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Dell SC5020 Storage System
Getting Started Guide

Regulatory Model: E03T
Regulatory Type: E03T001

Summary of Contents for SC5020

Page 1: ...Dell SC5020 Storage System Getting Started Guide Regulatory Model E03T Regulatory Type E03T001 ...

Page 2: ... to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright 2016 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners 2016 12 Rev A00 ...

Page 3: ...nents are on separate power circuits NOTE This product is intended for restricted access locations such as a dedicated equipment room or equipment closet WARNING If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environm...

Page 4: ...ormation is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel NOTE The Quick Resource Locator QRL code on the information tag is unique to your system Scan the QRL to get immediate access to your system information using your smart phone or tablet Other Information You May Need To install the storage system you may need the following additional information NOTE See the safety and re...

Page 5: ...re is a 3U space in the lower 20U of the rack to install the storage system If you plan to install the storage system above the lower 20U of a rack a customer provided mechanical lift must be used to avoid injury Unpacking Storage Center Equipment Unpack the storage system and identify the items in your shipment Figure 1 SC5020 Storage System Components 1 Documentation 2 Storage system 3 Rack rail...

Page 6: ...me in two different styles tool less and tooled Follow the detailed installation instructions located in the rail kit box for your particular style of rails NOTE Dell recommends using two people to install the rails one at the front of the rack and one at the back Steps 1 Position the left and right rail end pieces labeled FRONT facing inward 2 Align each end piece with the top and bottom holes of...

Page 7: ... seats and the latch locks into place 5 Align the system with the rails and slide the storage system into the rack Figure 3 Slide the Storage System Onto the Rails 6 Lift the latches on each side of the front panel and tighten the screws to the rack 7 ...

Page 8: ...on enclosures mount the expansion enclosures in the rack See the instructions included with the expansion enclosure for detailed steps Installing the Front Bezel Install the bezel on the front of the storage system 1 Hook the right end of the bezel onto the storage system 8 ...

Page 9: ... place 3 Secure the bezel with the keylock Connect the Power Cables Connect power cables to the storage system 1 Make sure that the power switches are in the OFF position before connecting the power cables 2 Connect the power cables securely to both power supply cooling fan modules in the storage system chassis 9 ...

Page 10: ...cure the power cables to the storage system chassis Figure 7 Secure the Power Cables 4 Plug the other end of the power cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterrupted power supply UPS or a power distribution unit PDU 10 ...

Page 11: ...cal specifications of the SC5020 storage systems are displayed in the following tables Drives SAS hard drives Up to 30 2 5 in SAS hot swappable hard drives 12 Gb SAS Storage Controllers Storage controllers Two hot swappable storage controllers with one I O card slot and one optional mezzanine card per storage controller Each storage controller has an internal battery backup unit Write cache is mir...

Page 12: ...nection to a Fiber Channel fabric iSCSI network or a direct connection to servers with SAS HBAs Ethernet connectors MGMT 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps embedded Ethernet port used for Storage Center management SAS back end connectors 12 Gb SAS ports for connections to expansion enclosures NOTE SAS connectors are SFF 8644 compliant Serial connector micro USB Used for initial configuration and support only funct...

Page 13: ...ply and cooling fan status Power Supply Units PSU AC power supply per power supply PSU Type 1 PSU Type 2 Japan Only Maximum output power 1485 W 1485 W Maximum input power 1688 W 1707 W Maximum input current 8 8 A 17 5 A Maximum inrush current 55 A for 10 ms or less 55 A for 10 ms or less Nominal input voltage operating range 200 240 VAC 100 240 VAC Nominal input frequency 50 60 Hz 50 60 Hz Thermal...

Page 14: ...vironmental_datasheets Temperature Operating 10 C 50 F to 35 C 95 F with a maximum temperature gradation of 20 C hour 36 F hour Operating above 35 C could result in data loss Storage 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F at a maximum altitude of 12 000 m 39 370 ft Relative humidity Operating 10 to 80 noncondensing with 29 C 84 2 F maximum dew point Storage 5 to 95 noncondensing with 33 C 91 F maximum dew point M...

Page 15: ...G 5 with pulse duration of 2 ms 10 equivalent to 35 in sec 89 cm sec Altitude Operating 3 048 m 10 000 ft 35 C 95 F Maximum Rating Maximum temperature is reduced by 1 C 300 m 1 F 547 ft above 950 m 3 117 ft Storage 12 000 m 39 370 ft Airborne Contaminant Level Class G1 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 15 ...

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