Deployment Guide

Before you begin

This document describes initial hardware setup for Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series enclosures.

Topics:

• Unpack the enclosure

• Safety guidelines

• Installation checklist

• Planning for installation

• Preparing for installation

• Disk drive module

• Populating drawers with DDICs

Unpack the enclosure

Examine the packaging for crushes, cuts, water damage, or any other evidence of mishandling during transit. If you suspect that damage

has happened, photograph the package before opening, for possible future reference. Retain the original packaging materials for use with

returns.

• Unpack the 2U storage system and identify the items in your shipment.

NOTE:

The cables that are used with the enclosure are not shown in Figure 1. Unpacking the 2U12 and 2U24

enclosures on page 6. The rail kit and accessories box is located below the 2U enclosure shipping box lid.

Figure 1. Unpacking the 2U12 and 2U24 enclosures

Storage system enclosure 2. Rackmount left rail (2U)

3. Rackmount right rail (2U) 4. Documentation

5. Enclosure front-panel bezel option 6. Rack mount ears

○ 2U enclosures are shipped with the controller modules or input/output modules (IOMs) installed. Blank drive carrier modules must

be installed in the unused drive slots.

○ For enclosures configured with CNC controller modules, locate the SFP+ transceivers included with the shipment. See SFP+

transceiver for FC/iSCSI ports on page 93.

• Unpack the 5U84 storage system and identify the items in your shipment.

NOTE:

The cables that are used with the enclosure are not shown in Figure 2. Unpacking the 5U84 enclosure on page

7. The rail kit and accessories box is located below the 5U84 enclosure shipping box lid.

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