Dell MD1400-16TB Setup Manual page 35

PowerVault (Dell MD1400 - 16TB) Setup Guide
3. Connect the other end of the SAS cables to the External Storage units.
a. Connect the Primary Port 1 of the first PowerVault to Port 0 of the PERC Card on the
left using a cable with square Mini-SAS Codename SFF-8088) to square Mini-SAS
(Codename SFF-8088) connectors.
b. Daisy chain up to three additional PowerVaults to the first PowerVault using cables with
square Mini-SAS (Codename SFF-8088) to square Mini-SAS (Codename SFF-8088)
connectors.
c. Connect the Primary Port 1 of the first 15-Drive DAC to Port 0 of the PERC Card on
the right using a cable with rectangular Mini-SAS HD (Codename SFF-8614) to square
Mini-SAS(Codename SFF-8088) connectors.
d. Daisy chain up to three additional 15-Drive DACs to the first 15-Drive DAC using cables
with rectangular Mini-SAS HD (Codename SFF-8614) to rectangular Mini-SAS HD
(Codename SFF-8614) connectors.
The following figure shows an NetWitness Series 6 (R640) host connected to four
PowerVaults and two 15-Drive DACs.
4. When you finish the cabling, make sure that the external storage devices are powered on and
then power on the host.
Make sure that you have a live connection to PowerVaults.
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Make sure that the green light next to the Port 0 of the left PERC Card on the
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NetWitness Series 6 host is green.
35 Install PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs on a Series 5 or Series 6 Host (Mixed
Mode)