Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault MD3200
Series Storage Array
Unless specified MD3200 Series represents Dell PowerVault MD3200 and
Dell PowerVault MD3220.
Your MD3200 Series product package includes:
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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series storage array
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SAS cables
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Power cables (2)
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Bezel (optional)
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Mounting rails (2) (optional)
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Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series resource media
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The Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution
describes how to install your enclosure into a rack.
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Getting Started With Your System provides an overview of enclosure
features, setting up your enclosure, and technical specifications.
Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Storage Array
The Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series is a 2U rack-mounted external
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage array capable of
accommodating up to 12 3.5" or 24 2.5" 6.0-Gbps Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
disks. The MD3200 Series storage arrays can be daisy-chained with MD1200
Series expansion enclosures, providing access to a maximum of 96 disks in the
entire storage array. Connectivity between the storage array and the host
server is provided by a Dell 6.0-Gbps SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS 6Gb HBA).
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) is a graphical user
interface (GUI) application, used to configure and manage one or more
MD3200 Series Storage Arrays. The MDSM software is located on the
MD3200 Series resource media.
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Introduction