EMC VNX Series, VNX5300 Hardware Information Manual

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EMC® VNX™ Family VNX5300

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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

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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.

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01 June 25, 2012 First release of the

Information Guide

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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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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– 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

CNS-001669

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

CNS-001673

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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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

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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.



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

VNX-000283

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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)

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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.



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).

CNS-001090

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1 Orange cable 3 Rubber gasket (jacket), receive (RX)

2 Rubber gasket (jacket), send or

transmit (TX)

Figure 21 Example of LC-type connectors

4 Ferrule (connector end to SFP+ module)

CNS-001102

Figure 22 shows an example of the SP 8-Gb/s FC connector with an SFP+ in slots 2 and 3.

8Gb bre

Figure 22 Example of SP 8-Gb/s FC connector with an SFP+ in slots 2 and 3

Table 15 describes the SP 8-Gb/s FC port LEDs.

Table 15 8-Gb/s FC port LEDs

Led Color State Description

Link/Activity (each port has one LED)

Green On 2- or 4-Gb/s link speed (suboptimal speed)

Blue On 8-Gb/s link speed (maximum speed)

Green or Blue

Blinking Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+

VNX-000284

) transceiver

module faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault.

1. Refer to the

— Off No network connection

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

for part number label location for the SFP+ part number.

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Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) ports



The SP Ethernet (RJ-45) ports are LAN ports not WAN ports. LAN ports contain safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits, and WAN ports contain telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables. To avoid electric shock, do not connect TNV circuits to SELV circuits.

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP comes with two integrated dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled with a network management symbol and a wrench symbol, respectively). These ports provide an interface for connecting to the public LAN and a service laptop computer, respectively. The ports are 8-pin MDI RJ-45 type ports for either IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T (10 Mb/s), IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX (100 Mb/s), or 1000BASE-T (1000 Mb/s) Ethernet connections.

Figure 23 shows an example of the SP network management and service laptop Ethernet

(RJ-45) ports.

VNX-000095

Figure 23 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) ports

The ports shown in Figure 23 are LAN ports. A symbol depicting a telephone handset with a line through it indicates that you should not connect WAN type RJ-45 telephone connectors to these ports.

To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connectors on the back of the SP, as described in Table 16.

Table 16 Ethernet cabling guidelines

Type Description

10BASE-T EIA Categories 3, 4, or 5 UTP (2 or 4 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)

100BASE-TX EIA Category 5 UTP (2 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)

1000BASE-T EIA Category 6, up to 1,804 ft (550 m), Category 5E UTP (2 pairs) up to

10GBASE-T EIA Category 7 STP, backwards compatible with Cat 5 and 6, from 2,296.5

1,148 ft (350 m)

to 3,280.8 ft (700 to 1000 m)

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Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter) — Figure 24 shows an example of the Ethernet (RJ-45) port and cable connector.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

VNX-000111

Figure 24 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)

Table 17 lists the SP network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) pin signals

used on the connector.

Table 17 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector pinout

RJ-45 pin Signal Description

1 BI_DA+ Bi-directional pair A +

2 BI_DA- Bi-directional pair A -

3 BI_DB+ Bi-directional pair B +

4 BI_DC+ Bi-directional pair C +

5 BI_DC- Bi-directional pair C -

6 BI_DB- Bi-directional pair B -

7 BI_DD+ Bi-directional pair D +

8 BI_DD- Bi-directional pair D -

Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs — Figure 25 shows

the SP Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs—a green LED to the left of the connector and a bi-color (green/amber) LED to the right of the connector—that indicate the link/activity and speed of the Ethernet ports, respectively.

VNX-000110

Figure 25 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

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Table 18 describes the link/activity and connection speed associated with the SP

Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs.

Table 18 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

Led Color State Description

Left, link (location 1)

Right, link speed (location 2)

Green On Network/link connection

Green Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No network/link connection

Green On 100-Mb/s connection

Amber On 1000-Mb/s (or 1-Gb/s) connection

— Off 10-Mb/s connection (if left LED is on or blinking)

Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) socket connector

The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP includes a standard serial Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (micro DB-9) connector (labeled with a symbol depicting a wrench on the upper left) to connect to a PC or service laptop computer. This serial connector (port) allows you to access the SP locally by connecting a terminal—either a PC running terminal-emulation software or an ASCII terminal—to the port.

Notice the orientation of the pins shown in Figure 26.

Pin 1

Figure 26 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) for service laptop

Table 19 lists the SP serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) pin signals used on the

connector.

Table 19 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) pinout

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect

2RXDReceived data

3 TXD Transmitted data

4 DTR Data terminal ready

5GNDGround

6DSRData set ready

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Table 19 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) pinout (continued)

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

7 RTS Request to send

8 CTS Clear to send

9 RI Ring indicator

SP null modem (micro DB-9 to DB-9 serial) cable

The cable connecting the SP to the PC or service laptop is a micro DB-9 cable (plug) to serial DB-9 (socket). It has a micro DB-9 plug (SP side) on one end and a serial DB-9 socket (PC or service laptop side) on the other end. Figure 27 shows an example of an SP to PC (service laptop) cable.

VNX-000093

Figure 27 Example of SP null modem (micro DB-9) to serial (DB-9) cable

Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) for SPS management

The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP includes a second standard serial RS-232/EIA 232 interface (micro DB-9) socket connector (labeled with a symbol depicting a battery to the left) to connect to the SPS management port (RJ-12). Notice the orientation of the pins shown in Figure 28.

Note: The included cable has a micro DB-9 connector (pins 1, 3, and 4 are used) on one end and an RJ-12 modular jack adapter (pins 1, 7, and 8 are used) on the other end. The RJ-12 modular jack adaptor end connects to the RJ-12 modular jack connector on the SPS (Figure 14 on page 24).

Pin 1

VNX-000105

Figure 28 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket)

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Table 20 lists the SP serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) pin signals used on the

connector.

Table 20 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) pinout

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect

2 RXD Received data

3 TXD Transmitted data

4 DTR Data terminal ready

5GNDGround

6DSRData set ready

7 RTS Clear to send

8 CTS Request to send

9 RI Ring indicator

SP I/O module slots

Two SP PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots are available. These slots support the following I/O modules (Figure 29):

◆ Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax (w/iSCSI protocol)

◆ Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI

◆ Four-port 8-Gb/s optical Fibre Channel (running at 2, 4, or 8-Gb/s)

◆ Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

SP I/O Module Slots

PART NUMBER REV A09 A

8Gb

6Gb

bre

SAS

PART NUMBER REV A09 A

123

0123

Figure 29 Example of SP with a Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module and an iSCSI I/O module

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0 X4

6Gb SAS

VNX-000569

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Control Station rear view

System component description

For a full description of the I/O module types used in the SP, go to“I/O modules” on

page 46.

On the rear, viewing from left to right, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station includes the following hardware components:

◆ AC power in connector

◆ Two PS/2 connectors (keyboard and mouse)—not used

◆ One (DB-9 plug) serial modem connector

◆ One (DB-15) video (VGA socket) connector—not used

◆ Four (RJ-45) NIC (labeled A, CS, B, and MGMT) connectors

Note: The RJ-45 NICs (labeled A and CS) are integrated into the rear of the 1U Control Station while the RJ-45 NICs (labeled B and MGMT) are on a PCI-e card in the expansion slot on the rear of the 1U Control Station.

