Storage Devices

RAID Levels and Disk Storage

  • Smart-1 6000-L - The supplied Enterprise graded SATA III 3.5" HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) are hot swappable.

  • Smart-1 6000-XL - The supplied Enterprise graded 2.5" SSDs (Solid State Drives) come in 1TB and 4TB capacities depending on your storage requirements and are hot swappable.

  • Hot swappable disks are supplied in hot swappable disk carriers that fit in the disk slots.

  • If you do not immediately install a replacement disk when a disk fails, leave the failed disk in place to ensure proper appliance cooling until the new disk is installed.

 

Smart-1 6000-L
4TB HDD Disks

Smart-1 6000-XL
4TB SSD Disks

Smart-1 6000-XL
1TB SSD Disks

Default
RAID Level

5, 6, 50 for 6 disks

5, 6, 50 for 6 disks

5, 6, 50 for 6 disks

Default Storage

6 x 4TB disks

6 x 4TB disks

6 x 1TB disks

Optional Storage

12 x 4TB disks

12 x 4TB disks

N/A

Supported
RAID
Levels

5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for 12 disks

5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for 12 disks

5, 6, 50 for 6 disks

Best Practice -The recommended default storage options for Smart-1 6000-XL appliances are:

  • 6 x 1TB disks when using a Smart-1 6000-XL appliance as a Management Server only.

  • 6 x 4TB disks when using a Smart-1 6000-XL appliance as a Management Server+Log Server or a Log Server only. This is due to additional storage space required for logs.

Numbering of the Disk Slots on the Front Panel

Smart-1 6000-L/6000-XL Front Panel

Slot 0:
Disk

Slot 3:
Disk

Slot 6:
Optional

Slot 9:
Optional

Slot 1:
Disk

Slot 4:
Disk

Slot 7:
Optional

Slot 10:
Optional

Slot 2:
Disk

Slot 5:
Disk

Slot 8:
Optional

Slot 11:
Optional

Note - See the slot numbers below the bottom row of disk slots on the appliance.

Disk Carrier

Item

Description

1

Status indicator LED.
Shows the power condition of the disk.
For LED patterns, see the table below.

2

Activity indicator LED.
Shows whether the disk is currently in use or not.

3

Release button.

4

Release handle.

5

Disk.

Status indicator LED patterns

Status Indicator
LED Pattern

Disk Condition

Steady green

Disk is online.

Flashes green twice per second

Identifying disk or preparing disk for removal.

Blinks green, amber, and then turns off

Predicted disk failure.

Blinks amber four times per second

Disk failed.

Blinks green slowly

Disk is rebuilding.

Blinks green for three seconds, blinks amber for three seconds, then turns off after six seconds

Disk rebuild stopped.

Off

Disk is ready for insertion or removal.

The status indicator LED remains off until all disks are initialized after the system is turned on. Disks are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.