Nexsan Unity 4400 Quick Start Manual

NEXSAN Unity 4400 Storage System

Quick Start Guide

This document provides installation steps for racking the Nexsan Unity 4400 Storage System and cabling all
Nexsan storage components for power and data/host connectivity. This document also provides steps to
discover and set up the Unity 4400.
Taking delivery
Your Unity shipment includes the Unity 4400, and
one or more Unity Storage Expansions, depending
on your configuration. Check to ensure that no
damage has been sustained to the packaging in
Item Name
1 Power supply unit
2 Fan assembly
3 On-board 10GbE LAN ports (2 per
node)
4 KVM connections
5 Storage connectivity
6 Optional host connectivity (up to
two): Dual-port 8Gb Fibre
Channel to Express HBA
transit. If anything appears to be damaged, you
should file a damage claim with your reseller.

Hardware overview

The main components of the Unity 4400 are shown
in these diagrams.
Front view (bezel removed)
Rear view
Description
1,200W Redundant Power Supplies with PMBus
4x 80mm and 4x 40mm PWM cooling fans
Redundant cooling
Right port: Primary data network interface (nx0 - optional)
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Left port: Management Interface (nx99) and IPMI interface
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USB, VGA, and Serial connections for remote console access
to the Unity 2200
Dual-port SAS PCIe to HD Mini-SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
HBA (host bus adapter)
You can use these slots for additional network cards, which
can be any of these supported NICs:
10GbE dual-port HBA with RJ-45 interfaces
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10GbE dual-port HBA with SFP+ optical interfaces
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8Gb FC dual-port HBA
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16Gb FC dual-port HBA
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1GbE quad-port HBA with RJ-45 interfaces
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1GbE dual-port HBA with RJ-45 interfaces
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