Hardware Installation
PixelStor 300e Hardware Installation Manual
Rev. 1, May 2013
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The Chassis slides along the support edges of the Bracket.
Figure 2-17 Secure the Mounting Brackets
Lift the system to the desired position on the rack with the help of a second person.
Each pair of Brackets is supplied with a set of screws: 10-32, 12-24, M6. Use the size
appropriate for your Rack. For those Racks with square holes use the included flanged nuts to
secure the screws. Note the pair of screws that are attached to the chassis. Use these screws
to secure the chassis into the Rack.
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PS300e SAS Connections
The PixelStor 300e functions as an expansion enclosure for the PixelStor 5000 RAID system. Up
to six PixelStor 300e 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 72 drives. PixelStor
300e enclosures can be added while the system is running (hot-added).
The 300e is designed with external SAS connectors to connect with the PixelStor 5000 RAID
system and to other 300e 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