Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Hardware Owner's Manual
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Protecting Hardware
Protect the PS-M4110 blade storage array from electrostatic discharge at all times.
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When handling array hardware, make sure you use an electrostatic wrist strap or a similar form of pro-
tection. Connect the strap securely to yourself (not clothes) and securely to ground.
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Examples of an appropriate ground are a properly-grounded ESD mat or the metal frame of a grounded piece
of equipment.
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If transporting the array, use the static-protective packaging that the array was shipped in, if possible.
Array Networking Considerations
This section provides requirements and recommendations for PS-M4110 array networking in the M1000e
enclosure.
The PS-M4110 array uses a single 10Gb/s Ethernet port (Ethernet 0 (iSCSI)) for communication on one of two
redundant fabrics, A or B (the default fabric).
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Fabric A is a redundant Ethernet fabric that supports IO module slots A1 and A2. The PS-M4110 requires
10Gb/s Ethernet IO modules in A1 and A2. The M1000e must have a Version 1.1 midplane to support
10Gb/s modules on Fabric A.
Note:
If the M1000e has a Version 1.0 midplane, 10 Gb/s Ethernet IO modules are not supported by Fabric
A and the PS-M4110 will not be able to connect.
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Fabric B is a redundant Ethernet fabric supporting IO module slots B1 and B2 at 10Gb/s with a 10GBASE-
KR IO module.
Optionally, Ethernet port 1 on the PS-M4110 array can be set up as a management port and be accessed through
the CMC. See
Setting up a Dedicated Management Port
in the
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Installation Guide
.
Networking Information Resources
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Details about network requirements and recommendations are provided in
Network Requirements on page 7
,
Network Recommendations on page 9
Optional Considerations on page 10
.
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General network, and network configuration of the M1000e is beyond the scope of this manual. Refer to the
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual
and
Dell PowerEdge Configuration Guide
for this infor-
mation. Also, refer to the associated Dell IO module documentation.
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Additional documentation can be accessed on the Dell support site (
). See the
for information about accessing the Dell support site.
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