Sc7020 Series Storage System Hardware; Sc7020 Series Storage System Front-Panel View - Dell SC7020 Owner's Manual

SC7020 Series Storage System Hardware

The SC7020 series storage system ships with Dell Enterprise Plus drives, two redundant power supply/cooling fan modules, and two
redundant storage controllers.
Each storage controller contains the front-end, back-end, and management communication ports of the storage system.

SC7020 Series Storage System Front-Panel View

The front panel of the storage system contains power and status indicators, and a system identification button.
In addition, the hard drives are installed and removed through the front of the storage system chassis.
Figure 1. SC7020 Series Storage System Front-Panel View
Item Name
1 Power indicator
2 Status indicator
3 Identification button
Icon Description
Lights when the storage system power is on
• Off – No power
• On steady green – At least one power supply is providing power to the
storage system
Lights when the startup process for both storage controllers is complete with
no faults detected.
NOTE: The startup process can take 5–10 minutes or more.
• Off – One or both storage controllers are running startup routines, or a
fault has been detected during startup
• On steady blue – Both storage controllers have completed the startup
process and are in normal operation
• Blinking amber – Fault detected
Blinking blue continuously – A user sent a command to the storage system to
make the LED blink so that the user can identify the storage system in the
rack.
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