
LaCie 12big Rack Fibre 8 System Overview
User Manual page 12
1.4. The Plug-in Modules
A LaCie 12big Rack Fibre 8 enclosure requires the following mod-
ules for normal operation:
✦ (2) 580W AC Power Cooling Modules.
✦ (1 or 2) LaCie 12big Rack Fibre 8 RAID Controller module(s)
for the 12big Rack Fibre 8.
✦ (1 or 2) Disk I/O Modules for the 12big Rack Fibre Expansion
enclosure.
✦ (1 to 12) Drive Carrier modules with either SAS or SATA disk
drives.
1.4.1. Power Cooling Module
CAUTION: To prevent overheating, do not operate the enclosure
with a PCM removed for more than 10 minutes.
Up to two 100-240V 580W dual fan power cooling modules are
supplied at the rear of the enclosure as part of the enclosure core
product (Fig. 06). This system provides an N+1 redundant power
configuration. If a PCM fails, the system will continue to operate nor-
mally up to 24 hours on the remaining PCM until the failed module
is replaced.
Each PCM features an ON/OFF switch and four LEDs that provide
operational status information. The cooling fans are speed con-
trolled via firmware. Should a firmware condition exists or a tem-
perature threshold exceeded, the fans speed will be increased to a
maximum value until the condition is corrected.
The enclosure is designed to power up and operate with two power
cooling modules and allows for a failure of one PCM while continu-
ing normal operations. Two PCMs must always be installed.
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Fig. 06 - Power Cooling Module
Fig. 07 - Power Cooling Module LEDs
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