User Guide
5. Components
5.3 Drive Assembly Description
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3 SAS ports support 4 connections each, 12 total over Mini-SAS HD cables
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Supports expansion downstream to additional enclosures
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Monitors the operational temperature of the enclosure and manages cooling
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Provides a 3.5mm console port to connect to the native management CLI and firmware interface
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Hot-Swappable
5.3
Drive Assembly Description
Figure 9:
Drive Assembly
The 2U24 Flash Storage Platform drive assembly consists of two basic parts: the 2.5in. SSD and the drive
carrier. The drive carrier attaches to the drive using four screws that are screwed into the side of the
assembly. There is a latch that secures the drive assembly to the platform chassis and a button that is used
to unlatch and release the assembly from the chassis. When the latch release is pressed, the carrier arm
pops out of the assembly and can be used to remove the drive assembly from the chassis. There are two
LEDs on the carrier assembly. The amber LED on the left is a Fault LED that will illuminate when there is a
failure in the drive. The green LED on the right is an Activity LED that will blink when there is activity (reads
and writes) occurring on that drive.
The drive assembly is oriented in the platform such that the connector faces in toward the chassis, and the
drive carrier latch is at the top as shown in the following image.
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