Dell PowerVault MD1120 User Manual

Setting Up Your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1120

CAUTION:

Before you set up and operate your Dell PowerVault system, review the safety instructions that came with your system.

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Dell PowerVault MD1120 Documentation

CD — contains all

system documentation, including:

Getting Started Guide

— installation instructions for hardware.

Hardware Owner's Manual

— information about the

hardware enclosure.

Rack Installation Guide

— information about installing the

rack (comes with Rail Kit, if ordered).

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Cables, power cord, rails, and bezel (optional)

For more information, go to support.dell.com.

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Power outlet

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Power cord retention clip

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Debug port

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SAS port (In)

55..

In port link status LED
(green/amber)

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Primary EMM

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SAS port (Out)

88..

Out port link status LED
(green/amber)

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EMM status LED
(green/amber)

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Secondary EMM

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Power supply LEDs

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Power supply/cooling fan
modules (2)

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Split-mode LED (green)

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Power LED (green)

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Enclosure status LED
(blue/amber)

44..

Physical disk activity LED
(green)

55..

Physical disk status LED
(green/amber)

66..

Physical disks (24)

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Enclosure mode switch

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Install the system in the rack. For additional information, see the documentation included with your rack.

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Before you begin.

Identify the ports and connectors on your MD1120.

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How you cable your enclosure to your host controller depends on the configuration you choose: unified or split mode.

• A unified configuration is one in which your enclosure is connected to one host (for example, a server with a controller card). In unified mode,

up to three enclosures can be daisy-chained to a single port on the controller card in your host server. See your RAID controller documentation
for redundant multi-path configuration.

• A split-mode configuration is one in which the physical disks in your storage enclosure are split into two groups, with 12 physical disks

controlled by one enclosure management module and 12 physical disks controlled by the other enclosure management module. In this
configuration, two host controllers or controller ports may be connected to the enclosure (one to each enclosure management module).
The mode switch on the enclosure must be in the split-mode position to enable this configuration.

Warning: Do not use the power supply handles to lift the enclosure.

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Unpack your system.

Dell Software License Agreement

• Before using your system, please read the Dell Software License Agreement that came with your system. This agreement is also located at support.dell.com under "Terms of Sale."

• You must consider any CD, DVD, or diskette set of Dell-installed software as BACKUP copies of the software installed on your system’s hard-disk drive.

• If you do not accept the Dell Software License Agreement terms, please call the customer assistance telephone number. For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355). For customers outside
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Note: Attaching the
MD1120 and MD1000 to
the same controller is not
supported. Use separate
controllers (as pictured).

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Cable the MD1120 to the host server(s). For more information, see the

Hardware Owner’s Manual

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Connect the power cord and attach the power cord retention clips.

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Turn on your system components in the order shown.

Turn on components in the following order:

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MD1120 and MD1000 (if used) expansion

enclosures

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Host server(s)

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Note: The configuration could
also be comprised of 12 MD1120
enclosures, six on each
controller. Support is limited to
two controllers per server.

Note: See your RAID controller
documentation for redundant
multi-path configuration.

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Locate your System Service Tag

System Service Tag location:

• When you contact technical support, the Express
Service Code helps route your call to the appropriate
support area and the Service Tag number helps identify
your system.

• In the figure, the location of the Service Tag number
and Express Service Code is shown. Write down this
information and store it in a safe place.