EMC VNX Series, VNX5300 Hardware Information Manual

EMC® VNX™ Family VNX5300

™

Hardware Information Guide

P/N 300-013-308 Rev 01

June 25, 2012

This guide describes one of five models available in the VNX Series, the EMC® VNX5300™. This document provides an overview of the architecture, components, and features of the VNX5300 platform. The specific aspects of the VNX5300 platform and its major components include the front and rear connectors and LED indicators on the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) or 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk processor enclosure (DPE), the 1U standby power supply (SPS), the 1U Control Station, the 2U Data Mover Enclosure (DME), and the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) or the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive disk-array enclosure (DAE).

This guide is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/. Go to the About VNX section, and then select Learn about VNX. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

Topics include:

◆ Product software and hardware release revisions ...................................................... 2

◆ Revision history ........................................................................................................ 2

◆ Where to get help...................................................................................................... 2

◆ How this document is organized ............................................................................... 3

◆ Related documentation............................................................................................. 3

◆ Overview................................................................................................................... 4

◆ VNX5300 Block and File product description............................................................. 6

◆ System component description............................................................................... 11

◆ I/O modules............................................................................................................ 46

◆ Disk-array enclosure................................................................................................ 68

◆ Cabling ................................................................................................................... 85

◆ VNX5300 DAE cabling ............................................................................................. 86

Product software and hardware release revisions

As part of an effort to improve its product lines, EMC periodically releases revisions of its software and hardware. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.

Contact your EMC representative if a product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document.

Note: This document was accurate at publication time. New versions of this document might be released on the EMC online support website. Check the EMC online support website to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document.

Revision history

The following table presents the revision history of this document:

Where to get help

EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows:

Product information — For documentation, release notes, software updates, or information about EMC products, licensing, and service, go to the EMC online support website (registration required) at:

https://Support.EMC.com

Technical support — For technical support, go to EMC online support and select Support. On the Support page, you will see several options, including one to create a service request. Note that to open a service request, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your EMC sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or with questions about your account.

Revision Date Description

01 June 25, 2012 First release of the

Information Guide

number.

VNX5300 Hardware

with a document part

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How this document is organized

The major sections of this guide are listed in the following table.

Title Description

“Overview” on page 4 Describes the software and hardware features of a typical

How this document is organized

VNX5300 along with a front view example of the VNX5300.

“VNX5300 Block and File product description” on page 6

“System component description” on page 11

“DPE front views” on page 11 Describes and illustrates the front of a DPE and the components

“DME front view” on page 18 Describes and illustrates the front of the DME and the

“Standby power supply rear view” on page 20

“DPE rear view” on page 25 Describes and illustrates the rear of a DPE and the components

“Control Station rear view” on page 37

“DME rear view” on page 42 Describes and illustrates the rear of the DME and the

“Disk-array enclosure” on page 68

“VNX5300 DAE cabling” on page 86

Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical VNX5300.

Provides a description of the components that comprise a VNX5300. Along with a description, illustrations of each component are also shown.

that comprise the front of the DPE.

components that comprise the front of the DME.

Describes and illustrates the 1U SPS used in the VNX5300.

that comprise the rear of the DPE.

Describes and illustrates the 1U SPS used in the VNX5300.

components that comprise the rear of the DME.

Describes and illustrates the two types of DAEs available for the VNX5300.

Describes the types of DAE cabling available for the VNX5300 platform. The cabling can be either interleaved or stacked depending on your specific requirements.

Overview

◆ For server-related tasks, go to the Server tasks for the VNX5300, VNX5500, VNX5700,

and VNX7500 section, and then select the appropriate heading. For example, to download a PDF copy of Adding or replacing hardware, go to Add or replace hardware and follow the steps in the wizard.

The EMC VNX series implements a modular architecture that integrates hardware components for Block, File, and Object with concurrent support for native NAS, iSCSI

(Internet Small Computer System Interface), Fiber Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. The VNX series is based on Intel

Xeon®-based PCI Express 2.0 processors and delivers File (NAS) functionality via two to eight Data Movers and Block (iSCSI, FCoE, and FC) storage via dual storage processors using a full 6-Gb/s SAS disk drive topology. The VNX series is targeted at the entry-level to high-end/large-capacity storage environments that require advanced features, flexibility and configurability. The VNX series provides significant advancements in efficiency, simplicity, and performance.

