Dell EqualLogic PS Series User manual

Dell EqualLogic PS6610 Storage Arrays

Hardware Owner's Manual

Version 1.0

Regulatory Model Series E11J

Dell™ andEqualLogic®are trademarksofDellInc.

Alltrademarksandregisteredtrademarksmentionedhereinarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

Informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

ReproductionofthismaterialinanymannerwhatsoeverwithoutthewrittenpermissionofDellis

strictly forbidden.

Published:April 2016

Part Number: l10-6205-EN-R3

Table of Contents

Preface v

1Basic Storage Array Information 1

About the PS6610 Array 1

PS6610 Features 1

Recommended Tools 6

Hardware Protection 6

Shutting Down and Restarting an Array 6

2Drive Maintenance 9

Supported Drives and Drive Types 9

Drive Installation Guidelines and Restrictions 9

Drive Handling Requirements 9

Drive Maintenance Requirements 10

Array Behavior When aDrive Fails 11

Identifying Failed Drives 11

Interpreting Drive LEDs 11

3Control Module Maintenance 15

Control Module Features 15

Replace aControl Module 21

Replace the MicroSD Card 25

Battery Replacement 27

Shipping Requirements 28

4Maintain Power Supply Units 31

About Power Supplies 31

Identifying Power Supply Failures 31

5Maintain Fan Modules 35

6Advanced Networking Options 37

7Troubleshooting Your Array 39

Safety First—For You and Your Array 39

Determining Service Tag Information 39

Obtaining Component Diagnostics 39

Array Startup Failure 39

Loss of Array Connections 40

Loss of External Connections 40

Power Supply Failure 40

Array Cooling Problems 40

Control Module Failures 41

Faulty Hard Drives 41

Index 43

iii

PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual Contents

PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual Preface

Use the following procedure to register for an EqualLogic customer support account, to log cases via

the web, and to obtain software updates, further documentation, and resources.

1. Visit eqlsupport.dell.com or the Dell support URL specified in information provided with the Dell

product.

2. Select the required service. Click the Contact Us link, or select the Dell support service from the

list of services provided.

3. Choose your preferred method of contacting Dell support, such as email or telephone.

Online Services

You can learn about Dell products and services by visiting dell.com (or the URL specified in any Dell

product information).

Warranty Information

The array warranty is included in the shipping box. For information about registering awarranty, visit

onlineregister.com/dell.

Further Information

For initial setup information, refer to the Installation and Setup Guide for your PS Series array.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

• ANOTE symbol indicates important information that helps you make better use of your hardware or

software.

• ACAUTION symbol indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not

followed.

• AWARNING symbol indicates apotential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Heavy weight warning. Afully configured PS6610 enclosure weighs up to 131

kg (288 lb). An unpopulated enclosure weighs 64 kg (141 lb). Use appropriate

lifting methods.

High temperature warning. The operating temperature inside the enclosure can

reach up to 60°C (140° F). Take care when opening drawers and removing

carriers.

Elecrical disconnection warning. Indicates that all electrical supply connections

to the enclosure should be disconnected before proceeding.

1Basic Storage Array Information

This chapter includes information about the location and basic operation of the replaceable

components in astorage array, tools and equipment you will need, protecting hardware from

electrostatic discharge, and power on and off operations.

About the PS6610 Array

The PS6610 array is aPS6x10 10GbE class EqualLogic PS Series array that continues the focus by

Dell on industry-standard features and capabilities for the midrange iSCSI SAN market. PS Series

Storage Arrays version 8.0 introduces the PS6610.

PS6610 Features

The PS6610 array is a5U chassis that can be configured with either 42 or 84 drives. Both 2.5-inch

and 3.5-inch drives are supported in either configuration. Features of the PS6610 include:

• Two hot-swappable Type 18 control modules, which contain increased memory (16GB per

controller) and amore powerful processor than previous generation controllers.

• 5U SAS Drive Enclosure

• Ethernet ports:

– Two pairs of 10Gb/s dual-media interfaces (10GBASE-T/SFP+)

– Ability to fall back to 1GB/s interface (10GBASE-T ports only)

• Support for ReadyRails™ II

Front-Panel Features and Indicators

The main features of the front panel are shown in Figure 1and identified in Table 1.The left and

right sides of each drawer on the PS6610 each contain an anti-tamper lock (see Figure 2), arecessed

handle for opening the drawer, and asideplane status indicator (see Figure 3)that monitors the

operation and activity of each sideplane. As you face the front of the chassis, an Enclosure Status

Indicator is located on the left edge that provides status information for the entire array (see Figure

4).

