Dell PowerVault GK270 User manual

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Getting Started

With Your System

系统使用入门

開始使用系統

はじめに

시스템시작하기

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 computer.

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

June 2006 P/N GK270 Rev. A00

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:

• Enclosure storage in an efficient rack-mount design

• Capacity for either 15 3.5-inch, hot-plug, 3.0-Gbps, serial-attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives

or 15 3.5-inch, hot-plug, 3.0-Gbps, Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives

• Host-based RAID support via a PERC 5/E adapter

• Redundant hot-plug power supply and cooling fans that are integrated for improved serviceability

• Optional second enclosure management module (EMM) for redundant system management

capability

• Support for either of the following direct-attach configurations:

– Unified mode for direct connectivity of up to 15 hard drives

– Split mode (with dual EMMs) providing direct connectivity to drives 0 through 6 on one

EMM and a separate direct connectivity to drives 7 through 14 on the second EMM

• Front-panel, two-position switch for setting the enclosure mode (unified or split mode)

• Support for up to three daisy-chained storage enclosures in unified mode for a total of 45 hard

drives

• In-band enclosure management provided through SCSI enclosure services (SES)

• RAID and system management using Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Storage

Management Service

• Four sensors for monitoring ambient temperatures (with redundant EMMs)

• Over-temperature shutdown capability

• Audible warning for critical component failure

• 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.

• CDs included with your system provide 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.

NOTE: Turn off the host server before installing and configuring the system.

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).

Configure the storage mode for your system by setting the configuration switch on the front of the

system and cabling the EMM(s) according to the instructions provided in the

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

Getting Started With Your System 7

Turning on the System

With the host server off, complete all cabling for the system. Power on the system by turning on both

power supply/cooling fan modules. Power on the host server.

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

Drives

SAS hard drives up to 15 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SAS hot-plug hard drives (3.0 Gbps)

at speeds of 10K or 15K rpm (See your system readme file for

supported disk capacities.)

SATA hard drives up to 15 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SATA hot-plug hard drives (3.0 Gbps)

at speeds of 7.2K rpm. Connectivity to the system backplane is

provided through an interposer assembly.

Connectivity

Configurations support for either of the following configurations:

• unified mode for direct connectivity to 15 hard drives

• split mode with dual EMMs providing a direct connectivity to

drives 0 though 6 and a separate direct connectivity to drives 7

though 14

Enclosure Management Modules

EMMs 1 or 2 modules

Sensors 1 sensor per EMM

Backplane Board

Connectors

• 15 SAS hard-drive connectors

• 2 power supply/cooling fan module connectors

• 2 sets of EMM connectors (6 connectors each EMM)

• 1 control panel connector for front LEDs and enclosure mode

switch

Sensors 2 temperature sensors

Back-Panel Connectors

SAS connectors (per EMM)

• 1 SAS "IN" connector for connection to the host

• 1 SAS "OUT" connector for expansion to an additional enclosure

Serial connector (per EMM) 1 6-pin UART mini-DIN connector (for factory use only)

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