This section describes guidelines for configuring the ZS5-4 Racked System All Flash.
The DE3-24P disk shelf is only supported in the base cabinet.
The expansion cabinet only supports DE3-24C disk shelves.
The DE3-24P disk shelf can include 3.2 TB SSDs in 24-SSD or 20-SSD configurations. Slots 20, 21, 22 and 23 can be installed with 200 GB SSD log devices, but no SSD read cache devices are allowed in the DE3-24P All-Flash disk shelf.
The DE3-24P disk shelf can include 1.2 TB HDDs in 24-HDD or 20-HDD configurations. Slots 20, 21, 22, and 23 can be installed with 200 GB SSD log devices and/or 3.2 TB SSD read cache devices.
The DE3-24C disk shelf can include 8 TB HDDs in 24-HDD or 20-HDD configurations. Slots 20, 21, 22, and 23 can be installed with 200 GB SSD log devices and/or 3.2 TB SSD read cache devices.
DE3-24 disk shelves can only be added in pairs by type: either two DE3-24P disk shelves or two DE3-24C disk shelves.
ZS5-4 Racked System All Flash supports five base cabinet options and a total of 24 different system configurations. Expansion cabinet options are limited, depending on each system configuration.
Each expansion cabinet can contain 2, 4, 5 (half-rack), 6, 8, or 10 DE3-24C disk shelves. ZS5-4 Racked System All Flash can have up to three expansion cabinets.