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Connecting the power cables

Figure 2. Connecting the power cables

Ensure that the power switch is OFF before connecting the power cables.

CAUTION: Be careful when closing the rear rack door to ensure that power cords have adequate 
space as some racks might not be sufficiently deep.

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Summary of Contents for MD1280

Page 1: ...Dell MD1280 Storage Enclosure Getting Started Guide Regulatory Model SP 2584 E11J ...

Page 2: ...problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2015 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their res...

Page 3: ... into the rack from bottom and remove the enclosures from the top To avoid danger of a rack toppling over do not slide more than one enclosure out of the rack at a time The system must be operated with low pressure rear exhaust installation back pressure created by rack doors and obstacles not to exceed 5 Pascals 0 5 mm water gauge The rack design must consider the maximum operating ambient temper...

Page 4: ... will not work A 5U space in the lower 20U of the rack If planning to install above the 20U mark a customer provided mechanical lift must be made available Installation overview The installation process includes the following general tasks CAUTION If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperat...

Page 5: ...ive drawers open the enclosure can overheat causing power failure and data loss Such use may invalidate the warranty 5 Close the drive drawers after adding all DDICs Figure 1 Installing enclosure in a rack 1 Drawer release 2 One on each side of drawer Releases the open drawer locks a Pull and hold both drive drawers releases and then slightly push the drawers inside b Release and push the drive dr...

Page 6: ...nnecting the power cables Ensure that the power switch is OFF before connecting the power cables CAUTION Be careful when closing the rear rack door to ensure that power cords have adequate space as some racks might not be sufficiently deep 6 ...

Page 7: ... firmly to the bracket using the clip provided 2 Plug the other end of the power cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterrupted power supply UPS or a power distribution unit PDU Location of power switches Figure 4 Location of power switches 7 ...

Page 8: ...tation included with your rack solution describes the process of installing your system into a rack The Service Guide provides information about enclosure service and maintenance This document is available online at dell com support home The Administrators Guide provides information about how to configure manage and update your MD1280 Storage Enclosure This document is available online at dell com...

Page 9: ...endent Disks RAID Controller Various server based RAID controller or SAS HBA Management RAID management by using Dell Storage System Manager version 6 4 or later Back Plane Board Connectors 84 SAS hard drive connectors Two sets of SBB connectors Five cooling fan module connectors Two power supply unit PSU connectors Back Panel Connectors per SBB SAS connectors Asymmetric SAS Cabling for connection...

Page 10: ...s Drive drawer One single color LED indicator for sideplane card and power status One single color LED indicator for drive drawer fault status One single color LED indicator for logical fault status One single color LED indicator for cable fault status Six single color LED indicators for data transfer status Disk Drive In Carrier DDIC One single color LED for hard drive fault status 6 Gb SAS IO mo...

Page 11: ...PSU for 10 ms or less Available Hard Drive Power Per Slot Supported hard drive power consumption continuous Up to 1 16 A at 5 V Up to 1 6 A at 12 V IO Card Power Per Slot Maximum power consumed by IO Card 11 W at 12 V Maximum available power 100 W at 12 V Maximum available power 1 W at 5 V standby Physical Height 22 23 cm 8 75 inches Width 48 26 cm 19 inches Depth front mounting bracket to rear su...

Page 12: ... 80 percent noncondensing with a maximum humidity gradation of 10 percent an hour Storage 5 percent to 100 percent noncondensing Maximum vibration Operating 0 21 g at 5 500 Hz for 15 min Storage 1 04 g at 2 200 Hz for 15 min Maximum shock Operating Half sine shock 5 g 5 percent with a pulse duration of 10 ms 10 percent in operational orientations only Storage Z axis 30 g 10 ms half sine Horizontal...

Page 13: ...Environmental Class G2 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 13 ...

Page 14: ...To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to dell com support 2 Select your country from the drop down menu on the bottom right corner of the page 3 For customized support a Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field b Click Submit The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed 4 For general support a Select your pro...

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