Dell PowerVault MD3000i - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
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When a RAID Controller Module Is Replaced
or Removed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RAID Controller Failover Modes . . . . . . . . . . 51
Thermal Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Updating Enclosure Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
RAID Controller Module Firmware . . . . . . . . . 52
Physical Disk Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Expansion Enclosure Firmware . . . . . . . . . . 53
Best Practices and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . 54
3 Installing Enclosure Components
. . . . . .
55
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . 55
Removing and Installing Physical Disks . . . . . . . . 56
Removing Physical Disks from the Enclosure . . . 57
Installing SAS Physical Disks in the
Enclosure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing and Installing a RAID Controller
Module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing a RAID Controller Module . . . . . . . 60
Installing a RAID Controller Module . . . . . . . . 61
Removing and Installing a RAID Controller
Module Backup Battery Unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Removing and Installing the Power Supply/Cooling
Fan Module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing a Power Supply/Cooling
Fan Module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing a Power Supply/Cooling
Fan Module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65