Benefits include:

◆ Support for File (CIFS and NFS), Block (FC, iSCSI & FCoE) and Object

◆ Simple conversions when starting with a VNX series Block only platform by simply

adding File services or starting with File only and adding Block services

◆ Support for both block and file auto-tiering with Fully Automated Storage Tiering

(FAST) for Virtual Pools (VP - FAST VP)

◆ Unified replication with RecoverPoint support for both file and block data

◆ Updated unified management with Unisphere

™

now delivering a more cohesive

unified user experience

The VNX5300 is a mid-range/entry level storage platform. It offers Block, File, or Unified Block and File services. These services consist of:

◆ Block-only—Includes a 3U disk processor enclosure (DPE), a 1U 1.2 KW standby power

supply (SPS), and 2U or 3U disk-array enclosures (DAEs) for holding hard disk drives that are integrated to facilitate Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI Block services to Windows

◆ File-only—Adds the 2U Data Mover enclosure (DME) and 1U Control Station (CS) to the

and UNIX® hosts.

3U DPE, 1 U SPS, and 2U or 3U DAEs to facilitate File services to CIFS/NFS clients.

◆ Unified Block and File—Uses same hardware as the File-only configuration but adds

FC, iSCSI, and FCoE I/O connectivity to provide Block services to host simultaneously so as to provide File services to clients.

The VNX5300 platform supports two types of 3U DPEs and two types of DAEs. The 3U DPEs supported are a 15 drive 3.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DPE7) and a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DPE8). The DAEs supported are a 15 drive 3.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or

1. iSCSI is a protocol for sending SCSI packets over TCP/IP networks.

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Overview

VNX-000565

DAE6S) or a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 2U enclosure (or DAE5S). Expansion of up to seven 3U DAEs (a maximum of 120 3.5-inch disk drives) or up to four 2U DAEs (a maximum of 125

2.5-inch disk drives) is possible.

As a mid-range/entry level storage platform offering Block, File, and Unified services, the VNX5300 platform (Figure 1) is one of the five models that make up the VNX series. For a quick look at the VNX5300 platform hardware features, see Table 1, “VNX5300 hardware

feature quick reference,” on page 8.

Figure 1 Example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform with front bezel

Note: A VNX5300 Block platform only includes an SPS and a DPE.

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VNX5300 Block and File product description

This section shows an example of the front and rear views of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform.

Note: A fully configured Unified VNX5300 platform includes up to seven 3U DAEs (a maximum of 120 3.5-inch disk drives) or up to four 2U DAEs (a maximum of 125 2.5-inch disk drives).

Front view

Figure 2 shows an example of the front view of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300

platform having a dual 1U SPS, a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive 3U DPE, two 1U Control Stations (one optional), and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure with two Data Movers Data Mover includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.

. Each

Data Mover Enclosure 0

DVD

Control Station 1 (optional)

DVD

Control Station 0

3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk processor enclosure (DPE)

SPS

VNX-000562

Figure 2 Example of a Block and File VNX5300 (Unified) platform with a 3U, 15 DPE (front view)

Note: Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 7 are examples of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform (front and rear views). These figures are example of what a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform looks like and are for illustrative purposes only.

2. The term Data Mover is used throughout this guide. The term Data Mover is also referred to as a blade. These terms are interchangeable and mean the same thing.

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Rear view

VNX5300 Block and File product description

Figure 3 shows an example of the rear view of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform

having a dual 1U SPS, a 3U DPE with two storage processors (SP A and B), two (one optional) 1U Control Stations, and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure with two Data Movers. Each Data Mover includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.

Data Mover

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12 301

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PART NUMBER REV A09 A

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Control Station 1 (optional)

Control Station 0

Hardware features

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6Gb SAS

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8Gb bre

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6Gb SAS

0 X4

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processor enclosure

SPS

VNX-000563

Figure 3 Example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform (rear view)

Contained in a 7 to 8U architecture, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform weighs approximately 206.7 lb (93.76 kg) to 229.7 lb (104.19 kg) fully loaded

depending on the type of disk drives used in the 3U DPE. With the 2U DME having the deepest dimension within the cabinet, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 measures 12.25 to 14 inches (7 to 8U) high x 18.92 inches wide x 24.25 inches deep (31.11 to 35.56 cm x 48.05 cm x

61.59 cm). Between the front and rear of the enclosure, a midplane distributes power and signals to all the enclosure components. The CPU modules and the power supply modules plug directly into the midplane connections.

Note: The previously mentioned dimensions are approximate and do not include the cabinet enclosure.

3. A fully loaded Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform (without any DAEs) includes two 1U Control Stations, a 3U DPE (with two SPs), one dual 1U SPS, and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure with one to two Data Movers. In this fully loaded Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the DPE (with two SPs) can have either 15 (3.5-inch) drives or 25 (2.5-inch) drives. Separately, the 15 (3.5-inch) drives weigh 34 lb (15.42 kg) and the 25 (2.5-inch) drives weigh 13.5 lb (6.13 kg), respectively.

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VNX5300 Block and File product description

IMPORTANT

Minimum form factor

4U-7U 125 3.5 in.

