Galaxy GHDX4 RAID iSCSI-SAS/SATA InstaHardware Reference Manual
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16 Bay Front View
The front panel components include:
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Drive bays with drive tray canisters:
The drive bays
accommodate either SAS or SATA-II 3.5” disk drives.
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Forearm handles:
The subsystem has right- and left-side
handles for easier rackmount handling.
Hard Drive Numbering
The front section of the 16 bay enclosure houses sixteen (16) hard
drives in a 4x4 configuration. When viewed from the front, the drive
bays (slots) are numbered 1 to 16 from left to right and then from top
to bottom. (The numbering rule applies to the 4U 24bay with 24 slots)
Hard Drive Numbering
Rear Panel Overview
The rear section of the subsystem is accessed through the rear panel
and is reserved for RAID controllers, power supply units (PSUs) and
cooling modules.
A rear view of the subsystem is shown below. Descriptions of each
rear panel component are given in the following sections: