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Chapter 2: Installing the Chassis
Connect the RAID Chassis and Expansion Chassis
QX and QXS Setup Guide
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Model
Host Connect
LFF 12-Drive Chassis
SFF 24-Drive Chassis
2U12: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 12 LFF (3.5") sledded disk drive modules.
2U24: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 24 SFF (2.5") sledded disk drive modules.
QXS and QXS-4 Series Systems
Systems covered within this section include:
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QXS-412 (2U12)
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QXS-424 (2U24)
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QXS-448 (2U48)
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QXS-456 (4U56)
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QXS-1200 (2U12)
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QXS-2400 (2U24)
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QXS-5600 (4U56)
Model
Host Connect
SFF 24 or 48-Drive
Chassis
LFF 12 or 56-Drive Chassis
2U12
FC (8/16 Gb) SFP option 10
GbE iSCSI SFP option
1 GbE iSCSI SFP option
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U48
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
4U56
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U12
HD mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U48
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
4U56
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U12: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 12 LFF (3.5") sledded disk drive modules.
2U24: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 24 SFF (2.5") sledded disk drive modules.
2U48: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 48 SFF (2.5") sledded disk drive modules.
4U56: Chassis measuring four rack units high, providing 56 LFF (3.5") sledded disk drive modules.
The 2U12, 2U24, and 4U56 drive chassis are designed for NEBS compliance; however, the 2U48 drive chassis
are not.
Table 6:
Summary of Mini-SAS cable type requirements and related chassis characteristics