Quantum StorNext QD7000 Hardware Manual page 109

1. Controller A
2. SAS port 1
3. SAS port 2
4. Controller B
The following figure shows the drive ports (SAS expansion ports) on a dual-controller configuration
for the E2860 controller shelf. The drive ports are at the far right of each controller.
1. Controller A
2. Controller B
3. SAS port 1
4. SAS port 2
Drive shelves
The following figures show the SAS ports on a DE212C drive shelf or a DE224C drive shelf. The I/O
modules (IOMs) occupy the top half of the shelf. Each IOM has four SAS-3 expansion ports. You
can connect these ports to SAS-3 expansion ports on another drive shelf or drive tray or to SAS
expansion ports on a controller shelf or controller-drive tray.
1.
2.
IOM A
SAS port 1
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