Optional Expansion Cards And Cables - Overland Storage SnapServer 110 Configuration And Hardware Options Manual

Optional Expansion Cards and Cables

The capacity of SnapServer 520, 550, 620, 650, 4200, 4500, and 18000 can be
expanded by attaching one or more S50 expansion arrays. The SnapServer N2000
can be expanded by attaching one or more SnapServer E2000 expansion arrays.
Component
Serial ATA Cable
Fibre Channel Cables
SAS Cable
Snap Disk 10 Configuration Options and Requirements
SnapServer 4200/4500
Up to two (2) Snap Disk 10 expansion arrays can be connected to a SnapServer 4200 or
4500, supporting a maximum of 12 disk drives. A minimum of 512MB of RAM is required to
support the connection of one or two SD10 expansion arrays.
Serial ATA Card
Serial ATA Cable
Description
The Snap Disk 10 comes with the Serial ATA cable needed
to connect to a host SnapServer 4200 or 4500.
The Snap Disk 30SA comes with two fibre channel cables:
one optical and one copper. The optical cable is used to
connect to the SnapServer 4500 or 18000. The copper cable
is used in daisy-chained implementations.
The Snap Expansion S50 comes with one SAS cable to
connect to the SnapServer 520, 550, 620, or 650.
The SnapServer E2000 comes with one SAS cable to
connect to the SnapServer N2000.
Some SnapServer 4500s come with a Serial ATA controller card.
When connecting Snap Disk 10s to a SnapServer 4200 or a
SnapServer 4500 without a controller card, the card must be
ordered separately from an authorized Overland Storage reseller.
The Snap Disk 10 comes with the required cable.
Chapter 1 SnapServer and Expansion Array Hardware Components
Safety Precautions
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