Disk drive drawers
Figure 2-3
5U84 Primary Storage Shelf/5U84 Expansion Storage Shelf disk
drive drawer
The 5U84 Primary Storage Shelf and the 5U84 Expansion Storage Shelf each use
a 5U chassis. Each chassis contains two sliding drawers that are accessible from
the front of the storage shelves. Each drawer holds 42 Disk Drive In Carrier (DDIC)
modules. The DDIC modules are installed in each of the drive drawer slots, which
can hold a total of 84 disk drives. Each DDIC module holds one 3.5" SAS3, 7200
rpm hard disk drive, in either 4-TB or 8-TB capacities. The disk drives and the DDIC
modules are hot-swappable and can be replaced on-site while the storage shelf is
operational.
Disk drive slot numbering
Each disk drive drawer in a 5U84 storage shelf is divided into three compartments.
The compartments contain the individual drive slots that hold the DDIC modules
and the disk drives.
In the top drive drawer, the drive slots are numbered from left to right, beginning
with the first compartment that is closest to the front panel. The drive slots in this
compartment are numbered 0 to 13. The drive slots in the second compartment
are in the middle of the drive drawer. These slots are numbered 14 to 27. The drive
slots in third compartment are closest to the rear of the shelf. These slots are
numbered 28 to 41.
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