Contents
QX and QXS Setup Guide v
Install Drives Into the QXS 12-Drive and 24-Drive Chassis 53
Populate QXS 48-Drive Drawers 55
Opening and Closing a Drawer 55
Aligning an AMS or Drive Into a drawer 57
Installing an AMS Into a drawer 58
Installing a Drive Into a drawer 60
Install Drives Into the QXS-456 Drive Chassis 62
FDE Considerations 68
Connect the RAID Chassis and Expansion Chassis 69
Supported/Unsupported Configurations 70
Cabling 72
Cable Requirements for Expansion Chassis 72
Summary of Cabling Connections 73
QXS, QXS-3, and QXS-4 Series Drive Chassis Reverse Cabling Illustrations 75
QXS, QXS-3, and QXS-4 Series Drive Chassis Straight Cabling Illustrations 79
QXS-6 Series Drive Chassis Cabling Illustrations 83
Straight-through Cabling 84
Testing Chassis Connections 85
Power On/Power Off 85
Chapter 3: Connecting Hosts 94
Host System Requirements 94
Cabling Considerations 95
Connect the Chassis to Hosts 95
CNC Technology 95
10GbE iSCSI protocol 96
1 Gb iSCSI protocol 97
HD mini-SAS technology 97
Connecting Direct Attach Configurations 98