PowerVault (Dell MD1400 - 16TB) Setup Guide
Series 6 R740xd Hybrid
The PERC H840 card for the R740 is installed in slot #4
inverted (upside down)
in this slot.
This means that:
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The R740 Port 0 is on the right and you connect this port to Port 1 in the top row of ports
on the first PowerVault (that is 1 in the following illustration).
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The R740 Port 1 is on the left and you connect this port to Port 1 in the top row of ports
on the second PowerVault (that is 2 in the following illustration).
4. When you finish the cabling, make sure that the PowerVault is powered on and then power
on the physical host.
Note:
Refer to Storage Guide for instructions on how to allocate storage for your hardware.
Caution:
After configuring the PowerVault the first time for a service, there is a possibility of
background RAID initialization running for at least 24 hours. During this initialization, disk
I/O performance may be affected.
Install PowerVault without Encryption
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