Getting Started With Your System
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Expansion
PowerVault MD1200 series Supports a maximum of 192 hard drives with any
combination of PowerVault MD1200 or PowerVault
MD1220 expansion enclosures. Support for 192 hard
drives is a Premium Feature and requires activation.
The maximum number of hard drives supported
without using the Premium Feature is 120.
Redundant path connectivity provides redundant
data paths to each hard drive.
Backplane Board
Connectors
• 12 or 24 SAS hard-drive connectors
• Two power supply/cooling fan module connectors
• Two sets of RAID controller module connectors
• One control panel connector for front LEDs and
system identification button
Sensors Two temperature sensors
LED Indicators
Front panel
• One two-color LED indicator for system status
• Two single-color LED indicators for power and
enclosure mode
NOTE:
The enclosure mode LED is not applicable to
the PowerVault MD3200 series storage array.
Hard-drive carrier
• One single-color activity LED
• One two-color LED status indicator per drive
Power supply/cooling fan Three LED status indicators for power supply status,
power supply/fan fault, and AC status