Item Name Icon Description
3 Identification 
button
Blinking blue (continuously) – A command was sent by Dell 
Storage Manager to the storage system to make the LED blink 
so that users can identify the storage system in the rack.
The identification LED blinks on the control panel of the 
chassis, to allow users to find the storage system when 
looking at the front of the rack.
The identification LEDs on the storage controllers also blink, 
which allows users to find the storage system when looking at 
the back of the rack.
4 Hard drives — Can have up to 30 internal 2.5-inch SAS hard drives
SC7020 Storage System Back-Panel Features and 
Indicators
The back panel of the SC7020 contains the storage controller indicators and power supply indicators.
Figure 2. SC7020 Storage System Back-Panel View
Item Name Icon Description
1 Power supply/
cooling fan module 
(PSU) (2)
Contains a 1485 W power supply and fans that provide 
cooling for the storage system, with AC input to the power 
supply of 200-240 V.
An LED between the top of the handle and the bottom of the 
handle indicates whether the PSU has AC/input power.
• Green – A valid power source is connected to the PSU and 
the power supply is operational.
• Not lit – The PSU is off or the power source has a fault.
2 Storage controller 
(2)
— Each storage controller contains:
• Mezzanine card with four SFP+ ports or four RJ45 
10GBASE-T ports
– Left two ports are for file storage.
– Right two ports are for block storage.
• Expansion slots for additional I/O cards
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SC7020 Storage System Hardware