Disk Drives And Bezels; Ds3512 Storage Subsystem And Exp3512 Expansion Enclosure Hot-Swap Drive Bays And Bezels; Ds3524 Storage Subsystem And Exp3524 Expansion Enclosure Hot-Swap Drive Bays And Bezels - IBM DS3500 Installation, User & Maintenance Manual

v (DS3512 and DS3524) Up to two RAID controllers. Each controller supports the
v (EXP3512 and EXP3524) Up to two ESM modules.
v Two power supplies.

Disk drives and bezels

The hot-swap drive bays that are accessible from the front of the DS3512 storage
subsystem and EXP3512 expansion enclosure are shown in Figure 2. The hot-swap
drive bays that are accessible from the front of the DS3524 storage subsystem and
EXP3524 expansion enclosure are shown in Figure 3.
Figure 2. DS3512 storage subsystem and EXP3512 expansion enclosure hot-swap drive
bays and bezels
Figure 3. DS3524 storage subsystem and EXP3524 expansion enclosure hot-swap drive
bays and bezels
Hot-swap hard disk drive
Filler panel
Left-side bezel
installation one of the following optional host port adapters:
– 6 Gbps SAS
– 8 Gbps FC
– 1 Gbps iSCSI
Hot-swap hard disk drive
You can install up to 12 hot-swap SAS or NL SAS hard disk drives in the
DS3512 storage subsystem and EXP3512 expansion enclosure. You can
install up to 24 hot-swap SAS or NL SAS hard disk drives in the DS3524
storage subsystem and EXP3524 expansion enclosure.
The DS3500 storage enclosure and EXP3500 expansion enclosure come
with filler panels in the empty drive bays. Before you install a hard disk
drive, remove the filler panel and save it for future use. Each of the drive
bays must contain either a filler panel or a hard disk drive.
The left-side bezel contains the LEDs, as shown in the following illustration.
Filler panel
Bezels
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Chapter 1. Introduction