Dell MD3060E User Manual

Dell PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure Owner's Manual

Regulatory Model: E08J Series Regulatory Type: E08J001

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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2014 - 11

Rev. A01

Contents

1 About your system................................................................................................ 5

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................5

Front-Panel Features ............................................................................................................................5

Front-Panel Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 6

Back-Panel Features..............................................................................................................................8

Cooling Fan Module LED Indicator Codes...........................................................................................9

Power Supply Module Features And Indicators ................................................................................ 10

Physical Disk Installation Guidelines................................................................................................... 11

Enclosure Management Module.........................................................................................................12

MD3060e Enclosure Management Module Features And Indicators......................................... 12

Storage Enclosure Thermal Shutdown......................................................................................... 13

Related Documentation...................................................................................................................... 13

2 Installing and removing system components............................................... 15

Recommended Tools..........................................................................................................................15

Removing And Installing The Front Bezel...........................................................................................15

Installing The Front Bezel..............................................................................................................15

Removing The Front Bezel............................................................................................................16

Service Action Allowed Indicator LED................................................................................................ 16

Physical-Disk Drawers.........................................................................................................................16

Opening The Physical-Disk Drawer.............................................................................................. 17

Closing The Physical-Disk Drawer................................................................................................18

Removing The Physical-Disk Drawer........................................................................................... 19

Installing The Physical-Disk Drawer.............................................................................................20

Physical Disks.......................................................................................................................................21

Removing A Physical Disk From A Physical-Disk Carrier............................................................. 21

Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Carrier.................................................................... 23

Removing A Physical Disk From A Physical-Disk Drawer............................................................24

Installing A Physical Disk In A Physical-Disk Drawer....................................................................25

SAS Chain Cables................................................................................................................................ 25

Removing The SAS Chain Cable(s)............................................................................................... 26

Installing The SAS Chain Cable(s)................................................................................................. 27

Enclosure Management Modules.......................................................................................................28

Removing An Enclosure Management Module........................................................................... 28

Installing An Enclosure Management Module............................................................................. 29

Power Supplies....................................................................................................................................29

Removing A Power Supply Module..............................................................................................30

Installing A Power Supply Module.................................................................................................31

Cooling Fan Modules.......................................................................................................................... 32

Removing A Cooling Fan Module.................................................................................................32

Installing A Cooling Fan Module...................................................................................................33

3 Troubleshooting your system.......................................................................... 34

Safety first—for you and your system.................................................................................................34

Troubleshooting External Connections.............................................................................................34

Troubleshooting Power Supply Modules...........................................................................................34

Troubleshooting Enclosure Cooling Problems................................................................................. 35

Troubleshooting Physical Disks..........................................................................................................35

Troubleshooting A Wet Storage Enclosure........................................................................................36

4 Technical Specifications....................................................................................37

5 Getting help.........................................................................................................40

Locating your system service tag.......................................................................................................40

Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................40

Documentation feedback...................................................................................................................40

About your system

Introduction

CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important safety information before following any procedures listed in this document.

The MD3060e storage enclosure is a 4U rack-mounted system, capable of accommodating up to sixty

3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks.

This document familiarizes you with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD3060e storage enclosure. The document is organized according to the tasks that you must complete after receiving your storage enclosure.

Front-Panel Features

Figure 1. Front-Panel Features

1. drawers (5) 2. drawer release latches (2 per drawer)

3. physical disk slot numbering 4. drawer indicator LEDs

5. front-panel indicators

Front-Panel Indicators

Figure 2. Front-Bezel Indicators

Figure 3. Front-Panel Indicators

Item Indicator Icon Description

1 Power-on indicator The power-on indicator lights green when at least

one power supply module is supplying power to the storage enclosure.

2 Standby power indicator The standby power indicator lights green when the

system is in standby mode and the main power is off.

3 System identification

indicator

4 Over temperature

indicator

5 Service action required

indicator (system)

6 Service action allowed

indicator (system)

The system identification indicator lights white and helps locate a particular enclosure within a rack.

The over temperature indicator lights amber when the temperature of the system has reached an unsafe condition.

The Service action required indicator lights amber when there is a fault in one of the components in the system.

CAUTION: Remove the physical disk drawer from the system only if the Service action allowed indicator lights blue. Removing the physical disk drawer from the system when the Service action allowed indicator is off may damage the system.

NOTE: The Service action allowed indicator LED is not used in server attached configurations.