1. MPFS = Multi-Path File System

2. pNFS = parallel-NFS

3. BE = back end

Maximum # of drives

Drive types

SAS, NL-SAS, Flash, and 2.5 in. 10 K SAS

For physical, environmental, and power details, refer to the

Technical Specifications and Operating Limits

Table 1 VNX5300 hardware feature quick reference

File Block

Config. I/O slots per Data Mover

3 1 or 2 6 GB NFS,

Data Movers

System memory per Data Mover Protocols

CIFS, MPFS and pNFS

document.

Config. I/O slots per SP

24 FC

VNX5300 Storage System

System Built-in I/O ports SPs

ports plus 2

SAS

ports

memory

per SP Protocols

2 12 GB FC, iSCSI,

and FCoE

Configured for AC-input power, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes the following hardware features:

◆ One 3U DPE:

On the rear of the 3U DPE, each storage processor includes a CPU module and a power supply. Two latch handles on the bottom left and right provide each SP (SP A and SP B) with the means to secure the SP. The CPU and power supply modules can only be installed or removed after you remove the entire storage processor from the 3U DPE.

• On the front of the 3U DPE, three types of disk drives are supported in two disk drive carrier types; 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive carrier (Figure 4 on page 13) or 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier (Figure 5 on page 14). The disk drives supported are Serial attached-SCSI (SAS), near-line SAS (NL-SAS), and Flash.

• On the rear of the 3U DPE, each (hot-swappable) storage processor (Figure 11 on

page 22) consists of:

– A CPU module with an Intel Xeon 4-core 1.66-GHz processor with three Double

Data Rate Three (DDR3) synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting 4-GB of SDRAM for a total of 12 GB per SP

– Four integrated 8-Gb/s FC ports (labeled 2, 3, 4, and 5) supporting 2, 4, and

8 Gb/s having front end auto-negotiation with support for manual override

– Two integrated 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4);

supported speeds are 1.5, 3, and 6 Gb/s

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VNX5300 Block and File product description

– Two PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots supporting a combination of the following

UltraFlex

a.) Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax

™

I/O modules:

(w/iSCSI protocol); labeled

10 GbE on the latch handle

b.) Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP; labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch handle

Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T/IP I/O module requires VNX OE for File version 7.1 or later.

c.) Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI; labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the latch handle

d.) Four-port 8-Gb/s optical Fibre Channel (running at 2, 4, or 8-Gb/s); labeled 8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle

e.) Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax

Fibre Channel over Ethernet

(FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on the latch handle

Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax FCoE I/O module requires VNX OE for File version 7.0.35.3 or later.

– One RS-232/EIA 232 serial (up to 115 K baud) service laptop (micro DB-9) port

– One RS-232/EIA 232 serial management (micro DB-9) port

– One 10/100/1000 LAN management (RJ-45) port

– One 10/100/1000 LAN service (RJ-45) port

– One power supply (hot-swappable)

◆ One 1U standby power supply (SPS) with a second (optional) SPS available

◆ One 2U DME with up to two Data Movers. Each Data Mover consists of:

• One CPU module consisting of one Intel Xeon 4-core 2.13-GHz processor

• Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 6 GB per CPU module

• One Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module with a:

– Four-port 8 Gb/s optical (running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); in slot 0; labeled

8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle

• One to two of the following network I/O modules in any combination:

– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax

; labeled 10 GbE v2 on the latch

handle

– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or Twinax

; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch handle

Note: Version 3 of the two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax I/O module requires VNX OE File version 7.1 or later.

– Four-port 1-Gb/s copper; labeled 1 GbE on the latch handle

4. The two-port 10-Gb/s and FCoE I/O modules can also use active twinaxial (Twinax) cables. Twinax is a type of cable similar to coax, but with two inner conductors instead of one. These cables will be supplied in lieu of SFP+ transceiver modules when so ordered.

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VNX5300 Block and File product description

IMPORTANT

◆ One or two Control Stations. Each Control Station consists of the following features:

– Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical; labeled 1 GbE on the

latch handle

– Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ45 Base-T iSCSI/IP; labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch

handle

Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T/IP I/O module requires VNX OE for File version 7.1 or later.

• Two management modules per DME (or, one per Data Mover)

• Two power supply/cooling (fan) modules per CPU module

• Intel 2.0 GHz single core Celeron processor with 800-MHz front side bus (FSB) and 512 KB cache

• 2 GB of RAM

• One 250-GB SATA hard drive

• Two rear-mounted USB ports and one front-mounted USB port

• Four 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T network interface (RJ-45) connectors (located on the rear panel)

• Two integrated serial ports, one for laptop/console redirection and one for the CallHome modem

• One DVD-ROM drive

◆ Expansion of up to seven 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 120 drives) or up to

four 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 125 drives)

When calculating the number of drives for your Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the 3U DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity of 120 to 125 drives. If the total drive slot quantity exceeds 120 or 125, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to

“Disk-array enclosure” on page 68 for more information about the available expansion

DAEs for the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform.

