Dell Comprehensive Guide to MD1280 Service and Powervault Features
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About the Dell Storage MD1280 Service Guide

The Dell Storage MD1280 Service Guide provides information about enclosure service and maintenance.

Dell Storage MD1280 overview

A Dell Storage MD1280 enclosure holds the physical disk drive storage. The interface between the controller I/O cards and the enclosure is referred to as back‐end connectivity.

Dell Storage MD1280 hardware

The Dell Storage MD1280 is a 5U SAS enclosure and supports up to 84 hard drives in 3.5-inch carriers, installed in a two‐drawer, three‐row, and 14‐column configuration. The Dell Storage MD1280 enclosure ships with two redundant power supply units (PSUs), five redundant cooling fan modules, and two redundant 6 Gbps SAS I/O modules.

Dell Storage MD1280 monitoring

The Storage Enclosure Management software enables you to manage, update, and monitor MD1280. For more information, see Dell Storage MD1280 Administrator's Guide available at www.dell.com/support.

The Dell Storage MD1280 enclosure uses LED indicators to indicate an issue with the enclosure.

NOTE: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is not available for the Dell Storage MD1280 enclosure.

Front-panel features and indicators

The front panel displays the enclosure and power status.

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Contents Dell Storage MD1280 Service Guide Page Contents Technical specifications Contacting Dell Front-panel features and indicators About the Dell Storage MD1280 Service GuideDell Storage MD1280 overview Dell Storage MD1280 hardwareFront-panel features and indicators Back-panel features and indicators Back-panel features and indicators EMM features and indicatorsO EMM features and indicators Fan module features and indicatorsFan module features and indicators PSU features and indicatorsDdic indicator Ddic indicatorDdic indicator Electrical safety precautions Safety precautionsGeneral safety precautions Replacing Dell Storage MD1280 componentsReplacing PSUs Pre-replacement tasksRemoving a PSU Replacing a fan module Replacing fan modulesIdentifying the failed fan module Numbering the hard drive Replacing hard drivesReplacing hard drives Identifying the failed hard driveOpening a Ddic Ddic Closing a drive drawer Replacing I/O EMM modulesReplacing an EMM Identifying the failed EMMReplacing rack rails Replacing chassisTurning on the EMMs and enclosure Post-replacement tasksTroubleshooting fan modules Troubleshooting Dell Storage MD1280 componentsTroubleshooting PSUs Troubleshooting DDICsTroubleshooting I/O EMMs Technical specifications PSU Physical Depth front mounting bracket to rear surface Page Page Contacting Dell
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