DELL E10J User Manual

SCv2000/SCv2020 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

The back panel of the SCv2000/SCv2020 shows the storage controller indicators and power supply 
indicators.

Figure 2. SCv2000/SCv2020 Back Panel View

Item

Name

Icon

Description

1

Power supply/
cooling fan module 
(PSU) (2)

—

Contains a 580 W power supply and fans that provide cooling 
for the storage system.

2

Battery backup unit 
(BBU) (2)

—

Allows the storage controller to shut down gracefully when a 
loss of AC power is detected.

3

Storage controller 
(1 or 2)

—

Each storage controller module contains:
• Back-end ports: Two 6 Gbps SAS ports
• Front-end ports: Fibre Channel ports, iSCSI ports, or SAS 

ports

• MGMT port: Embedded Ethernet/iSCSI port, which is 

typically used for system management

NOTE: The MGMT port can share iSCSI traffic if the 

Flex Port license is installed.

• REPL port: Embedded iSCSI port, which is typically used 

for replication to another Storage Center

4

Cooling fan fault 
indicator (2)

• Off: Normal operation
• Steady amber: Fan fault or there is a problem 

communicating with the PSU

• Blinking amber: PSU is in programming mode

5

AC power fault 

indicator (2)

• Off: Normal operation
• Steady Amber: A PSU has been removed or there is a 

problem communicating with the PSU

• Blinking amber: PSU is in programming mode

About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System

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