Installation guide

Hardware Operation Manual
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One SAS Raid subsystem with four SAS JBOD
24 Bay SAS-SAS
RAID Subsystem
(Rear Side)
24 Bay
SAS JBOD
24 Bay
SAS JBOD
24 Bay
SAS JBOD
16 Bay
SAS JBOD
It supports up to four tiers and 122 SAS/SATAII peripheral devices (SAS/SATA
HDDs + Raid Enclosures) by using SAS expanders.
 One Volume Set supports up to 32 HDDs
 One SAS Raid subsystem supports up to 128 Volumes
 One SAS Raid subsystem supports up to 122 SAS/SATAII peripheral devices
(SAS/SATA HDDs + Raid Enclosures) by using SAS expanders.
There are four tiers within JBOD topology as above:
 First tier is a RAID System.
 Second tier is a SAS JBOD with a SAS CH0 on it. Connecting SAS CH0 to SAS
exp. Port on RAID System via a Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cable.
 Third tier could be two SAS JBODs with a SAS CH0 port individually. One is
connected to the SAS EXP. Port on the second tier SAS JBOD via a Mini SAS to
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