Drive box

Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series Hardware Guide

Version
90-09-2x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9013-09

Drive boxes are compact storage enclosures that hold large numbers of drives and can be installed in a small rack space (EIA-standard rack units).



Number Item Description
1 POWER LED Green: Storage system is powered on.
2 READY LED

Green: Normal operation.

3 LOCATE LED Amber: Failure requires maintenance.

The LED can be lit/turned off by the Maintenance Utility.

The storage systems supports the following drive boxes:

  • Drive box for SBX (SAS SSDs)
  • Drive box for UBX (SAS HDDs)
  • Drive box for NBX (NVMe SCM/SSD)
  • Drive box for FBX (FMD)

Drive Box for SBX

The media chassis for SBX contains four 2U drive boxes in which 2.5-inch disk drives and the 2.5-inch flash drives are installed. Each drive box consists of two enclosures and two power supplies with a built-in cooling fan.

The SBX holds 96 2.5-inch small form factor SAS SSD drives.

Note: The SBXE power supply has a Platinum efficiency rating.


Number Item Description
1 ALM

Red: Indicates that the removal of the HDD/SSD is possible when the storage system is powered on.

2 ACT

Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is powered on.

Blinking Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is active.

The blink speed may differ between HDDs and SSDs; however, this does not indicate a disk error or failure.

3 POWER Green: Indicates that the power supply is supplied to the storage system.
4 READY Green: Indicates that the ENC is operating normally.
5 LOCATE

Amber: Indicates the location of the chassis that detects a failure.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.



Number Item Description
1 PATH (IN side) Green: Indicates that the IN side is linked up.
2 PATH (OUT side) Green: Indicates that the OUT side is linked up.
3 PATH (IN side) Green: Indicates that the IN side is linked up.
4 PATH (OUT side) Green: Indicates that the OUT side is linked up.
5 POWER Green: Indicates that the power is supplied to the ENC.
6 LOCATE

Amber: A LED to specify the chassis location on the rear of the chassis.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.

7 ALARM (REPLACE) Red: Lights up when replacement of the ENC is possible.
8 Console port Not in use


Number Item Description
1 RDY2

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

2 RDY1

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

3 AC IN Green: Indicates that AC input is normal.
4 ALM (REPLACE) Red: Indicates when the power supply can be replaced.

Drive Box for UBX

The media chassis for UBX contains eight 2U drive boxes in which 3.5-inch disk drives are installed. Each drive box consists of two ENCs and two power supplies with a built-in cooling fan.

The UBX holds 96 3.5-inch large form factor SAS HDD drives.

Note: The UBXE power supply has a Platinum efficiency rating.


Number Item Description
1 POWER Green: Indicates that the power supply is supplied to the storage system.
2 READY Green: Indicates that the ENC is operating normally.
3 LOCATE

Amber: Indicates the location of the chassis that detects a failure.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.

4 ACT

Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is powered on.

Blinking Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is active.

The blink speed may differ between HDDs and SSDs; however, this does not indicate a disk error or failure.

5 ALM

Red: Indicates that the removal of the HDD/SSD is possible when the storage system is powered on.



Number Item Description
1 POWER Green: Indicates that the power is supplied to the ENC.
2 LOCATE

Amber: A LED to specify the chassis location on the rear of the chassis.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.

3 ALARM (REPLACE) Red: Lights up when replacement of the ENC is possible.
4 PATH (IN side) Green: Indicates that the IN side is linked up.
5 PATH (OUT side) Green: Indicates that the OUT side is linked up.
6 Console port Not in use


Number Item Description
1 RDY2

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

2 RDY1

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

3 AC IN Green: Indicates that AC input is normal.
4 ALM (REPLACE) Red: Indicates when the power supply can be replaced.

Drive Box for NBX

The media chassis for NBX contains four 2U drive boxes in which 2.5-inch NVMe drives are installed. Each drive box consists of two ENCs and two power supplies with a built-in cooling fan.

The NBX holds 96 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives or 33 2.5-inch NVMe SCM drives.

Note: The NBXE power supply has a Platinum efficiency rating.


Number Item Description
1 ALM

Red: Indicates that the removal of the HDD/SSD is possible when the storage system is powered on.

2 ACT

Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is powered on.

Blinking Green: Indicates that the HDD/SSD is active.

The blink speed may differ between HDDs and SSDs; however, this does not indicate a disk error or failure.

3 POWER Green: Indicates that the power is supplied to the ENC.
4 READY Green: Indicates that the ENC is operating normally.
5 LOCATE

Amber: A LED to specify the chassis location on the rear of the chassis.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.



Number Item Description
1 POWER Green: Indicates that the power is supplied to the ENC.
2 LOCATE

Amber: A LED to specify the chassis location on the rear of the chassis.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.

3 ALARM

Red: Indicates that the removal of the HDD/SSD is possible when the storage system is powered on.

4 LINK Blue: Indicates that PCIe between DKBN and ENC is linked up.


Number Item Description
1 RDY2

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

2 RDY1

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

3 AC IN Green: Indicates that AC input is normal.
4 ALM (REPLACE) Red: Indicates when the power supply can be replaced.

Drive Box for FBX

The media chassis for FBX contains four 2U drive boxes in which FMD drives are installed. Each drive box consists of two ENCs and two power supplies with a built-in cooling fan.

The FBX holds 48 Hitachi flash module drives (FMDs).



Number Item Description
1 ACT

Green: Indicates FMD status.

Blinking Green: Indicates that the FMD is active.

The blink speed may differ between FMD LEDs; however, this does not indicate a disk error or failure.

2 ALM

Red: Indicates that the removal of the FMD is possible when the storage system is powered on.

3 POWER Green: Indicates that the power supply is supplied to the storage system.
4 READY Green: Indicates that the ENC is operating normally.
5 LOCATE

Amber: Indicates the location of the chassis that detects a failure.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.



Number Item Description
1 PATH (IN side) Green: Indicates that the IN side is linked up.
2 PATH (OUT side) Green: Indicates that the OUT side is linked up.
3 POWER Green: Indicates that the power is supplied to the ENC.
4 LOCATE

Amber: A LED to specify the chassis location on the rear of the chassis.

The LED can be lit/turned off by Maintenance Utility.

5 ALARM (REPLACE) Red: Lights up when replacement of the ENC is possible.


Number Item Description
1 RDY 1

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

2 RDY 2

Green: Normal operation

Off: Erroneous operation or out of operation

3 ALM REPLACE Red: Indicates when the power supply can be replaced.