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The G-Series Controller

The device may only be opened by qualified 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 prevent 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. It contains the control unit (12) for the Silent Brick Library, five slots (13) for Silent Brick storage containers, and two power supplies (16) for energy provision.

On the front of the device, three light-emitting diodes (10) are located in the upper left corner. These indicate the device status as follows:

  • Green: The system is active.

  • Yellow: The system is in standby mode.

  • Red: The system has detected an error (This LED illuminates in addition to the operating status).

An ePaper Display (11) is located in the upper left corner of the control unit. It contains the following information about the Silent Brick Library:

  • IPv4 address,

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

  • Name,

  • Version,

  • Storage capacity,

  • Status,

  • QR code.

Locking levers (14) are located at the lower corners of the front side of the device. These levers allow the anchoring between the device and the rack rails to be released.

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Fig.: Controller Overview

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Fig.: Controller Front Side

No.

Designation

10

Operating status indicator

11

ePaper Display

12

Control Unit

13

Slots for Silent Bricks

14

Locking lever

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Controller Revision 1 Rear

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Controller Revision 2 Rear

No.

Designation

15

Handle

16

Power Supply

17

SAS Ports for Expansion Connection (SFF-8644)

18

Shelf Communication Ports (100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

19

Controller Communication Ports (100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

20a

Management port Mgmt1
(100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

20b

Management Port Mgmt2
(100Mbit Ethernet RJ45 / 1Gbit Ethernet RJ45)

21a

Data Port Data 1
(Fibre Channel 8Gb|16Gb|32Gb or 10GB Ethernet SFP+ or 10GB Ethernet RJ45)

21b

Data Port Data 2
(Fibre Channel 8Gb|16Gb|32Gb or 10GB Ethernet SFP+ or 10GB Ethernet RJ45)

22

Rack rails

23

VGA Connector

24

Optional: Serial Port (RS232)

26

USB Ports

27

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

28

Fan

29

Power

30

SAS ports for internal use (SFF-8644)

31

Last Resort Interface

32

Emergency release of the slots for Silent Bricks

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