Quantum QX Series

Chapter 2: Installing the Chassis
Connect the RAID Chassis and Expansion Chassis
QX and QXS Setup Guide 73
l Use only AssuredSAN or OEM-qualified cables for host connection:
l Qualified Fibre Channel SFP and cable options
l Qualified 10GbE iSCSI SFP and cable options
l Qualified 1 Gb RJ-45 SFP and cable options
l Qualified HD mini-SAS standard cable options supporting SFF-8644 and SFF-8088 host
connection
l A qualified SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 cable option is used for connecting to a 12 Gbit/s enabled
host.
l Where as a qualified SFF-8644 to SFF-8088 cable option is used for connecting to a 6 Gbit/s
enabled host.
Note:The 4U56 chassis does not use the 0.5 m (1.64') length supported for 2U chassis.
Summary of Cabling Connections
This section cover the following:
l QXS-312 and QXS-324 Systems below
l QXS and QXS-4 Series Systems on the next page
l QXS-648 and QXS-656 Systems on page 75
QXS-312 and QXS-324 Systems
Model HostConnect LFF12-DriveChassis SFF24-DriveChassis
2U12 FC (8/16 Gb) SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24 FC (8/16 Gb) SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U12 10 GbE iSCSI SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24 10 GbE iSCSI SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U12 1 GbE iSCSI SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24 1 GbE iSCSI SFP option mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U12 12 Gb HD mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
2U24 12 Gb HD mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS mini-SAS to mini-SAS
Table5:Summary of Mini-SAS cable type requirements and related chassis characteristics