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EMC VNX Family

VNX5400

Hardware Information Guide

PN 300-014-324
Rev 04
July 21, 2014

This guide is a hardware overview guide for the EMC VNX5400 platform and provides
an overview of the architecture, features, and components of the VNX5400 platform. The
specific aspects of the VNX5400 platform and its major components include the front and
rear connectors and LED indicators on the 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk processor enclosure
(DPE), the 1U Control Station, the 2U Data Mover enclosure, and the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch), the
3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch), and the 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) disk-array enclosures DAEs.
This guide is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/. Go to the About VNX
section, and then select Learn about VNX hardware. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
Topics include:

About this guide ....................................................................................................... 2

Revision history ........................................................................................................ 2
Where to get help...................................................................................................... 3
How this document is organized ............................................................................... 3
Related documentation............................................................................................. 4
Overview................................................................................................................... 5
VNX5400 product description ................................................................................... 6
Hardware features..................................................................................................... 8
System component description ............................................................................... 12
Disk-array enclosure................................................................................................ 66
Cabling ................................................................................................................. 100
VNX5400 DAE cabling ........................................................................................... 101

About this guide

About this guide

This guide is designed for personnel who install, configure, and maintain the VNX5400
platform. To use this hardware publication, you should be familiar with digital storage
equipment and cabling.



Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this
equipment.

Revision history
The following table presents the revision history of this document:
Table 1 Revision history
Revision

Date

Description

04

July 21, 2014

The following sections were updated:

Hardware features (Hardware features
on page 8)
SP Power supply (page 31)
Miscellaneous edits

03

January 27, 2014

The following sections were updated:

Front view of the VNX5400 (Figure 1 on
page 7)
Rear view of the VNX5400 (Figure 2 on
page 8)
Hardware features (Hardware features
on page 8)
Two-port 10 GbE RJ-45 Base-T I/O module
(page 24, page 53, and page 54)
SP Power supply (page 31 and page 32)
I/O module (I/O modules on page 44)
Miscellaneous edits

02

October 11, 2013

Updated Table 5 on page 19.

01

July 23, 2013

First release of the VNX5400 Hardware

Information Guide with document part
number

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.

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Where to get help

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.

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 website (registration
required) 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.

How this document is organized

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

Table 2 Organization
Title

Description

Overview on page 5

Describes the software and hardware features of a typical

VNX5400 along with a front view example of the VNX5400.

VNX5400 product description

on page 6

Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical

VNX5400.

System component
description on page 12

Provides a description of the components that comprise a

VNX5400. Along with a description, illustrations of each
component are also shown.

General on page 14

Describes and illustrates the front of a DPE and the components

that comprise it.

Control Station front view on

page 18

Describes and illustrates the front view of the Control Station

used in the VNX5400.

DME front view on page 21

Describes and illustrates the front view of a DME and the

components that comprise it.

DPE rear view on page 23

Describes and illustrates the rear of a DPE and the components

that comprise it.

Control Station rear view on

page 36

Describes and illustrates the rear view of the Control Station

used in the VNX5400.

DME rear view on page 41

Describes and illustrates the rear of a DME and the components

that comprise it.

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Table 2 Organization (continued)

Title

Description

I/O modules on page 44

Describes and illustrates the types of I/O modules supported in

the VNX5400.

Disk-array enclosure on
page 66

Describes and illustrates the three types of DAEs available for

the VNX5400.

Cabling on page 100

Describes the types of DAE cabling available for the Block and
File/Unified VNX5400 platform. The cabling can be either
stacked or interleaved depending on your specific
requirements.

Related documentation
EMC provides the ability to create step-by-step planning, installation, and maintenance
instructions tailored to your environment. To create VNX customized documentation, go
to: https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/.
To download a PDF copy of the desired publication, go to the following sections:

For hardware-related guides, go to About VNX, then select Learn about VNX hardware.
Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

For technical specifications, go to About VNX, then select View technical

specifications. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

For installation, adding, or replacing tasks, go to VNX tasks section, then select the
appropriate heading. For example, to download a PDF copy of the VNX5400 Block
Installation Guide, go to Install VNXand follow the steps in the wizard.

For server-related tasks, go to the VNX Server tasks section, then select the
appropriate heading. For example, to download a PDF copy of adding or replacing
server hardware, go to VNX Server tasks, and select Add or replace server hardware.
Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

Safety warnings
Safety warnings appear throughout this publication in procedures that, if performed
incorrectly, might harm you or damage the equipment. A caution or warning symbol
precedes each safety statement. The safety warnings provide safety guidelines that you
should follow when working with any equipment that connects to electrical power or
telephone wiring.

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Overview
The EMC VNX series implements a modular architecture that integrates hardware
components for Block, File, and Object with concurrent support for native NAS, iSCSI,
Fiber Channel, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. The VNX series is based
on Intel Xeon-based PCI Express 3.0 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

Offering Block and File services, Block services only, or File services only, the VNX5400
platform is an entry-level storage platform. For a quick look at the VNX5400 platform
hardware features, see Table 3, Block and File VNX5400 platform hardware feature quick
reference, on page 9.
In a Block services configuration, the VNX5400 platform supports a 3U DPE and three
types of DAEs. The 3U DPE supported is a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DPE9).
The DAEs supported are a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 2U enclosure (or DAE5S), a 15 drive 2.5or 3.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DAE6S), and a 60 drive 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk 4U
enclosure (or DAE7S). Expansion of up to 9, 2U DAEs (a maximum of 225, 2.5-inch disk
drives), up to 15, 3U DAEs (a maximum of 225, or up to 3, 4U DAEs (a maximum of 180,
2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives) is supported.
Note: When the 4U DAEs are implemented in the VNX5400 platform, the 40U Dense rack is
required because of the depth of the 4U DAE.
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of disk drives for your Block, File, and Unified services
VNX5400 platform, the DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity of 250 drives. If the
total drive slot quantity exceeds 250, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to the
Disk-array enclosure section on page 66 for more information about the available
expansion DAEs for the VNX5400 platform.