◆ One (DB-9 plug) serial console (RS-232/EIA-232) connector

◆ Two USB 2.0 connectors—not used

◆ POST diagnostic LEDs

◆ Two CAT-5E/6 panel-mount Ethernet cable extensions

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Figure 30 shows the orientation of these components.

2 3 4 5 6 7

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1 AC power in connector 7 DB-9 serial console plug connector

2 PS/2 connector (mouse)—not used 8 Two USB 2.0 connectors—not used

3 DB-9 serial modem plug connector 9 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled A)

4 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled CS

5 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled B)

)

10 POST diagnostic LEDs

11 DB-15 Video (VGA) socket connector—not

used

6 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled MGMT)

1. The CS port uses an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cable to connect to a standby Control

Station.

2. These LEDs might light during power on self test (POST); they are not important for the administration or

maintenance of the Control Station.

3. An extension cable with a label (CS 0 B) is provided with this connector (see the cable kit).

4. An extension cable with a label (CS 0 MGMT) is provided with this connector (see the cable kit).

12 PS/2 connector (keyboard)—not used

Figure 30 VNX5300 platform Control Station (rear view)

Control Station Input/output ports and connectors

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station supports the following I/O ports on the rear of the 1U Control Station:

◆ Four Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports

◆ One serial modem (DB-9) plug connector

◆ One serial console (DB-9) plug connector

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To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.

Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station comes with two integrated dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled A and CS) and two Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-E) MGMT) in an expansion slot on the rear of the Control Station. These ports provide an

low profile card dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled B and

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interface for connecting to 10-Mb/s, 100-Mb/s, or 1000-Mb/s networks and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local-area network (LAN).

To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connectors on the back of the Control Station, as described in

Table 21.

Table 21 Ethernet cabling guidelines

Type Description

10BASE-T EIA Categories 3, 4, or 5 UTP (2 or 4 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)

100BASE-TX EIA Category 5 UTP (2 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)

1000BASE-T EIA Category 6, up to 1,804 ft (550 m), Category 5E UTP (2 pairs) up to

1,148 ft (350 m)

10GBASE-T EIA Category 7 STP, backwards compatible with Cat 5 and 6, from 2,296.5

to 3,280.8 ft (700 to 1000 m)

Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)

Figure 31 shows an example of the Ethernet RJ-45 port and cable connector.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Figure 31 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)

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Table 22 lists the Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) pin signals used on the connector.

Table 22 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector pinout

RJ-45 pin Signal Description

1 BI_DA+ Bidirectional pair A, +

2 BI_DA- Bidirectional pair A, -

3 BI_DB+ Bidirectional pair B, +

4 BI_DC+ Bidirectional pair C, +

5 BI_DC- Bidirectional pair C, -

6. PCI Express is used in consumer, server, and industrial applications, as a motherboard-level interconnect (to link motherboard-mounted peripherals) and as an expansion card interface for add-in boards.

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Table 22 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector pinout (continued)

RJ-45 pin Signal Description

6 BI_DB- Bidirectional pair B, -

7 BI_DD+ Bidirectional pair D, +

8 BI_DD- Bidirectional pair D, -

Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

The 1U Control Station (RJ-45) NICs include LEDs—a green LED to the left of the connector and a bi-color (green/amber) LED to the right of the connector—that indicate the link/activity and speed of the 1U Control Station (RJ-45) NIC ports, respectively (Figure 32).

Table 23 describes the link/activity and connection speed associated with the 1U Control

Station (RJ-45) port LEDs.

1 2

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Figure 32 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

Table 23 Control Station RJ-45 port LEDs

Led Color State Description

Left, link/activity (location 1)

Right, link speed (location 2)

Green On Network/link connection

Green Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No network/link connection

Green On 100-Mb/s connection

Amber On 1000-Mb/s (or 1-Gb/s) connection

— Off 10-Mb/s connection (if left LED is on or blinking)

Ethernet cable extensions for the Control Station B and MGMT ports

Each Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station (CS 0) comes with two modular Ethernet cable extensions (or patch cords) for the RJ-45 ports (labeled on the CS as B and MGMT, respectively). These cables allow you to extend the length of the Ethernet cables from the CS 0, port B to Data Mover Enclosure 0, management module B, port 1 and CS 0, MGMT port to the public LAN. Each cable includes a corresponding label wrap to assist you during system cabling (Figure 33 on page 41).

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If your Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes a second optional 1U Control Station (CS 1), another set of Ethernet cable extensions for the RJ-45 ports is provided. These cables allow you to extend the length of the Ethernet cables from the CS 1, port B to Data Mover Enclosure 0, management module B, port 2 and CS 1, MGMT port to the public LAN. Each cable includes a corresponding label clip to assist you during system cabling.

Note: If you received the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform already installed in a cabinet rack with all of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform components, all the cabling has already been installed.

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Figure 33 Example of Ethernet extension (modular plug to modular jack) cable

Control Station serial console (DB-9) plug connector

The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station includes a standard serial console Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a symbol depicting a wrench on the right). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 34).

Pin 1

Figure 34 Control Station serial console (DB-9) plug connector

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Table 24 lists the Control Station Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.

Table 24 Control Station (DB-9) plug connector pinout

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect

2RXDReceived data

3 TXD Transmitted data

4 DTR Data terminal ready

5GNDGround

6DSRData set ready

7 RTS Request to send

8 CTS Clear to send

9 RI Ring indicator (not used)

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Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector

The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station includes a standard modem serial interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a symbol depicting a telephone handset on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 35).

Pin 1

Figure 35 Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector

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Table 25 lists the 1U Control Station Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.

Table 25 Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector pinout

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect

2 RXD Received data

3 TXD Transmitted data

4 DTR Data terminal ready

5GNDGround

6DSRData set ready

7 RTS Clear to send

8 CTS Request to send

DME rear view

9 RI Ring indicator (not used)

The rear of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 2U DME does not contain any LEDs (Figure 36). Only the Data Mover management module and the I/O modules have LEDs.

Note: Figure 36 is a graphical representation of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 2U DME rear view with two Data Movers (each Data Mover has one management module, one four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module, thee two-port 1-Gb/s plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O modules, and one filler panel module).

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12 3

235 4

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123

12 3

123

12 3

1 DME 4 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

2 Filler panel module 5 Data Mover management module

3 Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port

1-Gb/s optical I/O module

Figure 36 DME (rear view)

Data Mover management module

The Data Mover management module provides the management connections via three 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) ports. The Data Mover management module also includes one RS-232 (EIA) DB-9 serial socket connector for service laptop connection and several LEDs (Figure 37).

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1 Power/fault LED 5 DB-9 serial console socket connector

2 Data Mover management module push

6 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled 0)

button latch handle

3 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled 1) 7 RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled 2)

4 DME ID numeric display

Figure 37 Data Mover management module

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Data Mover management module Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports

The Block and File VNX5300 platform Data Mover management module comes with three integrated dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled 0, 1, and 2) on the rear of the Data Mover management module. These ports support an interface for connecting to 10-Mb/s, 100-Mb/s, or 1000-Mb/s networks and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data.

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To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connector on the back of the Data Mover management module, as described in Table 16 on page 32.

Since the Control Station and the Data Mover management module have the same type of RJ-45 NIC ports, “Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports” on page 38 provides detailed information about the Data Mover management module NIC ports.

Data Mover management module LEDs

Figure 38 shows the LEDs and Table 26 describes them.

