Quantum DXi6900

DXi6900 Configuration
Quantum DXi6900 Installation Guide 2
DXi6900 Configuration
The Quantum DXi6900 can be ordered in the following configurations (see Table 1 below and Table 2 on
the next page).
Table 1: DXi6900 G1 Configurations
DXi6900 G1
Configuration
Licensed
Usable
Capacity**
Nominal
Capacity*
System
Memory
Array
Modules
(RBODs)
Expansion
Modules
(EBODs)
Total
Rack
Space
Required
l 1 Node (2U)
l 8 x 6 Gb SAS ports
(4 usable)
l 4 x 8 Gb Fibre
Channel ports
(ingest and read)
l 2 x 8 Gb Fibre
Channel ports (path
to tape, or ingest
and read)
l 2 x 10 GbE (SFP+)
Ethernet ports
l 3 x 1 GbE Ethernet
ports
l (Optional)
Additional network
adapter providing 2
x 10 GbE (SFP+)
Ethernet ports or 4
x 1 GbE Ethernet
ports
17 TB / 34 TB 48 TB 128 GB 1 0 4U
51 TB / 68 TB 96 TB 128 GB 1 1 6U
85 TB / 102 TB 144 TB 128 GB 1 2 8U
119 TB / 136 TB 192 TB 256 GB 1 3 10U
153 TB / 170 TB 240 TB 256 GB 1 4 12U
187 TB / 204 TB 288 TB 256 GB 1 5 14U
221 TB / 238 TB 336 TB 256 GB 1 6 16U
221 TB / 238 TB 336 TB 256 GB 1 7 18U
255 TB / 272 TB 384 TB 256 GB 2 7 20U
323 TB / 340 TB 432 TB 256 GB 2 8 22U
357 TB / 374 TB 528 TB 256 GB 2 9 24U
391 TB / 408 TB 576 TB 256 GB 2 10 26U
425 TB / 442 TB 624 TB 256 GB 2 11 28U
459 TB / 476 TB 672 TB 256 GB 2 12 30U
493 TB / 510 TB 720 TB 256 GB 2 13 32U
* 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes
** Usable storage capacity for installed Array or Expansion modules can be upgraded at any time after purchase in
increments of 17 TB, up to a total of 34 TB per module. Storage capacity upgrades are enabled simply by adding a
license key. To purchase a storage capacity upgrade license, contact your Quantum sales representative. After you
obtain the storage capacity license, refer to the section “Adding a License Key” in the DXi6900 User’s Guide (6-
68159) for instructions on completing the capacity upgrade.