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Figure 6 Disk module
Disk drives
The disk drives
are standard 3.5-inch (8.75-cm) by 1.0-inch (2.54-cm)
serial advanc
ed technology attachment (SATA) or serial attached
SCSI (SAS) dri
ves. AX4–5 systems also support 2.5–inch SAS drives
mounted in 3.5
–inch drive carriers. For a detailed list of supported
disk drives a
nd the minimum revision of the FLARE® operating
environment
(OE) that supports each disk, refer to the Disk and FLARE
OE Matrix und
er “Technical description” on the Learn page on the
storage-sy
stem support website or contact your service provider.
Drive carri
er
The disk dri
ve carrier is a plastic assembly that provides smooth,
reliable co
ntact with the enclosure slot guides and system board
connectors
. It has a handle with a latch and spring clips. The latch
holds the d
iskmoduleinplacetoensureproperconnectionwiththe
connector
s.
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Hardware and Operational Overview