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About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System
The SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system provides the central processing capabilities for the Storage Center Operating System (OS) and
management of RAID storage.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system holds the physical drives that provide storage for the Storage Center. If additional storage is
needed, the SCv2000/SCv2020 also supports SC100/SC120 expansion enclosures.
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SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Monitoring and Diagnostics
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SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Hardware
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Monitoring
and Diagnostics
The Storage Center OS generates alert messages for temperature, fan, drive, power, and storage controller conditions. Use the Dell
Storage Manager to view these alerts.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 also has LED indicators that signify possible problems with the Storage Center.
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Hardware
The SCv2000 storage system supports up to 12 2.5–inch hot-swappable SAS hard drives installed horizontally in a four-column, three-row
configuration. The SCv2020 storage system supports up to 24 2.5–inch hot-swappable SAS hard drives installed vertically side by side.
One spare disk is allocated for every 20 disks.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 ships with two power supply/cooling fan modules and up to two redundant storage controllers. The storage
controller contains multiple I/O ports that provide communication with front-end servers and back-end storage. In a single controller
setup, Write Cache is disabled.
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Front-Panel Features
and Indicators
The front panel of the SCv2000/SCv2020 contains power and status indicators, a system identification button, and a unit ID display.
In addition, the hard drives are installed and removed through the front of the storage system chassis.
Figure 1. SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Front-Panel View
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