Dell SCv3000 Deployment Guide

Adding or Removing Expansion Enclosures
This section describes how to add an expansion enclosure to a storage system and how to remove an expansion enclosure from a storage
system.
Adding Expansion Enclosures to a Storage System
Deployed Without Expansion Enclosures
Install the expansion enclosures in a rack, but do not connect the expansion enclosures to the storage system.
For more information, see the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure Getting Started Guide or the SCv360 Expansion Enclosure
Getting Started Guide.
NOTE: To preserve the integrity of the existing data, use caution when adding expansion enclosures to a storage system.
Install New SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosures in a
Rack
Prerequisite
Install the expansion enclosures in a rack, but do not connect the expansion enclosures to the storage system. For more information, see
the SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure Getting Started Guide
Steps
1 Cable the expansion enclosures together to form a chain.
a Connect a SAS cable from expansion enclosure 1: top, port 2 to expansion enclosure 2: top, port 1.
b Connect a SAS cable from expansion enclosure 1: bottom, port 2 to expansion enclosure 2: bottom, port 1.
c Repeat the previous steps to connect additional expansion enclosures to the chain.
Figure 53. Cable the Expansion Enclosures Together
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Expansion enclosure 1 2 Expansion enclosure 2
2 Connect to the Storage Center using the Storage Manager Client.
3 Check the drive count of the Storage Center system before adding the expansion enclosure. Make sure the number of drives installed
plus the drives in the new expansion enclosure does not exceed 500 drives.
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Dell SCv3000 Specifications

General

HDD speed	10000 RPM
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Storage drive capacity	900 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drives installed	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD
Total installed storage capacity	6.3 TB
Maximum supported storage capacity	- TB
Number of storage drives installed	7
Number of storage drives supported	16
USB connectivity	-
Chassis type	Rack (3U)
Product color	Black, Grey
AC input voltage	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	1485 W
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %
Dell E-Value Code	SCv3000FC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	785 mm
Width	445 mm
Height	133.3 mm