Dell SCv2080 manual

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Storage Controllers

Storage controllers

Two hot-swappable storage controllers with the following IO options:

 

• Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports

 

• Four 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports

 

• Two 10 Gbps iSCSI ports

 

• Four 1 Gbps iSCSI ports

 

• Four 12 Gbps SAS ports

 

 

Storage Connectivity

 

 

 

Configurations

Storage Center supports up to 168 drives on a single redundant-path SAS

 

chain

 

An SCv2080 storage system supports one SC180 expansion enclosure

 

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

 

 

Controller

Two hot-swappable storage controllers

Management

RAID management using Dell Storage Client 2015 R1

 

Back-Panel Ports Connectors (per Storage Controller)

 

 

Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or

Connection to a Fiber Channel fabric, iSCSI network, or a direct connection

SAS connectors

to servers with SAS HBAs

Ethernet connectors

MGMT: 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps embedded Ethernet port used for

 

Storage Center management

REPL: 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps embedded iSCSI port used for replication to another Storage Center

SAS connectors

USB Connector

Serial connector

6 Gbps SAS connectors for SAS port redundancy and an additional expansion enclosure

NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8086/SFF-8088 compliant.

One USB 3.0 connector used for Storage Center updates

NOTE: Not for customer use.

LED Indicators

Front panel

• One two-digit LCD indicator for Unit ID, error code, and unit location

 

identifier

 

• One two-color LED indicator for power status

 

• One single-color LED indicator for module fault status (enclosure as a

 

whole)

 

• One single-color LED indicator for logical fault status (drive, HBA, RAID

 

controller, and so on)

 

• One single-color LED indicator for drawer 1 fault status

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Contents Dell Storage Center Page Safety Warnings Before You BeginPage Storage Center Information ISCSI Fault Domain InformationWorksheet to Record System Information Additional Storage Center Information Fibre Channel Zoning InformationLocating Your Service Tag Other Information You May NeedInstallation and Configuration Safety PrecautionsInstallation Safety Precautions Unpacking Storage Center EquipmentInstalling the Storage System in a Rack SCv2080 Storage System ComponentsInstalling the Hard Drives Mount the SCv2080 Storage System ChassisDdic Front-End Cabling Cabling SAN-Attached Host ServersStorage System Connected to Switches and Host Servers Cabling Direct-Attached Host ServersCabling the Ethernet Management Network Storage System Connected Directly to Host ServersInterconnecting Two Storage Controllers Back-End CablingCabling an Expansion Enclosure to a Storage System Interconnected Storage ControllersConnecting the Power Cables Power Cables Turning on the Storage SystemNOM Information Mexico Only Technical SpecificationsInstalling and Using the Dell Storage Client Page Ddic