Blue Indicates that you can safely

remove the physical disk drawer from the system.

Off Indicates that you cannot

remove the physical disk drawer from the system.

7 Service action required

indicator (drawer)

Amber Indicates that the cable is

attached and at least one lane has a link up status, but at least one lane has a link down status.

Off Indicates that:

• No cable is attached.

• A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link up status.

• A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link down status.

Item Indicator Icon Description

8 Drive activity indicator

Back-Panel Features

NOTE: The associated physical disk is indicated by a number (0 to 11) that is displayed above the drive activity indicator. For example, for physical disk 2 on the physical disk drawer, the drive activity indicator has 2 displayed above the drive activity indicator.

Green Indicates that power is on

and the physical disk is operating normally.

Blinks green Indicates I/O activity for that

physical disk.

Off Indicates that there is no

power reaching the drive or a drive is not installed.

Figure 4. Back-Panel Features

1. cooling fan modules (2) 2. enclosure management modules (2)

3. power supply modules (2)

Cooling Fan Module LED Indicator Codes

Figure 5. Cooling Fan Module Indicators

Item Indicator Icon Description

1 Power indicator The power indicator lights green when power to

the cooling fan module is available.

2 Service action required

indicator

3 Service action allowed

indicator

The Service action required indicator lights amber when there is a fault in the cooling fan module.

CAUTION: Remove the cooling fan module from the system only if the Service action allowed indicator lights blue. Removing the cooling fan module from the system when the Service action allowed indicator is off may damage the system.

NOTE: The Service action allowed indicator LED is not used in server attached configurations.

Blue Indicates that you can safely

remove the cooling fan module from the system.

Off Indicates that you cannot

remove the cooling fan module from the system.

Power Supply Module Features And Indicators

NOTE: Your storage enclosure is shipped with two IEC C19 to C20 jumper cords. Connect the C19 plug to the enclosure’s power supplies and the C20 plug to the power distribution unit (PDU) in the rack cabinet.

Figure 6. Power Supply Module Features and Status Indicators

Item Indicator or Connector Icon Description

1 Power connector Connect the external power supply source to this

connector.

2 Power switch The power switch controls the power supply

output to the system.

3 Standby power indicator The standby power indicator lights green when the

system is in standby mode and the main power is off.

4 DC power indicator

5 Service action allowed

indicator

Green Indicates that DC output

voltage is within the limit.

Off Indicates that DC output

voltage is not within the limit.

CAUTION: Remove the power supply module from the system only if the Service action allowed indicator lights blue. Removing the power supply module from the system when the Service action allowed indicator is off may damage the system.

NOTE: The Service action allowed indicator LED is not used in server attached configurations.

Blue Indicates that you can safely

remove the power supply module from the system.

Item Indicator or Connector Icon Description

Off Indicates that you cannot

remove the power supply module from the system.

6 Service action required

indicator

7 AC power indicator

The service action required indicator lights amber when there is a fault in the power supply module.

Green Indicates that AC output

voltage is within the limit.

Off Indicates that AC output

voltage is not within the limit.

Physical Disk Installation Guidelines

To maintain proper airflow, install physicals disks from left to right and front to back in each drawer. The following table lists the slot numbers of the physical disks and the order in which the disks need to be installed.

Physical Disk Installation Order Slot Number

1 0

2 3

3 6

4 9

5 1

6 4

7 7

8 10

9 2

10 5

11 8

12 11

Figure 7. Slot Numbering on the Disk Drawer

NOTE: If you need to install less than 12 physical disks, you must follow the recommended physical disk installation order. For example if you have to install only 7 disks, the order of installation should be 0, 3, 6, 9, 1, 4, and 7.

• A minimum of four disks must be installed in the front slots 0, 3, 6, and 9 of each drawer.

• The MD3060e storage enclosure supports mixing of physical disk types.

NOTE: 3.5" 10k and 15k RPM SAS drives are not supported. For the latest drive support, refer to

Dell PowerVault MD3060e Support Matrix at: dell.com/powervaultmanuals.

Enclosure Management Module

Use the enclosure management modules to expand the storage capacity, by daisy-chaining your storage enclosure with additional MD3060e storage enclosures.

NOTE: Hot-plug of MD3060e storage enclosure is not supported.

MD3060e Enclosure Management Module Features And Indicators

Figure 8. MD3060e Enclosure Management Module Features and Indicators

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