◆ Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, and serial DB-9 cable.

◆ Mounting rails with hardware

◆ Front bezel with VNX5300 badge

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System component description

IMPORTANT

This section describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform components. These details include illustrations and descriptions of the front and rear connectors as well as the LED indicators.

Note: In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe these individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only.

VNX5300 front view

As previously described, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform is made up of a 3U DPE, a 1U SPS, one to two 1U Control Stations, and one 2U DME. The following sections will describe the front (Figure 2 on page 6) view of the VNX5300 platform components.

DPE front views

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform can have one of two versions of the available 3U disk drive DPEs.

System component description

When calculating the number of drives for your Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity of 120 to 125 drives. If the total drive slot quantity exceeds 120 or 125, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to the

“Disk-array enclosure” section on page 68 for more information about the available

expansion DAEs for the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform.

Each Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U DPE consists of the following components:

◆ Drive carrier

◆ Disk drives

◆ Midplane

◆ Storage processor (SP) CPU

◆ Storage processor (SP) power supply

◆ EMI shielding

Drive carrier

The disk drive carriers are metal and plastic assemblies that provide smooth, reliable contact with the enclosure slot guides and midplane connectors. Each carrier has a handle with a latch and spring clips. The latch holds the disk drive in place to ensure proper connection with the midplane. Disk drive activity/fault LEDs are integrated into the carrier. The “3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE” section on page 12 or the “3U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE” section on page 14 provides more information.

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System component description

Disk drives

Each disk drive consists of one disk drive in a carrier. You can visually distinguish between disk drive types by their different latch and handle mechanisms and by type, capacity, and speed labels on each disk drive. You can add or remove a disk drive while the DPE is powered up, but you should exercise special care when removing disk drives while they are in use. Disk drives are extremely sensitive electronic components.

Midplane

A midplane separates the front-facing disk drives from the rear-facing SPs. It distributes power and signals to all components in the enclosure. SPs and disk drives plug directly into the midplane.

Storage processor (SP)

The SP is the intelligent component of the 3U disk processor enclosure (DPE). Acting as the control center, each SP includes status LEDs, PCI Gen 2 I/O module slots, and LAN ports. The “DPE” section on page 25 provides more information.

Storage processor (SP) power supply

3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE

The SP power supply is located on the top, left side of the SP when viewed from the rear. This module is an auto-ranging, power-factor-corrected, multi-output, off-line converter with its own line cord. Each power supply includes status LEDs. A latch on the power supply locks it into place to ensure proper connection. The “SP AC power supply” section on page 27 provides more information.

EMI shielding

EMI compliance requires a properly installed electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield in front of the DPE disk drives. When installed in cabinets that include a front door, the DPE includes a simple EMI shield. Other installations require a front bezel that has a locking latch and integrated EMI shield. You must remove the bezel/shield to remove and install disk drive modules.

On the front, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE carrier includes the following:

◆ 3.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS disk drives (hot-swappable)

◆ Status LEDs

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Figure 4 shows the location of these disk drives and Status LEDs.

System component description

1 3.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS drives or 6-Gb/s

4 Disk drive fault LED (amber)

VNX-000103

NL-SAS disk drives

2 DPE fault LED (amber) 5 Disk drive on/activity LED (green)

3 DPE power on LED (blue)

Figure 4 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE carrier (front view)

Table 2 describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and the disk

drive status LEDs.

Table 2 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and disk drive LEDs

LED Color State Description

DPE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred

Note: LED is always on at powerup, until it is initialized.

DPE power (location 3) Green On Powering and powered up with

backend bus running at 2 Gb/s

Blue On Powering and powered up with

backend bus running at 6Gb/s

— Off Powered down

Disk drive fault (location 4) Amber On Fault has occurred

— Off No fault has occurred

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System component description

12345678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Table 2 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and disk drive LEDs (continued)

LED Color State Description

3U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE

Disk drive on/activity

Green On Powering and powered up

(location 5)

Blinking, mostly onDisk drive is on with I/O activity

Blinking at constant rate

Blinking, mostly off

Disk drive is spinning up or down normally

Disk drive is powered up but not spinning

Note: This is a normal part of the spin-up sequence, occurring during the spin-up delay of a slot.

— Off Disk is powered down

On the front, viewing from left to right, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DPE includes the following:

◆ 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS drives (hot-swappable)

◆ Status LEDs

Figure 5 shows the location of these disk drives and status LEDs.

