Chapter 2: Installing the Chassis
Connect the RAID Chassis and Expansion Chassis
QX and QXS Setup Guide
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Model
Host Interface
Drives
Form Factor
Number of
Controllers
QXS-312/QXS-412
CNC* or SAS
3.5” LFF (12
drives)
2U12
2
QXS-324/QXS-424
CNC* or SAS
2.5” SFF (24
drives)
2U24
2
QXS-448/QXS-648
CNC* or SAS
2.5” SFF (48
drives)
2U48
2
QXS-456/QXS-656
CNC* or SAS
3.5” LFF (56
drives)
4U56
2
StorNext QXS-1200
or QX-1200
FC only
3.5” LFF (12
drives)
2U12
2
StorNext QXS-2400
or QX-2400
FC only
2.5” SFF (24
drives)
2U24
2
StorNext QXS-5600
FC only
3.5” LFF (56
drives)
4U56
2
*CNC (converged network controller) allows for FC, iSCSI (10GbE), iSCSI (1 Gb) host interface connections
using SFPs.
Note 1: Air management solution (AMS) inserts must be installed within the QXS-448 and QXS-648 chassis in the
unpopulated drive slots to ensure system cooling.
Note 2: The QXS-312/QXS-412 and QXS-456/QXS-656 systems can use hybrid sleds with the SFF drives for placement
into the LFF chassis.
Note 3: When addressing drives within a system, the word drive(s) indicates HDDs or SSDs.
Table 3:
Available QXS Systems
Supported/Unsupported Configurations
This section provides the supported and unsupported configurations as follows:
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Supported QXS Hybrid Configurations
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