Acer Altos S205F User Manual

Also see for Altos S200F: Installation guide

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Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual34Notes 1 Drives are numbered row/column.With only one active PSU the enclosure will take approximately 96 seconds to start all drives fromPower On.2.10 Drive Carrier Configuration2.10.1 Planning and Configuring Your Installation2.10.1.1 System ConfigurationImportant Before you begin installation you should become familiar with the configuration requirements ofyour Altos S205F / S200F Storage System system. Please refer to Section 2.2 for information on youroverall system configurations.There must be a drive present in Bay 1/1 or 4/4 to enable SES Communications to operate. Installingdrives in both of these bays will provide redundant SES communication paths.When planning your system configuration, please remember that:• All Altos S205F / S200F Storage System enclosure drive bays must be filled with either a drivecarrier or front dummy carrier module, no bays should be left completely empty.Warning Operation of the Enclosure withANY modules missing will disrupt the airflow and the drives willnot receive sufficient cooling. It isESSENTIAL that all apertures are filled before operating the unit.Dummy Carriers and/or Blank modules are available for this purpose.2.10.1.2 Drive ConfigurationImportant After you have installed the drive carrier modules in your Altos S205F / S200F Storage Systemenclosure, please refer to Section 2.5 for configuration information relevant to the I/O module youare installing.2.11 Drive Carrier Installation2.11.1 Parts Check List• Drive Carrier module, or• Dummy Carrier module#/3 Drive 8 Drive 9 Drive 10 Drive 11#/4 Drive 12 Drive 13 Drive 14 Drive 15*Table 2–7 Drive Slot Arrangement: Enclosure Front ViewRow/Column 1/# 2/# 3/# 4/#