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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1.2 Enclosure Chassis
1.1.2.1 Chassis Overview
The HDX3 RAID storage is housed in a 4U robust chassis that is
divided into the front and the rear sections. Key components are
either accessed through the front or rear panels. The enclosure
chassis can be mounted into a standard EIA, 19-inch rack or
enclosure cabinet using support brackets that are included in kit.
1.1.2.2 Physical Dimensions
The HDX3 comes in a 4U chassis with the following dimensions:
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With forearm handles: 482W x 174.4H x 514D mm (19 x 6.87 x
20.2 inches)
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Without forearm handles: 445W x 174.4H x 498D mm (17.5 x
6.87 x 19.6 inches)
1.1.2.3 Front Panel Overview
The front section of the system features a 4x6 layout for 24 3.5-inch
disk drives. The forearm handles enable you to easily extract the
chassis from a rack or cabinet. The front view is shown below. A
description of each front panel component is given below:
Figure 1-2: HDX3 Front View
The front panel components include:
Product Overview

Drive bays with drive tray canisters: The drive bays
accommodate either SAS or SATA-II 3.5” disk drives.
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Forearm handles: For retrieving chassis from a rack
cabinet.
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