Power/Fault LED

Port 2 (Activity LED)

Port 2 (Link LED)

Port 0 (Link LED)

Port 0 (Activity LED)

Figure 38 Data Mover management module LEDs

Port 1 (Activity LED)

Port 1 (Link LED)

Numeric display

(DME ID)

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Table 26 Data Mover management module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On Data Mover management module is powered up.

Amber On Data Mover management module has faulted.

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

— Off Data Mover management module is powered down.

Link (each

Green On Network connection

port has one)

— Off No network connection

Activity (each

Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

port has one)

— Off No network activity

numeric (7-segment)

— On Displays the enclosure ID assigned to the Data Mover

Enclosure. display for enclosure ID

Note: Each enclosure is assigned a number at installation.

Data Mover management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector

The back of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform Data Mover management module includes a standard serial console Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9) socket connector (labeled with a wrench tool icon on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 39).

Pin 1

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Figure 39 Data Mover management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector

Table 27 lists the Data Mover management module Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on

the connector.

Table 27 Data Mover management module (DB-9) socket connector pinout

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

1 CD Carrier detect

2 TXD Transmitted data

3 RXD Received data

4 DTR Data terminal ready

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I/O modules

Table 27 Data Mover management module (DB-9) socket connector pinout (continued)

DB-9 Pin Signal Description

5GNDGround

6DSRData set ready

7 RTS Clear to send

8 CTS Request to send

9 RI Ring indicator (not used)

Several types of I/O modules are supported in the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform. The SP supports five types of I/O modules (see the “SP I/O module types” section on page 46) and the Data Mover supports five types of I/O modules (see the “Data

Mover I/O module types” section on page 56). In each of these sections, an I/O module

description is included with the type of port (copper, optical, or other) as well as a description of the LEDs on the I/O module.

When adding new I/O modules, always install I/O modules in pairs—one module in SP A and one module in SP B. Both SPs must have the same type of I/O modules in the same slots. For more information, refer to the document.

SP I/O module types

The following I/O module types are supported in the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP:

◆ “Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on this page

◆ “Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module” on page 48

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax iSCSI I/O module” on page 50

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) I/O

module” on page 52

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module” on page 54

Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

The four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module (labeled 8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle) comes with four optical (fibre) ports, one power/fault LED, and a link/activity LED for each optical port (Figure 40 on page 47). This I/O module can interface at speeds of 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s. Besides optical SFP or SFP+, it uses OM2/OM3 multimode optical fiber type cabling to connect directly to a host HBA or FC switch. OM2 cabling can usually be distinguished by the orange color of the cable. While, OM3 cabling can be distinguished by the aqua color of the cable.

Adding I/O modules and SFPs to the DPE

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1 Push button latch handle 3 SFP+ (optical) port (four)

2 Power/fault LED 4 SFP+ link/activity LED

Figure 40 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

The four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module uses SFP+ transceiver modules to connect to LC-type optical fibre cables. These SFP+ transceiver modules are input/output (I/O) devices that plug into the FC port of the FC I/O modules. These SFP+ modules are hot swappable.

This means that you can install and remove an SFP+ module while the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform is operating.

Note: The Lucent Connector (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 type cables and aqua for OM3 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.

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Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

The four-port 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module has two different types of status LEDs.

Figure 41 shows the LEDs and Table 28 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link/Activity LED

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Figure 41 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

Table 28 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link/Activity (each port has one LED)

1. Refer to the

Green On 2- or 4-Gb link speed (suboptimal speed)

Blue On 8-Gb/s link speed (maximum speed)

Green or Blue

— Off No network connection

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module

The four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module with IPv6 (labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the latch handle) comes with four 1 Gb/s Ethernet Base-T copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each copper port (Figure 42). This iSCSI I/O module can interface at speeds of 1 Gb/s. The 1 Gb/s Ethernet Base-T copper ports connect to Cat 6 cabling (see Table 16, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 32 or Table 21, “Ethernet

cabling guidelines,” on page 39) to an Ethernet switch. This I/O module also includes a

TCP offload engine (or TOE).

Blinking Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+

faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault.

for the part number label location for the SFP+ part number.

) transceiver module

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1 Push button latch handle 4 RJ-45 NIC link LED

2 Power/fault LED 5 RJ-45 NIC activity LED

I/O modules

3 RJ-45 NIC (copper) port (four)

Figure 42 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module

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Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module LEDs

The four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 43 shows the LEDs and Table 29 on page 50 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LEDs

Figure 43 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module LEDs

Table 29 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link (each port has one)

Activity (each port has one)

Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

Activity LEDs

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Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax iSCSI I/O module

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax7 iSCSI I/O module (labeled 10 GbE iSCSI on the latch handle) comes with two optical or active Twinax (twisted pair) copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 44 on page 51). The optical ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s for iSCSI networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses the SFP+ transceiver module (see the section describing the SFP+ “Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on page 46 for more information about the SFP+ modules). The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses

7. The two-port 10-Gb/s I/O module 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 the SFP+ when so ordered.

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iSCSI protocol, hence the required SFP+ transceiver module uses a different part number (for part number label location, see the

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

). This I/O module

also includes a TCP offload engine (or TOE).

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1 Push button latch handle 4 SFP+ link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 5 SFP+ NIC activity LED (left)

3 SFP+ (optical) port (two)

Figure 44 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module

Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 45 shows the LEDs and Table 30 on page 52 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

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Figure 45 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

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Table 30 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) I/O module

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax8 FCoE I/O module (labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on the latch handle) comes with two FCoE ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port, as shown in Figure 46. The ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds up to 10 Gb/s for Fibre Channel over Ethernet networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module uses the SFP transceiver module. For part number label location, see the

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

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1 Push button latch handle 4 SFP+ link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 5 SFP+ activity LED (left)

3 SFP+ (optical) port (two)

Figure 46 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module

8. The FCoE I/O module 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 the SFP+ when so ordered.

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Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 47 shows the LEDs and Table 3 1 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

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Figure 47 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module LEDs

Table 31 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

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Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module

The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module (labeled 10GBase-T iSCSI on the latch handle) comes with two 10-Gb/s Base-T copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 48). The Base-T ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s for iSCSI networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s Base-T I/O module uses EIA Category 6 or 6a Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) or EIA Category 7 fully Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) copper cabling (see Table 16, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 32 or Table 21, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 39).

VNXe-000751

1 Push button latch handle 4 Link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 7 Activity LED (left)

3 RJ-45 Base-T port (2)

Figure 48 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module

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Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 49 shows the LEDs and Table 32 describes them.

Power/fault LED

VNXe-000752

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Figure 49 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

Table 32 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

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Data Mover I/O module types

The following I/O module types are supported by the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform Data Mover:

◆ “Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on this page

◆ “Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module” on page 58

◆ “Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical IP I/O module” on page 60

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module” on page 62

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module” on page 64

◆ “Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module” on page 66

Note: For SP module types, go to “SP I/O module types” on page 46.

Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

The four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module (labeled 8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle) comes with four optical (fibre) ports, one power/fault LED, and a link/activity LED for each optical port (Figure 50). This I/O module can interface at speeds of 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s. Besides optical SFP or SFP+, it uses OM2/OM3 multimode optical fiber type cabling to connect directly to a host HBA or FC switch. OM2 cabling can usually be distinguished by the orange color of the cable. While, OM3 cabling can be dis tin gui sed by the aqua color of the cable.

