Owner's Manual

20 SAS Cluster Setup for the PowerVault Expansion Enclosure
5
(
Optional
). Connect two SAS cables from the two PowerVault MD3000
storage enclosures out ports to the two In ports of the first PowerVault
MD1000 expansion enclosure.
6
(
Optional
). Connect two SAS cables from the two PowerVault MD1000
storage enclosures out ports to the
In-0
ports of the second PowerVault
MD1000 expansion enclosure.
NOTE: For information on configuring the PowerVault MD1000 expansion
enclosure, see the PowerVault MD3000 storage system documentation, available on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Figure 3-2. Cabling the Direct-Attached SAS Cluster
Dual-HBA Host Server
Dual-HBA Host Server
RAID Controller Module 1
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
PowerVault MD1000
Expansion Enclosure
PowerVault MD1000
Expansion Enclosure
RAID Controller Module 0