Owners Manual

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About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage
System
The SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system provides the central processing capabilities for the Storage
Center Operating System (OS) and management of RAID storage.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system holds the physical drives that provide storage for the Storage
Center. If additional storage is needed, the SCv2000/SCv2020 also supports SC100/SC120 expansion
enclosures.
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Monitoring and
Diagnostics
The Storage Center OS generates alert messages for temperature, fan, drive, power, and storage
controller
conditions. Use the Dell Storage Client to view these alerts.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 also has LED indicators that signify possible problems with the Storage Center.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is not supported on the SCv2000/SCv2020.
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Hardware
The SCv2000 storage system supports up to 12 2.5–inch hot-swappable SAS hard drives installed
horizontally in a four-column, three-row configuration. The
SCv2020 storage system supports up to 24
2.5–inch hot-swappable SAS hard drives installed vertically side by side. One spare disk is allocated for
every 20 disks.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 ships with two power supply/cooling fan modules and up to two redundant
storage controllers. The storage controller contains multiple I/O ports that provide communication with
front-end servers and back-end storage. In a single controller setup, Write Cache is disabled.
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Front-Panel Features and Indicators
The front panel of the SCv2000/SCv2020 contains power and status indicators, a system identification
button, and a unit ID display.
In addition, the hard drives are installed and removed through the front of the storage system chassis.
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