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Supported System Configurations
The MD32xx/MD32xxi storage array system may consist of the following twenty four order independent
combinations of the enclosures with 12 horizontally positioned 3.5" disk slots and the enclosures with 24
vertically positioned 2.5" disk slots.
Table 1. Supported System Configurations
Config.
ID
Total
Number of
Enclosures
Maximum
Number
of Disks
Number of
Enclosures
with 12
Disk Slots
Number of
Enclosures
with 24
Disk Slots
Simple Cascade
Scheme
Illustration
Fault-tolerant
Asymmetric
Cabling Scheme
Illustration
C01
8
96
8
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 1
(hyperlink)
Figure 9
C02
7
96
6
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 2
(hyperlink)
Figure 10
C03
7
84
7
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 2
(hyperlink)
Figure 10
C04
6
96
4
2
(hyperlink)
Figure 3
(hyperlink)
Figure 11
C05
6
84
5
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 3
(hyperlink)
Figure 11
C06
6
72
6
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 3
(hyperlink)
Figure 11
C07
5
96
2
3
(hyperlink)
Figure 4
(hyperlink)
Figure 12
C08
5
84
3
2
(hyperlink)
Figure 4
(hyperlink)
Figure 12
C09
5
72
4
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 4
(hyperlink)
Figure 12
C10
5
60
5
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 4
(hyperlink)
Figure 12
C11
4
96
0
4
(hyperlink)
Figure 5
(hyperlink)
Figure 13
C12
4
84
1
3
(hyperlink)
Figure 5
(hyperlink)
Figure 13
C13
4
72
2
2
(hyperlink)
Figure 5
(hyperlink)
Figure 13
C14
4
60
3
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 5
(hyperlink)
Figure 13
C15
4
48
4
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 5
(hyperlink)
Figure 13
C16
3
72
0
3
(hyperlink)
Figure 6
(hyperlink)
Figure 14
C17
3
60
1
2
(hyperlink)
Figure 6
(hyperlink)
Figure 14
C18
3
48
2
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 6
(hyperlink)
Figure 14
C19
3
36
3
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 6
(hyperlink)
Figure 14
C20
2
48
0
2
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
C21
2
36
1
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
C22
2
24
2
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
(hyperlink)
Figure 7
C23
1
24
0
1
(hyperlink)
Figure 8
(hyperlink)
Figure 8
C24
1
12
1
0
(hyperlink)
Figure 8
(hyperlink)
Figure 8