Connect Powervaults To A Concentrator, Archiver, Decoder, Or Log Decoder Physical Host - Dell MD1400-16TB Setup Manual

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Connect PowerVaults to a Concentrator, Archiver, Decoder, or

Log Decoder Physical Host

You can connect one or more PowerVaults to a NetWitness Series 5 or Series 6 Concentrator,

Archiver, Decoder, or Log Decoder physical hosts. You can only add four PowerVaults per port

for a total of eight PowerVaults per PERC H830 (Series 5) RAID controller or five per PERC

H840 (Series 6) RAID controller.

Note: 1.) If you are attaching more then 3 PowerVaults to a single port you may received the

following Error message:

The total number of enclosures connected to connector 00, has

exceeded the maximum allowable limit of 3 enclosures. Please remove

the extra enclosure and then restart your system.

PERC profile settings. From factory, PERC profile is set to PD64. Setting the profile to PD240

corrects the issue. Profile PD240 is labeled as "default", however, this is not set from factory.

To set the PD Profile:

1. Enter the DELL PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10

configuration utility.

2. Click Main Menu > Controller Management > Advanced Controller Properties > Profile

Management. Current profile and profile properties are displayed.

3. Change profile using the Choose Profile option.

4. Select Set Profile. Click Reboot.

2.) The PowerVault comes with two SAS cables. You only need one cable to connect the

PowerVault to the physical host. For NetWitness Series 5 physical hosts, use a cable with the

mini-SAS connector.

1. Ensure that the physical host is powered off.

2. Connect one end of the SAS cable to the left port of the RAID controller on the back of the

Concentrator, Archiver, Decoder, or Log Decoder physical host.

3. Connect the other end of the SAS cable to the PowerVault unit.

When you connect the first PowerVault to the RAID controller, make sure that you insert the

cable into the Primary SAS port on the PowerVault as shown in the following figures.

Series 5 Physical Hosts

Series 5 - R630

The following figure shows an R630 host (port 0 ) connected to a PowerVault (port 1 in top

row of ports) using a mini-to-mini SAS cable.

The PERC830 card for the R630 is installed in slot #3. This means that:

Port 0 is on the left and port 1 is on the right on the R630.

You must attach the cable to the R630 with the connector's blue tab on the top.

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