I’ve received a few requests over time about how to manage a Dell PowerVault 660F from Linux hosts, most recently from a nice guy named Robert. He reminded me that I really should post some information on this here, as it can be hard to find.
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I’ve got the new backplane installed in the PowerVault 660F array. It sure was interesting to install - have to pull the entire array apart to get at it. I did find out that almost all of the weight is in the components - the actual casing for the array is light as a feather. […]

I’ve got some pictures up of my colo space at ipHouse. See http://pictures.natecarlson.com/iphouse/. Eventually I’ll get a page up describing what I’ve done, but the basic gear (some of which is not in this pictures, as it has been installed after the fact) is a Dell PowerVault 660F (Fibre Storage), a Dell PowerVault 51F (8-port […]