Quantum DXi6900

Contents
Quantum DXi6900 User’s Guide 4
HDDs 25
SDDs 27
Virtual Tape Storage 28
Network Attached Storage (NAS) 29
OpenStorage (OST) 31
Supported RAID Configurations 32
RAID 1 Configuration 32
RAID 6 Configuration 33
Dynamic Disk Pool (DDP) Technology 34
DXi Advanced Reporting 35
Network Configuration 35
Best Practices 36
Licensing 36
Virtual Media—How Many and What Size? 39
Chapter 2: Basic Operations 41
DXi6900 Node 41
DXi6900 Node Front Panel Features and Indicators 42
DXi6900 Node Rear Panel Features 45
Node Drive Carrier Indicators 50
DXi6900 Node 1 GbE Ethernet 51
DXi6900 Node 10 GbE Ethernet Port Indicators 52
DXi6900 Node 10 GBase-T Ethernet Port Indicators 52
DXi6900 Node Power Supply Indicators 53
DXi6900 Array and Expansion Modules 54
DXi6900 Array and Expansion Module Front Panel Features and Indicators 55
Array and Expansion Module Hard Drive Carrier Indicators 56
Array Module Rear Panel Indicators 57
Expansion Module Rear Panel Indicators 59