Drive configuration worksheet

The control enclosure supports up to 24 drives, which are installed in drive slots on the front of the enclosure.

Use the following guidelines to plan the drive locations and record them in the worksheet.
  • Each drive slot must contain a drive or a drive blank.
  • In an operating control enclosure, a drive slot must not be left empty for more than 10 minutes.
  • Storage Class Memory (SCM) and other NVM Express (NVMe) drive types can be installed in any drive slot. However, the highest capacity drives must be installed in the lowest available drive slots.

Drive slot worksheet

Use Table 1 to record the configuration of the drives or drive blanks that is planned for your system. For each drive slot, specify the type and capacity of the drive or whether a drive blank is installed.
Table 1. Drive installation worksheet
Control Enclosure S/N:
Content Drive Slots
Type
  • NVMe
  • SCM
                                                
Capacity                                                
Drive Blank                                                
Slot Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

For a list of supported drives, see Control enclosure replaceable units. For more information about working with drive blanks and the drives, see Removing and replacing a drive blank and Removing and replacing a drive.