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To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, continue to select the up arrow 

 until the Home 

icon 

 is displayed, and then select the Home icon.

From the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.

Setup Menu

NOTE: When you select an option in the Setup menu, you must confirm the option before 
proceeding to the next action.

Option

Description

iDRAC

Select 

DHCP

 or 

Static IP

 to configure the network mode. If 

Static IP

 is selected, 

the available fields are 

IP

Subnet (Sub)

, and 

Gateway (Gtw)

. Select 

Setup DNS

 to 

enable DNS and to view domain addresses. Two separate DNS entries are available.

Set error

Select 

SEL 

to display LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI 

description in the System Event Log (SEL). This is useful when trying to match an 
LCD message with an SEL entry.
Select 

Simple

 to display LCD error messages in a simplified user-friendly 

description.

Set home

Select the default information to be displayed on the LCD Home screen. See View 
menu for a description of the options that can be set as the default on the Home 
screen.

View Menu

The View menu displays iDRAC, asset, power, and temperature information

NOTE: When you select an option in the View menu, you must confirm the option before 
proceeding to the next action.

Option

Description

iDRAC IP

Displays the 

IPv4

 or 

IPv6

 addresses for the iDRAC8. Addresses include 

DNS 

(

Primary 

and 

Secondary

), 

Gateway

IP

, and 

Subnet

 (IPv6 does not have Subnet).

MAC

Displays the MAC addresses for 

iDRAC

iSCSI

, or 

Network

 devices.

Name

Displays the name of the 

Host

Model

, or 

User String

 for the system

Number

Displays the 

Asset tag

 or the 

Service tag

 for the system.

Power

Displays the power output of the system in BTU/hr or Watts. The display format can 
be configured in the 

Set home

 submenu of the 

Setup

 menu.

Temperature

Displays the temperature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The display format 
can be configured in the 

Set home

 submenu of the 

Setup

 menu.

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About the SC9000

Summary of Contents for SC9000

Page 1: ...Dell Storage Center SC9000 Storage System Owner s Manual Regulatory Model E09J E10J Regulatory Type E09J001 E10J001 ...

Page 2: ... problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2016 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their re...

Page 3: ...Replacing SC9000 Storage System Components 11 Safety Precautions 11 Installation Safety Precautions 11 Electrical Safety Precautions 11 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions 12 General Safety Precautions 12 Replacing the Front Bezel 12 Pre Replacement Procedures 13 Send Diagnostic Data Using Dell SupportAssist 13 Shut Down a Storage Controller 13 Replacing Rack Rails 14 Post Replacement Procedures 1...

Page 4: ... intended for use by Dell end users Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues go to www dell com support For customized support enter your system Service Tag on the support page and c...

Page 5: ... in three full height slots and three low profile slots The Storage Center Operating System is installed on an embedded SSD within each storage controller The IO cards in the storage controller are designated as front end ports or back end ports Front end ports Hosts servers or Network Attached Storage NAS appliances access storage by connecting to the storage controller iSCSI Fibre Channel or FCo...

Page 6: ...and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack When one of these buttons is pressed the front LCD panel and the back system status indicator flash until one of the buttons is pressed again Press to toggle the system ID on and off If the system stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode To reset th...

Page 7: ...r is turned on or off 8 Filler plate Covers empty bay 9 vFlash media card slot Not used for the SC9000 10 iDRAC USB Connects USB devices to the system or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features The USB management port is USB 2 0 compliant 11 Management USB Connects USB devices to the system The USB management port is USB 2 0 compliant 12 Storage Center OS drive An internal SSD drive that hold...

Page 8: ...t to right 5 Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system 6 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system 7 USB connector 2 Connects USB devices to the system The ports are USB 3 0 compliant 8 Full height IO card slots 3 Ports are numbered from right to left 9 Ethernet connectors Connects the storage controller to the Ethernet switch and to other storage controllers in the rack T...

Page 9: ...s in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select Left or Right button on the LCD panel The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off through the iDRAC utility the LCD panel or other tools Figure 3 LCD Panel Features Item Button Description 1 Left Moves the cursor back in one step increments 2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor 3 Right Moves th...

Page 10: ...scription Set home Select the default information to be displayed on the LCD Home screen See View menu for a description of the options that can be set as the default on the Home screen View Menu The View menu displays iDRAC asset power and temperature information NOTE When you select an option in the View menu you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action Option Description iDR...

Page 11: ...orage system is always fully grounded to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge When handling the storage system hardware use an electrostatic wrist guard not included or a similar form of protection The chassis must be mounted in a rack The following safety requirements must be considered when the chassis is being mounted The rack construction must be capable of supporting the total weight o...

Page 12: ...ic mat and static strap while working on the storage controller Use a suitable ESD wrist or ankle strap General Safety Precautions Always follow general safety precautions to avoid injury and damage to Storage Center equipment Keep the area around the storage system chassis clean and free of clutter Place any system components that have been removed away from the storage system chassis or on a tab...

Page 13: ...ow The Send Support Assist Data Now dialog box appears 3 Select Storage Center Configuration and Detailed Logs 4 Click OK Shut Down a Storage Controller Use Dell Storage Client to shut down a storage controller About this task Shutting down one storage controller causes the Storage Center to fail over to the other storage controller which continues to process I O Steps 1 Use the Dell Storage Clien...

Page 14: ... storage controller Next steps Use SupportAssist to send diagnostic data to Dell Technical Support Services Post Replacement Procedures Start up the storage controller if it was previously shut down and use SupportAssist to send diagnostic data to Dell Technical Support Services Start Up the Storage Controller If the storage controller was previously shut down perform this procedure to start it up...

Page 15: ...tion 3 Expansion slots using riser card Riser 1 Slot 1 One half height low profile x8 link Slot 2 One half height low profile x8 link Slot 3 One half height low profile x8 link Riser 2 Slot 4 One full height full length x16 link Slot 5 One full height full length x8 link Riser 3 Slot 6 One full height full length x8 link Slot 7 One full height full length x8 link Memory Architecture 2133 MT s DDR4...

Page 16: ...ximum configuration weight 44 lb Environmental For additional information about environmental measurements for specific storage system configurations see dell com environmental_datasheets Temperature Storage 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Continuous operation for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft 10 C to 35 C with no direct sunlight on the equipment Fresh air For information about fresh air see Expanded...

Page 17: ...OTE This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage or failures to your equipment it maybe necessary for you to re mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage or...

Page 18: ...10 C to 35 C the system can operate continuously down to 5 C or as high as 40 C For temperatures between 35 C and 40 C de rate maximum allowable temperature by 1 C per 175m above 950 m 1 F per 319 ft 1 of annual operating hours 5 C to 45 C at 5 to 90 RH with 29 C dew point NOTE Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 45 C for a maximum of...

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