Dell AMP01 User manual

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Getting Started

With Your System

Začínáme se systémem

Guide de mise en route

Erste Schritte mit dem System

Τα πρώτα βήματα Με το σύστημά σας

Rozpoczecie pracy z systemem

Начало работы ссистемо

Procedimientos iniciales con el sistema

Sistem Başlangıç Kılavuzu

Model AMP01

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Getting Started

With Your System

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system.

NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid

the problem.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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Model AMP01

April 2010 P/N YD846 Rev. A01

Getting Started With Your System 3

System Features

This section describes the major hardware and software features of your system. It also provides

information about other documents you may need when setting up your system and how to obtain

technical assistance.

Major features of your system include:

• Efficient rack-mount designed storage system

• Capacity for 15 1-inch, hot-plug, 3.0-Gbps, serial-attached SCSI (SAS) and/or Serial Advanced

Technology Attachment II(SATA II) physical disks

• SAS 5/E adapter for connecting the storage array to the server(s)

NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter,

including SAS 5/E, PERC 5/E, PERC 4e/DC, or PERC 4/DC. See support.dell.com for the latest support

information about booting from external devices.

• Redundant hot-plug power supply and cooling modules that are combined for easy serviceability

• Two active/active RAID controller modules for redundant data and system management capability

• Support for up to two daisy-chained storage enclosures for a total of 45 physical disks

• Configuration and monitoring via the MD Storage Manager software

• Four sensors for monitoring ambient temperatures

• Battery backup unit (BBU) to power the RAID controller system memory (cache) in case of

a power outage

• Over-temperature shutdown capability

• Support for a wide range of servers (See your system’s readme file for supported systems.

An updated readme can be viewed from the Dell website at

support.dell.com.

)

4Getting Started With Your System

Other Information You May Need

CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty

information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

• The

Rack Installation Instructions

Rack Installation Guide

included with your rack solution

describes how to install your system into a rack.

• The

Hardware Owner’s Manual

provides information about system features and describes how

to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.

• Resource CD included with your system provides documentation and tools for configuring and

managing your system.

• Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or

documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or

technicians.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected,

see your Hardware Owner’s Manual.

Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available; see www.dell.com/training for more information.

This service may not be offered in all locations.

Installation and Configuration

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedure, read and follow the safety instructions and important

regulatory information in your Product Information Guide.

This section describes the steps to set up your system for the first time.

Getting Started With Your System 5

Unpacking the System

Unpack your system and identify each item.

Keep all shipping materials in case you need them later.

Installing the Rails and System in a Rack

Once you have read the "Safety Instructions" located in the rack installation documentation

for your system, install the rails and the system in the rack.

See your rack installation documentation for instructions on installing your system in a rack.

6Getting Started With Your System

Connecting the Power Cables

Connect both power cables to the power supply/cooling fan modules.

Attaching the Power Cord Retention Bracket

Attach the power cord retention bracket to the power supply loop by affixing the back clasp of the

bracket to the top of the loop and the middle clasp to the vertical middle of the loop. Attach the

system power cable to the bracket’s cable clasp. Repeat the procedure for the second power supply.

Plug the other end of the power cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source

such as

an uninterruptible po

wer supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).

Cable the RAID controller modules according to the instructions provided in the

Hardware

Owner’s Manual

Getting Started With Your System 7

Turning on the System

Power on the system by turning on both power supply/cooling fan modules.

Installing the Bezel

Install the bezel (optional) by inserting the right edge of the bezel into the right front loop on the

system, and then pressing the left edge of the bezel to the system until the bezel snaps into place.

8Getting Started With Your System

Technical Specifications

Disks

Physical disks up to 15 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SAS and/or SATA II hot-plug physical

disks (3.0 Gbps). (See your system readme file for supported disk

capacities.)

RAID Controller Modules

RAID controllers

• 2 hot-pluggable active/active controllers

• 256 MB of cache per controller

• 1 temperature sensor per controller

RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors

SAS connectors (per RAID

controller)

• 1 SAS Port 0 "In" connector for connection to the host

• 1 SAS Port 1 "In" connector (if installed) for connection to an

additional host

• 1 SAS Port "Out" connector for expansion to an additional

enclosure

Debug connector

(per RAID controller)

1 6-pin mini-DIN connector (debug port for Dell factory use only)

Ethernet connector

(per RAID controller)

1 10/100 BASE-T connection for out-of-band management of the

enclosure

Backplane Board

Connectors

• 15 SAS physical-disk connectors

• 2 power supply/cooling fan module connectors

• 2 sets of RAID controller connectors (6 connectors each

controller)

• 1 control panel connector for front LEDs

Sensors 2 temperature sensors

LED Indicators

Front panel

• 1 two-color LED indicator for system status

• 2 single-color LED indicators (one for power; one nonfunctional)

Physical disk carrier

• 1 single-color activity LED

• 1 two-color LED status indicator per disk

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