Figures
1. DS4800 Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2. Location of components in the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3. Controllers in the storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
4. Controller connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
5. DS4800 configuration with 2-Gbps and 4-Gbps enclosures in different drive channel pairs . . . .13
6. Power supply-fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
7. Interconnect-battery unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
8. SFP module with fiber-optic cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
9. DS4800 Storage Subsystem dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
10. DS4800 Storage Subsystem airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
11. Example of cold aisle/hot aisle rack cabinet configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
12. DS4800 front rack mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
13. DS4800 rear rack mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
14. DS4800 support rail assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
15. DS4800 Storage Subsystem front views and back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
16. Component lever and latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
17. Removing the power supply-fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
18. Removing the interconnect-battery unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
19. Removing the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
20. Securing the DS4800 to the rack cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
21. Replacing the power supply-fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
22. Replacing the interconnect-battery unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
23. Replacing the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
24. Removing the front bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
25. Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
26. Replacing an SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
27. Unlocking the SFP module latch - plastic variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
28. Unlocking the SFP module latch - wire variety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
29. Removing caps from fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
30. Connecting fiber-optic cable to SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
31. LC-LC fibre-channel cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
32. Removing fiber-optic cable protective caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
33. Inserting an LC-LC fibre-channel cable into an SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
34. LC-LC fibre-channel cable lever and latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
35. Removing the LC-LC fibre-channel cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
36. LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
37. Removing the LC-SC cable adapter protective caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
38. Connecting an LC-LC cable into the LC-SC cable adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
39. LC-LC fibre-channel cable lever and latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
40. Removing the LC-LC fibre-channel cable from an LC-SC fibre-channel cable adapter . . . . .58
41. Example 1 of redundant drive channel pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
42. Example 2 of redundant drive channel pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
43. EXP710/EXP100 port labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
44. Connecting EXP710 or EXP100 enclosures to DS4800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
45. EXP810 port labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
46. Connecting EXP810 enclosures to DS4800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
47. DS4800 Storage Subsystem ports and controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
48. One DS4800 and one storage expansion enclosure ā Recommended cabling . . . . . . . .71
49. View 1: One DS4800 and two storage expansion enclosures cabling ā Recommended . . . . .71
50. View 2: One DS4800 and two storage expansion enclosures cabling ā Not recommended 72
51. One DS4800 and four storage expansion enclosures ā Recommended cabling . . . . . . .73
52. One DS4800 and eight storage expansion enclosures ā Recommended cabling . . . . . . .74
53. One DS4800 and fourteen EXP810 storage expansion enclosures ā Recommended cabling 75
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