Task 3: Installing Disk Drives; Drive Slot Numbering - Vess R2000 Serie Guia De Inicio Rapido

TASK 3: INSTALLING DISK DRIVES

The Vess R2600 subsystems and Vess J2600 expansion units support:
• SAS hard disk drives
• SATA hard disks (requires additional factory installed adapter see Figures 14 and 15 below)
• 3.5-inch hard disk drives
• 2.5-inch hard disk drives
For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the
support website.

DRIVE SLOT NUMBERING

You can install any qualified disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The diagram below shows how
drive slots are numbered on both the Vess R2600 and Vess J2600.
Slot numbering is reflected in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces.
Figure 12: 16-bay Drive slot numbering (Vess R2600 and Vess J2600)
Install all of the drive carriers into the enclosure to ensure proper airflow, even if you do not populate
all the carriers with disk drives.
13
PROMISE