Dell PowerVault MD3000i: Specifications Disks RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors
Specifications Disks RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors: Dell PowerVault MD3000i
Table of contents
- Notes, Notices, and Cautions
- System Features Performance Features Scalability Features Availability Features
- Manageability and Serviceability Features Supported Operating Systems Other Information You May Need
- Obtaining Technical Assistance Installation Unpack the System
- Install the Rails and System in a Rack
- Connect the Power Cables and Power Cord Retention Bracket
- Cable the RAID controller modules according to the instructions provided in the Hardware Owner’s Manual
- Turn on the System
- Specifications Disks RAID Controller Modules RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors
- Backplane Board LED Indicators
- Power Supplies Available Physical Disk Power (Per Slot) Physical Environmental (Enclosure)
- Environmental (Battery Backup Unit [BBU])

Specifications
Disks
Physical disks Up to 15 1-inch-by-3.5-inch SAS hot-plug
physical disks (3.0 Gbps). (See your
system readme file for supported disk
capacities.)
RAID Controller Modules
iSCSI RAID controllers
• Two hot-pluggable active/active
controllers (or one controller in simplex
mode)
• 512 MB of cache per controller
• Simplex or duplex configurations
• One temperature sensor per controller
RAID Controller Back-Panel Connectors
iSCSI ports (per RAID controller)
• One 100/1000 BASE-T iSCSI Port 0 "In"
connector for connecting hosts
• One 100/1000 BASE-T iSCSI Port 1 "In"
connector for connecting additional
hosts
SAS expansion port
One 3.0 Gbps SAS Port "Out" connector
(per RAID controller)
for expansion to an additional enclosure
Debug connector
One 6-pin mini-DIN connector
(per RAID controller)
Management port
One 10/100 BASE-T connection for out-
(per RAID controller)
of-band management of the enclosure
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