Dell PowerVault MD1400 - Install PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs on a Series 5 or Series 6 Host (Mixed Mode)

PowerVault (Dell MD1400) Setup Guide
Install PowerVaults and 15-Drive DACs on a
Series 5 or Series 6 Host (Mixed Mode)
This topic describes how to install PowerVault and 15-Drive DACexternal storage devices on
an RSA:
l Series 5 Decoder, Log Decoder, and Archiver host. The Series 5 host must have an additional
H830 PERC Card installed.
l Series 6 Decoder, Log Decoder, and Archiver host. The Series 6 host must have an additional
H840 PERC Card installed.
Contact your RSA sales rep for information on how to purchase PERC Cards.
Note: For information on how to install the PERC Cards, see the RSA NetWitness Platform
PCI Expansion Card Installation Guide.
Minimum NetWitness Platform Software Versions
For RSA NetWitness Platform Software 11.x, the minimum version is 11.2.0.0-
1808301802.5.941817f.
For RSA NetWitness Platform Software 10.6.x, the minimum version is 10.6.6.1-199.5.47209f4.
Caution: If you are adding a previously used external storage device and would like to
preserve the data, DO NOT follow the instructions in this guide. Contact RSA Customer
Support. Running the script on a previously used external storage device could erase any
existing data.
Introduction
The following table contains the summarized installation instructions for different deployments,
and detailed procedures are in individual subsections. The deployment scenario is two
PowerVaults and two 15-Drive DACs in a (Network) Decoder, Log Decoder, and Archiver
deployment.
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