Index
B
best practices
cabling, 36
power sources, 39
powering up, 40
racking, 30
C
cables
best practices, 36
cable management considerations, 36
connecting cascaded enclosures, 38
connecting power cords, 39
connecting to the controller, 37
SAS, 20, 36
Canadian notice, 70
cascaded disk enclosures, 38
Chinese notices, 71
clearance space, 29
components, 7
disk drive blanks, 11
disk drives, 11
fan, 15
front status and UID, 12
I/O module, 16
power supply, 14
rear power and UID, 18
SAS cables, 20
supported disk drives, 33
configuration
best practices, 43
initial tasks, 43
supported software tools, 43
configuring the disk enclosure
choosing a software utility, 43
connecting cables to cascaded enclosures, 38
connecting cables to the controller, 37
connecting power cords, 39
conventions
documentation, 66
text symbols, 66
converting rack rails for round-hole racks, 31
Customer Self Repair (CSR)
defined, 61, 67
parts list, 62
website, 67
D
diagnostic steps, 55
if the enclosure does not initialize, 55
if the enclosure front fault LED is amber, 55
if the enclosure rear fault LED is amber, 56
if the fan LED is amber, 57
if the I/O module fault LED is amber, 57
if the power on/standby LED is amber, 56
if the power supply LED is amber, 56
recognizing disk drive failure, 58
diagnostic tools, 43
disk drives
approved models, 33
caution, 30, 33
defined, 11
installing, 33
LEDs, 11
recognizing disk drive failure, 58
supported, 33
disk enclosure
at startup, 41
available models, 7
exploded view, 63
illustrated, 7
LFF
component callout, 9
drive bay numbering, 9
front view, 9
rear view, 9
SFF
component callout, 8
drive bay numbering, 8
front view, 8
rear view, 8
verifying the status of, 41
documentation
conventions, 66
providing feedback, 66
D2600/D2700 Disk Enclosure User Guide 77