for a maximum number of expansion enclosures and disk drives prior to performing system
deployment.
Table 9-1 XCubeNXT System and Expansion Enclosure Configuration Rules
Model
Expansion
Enclosures
Max. No. of
Expansion
Units
Max. No. of
Disk Drives
Max. Raw Capacity
(HDD: 16 TB
SSD: 4 TB)
XN8000D
XD5312D
(2U 12Bay)
8
24+12x8=120
1,920 TB
XD5316D
(3U 16Bay)
8
24+16x8=152
2,432 TB
XD5324D
(4U 24Bay)
8
24+24x8=216
3,456 TB
XD5326D
(2U 26Bay)
8
24+26x8=232
572 TB
INFORMATION:
See the configuration of XCubeNXT enclosure units on
Appendix: Expansion
Enclosure List
