Dell PowerVault MD3000: System Features

System Features

This section describes the major hardware and software features of your system. It also provides

information about other documents you may need when setting up your system and how to obtain

technical assistance.

Major features of your system include:

• Efficient rack-mount designed storage system

• Capacity for 15 1-inch, hot-plug, 3.0-Gbps, serial-attached SCSI (SAS) and/or Serial Advanced

Technology Attachment II(SATA II) physical disks

• SAS 5/E adapter for connecting the storage array to the server(s)

NOTE: System boot is not supported from an external device attached to a SAS or SCSI adapter,

including SAS 5/E, PERC 5/E, PERC 4e/DC, or PERC 4/DC. See support.dell.com for the latest support

information about booting from external devices.

• Redundant hot-plug power supply and cooling modules that are combined for easy serviceability

• Two active/active RAID controller modules for redundant data and system management capability

• Support for up to two daisy-chained storage enclosures for a total of 45 physical disks

• Configuration and monitoring via the MD Storage Manager software

• Four sensors for monitoring ambient temperatures

• Battery backup unit (BBU) to power the RAID controller system memory (cache) in case of

a power outage

• Over-temperature shutdown capability

• Support for a wide range of servers (See your system’s readme file for supported systems.

An updated readme can be viewed from the Dell website at

support.dell.com.

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