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1 Push button latch handle 3 SFP+ (optical) port (four)

2 Power/fault LED 4 SFP+ link/activity LED

Figure 50 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

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Be careful when replacing or swapping out SFP+ modules, your Data Mover will lose access to the SP or tape drive to which it is connected

This means that you can install and remove an SFP+ module while the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform is operating.

Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

The four-port 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module has two different types of status LEDs.

Figure 51 shows the LEDs and Table 33 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link/Activity LED

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Figure 51 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

Table 33 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

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Table 33 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module LEDs (continued)

LED Color State Description

Link/Activity (each port has one LED)

1. Refer to the

Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module

The four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module (labeled 1 GbE on the latch handle) comes with four 10/100/1000 Base-T copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each copper port (Figure 52). This I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1000 Mb/s (1 Gb/s). Another way to describe this type of module is that it runs Ethernet over twisted pair. This I/O modules uses EIA Category 6 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling to an Ethernet switch (see Table 16, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on

page 32 or Table 21, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 39).

Note: The four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module and the two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical IP I/O module (see “Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s

optical IP I/O module” on page 60) have the same 1 GbE label on the latch handle. The

only distinguishing difference between these I/O modules will be the SFP transceiver modules used on ports 2 and 3.

Green On 2- or 4-Gb link speed (suboptimal speed)

Blue On 8-Gb/s link speed (maximum speed)

Green or Blue

— Off No network connection

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

Blinking Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+

faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault.

for the correct SFP+ part number.

) transceiver module

1 2

CNS-001751

1 Push button latch handle 4 RJ-45 NIC link LED

2 Power/fault LED 5 RJ-45 NIC activity LED

3 RJ-45 NIC (copper) port (four)

Figure 52 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module

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Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module LEDs

The four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 53 shows the LEDs and Table 3 4 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LEDs

Activity LEDs

CNS-001666

Figure 53 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module LEDs

Table 34 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link (each

Green On Network connection port has one)

Activity

— Off No network connection

Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity (each port has one)

— Off No activity

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Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical IP I/O module

The two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical IP I/O module (labeled 1 GbE on the latch handle) comes with two 10/100/1000 Base-T copper ports and two 1 GbE optical ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 54). The copper ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1000 Mb/s (1 Gb/s). While the optical ports can interface at a speed of 1 Gb/s.

Note: The two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical IP I/O module and the four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module (see “Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module” on

page 58) have the same 1 GbE label on the latch handle. The only distinguishing

difference between these I/O modules will be the SFP transceiver modules used on optical ports 2 and 3 of the two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module.

1 2

CNS-001755

1 Push button latch handle 5 SFP+ activity LED (left)

2 Power/fault LED 6 Two RJ-45 (copper) ports

3 Two SFP+ (optical) ports 7 RJ-45 link LED (right)

4 SFP+ link LED (right) 8 RJ-45 activity LED (left)

Figure 54 Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module

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Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

The two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 55 shows the LEDs and Table 35 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LEDs

Activity LEDs

CNS-001665

Figure 55 Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

Table 35 Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link (each

Green On Network connection port has one)

Activity

— Off No network connection

Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity (each port has one)

— Off No activity

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Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax9 IP I/O module (labeled 10 GbE v2 on the latch handle) comes with two optical ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 56). The optical ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s.

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses the SFP+ transceiver module (see the section describing the SFP+ “Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on page 46 for more information about the SFP+ modules). The two-port 10-Gb/s optical uses the SFP+ transceiver module, hence a different part number (for part number label location, see the

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

Note: This I/O module requires software release VNX OE for File 7.0 to function properly. It will not function properly in software release VNX OE for File 7.1. Use the newer version (version 3) of the two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet optical or active Twinax I/O module as described in the “Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module” section on page 64.

CNS-001756

1 Push button latch handle 4 SFP+ link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 5 SFP+ NIC activity LED (left)

3 SFP+ (optical) port (two)

Figure 56 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module

9. The two-port 10-Gb/s I/O module 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 the SFP+ when so ordered.

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I/O modules

Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 57 shows the LEDs and Table 3 6 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

CNS-001672

Figure 57 Two-port 10-GbE optical I/O module LEDs

Table 36 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

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Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module

This new two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet optical or active Twinax IP I/O module (labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch handle) comes with two optical ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 56). The optical ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s.

The two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet optical I/O module uses the SFP+ transceiver module (see the section describing the SFP+ (“Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module” on page 46) for more information about the SFP+ modules). The two-port 10-Gb/s optical uses the SFP+ transceiver module, hence a different part number (for part number label location, see the

VNX5300 Parts Location Guide

Note: This I/O module requires software release VNX OE for File 7.1 to function properly. Consequently, you cannot mix this I/O module version (version 3) with the two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax I/O module (version 2) as described in the “Two-port

10-Gb/s optical I/O module” section on page 62. If you replace a version 2 two-port

10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax I/O module that only functions in VNX OE for File 7.0 with a version 3 two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet I/O module, you must replace all of the version 2s of the two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet optical or active Twinax I/O modules with version 3s of the two-port 10-Gb/s Ethernet I/O module that function in VNX OE for File 7.1. To determine the correct version number, look at the label on the latch handle. It will say either v2 or v3 along with the name on the label. Also, refer to the

Guide

for the location of the part number label.

VNX5300 Parts Location

CNS-001756

1 Push button latch handle 4 SFP+ link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 5 SFP+ NIC activity LED (left)

3 SFP+ (optical) port (two)

Figure 58 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module

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Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 57 shows the LEDs and Table 3 6 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

CNS-001672

Figure 59 Two-port 10-GbE optical I/O module LEDs

Table 37 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

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Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module

The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module (labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch handle) comes with two 10-Gb/s Base-T copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each port (Figure 48). The Base-T ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s for iSCSI networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s Base-T I/O module uses EIA Category 6 or 6a Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) or EIA Category 7 fully Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) copper cabling (see Table 16, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 32 or Table 21, “Ethernet cabling guidelines,” on page 39).

VNXe-000751

1 Push button latch handle 4 Link LED (right)

2 Power/fault LED 5 Activity LED (left)

3 RJ-45 Base-T port (2)

Figure 60 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module

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Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

The two-port 10-Gb/s Base-T I/O module has three types of status LEDs. Figure 49 shows the LEDs and Table 3 2 describes them.

Power/fault LED

VNXe-000752

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Figure 61 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

Table 38 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

LED Color State Description

Power/Fault Green On I/O module is powered up.

Amber On I/O module has faulted.

— Off I/O module is powered down.

Link Green On Network connection

— Off No network connection

Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity

— Off No activity

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Disk-array enclosure

IMPORTANT

Disk-array enclosure



Lifting the DAE and installing it to a rack or removing it from a rack is a two-person job. If needed, use an appropriate lifting device. A fully loaded 2U or 3U DAE weighs approximately 45 lb (20.41 kg) or 68 lb (30.84 kg), respectively.

The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform supports the expansion of two types of disk-array enclosures (DAEs) across a 6-Gb/s SAS bus:

◆ 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE (or DAE6S)

◆ 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (or DAE5S)

The Block and File VNX5300 platform supports up to seven 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 120 3.5-inch disk drives) or up to four 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 125 2.5-inch disk drives).

When calculating the number of drives for your system, the DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity from up to 120 to 125 drives. If the total drive slot quantity exceeds from 120 or 125, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to “Overview” on page 4 for more information about the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform DPEs.

Drive carrier

Disk drives

Each DAE consists of the following components:

◆ Drive carrier

◆ Disk drives

◆ Midplane

◆ Link control cards (LCCs)

◆ Power supply/cooling modules

◆ EMI shielding

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

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Midplane

LCCs

Power supply

Disk-array enclosure

A midplane separates the front-facing disk drives from the rear-facing LCCs and power supply/cooling modules. It distributes power and signals to all components in the enclosure. LCCs, power supply/cooling modules, and disk drives plug directly into the midplane.

An LCC supports, controls, and monitors the DAE, and is the primary interconnect management element. Each LCC includes connectors for input and expansion to downstream devices. An enclosure address (EA) indicator is located on each LCC (Figure 68 on page 76 and Figure 75 on page 84) identification indicator (Figure 68 on page 76 and Figure 75 on page 84).

The power supply/cooling module integrates independent power supply and blower cooling assemblies into a single module.

Each power supply is an auto-ranging power-factor-corrected, multi-output, off-line converter with its own line cord. The drives and LCC have individual soft-start switches that protect the disk drives and LCC if you install them while the disk enclosure is powered up. A disk or blower with power-related faults will not affect the operation of any other device.

. Each LCC includes a bus (loop)

Each power/cooling module has three status LEDs (Figure 64 on page 73 and Figure 69 on

page 77).

Cooling modules

The enclosure cooling system consists of dual-blower modules in each power supply/cooling module.

EMI shielding

EMI compliance requires a properly installed electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield in front of the DAE disk drives. When installed in cabinets that include a front door, the DAE 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 the disk drive modules.

3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE front view

On the front, viewing from left to right, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAE carrier includes the following hardware components:

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

◆ Status LEDs

10. The EA is sometimes referred to as an enclosure ID.

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Figure 62 on page 70 shows the location of these components.

Note: In a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, when using the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive carrier, the maximum amount of disk drives is 120 (including DPE and expansion DAEs).

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

3 DAE power on LED (blue)

Figure 62 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE (front view)

Table 39 describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform DAE and the 3.5-inch

disk drive status LEDs.

Table 39 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE and disk drive LEDs

LED Color State Description

DAE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred

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

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

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backend bus running at 2 Gb/s

Blue On Powering and powered up with

backend bus running at 6 Gb/s

— Off Powered down

— Off No fault has occurred

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Table 39 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE and disk drive LEDs (continued)

LED Color State Description

Disk-array enclosure

Disk drive on/activity (location 5)

The 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE rear view

On the rear, viewing from top to bottom (Figure 63 on page 72), a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE includes the following hardware components:

◆ Two 6-Gb/s SAS LCCs (A and B)

◆ Two power supply/cooling modules

Green On Powering and powered up

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

Blinking at constant rate

Blinking, mostly off

— Off Disk is powered down

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.

6-Gb/s SAS LCC

The LCC supports and controls one 6-Gb/s SAS bus and monitors the DAE. A blue link/activity LED indicates a DAE operating at 6 Gb/s.

The LCCs in a DAE connect to the DPE and other DAEs with 6-Gb/s cables. The cables connect the LCCs in a system in a daisy-chain (loop) topology.

Internally, each DAE LCC connects to the drives in its enclosure in a point-to-point fashion through a switch. The LCC independently receives and electrically terminates incoming signals. For traffic from the system’s storage processors, the LCC switch passes the signal from the input port to the drive being accessed; the switch then forwards the drive output signal to the port.

Note: If the target drive is not in the LCC’s enclosure, the switch passes the input signal directly to the output port.

Each LCC independently monitors the environmental status of the entire enclosure, using a microcomputer-controlled monitor program. The monitor communicates the status to the storage processor, which polls disk enclosure status. LCC firmware also controls the SAS PHYs and the disk-module status LEDs.

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Figure 63 shows an example of the rear view of a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE.

567 9

10 11 12

LCC B

6Gb SAS

LCC A

VNX-000100

1 LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed

plug)

2 LCC B power supply fan fault LED (on,

amber)

7 LCC B SAS connector (output); labeled

with a double diamond symbol

8 LCC B SAS connector (input); labeled with

a double circle (or dot) symbol

3 LLC B power supply LED (on, green) 9 LCC B bus ID

4 LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber) 10 LCC B bus LED (fault, amber)

5 LCC B management (RJ-12) connector to

11 LCC B bus LED (on, green)

SPS (not used)

6 LCC B SAS connector link LED 12 DAE enclosure ID or enclosure address

Figure 63 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE with two LCCs and two power supply/cooling modules (rear view)

As shown in Figure 63, an enclosure ID11 indicator is located on each LCC. Each LCC also includes a bus (back-end port) identification indicator. The SP initializes the bus ID when the operating system is loaded.

Note: An LCC might be in either the A slot, as shown, or the B slot above it, depending on the DAE placement within a system. For example, the front DAE in some systems is in slot A; the rear enclosure LCC is inverted, and in slot B.

11. The enclosure ID is sometimes referred to as the enclosure address (EA).

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3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module

Figure 64 shows an example of the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling

module with a power in recessed connector (plug) and status LEDs.

Power supply in

Disk-array enclosure

Power on LED

Fan fault LED

Figure 64 Example of 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs

Power fault LED

VNX-000104

Table 40 describes the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE power supply/cooling module LEDs.

Table 40 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs

Led Color State Description

Power on Green On Power on

—OffPower off

Power fault Amber On Fault

Blinking During power shutdown and during overvoltage and

undervoltage protection (OVP/UVP) fault

— Off No fault or power off

Fan fault Amber On Fault, one or both not operating normally

— Off No fault, fans operating normally

The power supply/cooling modules are located above and below the LCCs. The units integrate independent power supply and dual-blower cooling assemblies into a single module.

Each power supply is an auto-ranging, power-factor-corrected, multi-output, offline converter with its own line cord. Each supply supports a fully configured DAE and shares load currents with the other supply. The drives and LCCs have individual soft-start switches that protect the disk drives and LCCs if they are installed while the disk enclosure is powered up.

The enclosure cooling system includes two dual-blower modules.

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The 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE LCC input/output ports and connectors

The 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE LCC supports the following I/O ports on the rear:

◆ Two 6-Gb/s SAS x 4 ports

◆ One management (RJ-45) connector

6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports

The 3U, DAE LCC supports two (one input and one output) 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb 0 x4 and 1 x4) on the rear of each LCC (A and B) on the DAE. This port provides 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 65 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)

with pull tab.

Pin A1 A13

B1 B13

VNX-000094

Figure 65 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

Table 41 lists the 3U, DAE LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.

Table 41 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

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Table 41 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout (continued)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

A11 Rx 3+ B11 Tx 3+

A12 Rx 3- B12 Tx 3-

A13 GND B13 GND

6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs and port direction (input or output)

Figure 66 shows the LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LED—a bi-color (blue/green) LED next to the

connector, either left or right—that indicates the link/activity of the SAS port. Figure 66 also shows a double circle (or dot) symbol (for input) or a double diamond symbol (for output).

Note: Looking from the rear of the DAE, LCC B is located on the top and LCC A is located on the bottom (Figure 66).

3U, DAE LCC B 6-Gb/s SAS ports

6Gb SAS

3U, DAE LCC A 6-Gb/s SAS ports

Figure 66 LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LED

6Gb SAS

VNX-000101

Table 42 describes the 3U, DAE LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs.

Table 42 LCC 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

Blinking Port is being marked by the host

—OffNot connected

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Management (RJ-12) connector

Note: The management Ethernet (RJ-12) LCC to SPS connector is not used at this time.

Figure 67 on page 76 shows the management port connector (labeled with two symbols;

one depicting a telephone handset with a line through it and the other depicting a battery). The telephone handset with a line through it symbol means that you cannot connect telephone type circuits to this connector (see the following WARNING). This port connects the LCC (A and B) ports to the SPS (A and B) ports, respectively.



VNX-000106

Figure 67 LCC RJ-12 port

The cable connecting the LCC to the SPS is an RJ-12 to RJ-12. It has an RJ-45 adapter (LCC side) on one end and a RJ-12 (SPS side) adapter on the other end.

LCC enclosure ID (enclosure address) and bus ID

On the rear of the LCC (A and B), an LCC enclosure ID indicator is provided. This ID indicator is a seven-segment LED display for displaying decimal numbers. The LCC enclosure ID appears on both LCCs (A and B) which is the same ID number. The enclosure ID is set at installation (Figure 68).

Each LCC includes a bus (loop) identification indicator. This indicator includes two seven-segment LED displays for displaying decimal numbers. The SP initializes the bus ID when the operating system is loaded (Figure 68).

Bus (loop) status LEDs

LCC enclosure ID

LCC B

VNX-000107

6Gb SAS

Bus (loop) ID

Figure 68 Example of LCC B enclosure ID and bus ID

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Table 43 describes the bus (loop) indicator status LEDs.

Table 43 LCC bus (loop) status LEDs

Led Color State Description

Power fault Amber On Fault

Power on Green On Power on

2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE front view

On the front, viewing from left to right, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE includes the following hardware components:

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

◆ Status LEDs

Disk-array enclosure

— Off No fault or power off

—OffPower off

Figure 69 shows the location of these components.

Note: In a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, when using the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier, the maximum amount of disk drives is 125 (includes DPE and expansion DAEs).

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

drives

2 3

4 Disk drive fault LED (amber)

VNX-000276

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

3 DAE power status LED (blue)

Figure 69 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (front view)

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Table 44 describes the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs.

Table 44 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs

LED Color State Description

DAE fault (location 2) Blue On No fault has occurred

Amber On Fault has occurred

DAE 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

Disk drive on/activity (location 5)

Blue On Powering and powered up

Blinking Disk drive activity

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2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE rear view

On the rear, viewing from top to bottom, a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE includes the following hardware components:

◆ Two LCCs (A and B)

◆ Two power supply/cooling modules

Figure 70 shows an example of the rear view of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE.

Disk-array enclosure

9 10

6 Gb

SAS

6 Gb

SAS

1 LLC B power supply LED (on, green) 7 LCC B bus ID

2 LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber) 8 LCC B power and fault LEDs

3 LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed

9 DAE enclosure ID

plug)

4 LCC B SAS connector link LED (on, blue) 10 LCC B management (RJ-12) connector to

SPS (not used)

5 LCC B SAS connector (input); labeled with

a double circle (or dot) symbol

6 LCC B SAS connector (output); labeled

with a double diamond symbol

1. The DAE enclosure ID is sometimes referred to as the enclosure address (EA).

11 LCC A power supply latch handle

12 LCC A right latch handle

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6-Gb/s SAS LCC

Figure 70 Example of a 2U DAE with two LCCs and two power supply/cooing modules (rear view)

The 6-Gb/s SAS LCC supports, controls, and monitors the DAE, and is the primary interconnect management element. Each LCC includes connectors for input and output to downstream devices.

As described previously, the LCCs in a DAE connect to the DPE and other DAEs with 6-Gb/s cables. The cables connect the LCCs in a system in a daisy-chain (loop) topology.

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Disk-array enclosure

Note: If the target drive is not in the LCC’s enclosure, the switch passes the input signal directly to the output port.

As shown in Figure 70 on page 79, an enclosure ID Each LCC also includes a bus (back-end port) identification indicator. The SP initializes the bus ID when the operating system is loaded.

2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module

Figure 71 shows an example of the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling

module with a power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs.

Power supply in

Power fault LED Power on LED

Latch handle

indicator is located on each LCC.

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Figure 71 Example of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs

Table 45 describes the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE power supply/cooling module LEDs.

Table 45 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs

Led Color State Description

Power fault Amber On Fault

Power on Green On Power on

12. The enclosure ID is sometimes referred to as the enclosure address (EA).

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Blinking During power shutdown and during overvoltage and

undervoltage protection (OVP/UVP) fault

— Off No fault or power off

—OffPower off

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The power supply/cooling modules are located to the left and right of the LCCs. The units integrate independent power supply and dual-blower cooling assemblies into a single module.

The enclosure cooling system includes two dual-blower modules.

The 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE LCC input/output ports and connectors

The 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE LCC supports the following I/O ports on the rear:

◆ Two 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports

◆ One management (RJ-12) connector

6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports

Disk-array enclosure

The DAE LCC supports two (one input and one output) 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb 0 x4 and 1 x4) on the rear of each LCC (A and B) on the DAE. This port provides 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 72 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)

with pull tab.

Pin A1 A13

B1 B13

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Figure 72 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

Table 46 lists the 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.

Table 46 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

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Disk-array enclosure

Table 46 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout (continued)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

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

6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs and port direction (input or output)

Figure 73 shows the 6-Gb/s SAS port LED—a bi-color (blue/green) LED next to the

connector, either left or right—that indicates the link/activity of the SAS port.

Note: Looking from the rear of the 2U, DAE, LCC B is located on the left and LCC A is located on the right (Figure 73).

Latch handle

6 Gb

SAS

6 Gb/s SAS port

Link LED

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Figure 73 6-Gb/s SAS port LED

Table 47 describes the 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs.

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Table 47 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

Disk-array enclosure

Alternating Blue/Green

—OffNot connected

Blinking Port is being marked by the host

Management (RJ-12) port connector

Note: The management Ethernet (RJ-12) LCC to SPS port connector is not used at this time.

Figure 74 shows the management port (labeled with two symbols; one depicting a

telephone handset with a line through it and the other depicting a battery). The telephone handset with a line through it symbol means that you cannot connect telephone type circuits to this connector (see the following WARNING). This port connects the LCC (A and B) ports to the SPS (A and B) ports, respectively.



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Figure 74 LCC RJ-12 port

The cable connecting the LCC to the SPS is an RJ-12 to RJ-12. It has an RJ-12 adapter (LCC side) on one end and a RJ-12 (SPS side) adapter on the other end.

LCC enclosure ID (enclosure address) and bus ID

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Disk-array enclosure

IMPORTANT

You can add or remove a disk drive while the DAE 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.

LCC enclosure ID

Bus (loop) ID

6 Gb

SAS

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Figure 75 Example of LCC B enclosure ID and bus ID

Table 48 describes the bus (loop) status LEDs.

Table 48 LCC bus (loop) status LEDs

Led Color State Description

Power fault Amber On Fault

— Off No fault or power off

Power on Green On Power on

—OffPower off

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Cabling

This section shows examples of the type of DAE cabling you will need to connect the DAEs in your VNX series platform. The descriptions are presented in illustrations and text. Each illustration shows an example of the cable connection points (ports) located on the DAE and DPE in the VNX5300 platform.

Cable label wraps

For all other cabling of your VNX5300 platform, the information about the SPS power cabling, DPE power cabling, DAE power cabling, PDU power cabling, LAN cabling, and so on.

Each VNX series platform comes with a cable label wrap guide or set of cable label wraps to affix to the cables on your VNX series platform. These labels should be affixed to the appropriate cables as you connect the cables to your VNX series platform. Figure 76 shows an example of the cable wrap guide and how to affix the cable label wrap to a cable.

Note: If your VNX series platform was assembled at the factory, all the cable labels have been affixed to the cables except for any DAEs you have ordered. Additionally, if your VNX series platform was not assembled at the factory, the cable kit supplied with your product will have all the required cables already labeled except for the DAEs.

VNX5300 Installation Guide

provides

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

IMPORTANT

Labels

SP A SAS 0

SPA SAS 0

SP A SAS 0

Figure 76 Example of a cable label wrap

VNX5300 DAE cabling

The DAE(s) that are to be directly connected to the DPE need to be located close enough to the DPE so that the DPE-to-DAE interconnect cables (that are provided with every DAE) can be routed and connected to the DPE easily.

Shown in the upcoming figures (Figure 77 on page 88, Figure 78 on page 90, and

Figure 79 on page 92) are graphical representations of SAS cabling in a DPE-based VNX

storage platform, the VNX5300 Block. The Storage Processors connect to the DAEs with SAS cables. The cables connect the LCCs in the DAEs of a storage platform in a daisy-chain topology.

The DPE is automatically Enclosure 0 (EA0). The DAE connected to SAS output port 0 is Enclosure 1 (EA1).

SP A SAS 0

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IMPORTANT

Do Not

IMPORTANT

connect more DAEs than the VNX5300 platform can support. When calculating the

number of drives for your 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.

Cabling with two DAEs in VNX5300 Block platform

The first DAE connected to the Storage Processor SAS output port 1 is designated Enclosure 0 (EA0). Each DAE connected after the first DAE increments the enclosure number by one. All enclosures connected to SAS Port 0 will be on ID 0, but the addresses will increment.

Figure 77 on page 88 shows the first example of a VNX5300 Block platform with two DAEs

(one 3U, 15 disk drive DAE and the other a 2U, 25 disk drive DAE) or a VNX5300 platform with a total of from 55 disk drives (if the DPE is a 3U, 15 disk drive device) or 65 disk drives (if the DPE is a 3U, 25 disk drive device).

The SAS ports on the VNX5300 platform 3U DPE are labeled 0 and 1. SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects the internal DPE disks. Since SAS 0 is already connected internally to the DPE disks, the first DAE is connected to SAS 1 to balance the load on the SAS ports. The second DAE is connected to SAS 0, the third DAE is connected to SAS 1, and so on.

VNX5300 DAE cabling

In Figure 77 on page 88, notice that each DAE device supports two completely redundant buses (LCC A and LCC B).

The rule of load or bus balancing is applied to all DAEs. That is, Bus 0 is Enclosure Address 0 (EA0), Bus 1 is EA0, and so on. In the case of the VNX5300 platform, Bus 0 EA0 is the DPE (SP A and B). So, to balance the load, Bus 1 EA0 becomes the first DAE (LCC A and B) in the cabinet with the next DAE (LCC A and LCC B) as Bus 0 EA1, and so on. If you have several DAEs in your VNX5300 platform, you can daisy chain them within that particular bus. However, it is recommended that you balance each bus. In other words, always optimize your environment by using every available bus, and spreading the number of enclosures as evenly as possible across the buses.

Note: On the DPE and DAE, each cable connector includes a symbol to denote the direction the cable needs to connect to. The cable connector that has a double circle symbol symbol is the output from the device.

Notice the description of the cable labels affixed to the SP to DAE cables.

is the input to the device. The cable connector with the double diamond

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

The cables shown in Figure 77 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 2

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 2

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

Note: If your VNX5300 platform was not cabled at the factory, refer to the cable wrap guide (“Cable label wraps” on page 85) that came with your VNX5300 platform for the correct cable labels.

6 Gb

SAS

LCC B

6Gb SAS

LCC B

6 Gb

SAS

LCC A

6Gb SAS

LCC A

DAE 2

2U, 25 disk

Optional

DAE 1

3U, 15 disk

Optional

S SAS 1P A

6Gb SAS

0 X4

SP A SAS 0

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DPE

SPS

6Gb SAS

Power

1 X4

6Gb SAS

0 X4

Optional

Switch

SP A

8Gb

6Gb

bre

SAS

Power

SP B

8Gb bre

S SAS 1P B

Switch

Power

SP B SAS 0

Figure 77 Example of the VNX5300 Block platform with two DAEs (3U, 15 disks and 2U, 25 disks) cabling

Note: Each cable end includes a symbol to denote the direction the cable needs to connect to. The cable end that has a single circle symbol is the input end. While the cable connector with the single diamond symbol is the output end.

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Interleaved cabling with seven DAEs in a VNX5300 Block platform

Figure 78 on page 90 shows a second example of a VNX5300 Block platform with seven

DAEs (all are 3U, 15 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5300 platform with a total of 120 disk drives (with the DPE a 3U, 15 disk drive device).

In this example, as described previously, the SAS ports on the VNX5300 platform 3U DPE are labeled 0 and 1. SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks. However, since seven DAEs fare available or a maximum of 120 disk drives, it is recommended that the DAEs be load balanced. To do this, it is recommended that you daisy-chain the DAEs for the most efficient load balancing. So, in

Figure 78 on page 90, two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available.

The cables shown in Figure 78 on page 90 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

VNX5300 DAE cabling

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 2

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 2

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

The remaining cables are daisy-chained for load balancing. So, the blue cable for Bus 1 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 1/Bus 1

◆ EA 2/Bus 1

◆ EA 3/Bus 1

While the orange cable for Bus 0 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 2/Bus 0

◆ EA 3/Bus 0

Note: Figure 78 on page 90 shows 4U of reserved space to allow for upgrading your VNX5300 Block to VNX5300 File/Unified platform. If you might be planning to upgrade your Block platform to a File/Unified platform, it is recommended that at least 4U of rack space be reserved for adding one to two Controls Stations and one Data Mover enclosure.

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

P B

40U rack

EA 3/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 3/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

3U DAE (15 disks per DAE)

Maximum number of

Maximum number of DAEs 7

DAEs per bus 10

Maximum number of disks 120

EA 2/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 0

Bus 1 Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 0/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

Bus 1Bus 1

DPE

SPS B SPS A

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

Power

Switch

Power

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

0 X4

6Gb SAS

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

Switch

Power

Figure 78 Example of the VNX5300 Block platform with seven DAEs (3U, 15 disks) interleaved cabling

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Stacked cabling with seven DAEs in VNX5300 Block platform

Figure 79 on page 92 shows a third example of a VNX5300 Block platform with seven

DAEs (all are 3U, 15 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5300 platform with a total of 120 disk drives (with the DPE a 3U, 15 disk drive device). This example shows the stacked cabling with one 40U rack having seven DAEs.

In this example, as described previously, the SAS ports on the VNX5300 platform 3U DPE are labeled 0 and 1. SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks. However, since seven DAEs are available for a maximum of 120 disk drives, it is recommended that the DAEs be load balanced. To do this, it is recommended that you daisy-chain the DAEs for the most efficient load balancing. So, in

Figure 79 on page 92, two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available.

