Quantum StorNext QD7000 Hardware Manual page 98

90 | Hardware Cabling Guide
One E5424 or E5412 controller-drive tray or one EF540 flash array and two DE1600 drive
trays or DE5600 drive trays
The following figures show the SAS ports on a DE6600 drive tray. You can connect either the left or
right SAS port on an ESM to the SAS expansion port on another drive tray or on a controller-drive
tray. Do not make connections to both the left and right SAS ports on the same ESM.
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.
SAS ports on a DE6600 drive tray