Installing Disk Drives; Drive Slot Numbering - Promise Technology VTrak J830s Product Manual

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Installing Disk Drives

You can populate the VTrak enclosure with SAS or SATA disk drives. See the
Compatibility List on the Promise
drives.
For optimal performance, install disk drives of the same model and capacity.

Drive Slot Numbering

You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The
diagrams below show how VTrak's drive slots are numbered.
Figure 5. VTrak J830s drive slot numbering
1
5
9
13
17
21
Figure 6. VTrak J630s drive slot numbering
1
5
9
13
Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak enclosure to ensure proper airflow,
even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives.
Website
for complete listings of qualified disk
2
7
10
14
18
22
2
7
10
14
14
3
7
11
15
19
23
3
7
11
15
4
8
12
16
20
24
4
8
12
16

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