Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 7)

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About Your System
Introduction
CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important safety information
before following any procedures listed in this document.
The following systems are included in the MD series dense storage array:
• Dell PowerVault MD3260 RAID storage arrays (SAS)
• Dell PowerVault MD3260i RAID storage arrays (1 Gbps iSCSI)
• Dell PowerVault MD3660i RAID storage arrays (10 Gbps iSCSI)
• Dell PowerVault MD3660f RAID storage arrays (Fibre Channel)
• Dell PowerVault MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures
The MD Series Dense storage arrays are 4U rack-mounted systems, capable of accommodating up to sixty 3.5 inch or
2.5 inch physical disks. You can expand the number of physical disks up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with
premium feature kit), by daisy-chaining your storage enclosure with up to two MD3060e expansion enclosures.
NOTE: Your Dell MD Series Dense storage array supports two expansion enclosures (180 physical disks) after you
install the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature Key. To order the Additional Physical Disk Support
Premium Feature Key, contact Dell Support.
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI) application
used to configure and manage one or more MD Series Dense storage arrays. The MD Storage Manager software is
located on the MD Series resource DVD.
Other Information You May Need
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be
included within this document or as a separate document.
• The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of setting up your system and technical specifications.
• The Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f/3060e Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide provides an
overview of the tasks that must be completed to configure the storage management features.
• The CLI Guide provides information about using the command line interface (CLI).
• The Rack Installation instructions provide information on how to rack your system.
• The Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f Storage Array instructions provide information
on how to set up the hardware and install the software on your storage array.
• The Deployment Guide provides information on installing and configuring the software and hardware.
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