Cabling your storage enclosure to a storage array, Cabling your storage enclosure to a server – Dell PowerVault MD3060e User Manual
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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 configuration offers 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 figure.
To add a second MD3060e storage enclosure, daisy chain it to the first expansion
3.
enclosure as shown in the figure.
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 first.
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 Configuration
Connect the first supported SAS cable to the first 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 figure.
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 figure.
Install the appropriate multipath software for your operating system on the attached
5.
server. For more information, see your operating system documentation.
NOTE
: For configurations with additional servers or storage enclosures, see the MD3060e
Deployment Guide.
Cabling Your Storage Enclosure to a Server
Single Path Configuration
Connect a supported SAS cable to the first 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 figure.
NOTE
: For configurations with additional servers or storage enclosures, see the MD3060e
Deployment Guide.