Dell EMC PowerVault ME484 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

1 Before you begin...........................................................................................................................4
Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
System requirements............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Failover issue when a large number of LUNs are attached to a Linux host ............................................................5
Other Information You May Need....................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Mount the enclosures in the rack...................................................................................................6
Rackmount rail kit.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Install the ME484 JBOD....................................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Disk Drive Module Installation....................................................................................................... 8
DDIC in a ME484 JBOD Storage Enclosure.......................................................................................................................8
Populating drawers with DDICs........................................................................................................................................... 8
4 Cable host servers to the ME484 JBOD storage enclosure..............................................................10
Cabling considerations.........................................................................................................................................................10
Cable requirements for expansion enclosures............................................................................................................10
Cabling your ME484 JBOD storage enclosure.................................................................................................................10
Label the back-end cables.................................................................................................................................................. 12
5 LEDs..........................................................................................................................................13
ME484 JBOD storage enclosure LEDs..............................................................................................................................13
12 Gb/s expansion module LEDs........................................................................................................................................13
DDIC LEDs.............................................................................................................................................................................14
Drawer LEDs.........................................................................................................................................................................15
Fan cooling module LEDs.................................................................................................................................................... 15
Ops panel...............................................................................................................................................................................16
PSU LEDs..............................................................................................................................................................................16
6 PowerTools Server Hardware Manager software setup...................................................................17
PowerTools Server Hardware Manager Installation on Windows..................................................................................17
Graphical installation.......................................................................................................................................................17
PowerTools Server Hardware Manager Installation on Linux.........................................................................................18
Graphical Installation...................................................................................................................................................... 18
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