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Contents

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inside the Box of the Dell PowerVault MD3600f
Series Storage Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dell PowerVault MD3600f
Series Storage Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dell PowerVault Modular
Disk Storage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2 Planning: About Your Storage Array. . . . 23

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . 24
Back Panel Features and Indicators. . . . . . . . 27
Hard–Drive Indicator Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features . . . . . . . . 29
Power Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3 Planning: RAID Controller Modules . . . . 31

RAID Controller Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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