Dell PowerVault MD3060e Setting Up

Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3060e Storage Enclosure (continued...)
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Cabling Your MD3060e Storage Enclosure
To add capacity to your RAID storage array, you can daisy chain up to two 4U enclosures
with SAS-based EMMs.
This conguration oers a maximum of 180 physical disks in your storage array with
Premium Feature activation.
To connect the MD3060e-based storage enclosure to your MD Series Dense RAID
storage array:
Connect a supported SAS cable to the SAS OUT port on the MD Series Dense storage 1.
array.
Connect the other end of the SAS cable to SAS port 1 on the MD3060e EMM as 2.
shown in the following gure.
To add a second MD3060e storage enclosure, daisy chain it to the rst expansion 3.
enclosure as shown in the gure.
CAUTION: Do not connect the SAS cable to SAS port 2 on the EMM.
CAUTION: Like the RAID storage arrays, physical-disk slots 0, 3, 6, and 9 must be
populated rst.
NOTE: A maximum of two expansion enclosures are supported for a total of three
enclosures.
Cabling Your Storage Enclosure to a Storage Array
A
B
MD Series Dense Storage Enclosure
MD3060e EMM
MD3060e EMM
High Availablity Conguration
Connect the rst supported SAS cable to the rst SAS port on your server’s HBA.1.
Connect the other end of the SAS cable to SAS port 1 on EMM 0 of the MD3060e as 2.
shown in the following gure.
Connect a second supported SAS cable to the second SAS port on your server’s HBA.3.
Connect the other end of the SAS cable to SAS port 1 on EMM 1 of the MD 3060e as 4.
shown in the following gure.
Install the appropriate multipath software for your operating system on the attached 5.
server. For more information, see your operating system documentation.
NOTE: For congurations with additional servers or storage enclosures, see the MD3060e
Deployment Guide.
Cabling Your Storage Enclosure to a Server
Single Path Conguration
Connect a supported SAS cable to the rst SAS port on your server’s HBA.1.
Connect the other end of the SAS cable to SAS port 1 on EMM 0 of the MD3060e as 2.
shown in the following gure.
NOTE: For congurations with additional servers or storage enclosures, see the MD3060e
Deployment Guide.

Dell PowerVault MD3060e Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerVault MD3060e
Category	Enclosure
Language	English