QXS System and Cabinet Information 9
CAUTION: Ensure that the cabinet weight (populated with chassis, drives, units) does not exceed 
the floor loading specifications.
You should record the total weight of your applicable cabinets (with contents). Use this information 
to check floor loading restrictions and/or elevator weight restrictions.
Figure 9 provides a standard cabinet fully populated with storage and servers (front of cabinet, with 
door closed).
Figure 9 Fully Populated Cabinet
Intermix 2U 
Expansion 
Chassis
Up to 3 Up to 9 Up to 3 Up to 9 N/A
Note: The 2U12 and 2U24 expansion chassis can be intermixed. However, mixing the 2U12/2U24 expansion 
chassis and 5U expansion chassis is not supported.
Ta bl e  4 QXS-312/324/412/424/484 12G RAID Chassis with Supported Expansion Chassis (continued)
Drive 
Expansion 
Chassis
QXS-312 12G 
RAID Chassis 
Attach
QXS-412 12G 
RAID Chassis 
Attach
QXS-324 12G 
RAID Chassis 
Attach
QXS-424 12G 
RAID Chassis 
Attach
QXS-484 12G 
RAID Chassis 
Attach