Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Owner’s Manual
- Contents
- Storage system hardware
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Module removal and replacement
- ESD precautions
- Dealing with hardware faults
- Firmware updates
- Continuous operation during replacement
- Shutting down attached hosts
- Shutting down a controller module
- Verifying component failure
- Customer-replaceable units (CRUs)
- Attach or remove the front bezel of a 2U enclosure
- Replacing a drive carrier module in a 2U enclosure
- Replacing a DDIC in a 5U enclosure
- Replacing a controller module or IOM in a 2U or 5U enclosure
- Replacing a power supply unit (PSU) in a 5U enclosure
- Replacing a fan cooling module (FCM) in a 5U enclosure
- Replacing a power cooling module (PCM) in a 2U enclosure
- Completing the component installation process
- Verifying component operation
- Performing updates in PowerVault Manager after replacing an FC or SAS HBA
- Events and event messages
- Connecting to the CLI port using a serial cable
- Technical specifications
- Standards and regulations
Chapter 3: Module removal and replacement............................................................................... 42
ESD precautions................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Dealing with hardware faults.......................................................................................................................................... 43
Firmware updates..............................................................................................................................................................43
Configuring partner firmware update..................................................................................................................... 43
Continuous operation during replacement.................................................................................................................. 43
Shutting down attached hosts.......................................................................................................................................44
Shutting down a controller module............................................................................................................................... 44
Using the PowerVault Manager............................................................................................................................... 44
Using the CLI................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Verifying component failure............................................................................................................................................44
Customer-replaceable units (CRUs)............................................................................................................................ 45
Attach or remove the front bezel of a 2U enclosure..........................................................................................46
Replacing a drive carrier module in a 2U enclosure............................................................................................ 46
Replacing a DDIC in a 5U enclosure........................................................................................................................ 51
Replacing a controller module or IOM in a 2U or 5U enclosure....................................................................... 60
Replacing a power supply unit (PSU) in a 5U enclosure................................................................................... 66
Replacing a fan cooling module (FCM) in a 5U enclosure................................................................................ 68
Replacing a power cooling module (PCM) in a 2U enclosure...........................................................................69
Completing the component installation process...................................................................................................71
Verifying component operation.......................................................................................................................................71
Using LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Using management interfaces.................................................................................................................................. 72
Performing updates in PowerVault Manager after replacing an FC or SAS HBA..............................................72
Chapter 4: Events and event messages........................................................................................73
Event descriptions.............................................................................................................................................................73
Events.................................................................................................................................................................................. 74
Removed events.............................................................................................................................................................. 146
Events sent as indications to SMI-S clients.............................................................................................................. 147
Using the trust command.............................................................................................................................................. 147
Appendix A: Connecting to the CLI port using a serial cable....................................................... 148
Mini-USB Device Connection....................................................................................................................................... 149
Microsoft Windows drivers..................................................................................................................................... 150
Linux drivers................................................................................................................................................................150
Appendix B: Technical specifications.......................................................................................... 151
Appendix C: Standards and regulations...................................................................................... 155
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