DSS224J-S3 Enclosure Quick Guide
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5c.
Remove the Inner Rail
from the slide rail.
1
–
2 Pull the inner rails out. Pull the blue release tab when it hits a stop.
3
–
4 Keep extending inner rail and pull the white detach tab
when it hits the second stop
5
–
6 Unretract the mid rail by pulling the latch on the mid rail
1
2
3
4
5
6
5d.
Install Inner Rails
to the enclosure.
Yellow circles are for standoff screws
Secure inner rail with
M4x4L screw (red)
To remove Inner rail from unit:
Pull the latch outward and remove
the keyhole from standoff
5e.
Install the Outer Rails to the Rack
as follows:
Red rectangles are locations for slide
rail position (front and rear posts)
Yellow circles are location for
enclosure screws (front only)
1U
2U
Rear Bracket
Front Bracket
1
–
2 Snap the rear part of slide rail
to rear posts
3
–
4 Snap the front part of slide rail
to front posts
1
2
3
4
To remove slide rails, use the latches to undo the assembly as follows:
Rear Bracket
Front Bracket
5f.
Install the Unit to the Rack
as follows:
2 Pull the blue release tab when it hits a stop (2 times)
1
2
2
3 Push the unit into rack to complete the installation
3
3
4 Secure the unit with the 6-32 x15L screws
4
1 Pull the mid rail fully extended in lock position, ensure
ball bearing retainer is located at the front of the mid rail
4
1
For a complete instruction on how to install unit to the rack,
please follow the Slide Rail Installation Guide.
At least two people are recommended for
mounting process.
6.
Establish SAS connection
with host, client, or
switch. Refer to the system configurations below to decide on
which port to use.
Single expander mode:
SAS drives are not required, no high
availability is possible with this configuration. The SAS
HBA/RAID controller sees all 24 HDDs from DSS424J-S3.
Connect SAS cable to Host Port of the Primary Module.
Primary
DSS224J-S3
Host
HBA
Daisy-chain mode:
a single expander mode with expandable
storage. The SAS HBA/RAID controller sees the collective
HDDs from the daisy-chained DSS424J-S3s.
Connect the Expander Port from the first unit to the Host Port
of the second unit and so on.
Primary
DSS224J-S3
Primary
DSS224J-S3
Host
HBA
Dual expander mode:
SAS drives are required. Two clients are
able to connect to the unit storage device due to the dual
port nature of the SAS drives. This configuration provides a
redundant path and high availability.
Primary
Secondary
Host 2
HBA
Host 1
HBA
DSS224J-S3
Clustered Storage Spaces mode:
SAS drives are required. In
the below configuration, both hosts will have all the paths to
all 24x disks at the same time.
Primary
Secondary
Host 2
HBA
Host 1
HBA
DSS224J-S3
7.
Plug in the Power Cords
to the AC
receptacles on the back of the unit.
8.
Press the Power Button
on the front
of the unit and for the system to boot up.
9.
Access the Serial Console
(when necessary) by
connecting a serial audio cable to the one of the console
ports. Use a terminal console with baud set 38400, 8, N, 1, N.
T
ype “help –a” for
a list of commands.
