Specifications

Falcon 24 Bay SCSI-SATA Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
I/O signals/commands transmitted between the RAID controller and the disk drives in the
front section of the subsystem pass through a non-user-serviceable backplane. The
backplane receives a maximum of twenty-four (24) hard drives that you purchase
separately and install into the hot-swappable drive trays. The drive trays, which fit into
drive bays, accommodate SATA II hard disk drives.
Two (2) redundant, hot-swappable, dual-fan cooling modules protect the RAID
subsystem from overheating and three (3) redundant, hot-swappable, 1U 405W power
supply unit (PSU) modules provide constant power to the RAID subsystem. The modular
nature of the subsystem and the easy accessibility to all major components ensures that
the Falcon 24 BAY can be easily and efficiently operated and maintained.
1.1.2 Enclosure Chassis
1.1.2.1 Chassis Overview
The Falcon 24 BAY subsystem enclosure is a 4U metal chassis. A back-end PCB is
enclosed in thick gauge sheet metal that divides the enclosure internally into front and
rear sections. (See Figure 1-2) The front section accommodates twenty-four (24) drive
trays (with their associated hard drives) and the rear section accommodates three (3) PSU
modules, two (2) dual-fan cooling modules, and a single RAID controller module. The
two (2) foldable handles on the front of the chassis enable you to easily insert/extract the
chassis into/from a rack cabinet. Pre-drilled holes in the sides of the 4U RAID subsystem
enclosure allow you to attach separately purchased slide rails so that you can install the
enclosure into a standard 19 inch rack cabinet.
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