Chapter 1 - Product Overview
Components
Rear View of the 107-Bay Expansion Node
shows the major components on the rear of the 107-bay expansion node.
Figure 9
The rear view of the 107-bay expansion node.
Component
Description
SAS and Ethernet
connectors
The rear panel of the 107-bay expansion node has one or two expander
panels which include one Ethernet port and four SAS ports used to connect
a 107-bay expansion node to a BlackPearl system.
Fans
Eight hot-swappable fans, in banks of two, provide the cooling for the 107-
bay expansion node.
Power supplies
The 107-bay expansion node 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.
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