Dell PowerVault MD3400 Owner's Manual

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Contents1 About Your System....................................................................................................7Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 7Front-Panel Features and Indicators.................................................................................................... 7Back-Panel Features and Indicators................................................................................................... 10Physical-Drive Indicator Patterns....................................................................................................... 10Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features............................................................................................ 11Power Indicator Codes and Features..................................................................................................11Related Documentation...................................................................................................................... 122 Controller Modules................................................................................................ 13RAID Controller Modules.................................................................................................................... 13RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features........................................................................... 13RAID Controller Module—Additional Features...................................................................................14Battery Backup Unit....................................................................................................................... 14Storage Array Thermal Shutdown................................................................................................. 15System Password Reset................................................................................................................. 15Cache Functions and Features............................................................................................................15Cache Mirroring............................................................................................................................. 15Write-Back Cache..........................................................................................................................15Write-Through Cache................................................................................................................... 153 Installing Array Components............................................................................... 17Recommended Tools.......................................................................................................................... 17Front Bezel (Optional)..........................................................................................................................17Removing the Front Bezel............................................................................................................. 17Installing the Front Bezel............................................................................................................... 17Physical Drives..................................................................................................................................... 18SAFETY Models AMT E03J and E04J............................................................................................ 18Removing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank................................................................................... 18Installing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank..................................................................................... 18Removing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank................................................................................... 18Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank..................................................................................... 19Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive.......................................................................................... 19Installing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive............................................................................................20Removing a Physical Drive From a Physical-Drive Carrier...........................................................21Installing a Physical Drive Into a Physical-Drive Carrier.............................................................. 22RAID Controller Module .....................................................................................................................22Removing a RAID Controller Module Blank................................................................................. 23