SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure Drives
Dell Enterprise Plus Value drives are the only drives that can be installed in SCv300 and SCv320 expansion enclosures. If a non-Dell
Enterprise Plus Valuedrive is installed, the Storage Center prevents the drive from being managed.
The drives in an SCv300 expansion enclosure are installed horizontally.
Figure 15. SCv300 Expansion Enclosure Drive Indicators
The drives in an SCv320 expansion enclosure are installed vertically.
Figure 16. SCv320 Expansion Enclosure Drive Indicators
Item
Name
Indicator Code
1
Drive activity indicator
•
Blinking green – Drive activity
•
Steady green – Drive is detected and has no faults
2
Drive status indicator
•
Steady green – Normal operation
•
Blinking green (on 1 sec. / off 1 sec.) – Drive identification is enabled
•
Steady amber – Drive is safe to remove
•
Off – No power to the drive
SCv300 and SCv320 Expansion Enclosure Drive Numbering
The Storage Center identifies drives as
XX
-
YY
, where XX is the unit ID of the expansion enclosure that contains the drive, and YY is the
drive position inside the expansion enclosure.
An SCv300 holds up to 12 drives, which are numbered from left to right in rows starting from 0.
Figure 17. SCv300 Drive Numbering
An SCv320 holds up to 24 drives, which are numbered from left to right starting from 0.
24
About the SCv3000 and SCv3020 Storage System
