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QXS 56-Drive Chassis Power Cabling |
Use the following task to cable and power on the QXS 56-drive chassis.
Prerequisites
- Make sure that the QXS SAS cables are installed. See Connect the QXS RAID Chassis to the Expansion Chassis.
- Make sure all disk drives have been installed in the chassis so that the Controller module can identify and configure the drives when powered on. See Install the QXS Drives.
Cable and Power on the Chassis
- Plug a power cord into each of the power supplies on the rear of the expansion chassis.
- Plug the other end of the power cord into the rack power source.
- Repeat this sequence for the other AC PSU on the expansion chassis.
Figure 1: Power Connections onQXS 56-Drive Expansion Chassis
- Turn both power switches to the ON position.
- Repeat these steps for any additional expansion chassis, as needed.
Figure 2: Power Switches on QXS 56-Drive Expansion Chassis
- Plug a power cord into each of the power supplies on the rear of the RAID chassis.
- Plug the other end of the power cord into the rack power source.
- Repeat this sequence for the other AC PSU on the RAID chassis.
Figure 3: Power Connections on QXS 56-Drive RAID Chassis
- Turn both power switches to the ON position.
- Wait several seconds to allow the disks to spin up.
- Repeat these steps for any additional RAID chassis, as needed.
Figure 4: Power Switches on RAID Chassis
IMPORTANT
Do not power off the RAID or expansion chassis. The Connect Install App needs these to be powered on.
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