1 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS

disk drives

2 DPE fault LED (amber) 5 Disk drive status/activity (blue)

3 DPE power status LED (blue)

VNX-000281

4 Disk drive fault LED (amber)

Figure 5 VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE carrier (front view)

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System component description

Table 3 describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE and disk

drive status LEDs.

Table 3 VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE and disk drive status LEDs

LED Color State Description

DPE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred

DPE power (location 3) Blue On Powering and powered up

— Off Powered down

Disk drive fault (location 4) Amber On Fault has occurred

— Off No fault has occurred

Control Station front view

Disk drive on/activity

Blue On Powering and powered up

(location 5)

Blinking Disk drive activity

On the front, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station includes the following:

◆ DVD-ROM drive

◆ USB 2.0 connector (not used)

◆ Control switch and status LEDs

Figure 6 shows the orientation of these components.

DVD

1 DVD-ROM drive 3 USB 2.0 connector (not used)

2 Control Station switch and status LEDs (for

a closer view, see Figure 7 on page 16)

Figure 6 VNX5300 platform Control Station (front view)

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CNS-001740

System component description

Control Station switch and LEDs

Figure 7 on page 16 shows the location of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform

1U Control Station switch and LEDs on the front panel.

21 3 4 5 6

Figure 7 VNX5300 platform Control Station switch and LEDs

Table 4 on page 16 describes the switch located on the front panel.

Table 4 Control Station switch

Switch Description

Power push-button (location 1)

Toggles the 1U Control Station power (push in and hold for about 10 seconds)

Table 5 on page 17 describes the LEDs located on the front panel.

CNS-001744

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System component description

Table 5 Control Station LEDs

LED Color State Description

System status/boot (location 2)

System power/sleep or standby (location 3)

Green On Power on/system loaded and

ready

Blinking Booting up

or system degraded

Amber On Critical, non-recoverable error;

system has failed due to:

• Themtrip asserted

• IERR asserted

• Non-recoverable temperature threshold asserted.

• Non-recoverable voltage asserted.

• Power fault/Power control failure

Blinking Non-fatal alarm; system is likely

to fail due to:

• Critical temperature threshold asserted.

• Critical voltage threshold asserted.

• Critical fan threshold asserted.

—Off Power off

Green On Power on

Blinking Sleep (standby)

—Off Power off

Internal hard drive activity

Green Blinking Hard drive access

(location 4)

— Off No hard drive activity

Onboard (integrated)

Green On NIC link/no access Ethernet NIC 1 and 2 (locations 5 and 6,

Blinking NIC link/LAN access

respectively)

1. The system status LED flashes green while booting up.

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System component description

DME front view

The front of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the 2U DME contains two enclosure status (power and fault) LEDs (Figure 8).

Note: Figure 8 is an example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 2U DME with four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules installed.

Data Mover enclosure

fault LED

Data Mover enclosure

power LED

CNS-001667

Figure 8 Data Mover enclosure LEDs

Table 6 describes the 2U DME power and fault LEDs.

Table 6 Data Mover Enclosure LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power Blue On DME is powered up and all the components in the enclosure

are operating properly

— Off DME is powered down.

Fault Amber On A replaceable component failed within the enclosure.

— Off DME operating normally.

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System component description

CPU LEDs

The CPU modules in the DME contain the power, fault, and unsafe-to-remove LEDs.

Figure 9 shows the CPU LEDs.

CPU fault LED

CPU power LED

CPU unsafe to

remove LED

Figure 9 CPU LEDs

Table 7 describes the 2U DME CPU power and fault LEDs.

Table 7 CPU LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power Green On Data Mover is powered up and all components in the Data

Mover are operating properly.

— Off Data Mover is powered down.

Fault Amber On Data Mover has faulted.

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Blinking Data Mover goes through six stages of power up:

1. Executes a BIOS check, blinking once every 4 seconds

2. Executes a POST check, blinking once every second

3. Loads the operating system, blinking four times a second

Blue (see Note)

4. Operating system loaded, blinking once every 4 seconds

5. Operating system starting drivers, blinking once every second

6. Operating system drivers operating, blinking four times a second

— Off Data Mover operating normally.

Unsafe-to-

White On Data Mover is unsafe to remove.

remove

— Off Data Mover is safe to remove.

Note: The fault LED changes color from amber to blue when the operating system is loading, see step 4 in the description.

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Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED

The power supply/cooling (fan) modules have a status LED on the front. Figure 10 shows the LEDs for the power supply/cooling (fan) modules.

Power supply/

cooling (fan) power/fault LED

VNX5300 rear view

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Figure 10 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED

Table 8 describes the power supply/cooling module (fan) status LED.

Table 8 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On Normal (no faults detected)

Amber Blinking Power supplied but external fault detected

Amber On No power

On the rear, a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes the following hardware components:

◆ One to two 1U SPSs

◆ One 3U DPE with two storage processors (SPs), each SP (A and B) having one CPU

module and one power supply

◆ One to two 1U Control Stations

◆ One 2U Data Mover Enclosure with one to two Data Movers

Standby power supply rear view

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes one to two 1U, 1.2-kilowatt standby power supplies (SPSs) to maintain power to the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP during power loss. Within the SPS, a built-in DC battery pack is charged by way of an AC-DC converter. AC input power from the power distribution unit (PDU) goes into the SPS AC power inlet to the AC-DC converter. This converter then converts the AC power to DC power, which is then stored into the built-in DC battery pack. When emergency power is needed by the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP, a

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IMPORTANT

second DC-AC converter inside the SPS takes the DC power from the DC battery pack and then converts it to AC power. This AC power then goes from the SPS AC power outlet to the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP (Figure 11 on page 22).

Note: Two SPSs provide higher availability and allow write caching, which prevents data loss during a power failure, to continue.

A faulted or not fully charged SPS disables the write caching.

If AC power fails, the SPS provides backup power until the SP has flushed its write cache data to the DAE disks. The SP then shuts off SPS power. If the cache flush has not completed within 90 seconds—more than enough time to flush a full cache—or if the SP has failed, then the SPS shuts down to prevent a deep discharge. If no AC input power is available and the SPS is shut down, all the status lights will be off.

The output voltage, when the SPS is in the On-Line state, is a straight pass-through of the AC-line from inlet to outlets. When in the On-Battery state, the output voltage shall be at an AC level within the specified limits (see the SPS battery LED in Table 9 on page 23).

Two SPSs

When power returns, the SPS starts recharging the DC battery pack. It might reach a state of full charge relatively quickly. If power remains off for a long period—days or weeks—the DC battery might require more time to charge fully.

The storage processor will not use the

write cache unless it detects at least one fully charged SPS.

Battery lifetime depends on the number of discharge cycles and the depth of discharge. In a typical environment, a battery pack can last 3 to 5 years. The DC battery pack lifetime is shorter in locations that have frequent AC outages.

Looking from left to right, Figure 11 on page 22 shows an example of the rear view of two SPSs (B and A, respectively).

An additional SPS can be added for redundancy. When only one SPS is used, the AC power out connectors for the SPS supply AC power to both SP A and SP B.

It is important to cable each SPS so that it connects completely to either the A side or the B side. For example, if you are looking at the SPSs from the rear, they should be configured as:

◆ SPS A (rear, right side)—Power-out and sense (management) cables connected to the

SP A power supply.

◆ SPS B (rear, left side)—Power-out and sense (management) cables connected to the

SP B power supply.

5. After a full power outage, an SPS typically requires 45 minutes or a maximum of 75 minutes to charge. To charge the SPS after being off-line usually requires at least 2 hours.

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Note: If an SPS is cabled with the SPS sense (management) cable going to the power supply on SP A and the power-out cable going to the power supply on SP B (or the other way around), an error condition will occur when the SPS is tested or when it is charging.

Looking from left to right, Figure 11 on page 22 shows an example of the rear view of a dual 1U SPS (B and A, respectively).

1 4

32 65

S/N

900-XXX-0014 0082

A00REV

S/N

900-XXX-0014 0082

A00REV

SPS B (optional) SPS A

78910

VNX-000282

1 SPS B AC power in (recessed plug) 6 AC power out socket (not used or to DAE A)

2 AC power out socket (not used or to DAE B) 7 Four SPS A status LEDs (green and amber)

3 AC power out socket to the SP B power

supply on the DPE

8 SPS A to SP A management (RJ-12)

connector

4 SPS A AC power in (recessed plug) 9 Four SPS B status LEDs (green and amber)

5 AC power out socket to the SP A power

supply on the DPE

10 SPS B to SP B management (RJ-12)

connector

Figure 11 Example of SPS B and A viewing from left to right (rear view)

SPS LEDs

Figure 12 shows the LEDs located on each SPS (A and B).

Figure 12 SPS LEDs

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SPS power

SPS battery

SPS no battery

SPS fault

VNX-000289

Table 9 describes the SPS LEDs.

Table 9 SPS LEDs

Led Color State Description

System component description

SPS RJ-12 connector

SPS power Green On SPS ready and operating normally; battery fully

charged

Blinking On/battery charging

— Off Off/disconnected

SPS battery Amber On AC line power is no longer available and the SPS is

supplying DC output power from the battery.

Note: When battery power comes on, and no other online SPS is connected to the SP, the system writes all cached data to disk, and the event log records the event.

SPS no battery Amber On SPS battery is not fully charged and might not be

able to serve its cache flushing function. With the battery in this state, and no other online SPS connected to the SP, the system disables write caching, and writes any modified pages to the disk first. Replace the SPS as soon as possible.

SPS fault Amber On The SPS has an internal fault. The SPS might still be

able to run online, but write caching cannot occur. Replace the SPS as soon as possible.

Figure 13 on page 24 shows the SPS (RJ-12 or modular jack) management port (labeled

with two symbols; one depicting a telephone handset with a line through it and the other depicting a rectangle with a line through it). Both symbols mean that you cannot connect telephone type circuits to this connector (see the following WARNING). This port connects the SPS (A and B) ports to the SP (A and B) ports, respectively.

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The SPS (RJ-12) port is a LAN port not a WAN port. LAN ports contain safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits, and WAN ports contain telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. An RJ-45 (or TNV-type) looks the same as the RJ-12 except for two very important differences. An RJ-45 is an 8-wire modular jack. The RJ-12 is a six-wire modular jack. The RJ-45 plugs and jacks are wider than their RJ-12 counterparts - 7/16" vs 3/8". An RJ-45 plug won't fit into an R-J12 jack. But an RJ-12 plug will fit into an RJ-45 jack. Use caution when connecting cables. To avoid electric shock, do not attempt to connect TNV circuits to SELV circuits.

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VNX-000290

Figure 13 SPS RJ-12 port

Table 10 lists the SPS (RJ-12) pin signals used on the connector.

Table 10 SPS (RJ-12) port and connector pinout

RJ-45 pin Signal Description

1 RTS/DSR Ready to send Data transmit

ready

2 Shield Shield

3TXDTransmit data

4RXDReceive data

5GNDGround

6 CTS/DCD Clear to send Data

RJ-12 modular jack to micro DB-9 cable

The cable connecting the SPS to the SP is an RJ-12 to micro DB-9 cable (plug). It has an RJ-12 connector (SPS side) on one end and a micro DB-9 connector (SP side) on the other end. Figure 14 shows an example of an SPS A to SP A cable.

DB-9

Figure 14 Example of SP A (micro DB-9) to SPS (RJ-12) cable

RJ-12

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DPE rear view

System component description

Figure 15 shows an example of a DPE with two SPs and the location of the major hardware

components that make up each SP (A and B).

1 2

8Gb bre

PART NUMB ER

PART NUMBER

REV A09 A

123

0123

6Gb SAS

0 X4

PART NUMBER

REV A09 A

123

0123

8Gb bre

6Gb SAS

0 X4

SP B SP A

1 SP (for a closer view, see Figure 16 on

page 26)

3 I/O module slots showing a four-port

8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module

VNX-000570

(supports 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s) and a four-port 1-Gb/s iSCSI I/O module

2 Power supply (for a closer view, see

Figure 17 on page 27)

4 CPU module (for a closer view, see

Figure 16 on page 26)

Figure 15 Example of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform DPE with two SPs (rear view)

DPE

On the rear, viewing from left to right, each 3U DPE includes the following hardware components:

◆ AC power supply/cooling module

• Power in (recessed) connector (plug)

• Power supply status LEDs (power on and fault)

• Power supply latch handle

◆ SP B and A

• Two PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots (supporting several module types, see page 9)

• Two 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4); supported speeds are

1.5, 3, and 6 Gb/s

• Four 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (labeled 8Gb fibre 2, 3, 4, and 5)

• Two (RJ-45) LAN connectors (labeled with a network management symbol and a wrench symbol)

• Two (micro DB-9) RS-232/EIA connectors (labeled with a battery symbol and a wrench symbol)

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• RS-232/EIA status LEDs

• SP latch handles (bottom, left and right)

Figure 16 shows the location of these components.

1 4

1112

123

0 X4

PART NUMBER REV A09 A

6Gb SAS

0123

VNX-000568

PART NUMBER REV A09 A

8Gb

6Gb

bre

SAS

789

1 AC power in connector (recessed plug) 8 Two RJ-45 (management and service

2 Power supply fault LED (amber) 9 SP unsafe to remove LED

3 Power supply power on LED (green) 10 SP fault LED (amber)

4 Power supply latch handle 11 SP power on LED (green)

5 Two I/O module slots showing a four-port

8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module and a four-port 1-Gb/s iSCSI I/O module

6 Two SP latch handles (bottom left and

right)

7 Two 6-Gb/s SAS ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0

x4 and 1 x4)

Figure 16 Example of SP components (rear view)

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laptop) connectors (labeled with a network management symbol and a wrench symbol, respectively)

12 Two RS-232/EIA (micro DB-9) connectors

(labeled with a battery symbol and a wrench symbol, respectively)

13 Four 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (labeled

8Gb fibre 2, 3, 4, and 5)

System component description

SP AC power supply

Figure 17 shows an example of the SP AC power supply/cooling module with a power in

(recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs. The SP is cooled by this power supply on top.

