About This Guide v
About This Guide
This guide provides site planning information for the following QXS 12G systems:
• QXS-312 12G: 12-Drive (2-Port: FC or iSCSI)
• QXS-324 12G: 24-Drive (2-Port: FC or iSCSI)
• QXS-412 12G: 12-Drive (4-Port: FC or iSCSI)
• QXS-424 12G: 24-Drive (4-Port: FC or iSCSI)
• QXS-484 12G: 84-Drive (4-Port: FC or iSCSI)
Intended audience
This guide is intended for storage customers and technicians.
NOTE: This guide provides information for site planning at your storage location.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for planning, installing, and using this product include knowledge of:
• Servers and computer networks
• Network administration
• Storage system installation and configuration
• Storage area network (SAN) management and direct attach storage (DAS)
• Converged Network Controllers (CNCs)
• Fibre Channel (FC) protocols
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) protocol
• Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol