Contents 3
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inside the box of the Dell PowerVault
MD3200 Series Storage Array
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dell PowerVault MD3200
Series
Storage Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk
Storage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Other Information you May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2 Planning: About Your Storage Array . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
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Back Panel Features and Indicators
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Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features
. . . . . . . . 27
Power Indicator Codes
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3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules . . . . 29
RAID Controller Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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