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Do not

remove the SP power supply/cooling module while the SP is plugged in. Power supply module removal for more than a few minutes can cause the SP to shut down due to lack of cooling.

Power on LED

Power fault LED

Power supply in

VNX-000108

Figure 17 SP AC power supply module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs

Table 11 describes the power supply module (fault and power on) LEDs.

Table 11 SP AC power supply/cooling module (fault and power on) LEDs

Led Color State Description

Fault Amber On Power supply or backup fault, check cable

Blinking BIOS, POST and OS booting up or system

— Off No fault or power off

Power Green On Power on

— Off Power off, verify source power

connection

overheating

Table 12 describes the SP LEDs. The locations in Table 12 are shown in Figure 16 on page 26.

Table 12 SP LEDs

Led Color State Description

Unsafe to remove (location 10)

White On

— Off Safe to remove SP

Do not

remove SP

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Table 12 SP LEDs (continued)

Led Color State Description

Fault

Amber On Fault

(location 11)

— Off No fault or power off

Power

Green On Power on

(location 12)

— Off Power off, verify connection

SP Input/output ports and connectors

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP supports the following I/O ports on the rear:

◆ Two 6-Gb/s SAS PCI Gen 2 x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4); supported

speeds are 1.5, 3, and 6 Gb/s

◆ Four 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) ports (for front-end connectivity)

◆ One Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 LAN (management) port

◆ One Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 LAN (service laptop) port

◆ One RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) SPS connector

◆ One RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) service laptop connector

6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports — The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP supports two 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 6Gb SAS 1 x4) on the rear of each SP (A and B). These ports provide an interface for SAS and NL-SAS drives on the DAE. This port is a 26-circuit SAS small form-factor 8088 (SFF-8088) specification (socket or receptacle) using an SFF-8088 specification mini-SAS 26-circuit cable (plug) with a pull tab.

Note: Each SAS cable is keyed with an in and

out

connection to prevent incorrect cabling.

Figure 18 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)

with pull tab.

Pin A1 A13

B1 B13

VNX-000094

Figure 18 SP 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

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Table 13 lists the SP 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.

Table 13 SP 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout

Pin Signal Pin Signal

A1 GND B1 GND

A2 Rx 0+ B2 Tx 0+

A3 Rx 0- B3 Tx 0-

A4 GND B4 GND

A5 Rx 1+ B5 Tx 1+

A6 Rx 1- B6 Tx 1-

A7 GND B7 GND

A8 Rx 2+ B8 Tx 2+

A9 Rx 2- B9 Tx 2-

A10 GND B10 GND

A11 Rx 3+ B11 Tx 3+

A12 Rx 3- B12 Tx 3-

A13 GND B13 GND

SP 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs — Figure 19 shows an example of the SP 6-Gb/s SAS 0 x4 port

LED—a bi-color (blue/green) LED to the right of the connector—that indicates the link/activity of the SAS port.

6Gb SAS

0 X4

0 x 4

Figure 19 Example of the SP 6-Gb/s SAS 0 x4 port LED

VNX-000102

Table 14 describes the SP 6-Gb/s port LEDs.

Table 14 SP 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs

LED Color State Description

Link/activity Blue On All lanes are running at 6 GB/s

Green On One or more lanes is not running at full speed or

disconnected

Alternating Blue/Green

—OffNot connected

Blinking Port is being marked by the host

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8-Gb/s FC ports

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP comes with four optical (fibre) 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) ports (labeled 8GB fibre 2, 3, 4, and 5) on the rear of each SP (A and B). These ports provide an optical interface for connecting to the front end. These ports support 2-, 4-, and 8-Gb/s Fibre Channels using a small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceiver module. The SFP+ transceiver modules connect to Lucent Connector (LC) type optical fibre cables. These SFP+ transceiver modules are input/output (I/O) devices. These SFP+ modules are hot swappable. This means that you can install and remove an SFP+ module while the SP is operating. Figure 20 shows an example of an SFP+ module.

1 Dust plug (protective cap) 3 Send or transmit (TX) optical bore

2 Bale clasp latch 4 Receive (RX) optical bore

Figure 20 Example of an SFP+ module

The LC type interface was developed by Lucent Technologies (hence, Lucent Connector). It uses a push-pull mechanism. LC connectors are normally held together in a multimode duplex configuration with a plastic clip. These cables are usually colored orange for OM2 multimode optical fiber type cables and aqua for OM3 multimode optical fiber type cables. These cables have the duplex connectors encased in a gray plastic covering. To determine the send or transmit (TX) and receive (RX) ferrules (connector ends), these cables will show a letter and numeral (for example A1 and A2 for the TX and RX, respectively) or a white and yellow rubber gasket (jacket) for the send or transmit (TX) and receive (RX) ends (Figure 21 on page 31).

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