Deployment Guide

Setting up the hardware
The appliance ships with a single DL4000 system. Before setting up the appliance hardware, see the Dell DL4000 Appliance
Getting Started With Your System document that shipped with the appliance. Unpack and set up the DL Appliance hardware.
NOTE: The software is pre-installed on the appliance. Any media included with the system must be used only in the event
of a system recovery.
To set up the DL Appliance hardware:
1. Rack and cable the DL4000 system and storage enclosure(s).
2. Turn on the storage enclosure(s) and then the DL4000 system.
Installing the appliance in a rack
If your system includes a rail kit, locate the Rack Installation Instructions supplied with the rack kit. Follow the instructions to
install the rails in the rack unit, the system, and the storage enclosure in the rack.
Cabling the appliance
Locate the Getting Started With Your System document at https://www.dell.com/support that shipped with your appliance.
Follow the instructions to attach the keyboard, mouse, monitor, power, and network cables to the appliance.
Setting the storage enclosure configuration switch
Set the storage mode for the storage enclosure to unified mode as indicated in the following figure.
NOTE:
The configuration switch must be set before turning on the storage enclosure. Changing the configuration mode
after turning on the storage enclosure has no effect on enclosure configuration until the system is power cycled. For more
information, see the Dell PowerVault MD1200 Hardware Owner's Manual at https://www.dell.com/support.
Figure 1. Setting the PowerVault MD1200 storage enclosure configuration switch
1. configuration switch
Connecting the storage enclosure to the system
Connect the data cable from the PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) installed in the Dell DL4000 system to the primary
Enclosure Management Module (EMM) SAS In port of the storage enclosure.
Setting up DL4000 Appliance
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