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The Silent Brick Controller G-Series

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 Controller is the base unit of the Silent Brick Library. The Controller includes the control unit (12) for the Silent Brick Library, five slots (13) for Silent Brick Storage Containers, as well as two power supplies (16) for energy supply.

On the front side of the device, in the upper left corner, there are three light emitting diodes (10). 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 upper left corner of the control unit, 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,

  • QR code.

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.: Controller Overview

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Fig.: Controller Front Side

No.

Designation

10

Operating State Display

11

ePaper display

12

Control unit

13

Slots for Silent Bricks

14

Locking Lever

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Controller Revision 1 Back Side

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Controller Revision 2 Back Side

No.

Designation

15

Bracket

16

Power Supply

17

SAS connectors for connecting expansions (SFF-8644)

18

Shelf communication ports (100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

19

Controller communication ports (100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

20

Management ports (100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

21

Data connections (Fibre Channel 8G or 10GB Ethernet SFP+ or 10GB Ethernet RJ45)

22

Rack rails

23

VGA socket

24

Optional: Serial port (RS232)

26

USB connectors

27

IPMI connection (1GB Ethernet RJ45, independent web interface for hardware monitoring)

28

Fan

29

Power

30

SAS connectors for internal use (SFF-8644)

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