Quantum StorNext QD7000 Hardware Manual page 105

One E5460 controller-drive tray and two DE6600 drive trays
The following figure shows how the cabling pattern can be continued for additional drive trays until
the 15 drive tray limit or the limit on the total number of drives in the storage array is reached. The
figure uses the schematic representation for DE1600 drive trays or DE5600 drive trays. However,
DE6600 drive trays can be included in the storage array as long as the same cabling pattern,
connecting SAS Expansion ports to SAS IN ports, is followed.
The cabling pattern is independent of the physical location of the trays in the cabinet. If the
Note:
storage array includes DE6600 drive trays, install those drive trays beginning from the bottom of
the cabinet so that the cabinet does not become top-heavy. A top-heavy cabinet has a greater risk
of falling over.
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