Dell EMC PowerStore Series User Manual

LED Location Color State Description
Blinking Drive activity
2U, 25-drive expansion enclosure rear view
The rear of the 2U, 25-drive expansion enclosure includes the following components:
• Two 12-Gb/s SAS link control cards (LCC); A (
4
) and B (
2
)
• Two power supply and cooling modules; A (
3
) and B (
1
)
B
A
0 1
#
#
0
1
x4x4
x4
x4
1
2
3
4
Figure 11. 2U, 25-drive expansion enclosure rear component locations
2U, 25-drive expansion enclosure link control card
Link control card functions and features
The link control card (LCC) supports, controls, and monitors the expansion enclosure, and is the primary interconnect management
element. Each LCC includes connectors for input and output to downstream devices.
The LCCs in an expansion enclosure connects to the node and other expansion enclosures. The cables connect the LCCs in a system in a
daisy-chain topology.
Internally, each expansion enclosure LCC uses protocols to emulate a loop. The LCC connects to the drives in its enclosure in a point-to-
point fashion through an internal switch. The LCC independently receives and electrically terminates incoming signals. For traffic from the
node, the LCC switch passes the signal from the input port to the drive being accessed. The switch then forwards the drive output signal
to the port.
Each LCC independently monitors the environmental status of the entire enclosure, using a microcomputer-controlled monitor program.
The monitor communicates the status to the storage processor, which polls expansion enclosure status. LCC firmware also controls the
SAS and drive-module status LEDs.
Each LCC includes an enclosure ID display.
12-Gb/s LCC ports, LEDs, and connectors
Each 2U, 25 expansion enclosure LCC shows the following ports, LEDs, and connectors:
Expansion enclosure component descriptions
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Dell EMC PowerStore Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell EMC
Model	PowerStore Series
Category	Server
Language	English