Sonnet Technologies Fusion DX800RAID (Without Drives) - Manual (Page 3)

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Please read this section carefully before proceeding. These
precautions explain the correct and safe use of this device,
thereby helping to prevent injury to you or others, and also help
you to minimize the risk of damaging the device.
Warnings
Always follow the basic warnings listed here to avoid the risk of
serious injury or death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire,
and other hazards. These warnings include, but are not limited to:
• With the exception of the user-swappable parts, do not attempt
to disassemble or modify the enclosure. If this device appears to
be malfunctioning, contact your reseller or local distributor.
• Do not drop the enclosure or any of its drive modules;
dropping or mishandling of the enclosure or drive modules
may result in a malfunction.
• Do not insert your fingers or foreign objects inside the
enclosure; take particular care when small children are present.
• Do not expose the device to rain, use it near water or containers
that contain liquids which might spill into any openings, or in
damp or wet conditions.
• If unusual smells, sounds, or smoke come from the device, or if
liquids enter it, switch it off immediately and unplug it from the
electrical outlet.
• Follow the instructions in this manual carefully; contact your
reseller or local distributor for additional advice not covered in
this User’s Guide.
DISCLAIMERS
Drive Usage:
Sonnet Technologies has qualified the hard drives listed here
for use in Fusion DX800RAID storage systems. These drives
were chosen for their superior performance, error handling, and
reliability characteristics, especially when used in RAID groups.
One important difference between these drives and standard
hard drives is how quickly each handles read errors—these
qualified drives attempt to recover from errors for just a few
seconds, while standard hard drives may take minutes. Because
RAID controller cards and software-based RAID schemes allow
only a very short time for drives to recover before dropping them
from the RAID group, hard drive manufacturers recommend
against using standard hard drives in RAID storage systems. The
hard drives qualified by Sonnet also feature improved vibration
characteristics that influence and support storage reliability. We
recommend the use of these Enterprise/RAID edition hard drives
and select, Sonnet certified desktop hard drives in your Fusion
storage system to ensure system reliability and performance.
STANDARD DRIVES MAY NOT BE SUPPORTED AND MAY
DEGRADE SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
. Check
the Sonnet Web site for the latest list of qualified hard drives.
Safety Precautions and Disclaimers
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Drive Usage (continued)
500GB Models
• Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000, # HUA721050KLA330
• Seagate Barracuda ES, # ST3500630NS
• Seagate Barracuda ES.2, # ST3500320NS
(1)
• Seagate Constellation ES, # ST3500514NS
750GB Models
• Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000, # HUA721075KLA330
• Seagate Barracuda ES, # ST3750640NS
• Seagate Barracuda ES.2, # ST3750330NS
(1)
1TB Models
• Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000, # HDE721010SLA330
• Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000, # HUA721010KLA330
• Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000, # HUA722010CLA330
• Seagate Barracuda ES.2, # ST31000340NS
(1)
• Seagate Constellation ES, # ST31000524NS
1.5TB Models
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, # ST31500341AS
(2)
2TB Models
• Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000, # HUA722020ALA330
There are unresolved technical issues in the Fusion DX800RAID
with the following Enterprise/RAID edition drives, which are not
recommended at this time:
• 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F RAID, # E502IJ
• 750 GB Samsung Spinpoint F RAID, # HE753LJ
• 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F RAID, # HE103UJ
(1) Only Seagate ES.2 drives with firmware versions SN06 and newer com-
patible. Seagate ES.2 drives with firmware versions SN03, SN04, or SN05 are
NOT compatible.
(2) Only Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB drives with firmware versions
SD1B and newer compatible.