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Contents

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Inside the Box of the Dell PowerVault MD3600f
Series Storage Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MD3600f
Series Storage Array. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk
Storage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2 Planning: About Your Storage Array. . . . 25

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . 26
Back Panel Features and Indicators. . . . . . . . 29
Hard–Drive Indicator Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features . . . . . . . . 31
Power Indicator Codes and Features . . . . . . . . . . 32

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules . . . . 33

RAID Controller Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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