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QXS Site Planning Guide

QXS-3/4/6 Series Hybrid Storage

6-68547-01 Rev A

Summary of Contents for QXS-312

Page 1: ...QXS Site Planning Guide QXS 3 4 6 Series Hybrid Storage 6 68547 01 Rev A...

Page 2: ...or trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Products mentioned herein are for...

Page 3: ...d Weight 8 Bezel 8 12 Drive Front Panel Components 9 24 Drive Front Panel Components 9 12 and 24 Drive RAID Chassis Rear Panel Components 10 12 and 24 Drive Expansion Chassis Rear Panel Components 11...

Page 4: ...s 31 QXS 656 RAID and Expansion Chassis 32 Packaged Dimensions and Weight 32 Bezel 33 56 Drive Front Panel Components 33 56 Drive RAID Chassis Rear Panel Components 34 56 Drive Expansion Chassis Rear...

Page 5: ...tomers and technicians NOTE This guide provides information for site planning at your storage location Prerequisites Prerequisites for planning installing and using this product include knowledge of S...

Page 6: ...a chassis into a rack QXS 48 Drive Rackmount Bracket Kit Installation Guide Using a 56 drive rackmount bracket kit to install a chassis into a rack QXS 56 Drive Rackmount Bracket Kit Installation Guid...

Page 7: ...nts and shortcuts Table 2 Document conventions Convention Element Blue text Cross reference links and e mail addresses Blue underlined text Web site addresses Bold text Key names Text typed into a GUI...

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Page 9: ...sis QXS 312 QXS 324 QXS 412 QXS 424 QXS 448 QXS 456 QXS 648 QXS 656 Chassis with Bezels Installed The front of the QXS 312 QXS 324 QXS 412 QXS 424 QXS 448 and QXS 648 are all 2U high 3 5 inches 88 9mm...

Page 10: ...t Cabinet Vertical Support Rails Cabinet Configurations with Chassis and Drives Standard Cabinet Figure 3 provides an image of a standard cabinet which includes locations of the following Front door R...

Page 11: ...abling AC or DC power source 2 each 1 Front door 2 Rear door 3 Vertical support rails 4 Air vent WARNING Risk of bodily harm and or injury Comply with the following Always populate the cabinet from bo...

Page 12: ...cabinet is 40U high A height of 1U equals 1 75 inches 44 45 mm So a 40U cabinet will have 70 inches 1778 mm 1 778 km of storage space Figure 4 provides a standard cabinet identifying components callo...

Page 13: ...ents Refer to QXS 3 4 6 Series Supported Configurations on page 5 for RAID chassis and expansion chassis maximum combinations Table 3 Cabinet Configurations QXS 3 4 6 Series Supported Configurations T...

Page 14: ...tor weight restrictions Figure 5 provides a standard cabinet fully populated with storage and servers front of cabinet with door closed Figure 5 Fully Populated Cabinet QXS 648 2U48 1 3 192 QXS 656 4U...

Page 15: ...e QXS 312 324 RAID and expansion chassis Table 5 QXS 312 324 RAID and Expansion Chassis Physical Dimensions Chassis Height Width chassis only Depth excluding cables Maximum Drives QXS 312 RAID 2U 3 5...

Page 16: ...erly installed while the chassis is in operation to ensure adequate EMI protection for the drives Table 6 QXS 312 324 RAID and Expansion Chassis Packaged Dimensions and Weight Chassis Height Width Dep...

Page 17: ...Left Ear Right Ear 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 1 Chassis ID LED 2 Chassis status LED Power Activity 3 Drive status LED Fault 4 Chassis status LED Unit Locator 5 Chassis status LED Fault Service Required 6 Chassis s...

Page 18: ...CLI CLI SERVICE 1 SERVICE 2 CLI CLI SERVICE 1 SERVICE 2 PORT 0 PORT 1 PORT 0 PORT 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 AC Power Supplies qty 2 2 Controller I O Module A 3 Controller I O Module B CACHE CLI CLI LINK ACT 6G...

