SCv2000/SCv2020 Drives
Dell Enterprise hard disk drives (HDDs) and Enterprise Solid-State Drives (eSSDs) are the only drives that
can be installed in an SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system. If a non-Dell Enterprise drive is installed,
Storage Center prevents the drive from being managed.
The drives in an SCv2000 storage system are installed horizontally. The drives in an SCv2020 storage
system are installed vertically. The indicators on the drives provide status and activity information.
Figure 13. SCv2000/SCv2020 Drive Indicators
Item Name Indicator Code
1 Drive activity
indicator
• Blinking green: Drive activity
• Steady green: Drive is detected and there are no faults
2 Drive status
indicator
• Off: Normal operation
• Blinking amber (on 1 sec. / off 1 sec.): Drive identification is enabled
• Blinking amber (on 2 sec. / off 1 sec.): Drive failed
• Steady amber: Drive is safe to remove
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System Drive Numbering
In an SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system, the drives are numbered from left to right.
Dell Storage Client identifies drives as XX-YY, where XX is the number of the unit ID of the storage
system, and YY is the drive position inside the storage system.
• An SCv2000 holds up to 12 drives, which are numbered left to right in rows starting from 0 at the top-
left drive.
Figure 14. SCv2000 Drive Numbering
• An SCv2020 holds up to 24 drives, which are numbered left to right starting from 0.
Figure 15. SCv2020 Drive Numbering
About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System
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