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About this Manual
The manual introduces hardware components of the PAC Storage Unified Storage and
JBOD systems. It also describes how to install, monitor, and maintain them.
For non-serviceable components
, please contact our support site.
Firmware operation
: Consult the Firmware User Manual on the CD-ROM.
PAC Management Software:
Consult the PAC Management User Manual on the CD-ROM.
Revision History
Version
Date
Description
1.0
July 2016
Initial release
1.1
October 2016
Updated system connections and monitoring status,
converged host board added
Introduction
Product Overview
This manual introduces PS 2000 systems that support 3Gbps, 6Gbps and 12Gbps SAS
and Near Line SAS, SATA hard drives and SSDs. The enclosure is designed to utilize
2.5”
or
3.5” hard drives. Drive capacity can be expanded by attaching expansion hard drive
enclosures (JBODs).
Model Naming Conventions
The naming rules for Unified Storage and JBOD models are explained in the example
below:
Unified Storage System: PS2024R2 =
PS (A) + 20 (B) + 24 (C) + R (D) + 2 (E)
Designation
Description
(A)
PS = PAC Storage PS systems
(B)
20 indicates 2000 model
(C)
12 = 2U system, 12 hard drives capable
16 = 3U system, 16 hard drives capable
24 = 2U system, 24 hard drives capable
(D)
R
= RAID
J
= JBOD
(E)
2 = 2U system
3 = 3U system
4 = 4U system