Page 19: ...provides the 12 and 24 drive expansion I O module ports identified Figure 11 Expansion I O Module ports identified LINK LINK SERVICE T U O N I LINK LINK SERVICE T U O N I 1 1 2 3 1 Power supplies AC...

Page 20: ...ller or expansion modules The 2U12 chassis is equipped with a drive in each drive slot 2U24 chassis SFF 2U24 denotes the 2 5 QXS 324 chassis with controller or expansion modules The 2U24 chassis is eq...

Page 21: ...FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including drives 1 4 9 3 kg 20 6 lb chassis 18 1 kg 40 0 lb 27 7 kg 61 0 lb 24 Drive Chassis SFF 2U24 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including d...

Page 22: ...8 lb 22 2 kg 49 0 lb 24 Drive Chassis SFF 2U24 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including drives 1 4 8 6 kg 19 0 lb chassis 16 1 kg 35 6 lb 25 6 kg 56 6 lb 1 Weights shown are nominal...

Page 23: ...D and Expansion Chassis Physical Dimensions Chassis Height Width chassis only Depth excluding cables Maximum Drives QXS 412 RAID 2U 3 5 inches 8 89cm 17 6 inches 44 7cm 20 57 inches 52 25cm 12 LFF 3 5...

Page 24: ...Chassis Packaged Dimensions and Weight Chassis Height Width Depth Weight QXS 412 RAID FC iSCSI 10 875 inches 27 62cm 26 inches 66 04cm 29 25 inches 74 30cm 70 lbs 31 75kg QXS 412 RAID SAS 10 875 inch...

Page 25: ...ed Left Ear Right Ear 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 1 Chassis ID LED 2 Chassis status LED Power Activity 3 Drive status LED Fault 4 Chassis status LED Unit Locator 5 Chassis status LED Fault Service Required 6 Chassi...

Page 26: ...ive RAID Chassis Rear Panel Components 1 Chassis ID LED 2 Thumbscrew for securing or accessing drawers 3 Disabled Button used by engineering only 4 Drawer Handle shown in stowed position 5 Drawer Stat...

Page 27: ...RTY CLEAN LINK ACT SERVICE 2 CLI CLI PORT 0 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 CNC FC or iSCSI SFP Ports used for host connection or replication 2 CLI Port USB Type B 3 Service Port 2 Service Pers...

Page 28: ...3 mini SAS In port 4 mini SAS Out port Table 12 QXS 456 656 RAID and Expansion Chassis Physical Dimensions Chassis Height Width chassis only Depth excluding cables Maximum Drives QXS 456 RAID 4U 7 inc...

Page 29: ...Whether configured with or without an air filter to ensure adequate EMI protection for the drives the bezel should be properly installed while the chassis is in operation 56 Drive Front Panel Compone...

Page 30: ...K ACT SERVICE 2 CLI CLI PORT 0 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 1 2 1 Controller I O module A 2 Controller I O module B 3 AC power supply switch 4 Power supply module 5 Fan control module FCM LINK SER...

Page 31: ...expansion I O module ports identified Figure 23 Expansion I O Module ports identified LINK LINK SERVICE T U O N I LINK LINK SERVICE T U O N I 3 4 5 5 3 4 1 2 1 Expansion I O module A 2 Expansion I O m...

Page 32: ...RAID and expansion chassis designators are as follows 2U12 chassis LFF 2U12 denotes the 3 5 12 drive chassis with controller or expansion modules The 2U12 chassis is equipped with a drive in each dri...

Page 33: ...hassis ear to controller latch Front of chassis ear to rear of cable bend 54 9 cm 21 6 inches 59 9 cm 23 6 inches 24 Drive Chassis SFF 2U24 Rear of chassis ear to controller latch Front of chassis ear...

Page 34: ...Chassis SFF 2U24 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including drives 1 4 8 6 kg 19 0 lb chassis 17 4 kg 38 4 lb 23 4 kg 51 6 lb 48 Drive Chassis SFF 2U48 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3...

