Dell PowerVault MD3400 Owners Manual - Page 3

Contents 1 About Your System...7 Introduction...7 Front-Panel Features and Indicators...7 Back-Panel Features and Indicators 10 Physical-Drive Indicator Patterns...10 Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features 11 Power Indicator Codes and Features 11 Related Documentation...12 2 Controller Modules 13 RAID Controller Modules...13 RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features 13 RAID Controller Module-Additional Features 14 Battery Backup Unit...14 Storage Array Thermal Shutdown 15 System Password Reset...15 Cache Functions and Features...15 Cache Mirroring...15 Write-Back Cache...15 Write-Through Cache...15 3 Installing Array Components 17 Recommended Tools...17 Front Bezel (Optional)...17 Removing the Front Bezel...17 Installing the Front Bezel...17 Physical Drives...18 SAFETY Models AMT E03J and E04J 18 Removing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank 18 Installing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank 18 Removing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank 18 Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank 19 Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive 19 Installing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive 20 Removing a Physical Drive From a Physical-Drive Carrier 21 Installing a Physical Drive Into a Physical-Drive Carrier 22 RAID Controller Module ...22 Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank 23