• Table 2describes the sideplane status indicators located on the drawers.

• Table 3describes the enclosure indicator.

PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual 1Basic Storage Array Information

Figure 1: Front Panel Features

Table 1: Front Panel Feature Identification

Item Description

1Recessed Handle

2Anti-Tamper Lock

3Sideplane Status Indicator

4Enclosure Status Indicator

Figure 2: Anti-Tamper Locks

Note: The anti-tamper locks require aT20 Torx key (included). To lock drawers, turn the key until

the red arrows point away from the center of the enclosure.

PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual 1Basic Storage Array Information

Figure 3: Sideplane Status Indicator

Table 2: Sideplane Status Indicator Description

Item Indicator Description

1Sideplane OK/

Power Good Off —Sideplane card or cable fault

Green —Sideplane card and cable are functional (though a

fault might be indicated by the following LEDs)

2Drawer Fault Amber —Sideplane card fault causing loss of availability or

redundancy

3Logical Fault Amber (steady) —Host indicated drive fault

4Cable Fault Amber —Cable fault

5Activity Bar

Graph Represents the relative amount of drive activity in that

sideplane

PS6610 Hardware Owner's Manual 1Basic Storage Array Information

Figure 4: Enclosure Status Indicator

Table 3: Enclosure Status Indicator Description

Item Indicator

1Enclosure

Status

Indicator

2Input

Switch

3Power

On/Standby

4Module

Fault

5Logical

Status

6Drawer 1

Description

Unit ID Display —Anumerical display whose primary function

is to display the enclosure unit identification number. This display

can be helpful when setting up and maintaining amultiple-

enclosure storage center.

Used to set the Unit ID Display

Off —The enclosure does not have power

Green —The enclosure is on (operational)

Amber —The enclosure is in standby mode (not operational)

Indicates the current health condition of the array:

• Off —No faults

• Amber (blinking) —Warning condition

• Amber (steady) —Critical condition that might be set by

either ahardware fault or aRAID double-fault condition or

similar error. Additionally, an LED might be lit on aPSU,

drawer, DDIC, fan module, or IO module indicating the part at

fault.

Indicates adrive fault. The LED lights up amber when there is a

drive fault of some kind. Afault LED will also be lit on the

offending drive(s) in the system, and the sideplane status indicator

will show alogical fault.

Amber when adrive, cable, or sideplane fault has occurred in

Other manuals for EqualLogic PS Series

This manual suits for next models

Table of contents

Other Dell Network Storage Server manuals

Dell

Dell PowerVault 725N Technical manual

Dell

Dell PowerEdge T410 User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3200 User instructions

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX200 User instructions

Dell

Dell EqualLogic FS7610 User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3300 User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault 715N User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3600 User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault 3000i User guide

Dell

Dell PS Series User instructions

Dell

Dell EqualLogic FS7600 User manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3000 User instructions

Dell

Dell PowerEdge R410 Quick start guide

Dell

Dell PowerVault 745N Service manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Quick reference guide

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3000 Quick reference guide

Dell

Dell SD630-S User manual

Dell

Dell PowerEdge T410 Quick start guide

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3600 Instruction Manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault 775N Guide

Dell

Dell EqualLogic PS6010 Owner's manual

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3300 User instructions

Dell

Dell PowerVault NX3600 Instruction sheet

Dell

Dell PowerEdge R310 Quick start guide

Popular Network Storage Server manuals by other brands

HP NetStorage 6000 user guide

Seagate

Seagate U10 ST320423A installation guide

Synology

Synology RackStation RS816 Hardware installation guide

D-Link

D-Link ShareCenter Pro DNS-1200-05 user manual

Avid Technology

Avid Technology VideoRAID ST Setup and user guide

Western Digital

Western Digital My Cloud Home Duo user manual

PrimeArray

PrimeArray 4xxx user guide

Buffalo

Buffalo TeraStation WSS WSH5010N6 user manual

Planex

Planex MZK-NAS01SG user manual

Intel

Intel SS4000-E - Entry Storage System NAS Server user guide

Synology

Synology RS2212+ Quick installation guide

Allnet

Allnet ALL69000 user manual

Adaptec

Adaptec 5325301580 quick start guide

Motorola

Motorola EXORdisk II user guide

Sony

Sony XDAAI1PK brochure

Cisco

Cisco Linksys NAS200 Quick installation

Sans Digital

Sans Digital MR4UT6G quick start guide

AIC

AIC FB128-LX user manual