Dell SC8000 - Install Drives in SC280 Enclosures

Chapter 2 Install the Hardware
48 Storage Center SC8000 Controller Deployment Guide
Install Drives in SC280 Enclosures
TheSC280enclosuresupportsupto843.5‐inchharddrivesinstalledintwodrawerswithin
theenclosure.HarddrivesconnecttothebackplaneusingDiskDriveinCarrier(DDIC)
harddrivecarriers.
Installing Drives
Followtheserequirementswheninstallingdrivesintheenclosure.
 Anyrowwithdrivesinstalledmustbefilledentirely(14drives).
 Theminimumnumberofdrivesinanenclosureis14(onerow).
 Thenumberofpopulatedrowsbetweendrawersmustnotdifferbymorethanone.
 Populaterowsbeginningatthefrontoftheenclosureandmovingtotherear.
Foranewinstallation,followtheserecommendationsforpopulating42‐driveenclosures.
 14drivesintopdrawer,frontrow
 14drivesinbottomdrawer,frontrow
 14drivesintopdrawer,middlerow
Steps
1 LowertheDDICintotheslot.
2 Pushandholddown theDDICandslideittowardthebackoftheenclosureuntilthe
DDIClatchestothebackplane.
3 Afteralldrivesareinstalled,closethedrawer.
4 Whentheenclosureisturnedon,makesurethatthedriveLEDsarenot
lit,indicating
normalconditions.
Caution: Iftheenclosureoperatesfortoolong(dependingonaltitude)withdrive
drawersopen,theenclosurecanoverheat,causingpotentialdrivefailureanddata
loss.Suchusemayinvalidatethewarranty.
Caution: RemovingadrivefromtheDDICcandamagetheDDIC.Donotremove
drivesfromDDICs.
Caution: Whentheenclosureturnsoff,thediskscontinuetospinafterlosing
power.Toavoiddamagetothedisk,waitforthedisktostopspinning
(approximately10secondsaftershutdown)beforepullingthediskfromthe
enclosure.