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Steelvault 5300 Hardware Components
The Steelvault 5300 Storage Array features 16 hot-swap hard drives that provide from 4TB to 16TB storage capacity in a 3U rack mount chassis. The system has two 8 drive mounts that can be independently configured as RAID 0 (performance) or RAID 5 (redundancy).
Redundant power supplies mitigate power failures; it is recommended that each power supply is connected to a different circuit to minimize the potential for system crashes as a result of power failure. An audible alarm indicates power supply failure; each power supply is hot-swappable. Power supply redundancy is provided in a 2+1 configuration. Despite redundancy, it is recommended that a UPS system with surge protection is used to prevent damage to the system from power spikes, brown-outs, or complete power failure.
A single Gigabit Ethernet port connects the 5300 to the NMA. The keyboard, mouse, and VGA ports are not connected during normal operation; the NMA provides the management interface for all maintenance tasks.
