8 | Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide for SG5700 Appliances
Port
1
Interconnect
ports 1 and 2
2
Diagnostic and
support ports
3
Drive expansion
ports
4
Network ports
1-4
5
Management
ports 1 and 2
E2800 controller
•
Operates as the storage controller for the appliance.
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Manages the storage of data on the drives.
•
Functions as a standard E-Series controller in simplex mode.
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Includes SANtricity OS Software (controller firmware).
•
Includes SANtricity System Manager for monitoring appliance hardware and for managing alerts,
the AutoSupport feature, and the Drive Security feature.
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Connects to the E5700SG controller and operates as the target.
This figure shows the connectors on the back of the E2800 controller.
Type
16Gb/s Fibre Channel
(FC), optical SFP+
•
RJ-45 serial port
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Micro USB serial port
•
USB port
12Gb/s SAS
10-GbE or 25-GbE, based
on SFP transceiver type,
switch speed, and
configured link speed
1-Gb (RJ-45) Ethernet
Use
Connect the E5700SG controller to the
E2800 controller.
Reserved for technical support use.
Not used. StorageGRID Webscale
appliances do not support expansion drive
shelves.
Connect to the Grid Network and the Client
Network for StorageGRID Webscale.
•
Port 1 connects to the Admin Network
for StorageGRID Webscale.
•
Port 2 is used during installation if
DHCP-assigned IP addresses are not
available.
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