Dell Storage MD1400 Deployment Manual
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- Page 1 Dell Storage MD1400 and MD1420 Enclosures Deployment Guide November 2019 Rev. A02...
- Page 2 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2014 - 2019 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1: Introduction......................... 4 Chapter 2: Connecting the enclosure.................... 5 Before you begin..................................5 Procedure to connect the enclosure..........................5 Cabling your enclosure ..............................6 Single port configuration..............................7 Redundant configuration..............................8 Multi-chain configuration.............................8 Chapter 3: Managing your storage enclosure................10 Chapter 4: Downloading firmware....................11 Chapter 5: Getting help....................... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction An enclosure containing physical disk drives accessed through Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs) is called a storage enclosure. A storage enclosure includes various hardware components such as physical disk drives, EMMs, fans, and power supply units (PSUs). You can attach a single host system to the storage enclosure to access the data on the storage enclosure. You can also establish multiple physical network paths between the host system and the storage enclosure. -
Page 5: Chapter 2: Connecting The Enclosure
Damage because of the service that is not Dell authorized is not covered in the warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions shipped with the product. -
Page 6: Cabling Your Enclosure
5. Turn on the host system. 6. Check the LED indicators on the front- and back panel of the storage enclosure. For more information about LED indicators, see the Dell Storage MD1400 Enclosures Hardware Owner's Manual at https://www.dell.com/support. Cabling your enclosure... -
Page 7: Single Port Configuration
Related concepts Single port configuration on page 7 Redundant configuration on page 8 Multi-chain configuration on page 8 Single port configuration Single port configuration supports up to four enclosures. The enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to a single port on the controller card. Figure 2. -
Page 8: Redundant Configuration
Redundant configuration In Redundant configuration, the enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to both the ports on the controller card. Figure 3. Redundant configuration Multi-chain configuration Multi-chain configuration supports up to eight enclosures. The first four enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to a single port on the controller card. The second four enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to the second port on the controller card.. - Page 9 Figure 4. Multi-chain configuration Connecting the enclosure...
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Page 10: Chapter 3: Managing Your Storage Enclosure
By using OpenManage Server Administrator you can: ● Create and manage RAID storage configurations ● Display storage information ● Customize event reporting ● View logged events For more information, see the OpenManage Server Administrator documentation at https://www.dell.com/ openmanagemanuals. Managing your storage enclosure... -
Page 11: Chapter 4: Downloading Firmware
Downloading firmware You can download firmware updates for storage enclosures using the Dell Update Package available at https://www.dell.com/ support. Downloading firmware... -
Page 12: Chapter 5: Getting Help
Documentation feedback If you have feedback about this document, write to documentation_feedback@dell.com. Alternatively, you can click the Feedback link in any of the Dell documentation pages. Fill out the form and click Submit to send your feedback. Related documentation NOTE: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system.
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