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1 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 Dell PowerVault MD3460 RAID storage array (12 Gbps SAS) is a 4U rack-mounted system, capable of accommodating up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. You can expand the number of physical disks up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with premium feature kit), by daisy-chaining your storage enclosure with up to two MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures. NOTE: Your Dell MD Series Dense storage array supports two expansion enclosures (180 physical disks) after you install the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature. To order the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature key, got to dell.com/support. This document familiarizes you with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD Series storage array. The document is organized according to the tasks that you must complete after receiving your storage array. Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI) application used to configure and manage one or more MD Series storage arrays. The MD Storage Manager software is located on the MD Series resource DVD. Related Documentation WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. NOTE: For all PowerVault documentation, go to dell.com/powervaultmanuals and enter the system Service Tag to get your system documentation. NOTE: For all Dell OpenManage documents, go to dell.com/openmanagemanuals. NOTE: For all storage controller documents, go to dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals. • Dell PowerVault MD3460/3860i/3860f Series Storage Arrays Getting Started Guide - Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is also shipped with your system. • Dell PowerVault MD3460 Series Storage Arrays Owner's Manual - Provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components. • Rack Installation Instructions - Describes how to install your system into a rack. This document is also shipped with your rack solution. • Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide - Provides information about configuring and managing the system using the MDSM GUI. 7

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1
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 Dell PowerVault MD3460 RAID storage array (12 Gbps SAS) is a 4U rack-mounted system, capable of
accommodating up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. You can expand the number of physical
disks up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with premium feature kit), by daisy-chaining your storage
enclosure with up to two MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures.
NOTE:
Your Dell MD Series Dense storage array supports two expansion enclosures (180 physical
disks) after you install the
Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature
. To order the
Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature
key, got to
dell.com/support
.
This document familiarizes you with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD Series storage array. The
document is organized according to the tasks that you must complete after receiving your storage array.
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI)
application used to configure and manage one or more MD Series storage arrays. The MD Storage
Manager software is located on the MD Series resource DVD.
Related Documentation
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty
information may be included within this document or as a separate document.
NOTE:
For all PowerVault documentation, go to
dell.com/powervaultmanuals
and enter the
system Service Tag to get your system documentation.
NOTE:
For all Dell OpenManage documents, go to
dell.com/openmanagemanuals
.
NOTE:
For all storage controller documents, go to
dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals
.
•
Dell PowerVault MD3460/3860i/3860f Series Storage Arrays Getting Started Guide
— Provides an
overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is
also shipped with your system.
•
Dell PowerVault MD3460 Series Storage Arrays Owner’s Manual
— Provides information about system
features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.
•
Rack Installation Instructions — Describes how to install your system into a rack. This document is
also shipped with your rack solution.
•
Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide
— Provides information about
configuring and managing the system using the MDSM GUI.
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