Control Enclosure And Node Canisters; Expansion Enclosure And Canisters; Control Enclosure Components - IBM Flex System V7000 Installation Manual

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Figure 1. Control enclosure and node canisters
Expansion enclosure components
Figure 2 shows the front view of an expansion enclosure and two expansion
canisters. It is shown with 24 SFF 2.5-inch drives installed. Your enclosure might
contain a different number of drives.
Both expansion canisters have 2 mini-SAS ports. The left-to-right features are SAS
Port 1 and SAS Port 2.
Note: Expansion canisters are sometimes referred to as an Expansion module as
printed on the bezel.
Figure 2. Expansion enclosure and canisters
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Table 2. Control enclosure components
Component Description
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SAS port 1, node canister 1 (left)
2
Node canister 1 (left)
3
Node canister 2 (right)
4
SAS port 1, node canister 2 (right)
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Chapter 1. Before you begin the installation
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