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card. For examples of supported cable configuration, see the section Cabling the enclosures to the host server(s) below. For more information about cabling your enclosure, see the Dell PowerVault MD1400 and MD1420 Storage Enclosures Hardware Owner's Manual at dell.com/powervaultmanuals. |4 Front - Dell PowerVault Storage MD1420 | Dell Storage MD1420 Enclosures Hardware Owners - Page 2
configuration host controller |7 Turning on your enclosure Turn on components in the following order: 1. Storage enclosure(s) 2. Host server(s) Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual
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Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault Storage Enclosure
WARNING:
Before you set up and operate your Dell system, read and follow
the safety instructions that shipped with your system.
Read the Dell software license agreement
Before using your system, read the Dell Software License Agreement
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that shipped with the system.
You must consider any media of Dell installed software as BACKUP
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copies of the software installed on your system.
If you do not accept the terms of agreement, call the customer
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assistance telephone number. For customers in the United States, call
800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355). For customers outside the United
States, see
dell.com/support
and select your country or region from
the bottom of the page.
See:
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dell.com/support/manuals
for documentation and information
updates.
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software.dell.com/support
for technical support.
Locating your system service tag
Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag. Pull out
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the information tag on the back of your system to view the Express Service Code and
Service Tag.
Save this information for future reference. This information is used by Dell to route
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support calls to the appropriate personnel.
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Before you begin
Check for documentation and information updates on
dell.com/support/manuals.
Always
read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
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Front and back panel features
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Verifying system components
Includes:
Storage enclosure
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SAS cables (optional)
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Power cables (optional)
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Bezel (optional)
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Mounting rails (2) (optional)
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RAID controller card (optional)
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User documentation
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You can cable your enclosure either in a single port configuration or in a multi-chain
configuration
Single port configuration
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: Supports up to four enclosures. The enclosures are
daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to a single port on the controller
card.
Multi-chain configuration
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: 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.
For examples of supported cable configuration, see the section
Cabling the enclosures to
the host server(s)
below.
For more information about cabling your enclosure, see the
Dell PowerVault MD1400 and
MD1420 Storage Enclosures Hardware Owner’s Manual
at
dell.com/powervaultmanuals
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Cabling your enclosure
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Express Service Code:
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Service Tag:
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Express Service Code:
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Dell PowerVault MD1400
1. DC power LED
2. Power supply/cooling fan fault LED
3. AC power LED
4. Enclosure Management Module 0
5. Enclosure Management Module 1
6. SAS port (In/Out)
7. Power switches (2)
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1. Power LED
2. Enclosure status LED
3. Hard-drive activity indicator
4. Hard-drive status indicator
5. Hard-drives