Dell Understanding the Modular Disk Storage Manager for Effective Storage Management

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About your system

Introduction

CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important safety information before following any procedures listed in this document.

The Dell PowerVault MD3860f RAID storage array (16 Gbps Fibre Channel) is a 4U rack-mounted system, capable of accommodating up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. You can expand the number of physical disks up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with premium feature kit), by daisy-chaining your storage enclosure with up to two MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures.

NOTE: Your Dell MD Series Dense storage array supports two expansion enclosures (180 physical disks) after you install the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature. To order the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature key, got to dell.com/support.

This document familiarizes you with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD Series storage array. The document is organized according to the tasks that you must complete after receiving your storage array.

Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager

Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI) application used to configure and manage one or more MD Series storage arrays. The MD Storage Manager software is located on the MD Series resource DVD.

Related Documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

NOTE: For all PowerVault documentation, go to dell.com/powervaultmanuals and enter the system Service Tag to get your system documentation.

NOTE: For all Dell OpenManage documents, go to dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

NOTE: For all storage controller documents, go to dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.

•Dell PowerVault MD3460/3860i/3860f Series Storage Arrays Getting Started Guide — Provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is also shipped with your system.

•Dell PowerVault MD3860f Series Storage Arrays Owner’s Manual — Provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.

•Rack Installation Instructions — Describes how to install your system into a rack. This document is also shipped with your rack solution.

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