About The Sc180 Expansion Enclosure; Sc180 Expansion Enclosure Overview; Sc180 Expansion Enclosure Monitoring And Diagnostics; Sc180 Expansion Enclosure Front-Panel Features And Indicators - Dell SC180 Owner's Manual

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About the SC180 Expansion Enclosure

An SC180 expansion enclosure provides expansion storage for an SCv2080 storage controller.
The SC180 expansion enclosure connects directly to the SAS ports on the back of the storage system.

SC180 Expansion Enclosure Overview

The SC180 is a 5U SAS expansion enclosure that supports up to 84 internal 3.5‐inch hard drives installed
in a two‐drawer, three‐row, 14‐column configuration.
The SC180 expansion enclosure ships with two redundant power supply units, five redundant cooling
fans, and two redundant enclosure management modules (EMMs).

SC180 Expansion Enclosure Monitoring and Diagnostics

The Storage Center OS generates alert messages for temperature, I/O module, fan module, disk, and
power conditions for Storage Center components. Use the Dell Storage Client to view these alerts.
The SC180 also has LED indicators to notify you of possible problems with the expansion enclosure.
SC180 Expansion Enclosure Front-Panel Features and
Indicators
The SC180 front panel displays the expansion enclosure status.
Figure 1. SC180 Expansion Enclosure Front-Panel Features and Indicators
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About the SC180 Expansion Enclosure