Hardware Installation
PixelStor 5000 User Manual
Rev. 1, May 2013
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To remove the mid-plane
Push both locking buttons in the direction of the arrow below.
Lift the mid-plane straight up from the chassis.
Figure 3-14 Removing the Mid-plane
3.4
Adding Expansion Enclosures (PixelStor 100e/312/324e)
The PixelStor 100e/312e/324e functions as an expansion enclosures for the PixelStor 5000
RAID system. Up to eight PixelStor 100e/312e
’s and up to four PixelStor 324e’s expansion
enclosures can be added to a PixelStor 5000 in a daisy chain fashion using the supplied SAS
IO cables to enable a maximum capacity of 108 drives. PixelStor 100e/312e/324e enclosures
can be added while the system is running (hot-added).
PixelStor 100e/312e are 2U/12 bay single or dual controller expansion enclosures while the
PixelStor 324e 4U/24 bay single controller only expansion enclosure.
The PixelStor 100e/312e/324e is designed with external SAS connectors to connect with the
PixelStor 5000 RAID system and to other 100e/312e/324e enclosures. These SAS connectors
can be used for upstream connection (subtractive routing) or downstream cascading (table
routing). Upstream and downstream connections are required to be connected to different SAS
connectors. Please see illustration below for details.