Deployment Guide

Figure 2. Connecting the SAS cable from the DL4000 system to the Powervault MD1200 storage enclosure
Connecting the Cable Management Arm (Optional)
If the appliance includes a Cable Management Arm (CMA), locate the CMA Installation Instructions that shipped with the CMA
kit and follow the instructions to install the CMA.
Turning on the appliance
After cabling the appliance, turn on the MD1200 storage enclosure, and then turn on the DL4000 system.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you connect the appliance to an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for maximum reliability
and availability.
DL4000 disk configurations
The DL4000 supports SAS and nearline SAS drives only. The operating system resides on a RAID 1 (mirrored) virtual disk located
in slots 0 and 1. For information on these disks, see the Dell DL4000 Appliance Owner’s Manual at https://www.dell.com/
support. Drive slots 2 through 9 are available for automatic configuration by the AppAssure Appliance Configuration wizard
(recommended) but can be manually configured for custom configurations if required.. The disks are auto-provisioned as RAID
6. Capacity expansion using an MD1200 storage enclosure is optional.
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Setting up DL4000 Appliance