Chapter 1: Components
QXS-648 System
QX and QXS Setup Guide
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Host Ports Configured with 12 Gbit/s HD mini-SAS
The following figure shows an I/O Controller Module with host interface ports configured with 12 Gbit/s HD
mini-SAS (SFF-8644) connectors.
Figure 44:
Host Ports Configured with HD mini-SAS
CACHE
CLI
CLI
LINK
ACT
S ERVICE−1
S ERVICE−2
ACT
LINK
12Gb/s
S
S
A
ACT
LINK
S AS 0
S AS 1
ACT
LINK
ACT
LINK
S AS 2
S AS 3
EXP 0
EXP 1
6Gb/s
S
S
A
LINK 0
LINK 1
12Gb/s
S
S
A
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
6
1.
HD Mini-SAS Ports (used for host connection)
2.
CLI Port (USB - Type B)
3.
Service Port 2 (used by service personnel only)
4.
Reserved for Future Use
5.
Network Port
6.
Service Port 1 (used by service personnel only)
7.
Disabled Button (used by engineering only)
(Sticker shown covering the opening)
8.
HD Mini-SAS Expansion Port
QXS-648 Expansion Chassis – Rear Panel Components
The QXS-648 RAID chassis (2U48) support attachment to the expansion chassis (2U48). The expansion
chassis uses HD mini-SAS (SFF-8644) connectors to facilitate backend SAS expansion.
Figure 45:
QXS-648 Expansion Chassis (2U48) – Rear Panel Components
S ERVICE
IN
LINK
LINK
6Gb/s
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
A
OUT
LINK
LINK
6Gb/s
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
A
S ERVICE
IN
LINK
LINK
6Gb/s
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
A
OUT
LINK
LINK
6Gb/s
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
A
1
1
2
2
3
4
1.
Power Supplies (AC shown)
2.
AC Power Switch
3.
Expansion I/O Module A
4.
Expansion I/O Module B