- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Introduction and Preparation
- Install the System in the Rack
- Install the Disk Shelves in the Rack
- Remove filler panels
- Install an ES40 shelf into the rack
- Install a DS60 shelf into the rack
- Install a DS600 shelf into the rack
- Install an FS25 shelf into the rack
- Connect Cables and Power On
- Connecting ES40 shelves
- DD9900 with ES40 cabling
- Connecting DS60 or DS600 shelves
- DD9900 with DS60 cabling with two SAS I/O modules
- DD9900 with DS600 cabling with two SAS I/O modules
- DD9900 with DS60 and DS600 cabling with three SAS I/O modules
- Connecting the HA interconnect
- Connecting data cables
- Connecting disk shelf power cables
- Routing the cables through the CMA
- Connecting controller power cables and powering on
- Configure System for Use
- Configure iDRAC
- Configure serial over LAN (SOL)
- Change the iDRAC network port
- Enable administrative communication
- Run the configuration wizard
- Configuring the system with the configuration wizard
- Configure HA
- Add Storage Capacity
PowerProtect DD9900 System Installation and Storage Expansion Guide
DD9900 system features
| Features | Single Node | HA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | 4 x Intel Xeon 6240, 18C, 2.6GHz, 150W | ||
| Kernel | 4.4 | ||
| Memory Configurations | Total | 1152 GB | |
| DIMMs | 24 x 16 GB + 24 x 32 GB | ||
| HDD Drive Size | Active Tier storage | 8 TB | |
| Cloud Tier metadata | 4 TB | ||
| Supported Capacity | Active Tier | 576 <-> 1536 TBu | |
| Cloud Tier | 3072 TBu (Cloud Tier) | ||
| Disk Groups | Active Tier | 8 <-> 18 (8 TB) | |
| Cloud Tier (4 TB) | 6 | ||
| SSDs for DD OS in 2.5" bays in head | 4, 1.92TB, 1 Writes Per Day (WPD) | ||
| Stream Count | 1885 Wr, 300 Rd | ||
| Cache SSDs | Cache drive capacity (2.5% of Active Tier capacity) | 10 (External FS25) 3.84 TB | |
| Cache SSD shelf | FS25 | 1 | |
| HA Private Interconnect | N/A | (3) 10G Base-T or 10G SFP+ ports (NDC) | |
| 16 GB NVRAM | 1 | ||
| HW Accelerator | 100 Quick Assist Technology (QAT) 8970 | 2 | |
| Internal SAS | PowerEdge Raid Controller (PERC) H330+ 12 Gbps SAS | 1 | |
| External SAS | Quad Port 12 Gbps SAS | 2 default, 3 supported for shelf migration | |
| SAS String Depth (max) | ES30/ES40 | 7 | |
| DS60/DS600 | 3 | ||
| Host interface HBAs | 2-port 100 GbE-QSFP28 | 4 maximum | |
| 2-port 25 GbE-SFP28 | 4 maximum | ||
| 4-port 10 GbE-SFP+ | 4 maximum | ||
| 4-port 10GBASE-T | 4 maximum | ||
| 4-port 16 Gb FC | 4 maximum | ||
| Network Daughter Card options (system will have one of the two options) | 4-port 10 GbE-SP+ FasLinQ | 1 | |
| 4-port 10GBASE-T | 1 | ||
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