ESS Series User’s Manual94Please refer to the following sheet for host model they can connect to and then recommend HDDamount and max HDD amount.EnclosureHost ESS2016X-J ESS3116S-J ESS3124S-J ESS3148S-JESS2016XCascadeNo. 2 2 2 1HDD No. 48 48 64 64ESS5016SCascadeNo. 4 4 4 2HDD No. 80 80 112 112ESS5024SCascadeNo. 4 4 4 2HDD No. 88 88 120 120EVS5000CascadeNo. 3 3 3 1HDD No. 96 96 120 96EVS7024SCascadeNo. 2 2 2 1HDD No. 96 96 112 112EVS7048SCascadeNo. 2 2 2 1HDD No. 48 48 64 645.8.1.2 Dual-Controller SeriesFor the dual-controller series product, there are two main control modules and it can onlyconnect to the dual-controller host.Please refer to the following sheet for host model they can connect to and then recommend HDDamount and max HDD amount.EnclosureHost ESS3116D-J ESS3124D-JESS5016DCascadeNo. 4 4HDD No. 80 112ESS5024DCascadeNo. 4 4HDD No. 88 120EVS7024DCascadeNo. 2 2HDD No. 96 1125.8.2 Cascade Connection Sample5.8.2.1 Single-Controller SeriesImportantPlease use SAS cable to connect the main control module of the disk array enclosure tothe main control module of the host respectively. Otherwise, it may result in disk arrayenclosure error if you misconnect or forgot to connect the SAS cable!When connect ESS2016X to ESS2016X-J, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-17.