Quantum StorNext QD7000 Hardware Manual page 90

82 | Hardware Cabling Guide
One E5500 or E5600 controller drive tray or one EF550 or EF560 flash array and up to 15
drive trays
The previous figures show storage arrays with DE1600 drive trays or DE5600 drive trays. A storage
array might also include DE6600 drive trays. The cabling pattern remains the same, although the
ESMs are arranged differently in a DE6600 drive tray.
and E5600 controller-drive trays and the EF550 and EF560 flash arrays
arrangement of ESMs and the location of ports on the DE6600 drive tray.
The cabling pattern is independent of the physical location of the trays in the cabinet.
Important:
If the controller-drive tray is installed in the middle of the cabinet, the physical cabling pattern will
be different from what is shown in the figures, although the topology will be consistent. If the
Drive tray cabling topologies for the E5500
on page 76 shows the