Galaxy Raid GHDX2-2430S-16U4D Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
1-2
Chassis
Overview
1.2 Chassis
Overview
The GALAXY RAID storage subsystem comes in a robust 3U-profile metal
chassis. The chassis is comprised of the front and rear sections, which are
respectively accessed through the front and rear panels. We provide
separately purchased mounting rails or end-brackets for the installation into
a standard 19” rack cabinet. Detailed description of major components can
be found in the following sections.
NOTE:
Components accessed through the front panel are referred to as “Front
Panel Components” and components accessed through the rear panel are
referred to as “Rear Panel Components.”
1.2.1 Front Panel Overview
The front section of the subsystem features a 4 x 4 layout for sixteen (16)
3.5-inch hard disk drives. The subsystem comes with an LCD keypad
panel. If your subsystem comes an LCD keypad, two (2) handles will be
available on the front of the subsystem. The front handles enable you to
easily insert/extract the chassis into/from a rack or cabinet. The LCD keypad
panel provides an easy access to the subsystem’s self-monitoring and RAID
configuration utilities.
The front panel of the GALAXY RAID subsystem is shown in
Figure 1-2
.
Figure 1-2: GALAXY Front View – the LCD Version
The front panel shown in
Figure 1-2
accommodates the following
components:
•
Drive bays with drive tray canisters:
The subsystem has sixteen
(16) drive bays accessible through the front side of the chassis.
•
Right handle and left handle with an LCD keypad panel:
These
front handles are conveniently placed and simplify moving the
subsystem enclosure into and out of a rack cabinet. The left side
front-handle combines a 16x2 character LCD keypad that can be
