Dell EqualLogic PS4000 User Manual

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1 Basic Storage Array Information
This chapter includes basic information about PS4000 storage arrays.
Array Front and Back Panels
The front of a PS4000 array is shown in Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-1: PS4000 Front Panel (with Bezel)
Figure 1-2: PS4000 Front Panel (without Bezel)
The disk drives are accessible from the front, after you remove the bezel. See
Chapter 2 for detailed information about disk drives.
The components on the back of a PS4000 (with Type 8 control modules) are
shown in Figure 1-3 and described in Table 1-1.
Note: The figures in this manual show the Type 8 control modules. Unless
otherwise noted, the information in this manual applies to both the Type 8
and Type 9 control modules.

Dell EqualLogic PS4000 Specifications

General

Category	Storage
Form Factor	2U
Drive Bays	16
Drive Types Supported	SAS, SATA
Model	PS4000
RAID Levels Supported	RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10
Network Interfaces	2 x 1 GbE
Redundancy	Redundant power supplies and fans
Management	Group Manager
Cache	4 GB