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About your system
Introduction
CAUTION: See the Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information document for important
safety information before following any procedures listed in this document.
The Dell PowerVault MD3860f RAID storage array (16 Gbps Fibre Channel) is a 4U rack-mounted system,
capable of accommodating up to sixty 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch physical disks. You can expand the number of
physical disks up to a maximum of 120 disks (180 disks with premium feature kit), by daisy-chaining your
storage enclosure with up to two MD3060e SAS based expansion enclosures.
NOTE: Your Dell MD Series Dense storage array supports two expansion enclosures (180 physical
disks) after you install the Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature. To order the
Additional Physical Disk Support Premium Feature key, got to dell.com/support.
This document familiarizes you with the functions of the Dell PowerVault MD Series storage array. The
document is organized according to the tasks that you must complete after receiving your storage array.
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager) is a graphical user interface (GUI)
application used to configure and manage one or more MD Series storage arrays. The MD Storage
Manager software is located on the MD Series resource DVD.
Related Documentation
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty
information may be included within this document or as a separate document.
NOTE: For all PowerVault documentation, go to dell.com/powervaultmanuals and enter the
system Service Tag to get your system documentation.
NOTE: For all Dell OpenManage documents, go to dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
NOTE: For all storage controller documents, go to dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.
• Dell PowerVault MD3460/3860i/3860f Series Storage Arrays Getting Started Guide — Provides an
overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. This document is
also shipped with your system.
• Dell PowerVault MD3860f Series Storage Arrays Owner’s Manual — Provides information about
system features and describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system
components.
• Rack Installation Instructions — Describes how to install your system into a rack. This document is
also shipped with your rack solution.
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