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Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Administrator's Guide

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Hardware panel

The Hardware panel (Maintenance > Hardware) shows the system hardware configuration.

The panel has three sections:

  • The top section shows basic information about each enclosure: ID, Rack number, Rack position, Disk slots (used and total).
  • For the selected enclosure, the middle section shows a front view or rear view of the position of components in the enclosure:
    • The front view of the 2U12 or the 2U24 shows disks with slot numbering that are accessible from the enclosure front panel.
    • The front view of the 5U84 shows disks with slot numbering for the two drawers that are accessible from the enclosure front panel.
  • The dropdown beneath any of these enclosure views is context-sensitive. Its text label shows the enclosure by default, and the dropdown provides actions pertaining to the enclosure. If you select a component within the view, the dropdown text label updates to show that component, and provides component-specific actions (if available).
  • For the selected enclosure or component, the bottom section shows additional information. The bottom left pane provides device details. The bottom right pane shows the health and available actions pertaining to either the enclosure or the selected component.

This table lists available actions for a given device.

Table 1. Actions available for a given device
View Device Available actions
Front or Rear Enclosure
  • Restart/shutdown system
  • Rescan all disks
  • Turn on locator LED
Front or Rear Disk (healthy) Turn on locator LED
Disk (leftover)
  • Turn on locator LED
  • Clear disk metadata
Rear Power supply None
Controller module (CM) Turn on locator LED
Host port Rest host port
Network port None

This table lists the information shown for a given device.

Table 2. Device information displayed
Device Information shown
Enclosures Enclosure ID, Locator LED On/Off button, Status, Vendor, Model, Disk count, WWN, Midplane serial number, Revision, Part number, Manufacturing date, Manufacturing location, Midplane type, Enclosure power (watts), PCIE 2-capable, EMP A Revision, EMP B Revision, EMP A Bus ID, EMP B Bus ID, EMP A Target ID, EMP B Target ID
Disk module Location, Locator LED On/Off button, LED status, Serial number, Vendor, Model, Revision, Description, Usage, Current job, Supports unmap, SMART, R/min (RPM), Size, Sector format, Transfer rate, Single pathed, Recon state, Copyback state, Disk spin count down, Temperature, Status, Power on hours, FDE state, FDE lock key
Power supply Status, Vendor, Model, Serial number, Revision, Location, Part number, Manufacturing date, Manufacturing location. The two power supply units (PSU), numbered 0-1, reside in the PSU slots accessed from the rear of the enclosure.
Power cooling module Status, Vendor, Model, Serial number, Revision, Location, Part number, Manufacturing date, Manufacturing location. The two power cooling modules (PCM), numbered 0-1, reside in the PCM slots accessed from the rear of the enclosure.
Controller module (CM) Controller ID, IP Address, Description, Status, Model, Serial number, System cache memory, Revision, CPLD version, Storage Controller version, Storage Controller CPU type, Part number, Position, Hardware version, Manufacturing date, Manufacturing location. The two CMs, labeled as Controller A|B, reside in the CM slots, and are accessed from the rear of the enclosure.
FC host port Name, Port type, Status, Topology, Configured speed, Actual speed, Primary loop ID, Target ID, SFP status, Part number, Supported speeds (8G, 16G, 32G)
iSCSI host port Name, Port type, Status, Gateway, Netmask, MAC address, IP address, IP version, ID, SFP status, Part number, Configured speed, Actual speed, 10G Compliance, Cable length, Cable technology, Ethernet compliance
SAS host port Name, Port type, Status, Actual speed, Topology, Expected lanes, Active lanes, Disabled lanes, ID
Network port ID, IPv4 address mode, IPv4 address, IPv4 network mask, IPv4 gateway, MAC address, IPv6 auto config, IPv6 gateway, IPv6 auto address, IPv6 manual address (1 to 4)
Expansion port Enclosure ID, Controller ID, Name, Status
Fan module Module name, Location, Module status (OK/not OK), Fan name (2 fans), Fan status (Up/Down), Fan speed. The five fan modules, numbered 0-4, reside in the fans slots accessed from the rear of the enclosure.

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