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Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide The Snap Expansion S50 JBOD enclosure supports up to 12 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), 12 Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives, or a combination of SAS and SATA drives (up to 12 drives total). This Quick Start Guide describes how to install the S50 enclosure and connect it to your server.
Ensure that all the rail connections are tightened and secure. Remove the plastic covers from the enclosure’s rackmount ears. The enclosure is heavy. To avoid personal injury, have someone help Caution you lift it. Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
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Rackmount ears rest against vertical support Secure both rackmount ears to the front vertical supports. Secure to the front vertical supports Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
These figures represent enclosures fully-loaded with disk drives. However, the same guidelines apply if you are filling some of the drive slots with blank drive carriers. Recommended Disk Drive Configurations SAS Disk Drives SATA Disk Drives Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
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Select an open drive slot. Hold the disk drive with the LEDs on the left and the lever fully open. Slide the disk drive into the drive slot until the lever starts to close. Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
You can also include enclosures installed with a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. Connecting One Snap Expansion S50 Enclosure Power off your server. Use the included 4x SAS cable to connect your server to the HOST port on the Snap Expansion S50 enclosure.
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Connecting Additional Snap Expansion S50 Enclosures Use an external 4x SAS cable to connect the EXP port on the first enclosure to the HOST port on a second S50 enclosure. Snap Expansion S50 Enclosures HOST FAULT ! SEP MASTER SAS Port...
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When all S50 enclosures are fully powered on, power on the server. Verifying that an Enclosure is Online Launch a Web browser and enter the Server name or IP address of the Snap Server to which the Snap Expansion S50 enclosure is connected.
If none of the listed topics resolves your inquiry, you can forward the question to our Technical Support department, who will then email you a response. To obtain additional service or technical support for your Snap Expansion S50 enclosure, call 1-888-343-SNAP. Overland Storage, Inc. Worldwide Limited Warranty The Overland Storage Solution hardware carries a Limited Warranty from the date of purchase.
WARNING to Service Personnel The Snap Expansion S50 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class “A” digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Remove all of the components from the packaging and place them on an Note antistatic surface until you are ready to use them. If you are using new disk drives, allow them to acclimate to room temperature before you install them in the Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
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Mechanical Loading—Prevent instability by installing heavier items into Note the bottom of the equipment rack. Mounting of the equipment in a rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading. Snap Expansion S50 Quick Start Guide...
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