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Hardware Installation 15
Figure 2-5. Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex)
Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
One of the features of the MD3000i is the ability to add up to two MD1000 expansion enclosures for
additional capacity. This expansion increases the maximum physical disk pool to 45 3.5" SAS and/or
SATA II physical disks.
As described in the following sections, you can expand with either a brand new MD1000 or an MD1000
that has been previously configured in a direct-attach solution with a PERC 5/E system.
NOTICE: Ensure that all MD1000 expansion enclosures being connected to the MD3000i are first updated to the
latest Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware (available from support.dell.com). Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware versions prior to
A03 are not supported in an MD3000i array; attaching an MD1000 with unsupported firmware causes an uncertified
condition to exist on the array. See the following procedure for more information.
1 up to 16 standalone
host servers
2 IP SAN (dual Gigabit
Ethernet switches)
3 Ethernet
management port
(2)
4 MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (dual
controllers)
5 corporate, public or
private network
2
5
1
4
3