Quantum DXi4700 Upgrade Guide

Cabling the System
Quantum DXi4700 Capacity Upgrade Guide 39
Item Description
1 Front of Expansion Module
2 Thumbscrew
3 Rails
Cabling the System
After the components are installed in the rack, reconnect all power, SAS, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel
cables on the rear of the Node, and connect SAS cables to any new Expansion modules.
Follow these steps to cable the DXi4700:
1. Connect each Array module (RBOD) to the DXi4700 Node.
l For DXi4700 G1 models, (see Table 1 below and Figure 30 on page 41).
l For DXi4700 G2 models, (see Table 2 below and Figure 31 on page 42).
Table 1: Connecting the DXi4700 G1 Expansion Modules (JBODs)
Node JBOD 1 JBOD 2 JBOD 3
SAS port 1
(left)
Primary SAS In port (top)
SAS port 2
(right)
Secondary SAS In port
(bottom)
Primary SAS Out port (top) Primary SAS In port (top)
Secondary SAS Out port
(bottom)
Secondary SAS In port
(bottom)
Primary SAS Out port (top) Primary SAS In port (top)
Secondary SAS Out port
(bottom)
Secondary SAS In port
(bottom)
Table 2: Connecting the DXi4700 G2 Expansion Modules (JBODs)
Node JBOD 1 JBOD 2 JBOD 3
SAS port 1
(left)
Primary SAS In port 1 (top)

Quantum DXi4700 Specifications

General

Brand	Quantum
Model	DXi4700
Category	Storage
Language	English