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Introduction

Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

  Other Documents You Might Need

  Getting Help

The Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N network attached storage (NAS) appliance enables you to easily add storage to a workgroup, small office or small business network and offload the file management responsibilities from the server. The NAS appliance is a "headless" device, meaning it can be managed from any browser. It offers the data security capabilities of general-purpose servers.

The system includes the following service features to make troubleshooting and repair easy and effective:

• A temperature monitor that shuts down the system if the temperature exceeds the threshold setting
  
  
• System Diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems
  
  
• PowerVault NAS Manager, which is used through a browser to monitor and manage the system.
  
  
• A chassis and system board that simplifies removing and replacing components
  
  
• Microsoft® Windows® Powered operating system help (available through Terminal Services)
  
  

The following system upgrade options are available:

• Additional memory
  
  
• Optional PCI expansion-card
  
  

Other Documents You Might Need

In addition to this Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, the following documentation is included with your system:

• The User's Guide, which describes system features and technical specifications and the System Setup program.
  
  
• The System Administrator's Guide, which provides system operation and management information.
  
  
• The PowerVault NAS Manager online help.
  
  
• The System Information document for important safety, regulatory, and warranty information.
  
  
• The Rack Installation Guide, which describes how to unpack and set up the rack and install your system in the rack.
  
  

You might also have one or more of the following documents.

NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system or software. Always read the updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain information that supersedes the information in the other documents.

• Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from the system. This documentation includes information that you need to configure and install these options in your system.
  
  
• Technical information files—sometimes called "readme" files—may be installed on the hard drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to the system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.
  
  

Getting Help

If at any time you do not understand procedures described in this guide, or if your system does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to help you. For more information about the help tools, see "Getting Help."

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