Chapter 2
Rack Installation Specifications
2.1
Rack Installation Requirements
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When Installing Enclosures in Multiple Racks
This section describes a connection configuration in which the enclosures are installed in multiple racks.
The following figure shows an example when one controller enclosure and twenty 2U drive enclosures are
distributed between two racks. Obtaining extra extension cables for these connections between the racks is
required.
Figure 2.5 Connection Example 4 (ETERNUS DX500 S3 Connections in Multiple Racks)
Extension cables
6.0m
Connections in the same rack are omitted in the above figure.
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The number of extension cables required is determined by the total number of installed drive enclo-
sures.
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DE#05 (2U)
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DE#04 (2U)
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DE#02 (2U)
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