Appendix D - BlackPearl 1.0 Chassis Overview & Specifications
Components
Rear View
and
show the major components on the rear of the BlackPearl system.
Figure 272
The rear view of the BlackPearl
Converged Storage System 4U system.
Figure 273
The rear view of the BlackPearl
Converged Storage System 2U system.
Component
Description
Power supplies
The standard BlackPearl system configuration includes two power supplies
to provide N+1 redundancy and fail-over protection.
• Each power supply has its own AC power connector.
• Each power supply has a single LED that lights to indicate when the power
is on and functioning normally.
Rear panel
The rear panel of the BlackPearl system allows for Ethernet, Fibre Channel,
SAS, USB, and other connections. See
for a detailed
description.
Boot drives
The boot drives provide storage for the operating system and BlackPearl user
interface. The boot drives for the BlackPearl 2U system are hot swappable
which allows for uninterrupted operation during replacement.
Note:
The boot drives for the BlackPearl 4U system are located inside the
chassis and are not accessible from the outside.
Data drives
(BlackPearl 4U
system only)
The base BlackPearl Converged Storage System 4U system includes one high-
performance solid-state drive, and five spinning-disk drives mounted on
individual drive sleds in the rear of the chassis. Additional drives are
installed in the front of the chassis.
The drive sleds slide into bays in the BlackPearl enclosure and lock in place.
The front of each drive sled has a handle for removing the sled from the
chassis and a latch for locking the drive sled in place.
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