The cables shown in Figure 79 on page 92 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

VNX5300 DAE cabling

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 5

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 5

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

So, the blue cable for Bus 1 is stacked and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 1/Bus 1

◆ EA 2/Bus 1

◆ EA 3/Bus 1

While the orange cable for Bus 0 is stacked and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 2/Bus 0

◆ EA 3/Bus 0

Note: Figure 79 on page 92 shows 4U of reserved space to allow for upgrading your VNX5300 Block to VNX5300 File/Unified platform. If you might be planning to upgrade your Block platform to a File/Unified platform, it is recommended that at least 4U of rack space be reserved for adding one to two Controls Stations and one Data Mover enclosure.

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

40U rack

EA 3/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

3U DAE (15 disks per DAE)

Maximum number of

DAEs per bus 10

Maximum number of DAEs 7

Maximum number of disks 120

EA 1/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 3/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 1 Bus 1

Bus 0

EA 0/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

DPE

SPS B

Bus 1

Switch

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

6Gb

fibre

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

Switch

Power

SPS A

Figure 79 Example of the VNX5300 Block platform with seven DAEs (3U, 15 disks) stacked cabling

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Cabling with two DAEs in a VNX5300 File/Unified platform

IMPORTANT

Shown in the upcoming figures (Figure 80 on page 94 and Figure 81 on page 96) are graphical representations of SAS cabling in a DPE-based VNX storage platform, the VNX5300 File. The Storage Processors connect to the DAEs with SAS cables. The cables connect LCCs in the DAEs of a storage platform in a daisy-chain topology.

The DPE is automatically Enclosure 0 (EA0). The DAE connected to SAS output port 0 is Enclosure 1 (EA1).

Figure 80 on page 94 shows the first example of a VNX5300 File platform with two DAEs

VNX5300 DAE cabling

In Figure 80 on page 94, notice that each DAE device supports two completely redundant buses (LCC A and LCC B).

Notice the description of the cable labels affixed to the SP to DAE cables.

is the input to the device. The cable connector with the double diamond

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

Optional

The cables shown in Figure 81 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 2

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 2

DAE 2

2U 25 disk

(optional)

DAE 1

3U 15 disk

(optional)

Data Mover

Optional

enclosure 2U

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

Rear

6 Gb

SAS

6 Gb

SAS

LCC B

6Gb SAS

LCC B

Data Mover 3

LCC A

6Gb SAS

LCC A

SP B SAS 0

Switch

MGMT

SP A SAS 1

SP A

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

6Gb SAS

0 X4

Power

Control Station1

1U (optional)

Control Station 0

DPE 3U

SPS 1U

Optional

Control Station 1

SP B

Switch

Optional

6Gb SAS

Power

1 X4

0 X4

SP B SAS 1

6Gb SAS

8Gb fibre

Power

SPS B

Figure 80 Example of the VNX5300 File platform with two DAEs (3U, 15 disks) cabling

Note: In Figure 80 the VNX5300 File platform shows a single SPS (with an optional SPS available), a DPE (with two SPs), a CS (with an optional CS available), a DME (with one DM), and a 3U 15 DAE and the 2U 25 DAE.

SP A SAS 0

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Interleaved cabling in a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven DAEs

Figure 81 on page 96 shows an example of a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven

DAEs (all are 3U, 15 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with a total of 120 disk drives (with the DPE a 3U, 15 disk drive device).

In this example, the SAS ports on the VNX5300 platform 3U DPE are labeled 0 and 1. SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks. However, since seven DAEs are available for a maximum of 120 disk drives, it is recommended that the DAEs be load balanced. To do this, it is recommended that you daisy chain the DAEs for the most efficient load balancing. So, in Figure 81 on page 96, two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available with the first DAE on Bus 1 designated as EA0/Bus 1 (blue cable). The second DAE continues Bus 0 and is designated as EA1/Bus 0 (orange cable) where it is then daisy-chained to the fourth DAE designated as EA2/Bus 0 and then to the sixth DAE designated as EA3/Bus 0, and so on.

The cables shown in Figure 81 on page 96 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

VNX5300 DAE cabling

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 2

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 2

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

The remaining cables are daisy-chained for load balancing. So, the blue cable for Bus 1 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 1/Bus 1

◆ EA 2/Bus 1

◆ EA 3/Bus 1

While the orange cable for Bus 0 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 2/Bus 0

◆ EA 3/Bus 0

Note: In Figure 81 on page 96 the VNX5300 File platform shows an dual SPS, a DPE (with two SPs), two CSs, a DME (with two DMs), and seven 3U 15 DAEs.

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VNX5300 DAE cabling

123

MGMT

VGA plug

IPMI port

MGMT

VGA plug

IPMI port

P B

123

3U DAE (15 disks per DAE)

Maximum number of

Maximum number of DAEs 7

Maximum number of disks 120

Figure 81 Example of the VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven DAEs (3U, 15 disks) interleaved cabling

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DAEs per bus 10

DPE

SPS B SPS A

40U rack

EA 3/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 3/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

Bus 1 Bus 1

EA 0/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

Switch

8Gb fibre

Power

Bus 1Bus 1

6Gb SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Switch

Power

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

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Stacked cabling in a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven DAEs

Figure 82 on page 98 shows an example of a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven

DAEs (all are 3U, 15 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5300 File/Unified platform with a total of 120 disk drives (with the DPE a 3U, 15 disk drive device). This example shows the stacked cabling with one 40U rack having seven DAEs.

In this example, the SAS ports on the VNX5300 platform 3U DPE are labeled 0 and 1. SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks. However, since seven DAEs are available for a maximum of 120 disk drives, it is recommended that the DAEs be load balanced. To do this, it is recommended that you daisy chain the DAEs for the most efficient load balancing. So, in Figure 82 on page 98, two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available with the first DAE on Bus 1 designated as EA0/Bus 1 (blue cable). The fifth DAE continues Bus 0 and is designated as EA1/Bus 0 (orange cable) where it is then daisy-chained to the sixth DAE designated as EA2/Bus 0 and then to the seventh DAE designated as EA3/Bus 0, and so on.

The cables shown in Figure 82 on page 98 are:

Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

VNX5300 DAE cabling

◆ Cable 1, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 2, blue, DPE to 1

◆ Cable 3, orange, DPE to 5

◆ Cable 4, orange, DPE to 5

DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

The remaining cables are daisy-chained for load balancing. So, the blue cable for Bus 1 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 1/Bus 1

◆ EA 2/Bus 1

◆ EA 3/Bus 1

While the orange cable for Bus 0 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:

◆ EA 2/Bus 0

◆ EA 3/Bus 0

Note: In Figure 82 on page 98 the VNX5300 File platform shows an dual SPS, a DPE (with two SPs), two CSs, a DME (with two DMs), and seven 3U 15 DAEs.

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MGMT

VGA plug

IPMI port

MGMT

VGA plug

IPMI port

123

P B

40U rack

EA 3/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 0

6Gb SAS

3U DAE (15 disks per DAE)

EA 1/Bus 0

Maximum number of

Maximum number of DAEs 7

DAEs per bus 10

6Gb SAS

EA 3/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 2/Bus 1

Maximum number of disks 120

Bus 1 Bus 1

Bus 0

6Gb SAS

EA 1/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

EA 0/Bus 1

6Gb SAS

Bus 1

Figure 82 Example of the VNX5300 File/Unified platform with seven DAEs (3U, 15 disks) stacked cabling

DPE

SPS B SPS A

Bus 1

Switch

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

6Gb SAS

Bus 0

8Gb

6Gb

fibre

SAS

0 X4

6Gb SAS

Power

Switch

Power

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Published June 25, 2012

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