Deployment Guide

Contents
About this Guide................................................................................................................ 7
Revision History..................................................................................................................................................................7
Audience.............................................................................................................................................................................7
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Related Publications........................................................................................................................................................... 7
1 About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System.............................................................. 9
Storage Center Hardware Components............................................................................................................................. 9
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System...........................................................................................................................9
Switches...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Expansion Enclosures...................................................................................................................................................9
Storage Center Architecture Options............................................................................................................................... 10
Storage Center Replication.........................................................................................................................................10
Storage Center Communication........................................................................................................................................10
Front-End Connectivity............................................................................................................................................... 11
Back-End Connectivity............................................................................................................................................... 13
System Administration................................................................................................................................................ 13
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Hardware............................................................................................................... 14
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Front-Panel Features and Indicators................................................................ 14
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Back-Panel Features and Indicators.................................................................15
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Storage Controller Features and Indicators .....................................................16
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Drives..............................................................................................................20
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Drive Numbering.............................................................................................. 21
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure Overview..................................................................................................................21
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure Front-Panel Features and Indicators..................................................................22
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure Back-Panel Features and Indicators...................................................................23
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure EMM Features and Indicators............................................................................23
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure Drives.................................................................................................................24
SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosure Drive Numbering................................................................................................25
2 Install the Storage Center Hardware.............................................................................26
Unpack and Inventory the Storage Center Equipment.....................................................................................................26
Prepare the Installation Environment............................................................................................................................... 26
Safety Precautions...........................................................................................................................................................26
Installation Safety Precautions................................................................................................................................... 26
Electrical Safety Precautions......................................................................................................................................27
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions...........................................................................................................................27
General Safety Precautions........................................................................................................................................27
Install the Storage System in a Rack................................................................................................................................ 28
3 Connect the Front-End Cabling..................................................................................... 31
Types of Redundancy for Front-End Connections............................................................................................................31
Port Redundancy........................................................................................................................................................ 31
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