Qxs, Qxs-3, And Qxs-4 Series Drive Chassis Reverse Cabling Illustrations - Quantum QX Series Setup Manual

Chapter 2: Installing the Chassis

QXS, QXS-3, and QXS-4 Series Drive Chassis Reverse Cabling Illustrations

QXS-648 and QXS-656 Systems
Table 7: Summary of Mini-SAS cable type requirements and related chassis characteristics
Model Host Connect
2U48 FC (8/16 Gb) SFP option 10
GbE iSCSI SFP option
4U56
1 GbE iSCSI SFP option
2U48 HD mini-SAS
4U56
2U48: Chassis measuring two rack units high, providing 48 SFF (2.5") sledded disk drive modules.
4U56: Chassis measuring four rack units high, providing 56 LFF (3.5") sledded disk drive modules.
The 4U56 drive chassis are designed for NEBS compliance; however, the 2U48 drive chassis are not.
QXS, QXS-3, and QXS-4 Series Drive Chassis
Reverse Cabling Illustrations
This section covers the following systems:
QXS-312 (2U12) and QXS-324 (2U24)
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QXS-412 (2U12), QXS-424 (2U24), QXS-448 (2U48), and QXS-456 (4U56)
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QXS-1200 (2U12)
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QXS-2400 (2U24)
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QXS-5600 (4U56)
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Note: For clarity, the images show only relevant details such as face-plate outlines and expansion
ports.
Example: Dual-controller Chassis with 1 Drive Expansion Chassis
Cable the RAID Chassis to the Expansion Chassis as shown in the following image.
Use the reverse cabling method shown in the following image to ensure the highest level of fault
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tolerance.
QX and QXS Setup Guide
SFF 48-Drive Chassis
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
LFF 56-Drive Chassis
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
mini-SAS to mini-SAS
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