User`s guide

Installing the Hard Drives
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Installing the Hard Drives
The ISS3500 supports the following disk storage configurations:
• Standard configuration (ISS-BASE-3500)
This configuration includes an SAS3041e-IR HBA card in slot 1. This HBA supports two
internal SATA disk drives and RAID 0, 1, 1E, and JBOD.
• Expanded configuration
In addition to the SAS3041e-IR HBA card, this configuration includes a MegaRAID
9261-8i PCIe card in slot 3. This HBA supports the 36 hot-swappable external SATA disk
drives and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60.
The chassis can support up to 36 hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives, 3.5" x 1". The actual
number of supported disk drives is configuration-dependent. The disk drives are mounted to
hot-swappable drive trays (see Figure 4-1).
Figure 4-1 Removing the Hard Drive Carriers
The drives are mounted in driver carriers to simplify their installation and removal from the
chassis.
Note: Drive blanks must be used when no disk drive is used in a hard drive bay. This is necessary
to maintain proper cooling of the chassis.