Owners Manual

3. Install the physical disks row wise into the physical-disk drawer.
NOTE: Using the note that you saved while removing the physical-disk drawer, install the physical disks to the same
location in the physical-disk drawer that they were in.
4. Close the physical-disk drawer.
5. Install the SAS chain cables.
NOTE: Make sure all the SAS chain cables are firmly connected to all the drawers.
6. Install the front bezel.
7. Using the MD Storage Manager, verify that the new physical-disk drawer is identified and operating correctly.
Physical disks
Your system supports up to sixty 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch SAS and nearline SAS physical disks and 2.5 inch SAS SSDs per enclosure
and up to a maximum 180 physical disks per storage array using premium features, by daisy chaining two additional MD3060e
expansion enclosures.
Physical disk installation guidelines
● To maintain proper airflow, install physicals disks from left to right and front to back in each drawer.
● A minimum of four disks must be installed in the front slots 0, 3, 6, and 9 of each drawer.
● The MD Series Dense storage array and expansion enclosure support mixing of physical disk types.
NOTE:
15k RPM SAS drives are not supported. For the latest drive support, refer to Dell EMC PowerVault MD 34xx/
38xx Series Support Matrix at: Dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
Figure 16. Slot numbering on disk drawer
Removing a physical disk from a physical-disk carrier
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Push out the edge on one side physical-disk carrier until the pins on the physical-disk carrier disengage from the holes on
one side of the physical-disk.
2. Hold the physical disk and angle the physical disk out of the physical-disk carrier.
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