Owners Manual

Table 5. MD3460 SAS RAID controller module features and indicators (continued)
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
4 USB port Reserved port.
5 Mini USB port Dell EMC support only.
6 Password reset switch Pressing this switch resets the password.
NOTE: The password reset switch is not available if your system
was shipped after September 2015. The password reset switch
functionality was disabled starting from controller firmware
08.20.09.60 and later versions.
7 SAS expansion port (2) Provides SAS OUT connection for cabling to a daisy chained
expansion enclosure. Port 0 expansion port is recommended.
8 12 Gbps SAS IN port (2) Provides host-to-controller SAS connection.
9 7 segment display sequence Displays status or error codes for the storage array.
10 System identification indicator The system identification indicator blinks blue when system
identification switch push-button on the enclosure front panel is
pressed.
11 Controller fault indicator The controller fault indicator lights amber when controller fault is
detected.
12 Controller power indicator The controller power indicator lights green when controller power is
on.
13 Cache active or cache offload
indicator
The cache active or cache offload indicator lights green when on-
board controller memory contains data.
If AC power fails, this LED changes to indicate cache offload status.
If the password reset function has successfully changed the
password, this LED flashes on and off briefly.
14 Battery fault indicator The battery fault indicator lights amber when battery backup unit or
battery has failed.
Expansion controller modules
Use the expansion controller modules to expand the storage capacity up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with premium
feature kit), by daisy-chaining your storage enclosure with one MD3060e expansion enclosure without the premium feature kit
and up to two MD3060e expansion enclosures with the premium feature kit.
NOTE: Hot-plug of MD3060e expansion enclosure is not supported.
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