Page 35: ...6 kg 19 0 lb chassis 16 1 kg 35 6 lb 25 6 kg 56 6 lb 48 Drive Chassis SFF 2U48 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including drives 1 4 12 7 kg 28 0 lb chassis 20 3 kg 44 8 lb 31 2 kg 68...

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Page 37: ...xpansion chassis Table 18 QXS 648 RAID and Expansion Chassis Physical Dimensions Chassis Height Width chassis only Depth excluding cables Maximum Drives QXS 648 RAID 2U 3 5 inches 8 89cm 17 6 inches 4...

Page 38: ...emoved Figure 24 2U48 Drive Chassis Bezel Removed 48 Drive RAID Chassis Rear Panel Components Figure 25 provides a representative example of the 48 drive RAID chassis rear panel components Figure 25 4...

Page 39: ...s 10GbE iSCSI LEDs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 CNC FC or iSCSI SFP Ports used for host connection or replication 2 CLI Port USB Type B 3 Service Port 2 Service Personnel Use Only 4 Reserved for future use 5 Net...

Page 40: ...ce personnel only 3 HD Mini SAS Out port Table 20 QXS 456 656 RAID and Expansion Chassis Physical Dimensions Chassis Height Width chassis only Depth excluding cables Maximum Drives QXS 656 RAID 4U 7 i...

Page 41: ...Whether configured with or without an air filter to ensure adequate EMI protection for the drives the bezel should be properly installed while the chassis is in operation 56 Drive Front Panel Compone...

Page 42: ...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 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 1 Controller I O module A 2 Controller I O module B 3 AC power supply switch Qty 2 4 Power...

Page 43: ...s identified 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 2 1 3 4 5 4 5 3 1 2...

Page 44: ...8 chassis includes three installed drawers that must be populated with drives and possibly air management system AMS inserts if applicable after the chassis is installed into the rack The table in thi...

Page 45: ...ront of chassis ear to rear of cable bend 45 1 cm 17 8 inches 47 9 cm 18 9 inches 51 8 cm 20 4 inches 57 9 cm 22 8 inches Table 24 QXS 6 Series RAID Rackmount Chassis Weights 48 56 drive systems Speci...

Page 46: ...lb chassis 20 3 kg 44 8 lb 31 2 kg 68 8 lb 56 Drive Chassis LFF 4U56 Chassis with FRUs no drives 1 3 Chassis with FRUs including drives 1 4 14 9 kg 32 8 lb chassis 45 0 kg 99 1 lb 85 6 kg 188 7 lb 1 W...

Page 47: ...Power Requirements Each chassis has two power supplies for redundancy If full redundancy is required use a separate power source for each module The AC power in each power supply is auto ranging and i...

Page 48: ...o 240VAC 50 60Hz Maximum input power 475W maximum continuous 475W maximum continuous 640W maximum continuous 958W maximum continuous Heat dissipation 1622 BTUs hour 1622 BTUs hour 2245 BTUs hour 3271...

Page 49: ...e 29 provides the expansion chassis DC power requirements required for all installations using DC power supplies in the QXS 12 24 and 56 drive systems Additional requirements include All DC mains and...

Page 50: ...ght is reduced by removing the power supplies and drive modules Do not place chassis in a vertical position Always install and operate the chassis in a horizontal orientation When installing chassis i...

Page 51: ...les clear of foot traffic Route cables in locations that protect the cables from damage Route interface cables away from motors and other sources of magnetic or radio frequency interference Stay withi...

Page 52: ...12 2U24 2U48 To 1 829 meters 6 000 feet 4U56 Temperature 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Humidity 10 to 90 RH up to 40 C 104 F non condensing Shock 3 0 g 11 ms sine pulses X Y Z Vibration Shaped spectrum 5...

Page 53: ...red Acoustic Noise Levels Table 32 provides QXS 12 24 48 and 56 drive declared acoustic noise levels Table 32 QXS 12 24 48 and 56 Drive Declared Acoustic Noise Levels Specification Range Sound Power L...

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