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HQT-4180 · Question #26

A customer wants to upgrade their VSP E790 with a SAS Expansion feature. What are three requirements? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is A. Two additional Disk Boards (DKBs) have to be installed. B. Slots B of both controllers must be available for DKB installation. E. Drive Boxes (DBs) with SAS interface have to be added. The VSP E790/E590 is a 2U single-chassis storage system with an internal drive enclosure for up to 24 NVMe SSDs. The maximum supported capacity for a single NVMe SSD is 30TB, so up to 720TB can be installed in the system. Depending on the RAID level and the number of spares…

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Question

A customer wants to upgrade their VSP E790 with a SAS Expansion feature. What are three requirements? (Choose three.)

Options

  • ATwo additional Disk Boards (DKBs) have to be installed.
  • BSlots B of both controllers must be available for DKB installation.
  • CThe SAS Expansion license has to be installed.
  • DIn Shared Memory, the Extension1 has to be enabled.
  • EDrive Boxes (DBs) with SAS interface have to be added.

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    79% (15)
  • C
    16% (3)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

The VSP E790/E590 is a 2U single-chassis storage system with an internal drive enclosure for up to 24 NVMe SSDs. The maximum supported capacity for a single NVMe SSD is 30TB, so up to 720TB can be installed in the system. Depending on the RAID level and the number of spares configured, the usable capacity may be The SAS Expansion feature provides the customer with flexibility in terms of capacity and tiering. Based on two SAS Disk Boards (DKBs) mounted in Slot B of both controllers, certain numbers of external SAS Drive Boxes can be added. Drive Boxes are offered for 3.5" NL-SAS drives and for 2.5" SAS HDDs and SSDs.

Topics

#SAS expansion#DKB installation#drive boxes#VSP E790 upgrade

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