Western Digital Ultrastar Serv60+8 User Manual page 391

5. System Management
User Guide
5.7 Partially Populated Enclosures
The enclosure supports a minimum of 24 SAS or SATA HDDs for a partially-populated enclosure. The center
SSD channel supports a minimum configuration of no SSDs with a maximum of eight SSDs. The SSDs must
be populated from the drive slots closest to the rear of the enclosure first, starting with drive slot 67 and
work backward. The remaining unpopulated center channel drive slots must be populated with drive
blanks until the center channel is full.The enclosure does not support a mix of SAS and SATA drives. The
enclosure must be populated starting with the drives closest to the rear of the enclosure and work towards
the front of the enclosure. If more drives are installed into the enclosure, any unfinished rows must be
completed with drive blanks. The image below details the minimum required configuration for an HDD only
drive bay and minimum SSD center channel configuration.
Figure 495: Minimum HDD Partial Population
Minimum HDD and Minimum SSD Partial Population:
The enclosure supports a minimum of 24 HDDs and one SSD in the drive bay and a configuration of no
SSDs in the center channel for a partially populated enclosure. The enclosure can support a minimum of
one SSD with the remaining drive slots within that row being completed with drive blanks. The center SSD
channel supports a minimum of no SSDs with a maximum of eight SSDs. The SSDs must be populated from
the drive slots closest to the rear IO first, starting with drive slot 67 and work backward. The remaining
unpopulated center channel drive slots must be populated with drive blanks until the center channel is
full. The enclosure does not support a mix of SAS and SATA drives. The image below details the minimum
required configuration for an HDD and SSD with the minimum SSD center channel configuration.
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