Cabling Your Raid Enclosure; Before You Begin; About The Enclosure Connections - Dell PowerVault MD3000 Hardware Owner's Manual

Cabling Your RAID Enclosure

This section provides the following information:
• Procedures for connecting your RAID enclosure to a host system
• A description of redundant, nonredundant, and clustering configurations, including cabling
diagrams for each

Before You Begin

Before connecting your RAID enclosure, ensure that the following are available:
• The components that shipped with your RAID enclosure, including:
– Power cords (2)
– SAS interconnect cables
– MD3000 Resource CD
– Rail kit
• Any relevant documentation, including:
– Getting Started Guide
– Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions
– Product Information Guide (for important safety, regulatory, and warranty information)
– Readme files
• #2 Phillips screwdriver

About the Enclosure Connections

The RAID array enclosure is connected to a host via two hot-pluggable RAID controller modules.
The RAID controller modules are identified as RAID controller module 0 and RAID controller
module 1 (see Figure 1-4).
Each RAID controller module has at least one SAS In port connector which provides the direct
connection to the host or node. A second SAS In port connector is available on the optional dual-
port RAID controller. SAS In port connectors are labeled In-0 and, if using the optional controller,
In-1(see Figure 1-5).
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