Quantum DXi8500, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Basic Operations
DXi8500 Components and Operations
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Note: There are 17 hard drives in each Metadata module.
2 Power LED The power LED lights when at least one power supply is
supplying power to the enclosure.
3 Split model LED The split mode LED lights when the enclosure is in a split-
mode configuration. If the LED is not lit, it indicates that
the enclosure is in a unified-mode configuration.
4 System
Identification
button
The system identification button on the front control panel
can be used to locate a particular enclosure within a rack.
When the button is pushed, the system status indicators on
the control panel and the EMM blinks blue until the button
is pushed again.
5 Hard drives Up to 24 2.5-inch SAS hot-swappable hard drives.
6 Enclosure Mode
switch
Factory set, do not change. When set in the top position,
the enclosure is configured in unified mode. When set in
the bottom position, the enclosure is configured in split
mode.
Item
Indicator, Button,
or Connector Icon Description