Setup Guide

Storage Controllers

• Four 12 Gbps SAS ports

Storage Connectivity

Configurations Storage Center supports up to 168 drives on a single

redundant-path SAS chain.

The SCv2080 storage system supports one SC180.

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

Controller Two hot-swappable storage controllers

Management RAID management using Dell Storage Manager Client 2016 R2

Back-Panel Ports Connectors (per Storage Controller)

Fibre Channel,

iSCSI, or SAS

connectors

Connection to a Fibre Channel fabric, a iSCSI network, or a

direct connection to servers with SAS HBAs

Ethernet

connectors

MGMT: 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps embedded Ethernet/iSCSI port

that is typically used for Storage Center management

REPL: 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps embedded iSCSI port that is typically

used for replication to another Storage Center

SAS connectors 6 Gbps SAS connectors for SAS port redundancy and an

additional expansion enclosure

NOTE: SAS connectors are SFF-8086/SFF-8088

compliant.

USB Connector One USB 3.0 connector used for Storage Center updates

Serial connector

NOTE: Not for customer use.

LED Indicators

Front panel

• One two-digit LCD indicator for Unit ID, error code, and

unit location identifier