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Before installing a StorageGRID appliance, confirm you have all of the additional equipment and tools that you need.

All appliances

You need the following equipment to install and configure all appliances.

Item What it looks like

Screwdrivers
Two screwdrivers

  • Phillips No. 2 screwdriver

  • Medium flat-blade screwdriver

ESD wrist strap
ESD wrist strap

Service laptop
Service laptop
Note Some ports might not support 10/100 Ethernet speeds.

Optional tools
Power drill and flashlight

  • Power drill with Phillips head bit

  • Flashlight

SGF6112

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SGF6112 hardware.

Item What it looks like

Optical cables and transceivers
Optical cable and QSFP+ transceiver

  • One to four of either of these types of cables:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • One to four of each of these transceivers/adapters based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • 10-GbE SFP+

    • 25-GbE SFP28

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a) Ethernet cables
Ethernet cable

SG6000

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG6000 hardware.

Item What it looks like

Optical cables and SFP transceivers
Optical cable and SFP+ transceiver

  • One to four of either of these types of cables:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • One to four of each of these transceivers/adapters, based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • 10-GbE SFP+

    • 25-GbE SFP28

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6) Ethernet cables
Ethernet cables

Optional tools

Mechanized lift for 60-drive shelves

SG5700

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG5700 hardware.

Item What it looks like

Optical cables and SFP transceivers
Optical cable and SFP+ transceiver

  • Optical cables for the 10/25-GbE ports you plan to use

  • Optional: SFP28 transceivers if you want to use 25-GbE link speed

Ethernet cables
Ethernet cables

Optional tools

Mechanized lift for SG5760

SG100 and SG1000

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG100 and SG1000 hardware.

Item What it looks like

Optical cables and transceivers
Optical cable and QSFP+ transceiver

  • One to four of either of these cable types:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • One to four of each of these transceivers/adapters based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • SG100:

      • 10-GbE SFP+

      • 25-GbE SFP28

    • SG1000:

      • 10-GbE QSFP-to-SFP adapter (QSA) and SFP+

      • 25-GbE QSFP-to-SFP adapter (QSA) and SFP28

      • 40-GbE QSFP+

      • 100-GbE QFSP28

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a) Ethernet cables
Ethernet cable