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*ST3000EXQS*

ST3000EXQS

ST3000EXQS.0116

SENECA XVAULT STORAGE QUICK START GUIDE

XVAULT ST3000EX

THIS PRODUCT MUST BE REGISTERED wHEN CONNECTED TO THE ST3000

Only

 if expansion enclosures are connected to or daisy chained from a st3000 storage appliance is 

it necessary to register an enclosure. Without registration, drives in the expansion enclosure Will 
not be usable until a neW license is applied.

CONTENTS OF XVAULT PACKAGE

Quantity

Item

1

expansion chassis

1

set of slide rails including hardware

2

ac power cords

1

sas external cable

1

sas daisy chain cable 4u 48 bay only

email seneca the serial number and software serial number located on top left 
front corner of enclosure to:

 

[email protected]

a license file will be emailed back to enable use of new drives. the new license 
will  replace  the  old  license.  refer  to  the  manual  which  can  be  found  on  the 
st3000 gui under tab “support”, then “support portal” and click on “single 
controller 3u & 4u” or download from:

http://products.senecadata.com/PDF/support/ST3000-Manual-V2.pdf

Only REGISTER IF ATTACHED DIRECTly TO OR DAISy CHAInED FROM A ST3000 STORAGE APPlIAnCE

PlEASE STOP AnD READ THIS DOCuMEnT

CABLING DIAGRAM FOR 2U 12 BAy, 3U 16 BAy, AND 4U 24 BAy

DEFAULT CABLING DIAGRAM FOR 4U 24 BAy

DUAL SERVER ACCESS CABLING DIAGRAM FOR 4U 24 BAy

cable from server or previous expansion chassis

cable from server or previous expansion chassis

cable from server 

A

 or previous expansion chassis 

A

cable to next expansion chassis 

A

cable from server 

B

 or previous expansion chassis 

B

backplane interconnect; 1m sas 12g cable

cable to next expansion chassis

cable to next expansion chassis

cable to next expansion chassis 

B

Backplane B

Backplane B

IN

OUT

Backplane A

Backplane A

IN

OUT

default cabling for a single server configuration. this will present all 48 drives to the server.

each server can see up to 24 drives. 

drives cannot be shared betWeen servers.

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