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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.

Screwdrivers

  • Phillips No. 2 screwdriver

  • Medium flat-blade screwdriver

ESD wrist strap
Service laptop
Note Some ports might not support 10/100 Ethernet speeds.
Optional tools

  • Power drill with Phillips head bit

  • Flashlight

Appliance-specific equipment and tools

SG100 and SG1000

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

Optical cables and transceivers

  • Cables, 1 to 4 of either:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • Transceivers/adapters, 1 to 4 of each, 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

Ethernet cables

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a)

SG110 and SG1100

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG110 and SG1100 hardware.

Optical cables and transceivers

  • Cables, 1 to 4 of either:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • Transceivers/adapters, 1 to 4 of each, based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • SG110:

      • 10-GbE SFP+

      • 25-GbE SFP28

    • SG1100:

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

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

      • 40-GbE QSFP+

      • 100-GbE QFSP28

Ethernet cables

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a)

SG5700

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

Optical cables and SFP transceivers

  • 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
Optional tools

Mechanized lift for SG5760

SG5800

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG5800 hardware.

Cables and SFP transceivers

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

  • Optional: SFP28 transceivers if you want to use 25-GbE link speed and have optical cables

  • Optional: SFP+ transceivers if you want to use 10-GbE link speed and have optical cables

Ethernet cables
Optional tools

Mechanized lift for SG5860

SG6000

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

Optical cables and SFP transceivers

  • Cables, 1 to 4 of either:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • Transceivers/adapters, 1 to 4 of each, based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • 10-GbE SFP+

    • 25-GbE SFP28

Ethernet cables

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6)

Optional tools

Mechanized lift for 60-drive shelves

SG6100

You need the following additional equipment to install and configure the SG6100 hardware.

Cables and transceivers

  • Cables, 1 to 4 of either:

    • TwinAx/Copper

    • Fibre/Optical

  • Transceivers/adapters, 1 to 8 of each, based on link speed (mixed speeds aren't supported):

    • 10-GbE SFP+

    • 25-GbE SFP28

    • 100-GbE QSFP28

Ethernet cables

RJ-45 (Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6/Cat6a)

Optional tools

Mechanized lift for 60-drive shelves