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The Silent Brick Drive Plus

The device may only be opened by specialized personnel.

The device must be connected to a socket with earth contact.

Ensure easy access to the power outlets.

Caution, risk of electric shock: To disconnect the power supply, all power sources must be disconnected to avoid the risk of electric shock.

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Caution, risk of electric shock

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The Drive Plus is the larger variant of the entry-level or satellite system. The Drive Plus includes a control unit for the Silent Brick Library, two slots (13) for Silent Brick Storage Containers, as well as two power supplies (16) for energy supply and is not expandable via Shelf.

On the front side of the device, there are three light emitting diodes (10) located to the left of the display. These indicate the status of the device as follows:

  • Green: The system is active.

  • Yellow: The system is in standby mode.

  • Red: The system has detected an error (This LED lights up in addition to the operating state).

In the middle of the drive, there is an ePaper display (11). This includes the following information about the Silent Brick Library:

  • IPv4 address,

  • IPv6 address or IPv4 address of the data network in case of network disconnection,

  • Name,

  • Version,

  • Storage capacity,

  • Status,

At the lower corners of the front side of the device, there are the locking levers (14). With these levers, the anchoring between the device and the rack rails can be released.

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Fig.: Drive Plus Front

No.

Designation

10

Operating State Display

11

ePaper display

13

Slots for Silent Bricks

14

Locking Lever

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Fig.: Drive Plus Back

No.

Designation

16

Power Supply

20

Management Connection (1GB Ethernet RJ45)

21

Data connections (10GB Ethernet SFP+ or 10GB Ethernet RJ45)

28

Fan

29

Power

30

Emergency Release of Slots for Silent Bricks

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