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In a File services or a Unified services configuration (Figure 1 on page 7), the VNX5400
platform supports a 3U DPE, from one to two 1U Control Stations (CS0 and CS1), one to
two 2U Data Mover enclosures having one to four Data Movers1, and three types of DAEs.
The 3U DPE supported is a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DPE9). The DAEs
supported are a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 2U enclosure (or DAE5S), a 15 drive 2.5- or 3.5-inch
disk 3U enclosure (or DAE6S), and a 60 drive 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk 4U enclosure (or
DAE7S). Expansion of up to 9, 2U DAEs (a maximum of 225, 2.5-inch disk drives), up to
15, 3U DAEs (a maximum of 225, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives), or up to 3, 4U DAEs (a
maximum of 180, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives) is supported.
Note: The Block or the File and Unified services configuration of the VNX5400 platform can
have a mix of DAE types to conform to your specific requirements. In other words, you can
have a mix of 2U DAEs, 3U DAEs, and 4U DAEs in the same environment so as long as the
VNX5400 platform does not have no more than the supported amount of 250 disk drives.

VNX5400 product description

This section shows examples of the front and rear views of a VNX5400 platform.
Note: A fully configured VNX5400 platform with a 3U DPE of 25 (2.5-inch disk drives) can
include up to 9, 2U DAEs (a maximum of 225, 2.5-inch disk drives), up to 15, 3U DAEs (a
maximum of 225, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives), or up to 3, 4U DAEs (a maximum of 180,
2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives). As a result, by using the DAEs described above in this
paragraph, the maximum disk drive capacity would become 250, 250, or 205,
respectively.
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of disk drives for your VNX5400 platform, the DPE is
included in the total drive slot quantity of 250 drives. If the total drive slot quantity
exceeds 250, you will not be able to add another DAE.

1. 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.
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Front view
Figure 1 shows an example of the front view of a File/Unified VNX5400 platform having a
3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DPE, two 2U Data Mover enclosures with four Data Movers,
and two 1U Control Stations (one optional).
Note: The example shown in Figure 1 does not show any DAEs.

Control Station 1
(optional)
Control Station 0

AC

AC

AC

AC

AC

AC

AC

AC

Data Mover
enclosure 1

Data Mover
enclosure 0

3U, 25 (2.5-inch)
disk processor
enclosure

Caution: Array Software on drives 0-3. Removing or relocating them

Will Make the Array Unusable

2
1
0

6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS

1
X4

1
G
b
E

2
1
0

6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS

1
G
b
E

1
X4

SP

SP

VNX-000940

Figure 1 Example of a File/Unified VNX5400 platform (front view)

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Rear view
Figure 2 shows an example of the rear view of a File/Unified VNX5400 platform having a
3U DPE showing two storage processors (SP A and B), two 2U Data Mover enclosures with
four Data Movers, and two 1U Control Stations (one optional).
Note: The example shown in Figure 2 does not show any DAEs.

MGMT

B MGMT

Control Station 1
(optional)

IOIO

MGMT

IOIO

3
2

Data Mover 4

Data Mover 5

Data Mover 2

Data Mover 3

X4

X4

X4

0
X4

!
AC

AC
0

DC

DC

Disk processor
enclosure

MGMT

Data Mover
enclosure 0

CS

Data Mover
enclosure 1

MGMT

B MGMT

Control Station 0

CS

VNX-000941

Figure 2 Example of a File/Unified VNX5400 platform (rear view)

Note: Figure 1 on page 7 and Figure 2 are examples of a File/Unified VNX5400 platform
(front and rear views) without any DAEs. These figures are for illustrative purposes only.

Hardware features
Contained in a 9U architecture, the File/Unified VNX5400 platform weighs approximately
182.82 lb (82.925 kg) fully loaded2 without I/O modules and DAEs. With the 3U DPE
having the deepest dimension within the cabinet, the File/Unified VNX5400 without DAEs
measures (9U) 12.25 inches high x 17.62 inches wide x 24.77 inches deep (31.11 cm x
44.76 cm x 69.92 cm). Between the front and rear of the enclosure, a midplane distributes
2. A fully loaded VNX5400 (without any DAEs) includes two 1U Control Stations, one 3U DPE (with
two SPs), and two 2U Data Mover enclosure with four Data Movers. In this fully loaded File/Unified
VNX5400 platform, the 3U DPE (with two SPs) can have 25 (2.5-inch) disk drives. Separately, the
25 (2.5-inch) drives weigh 13.5 lb (6.13 kg).
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power and signals to all the enclosure components. On the front of the VNX5400 DPE, the
CPU modules, cooling fan modules, and disk drives plug directly into the midplane
connections. On the rear of the VNX5400 DPE, the battery backup unit (BBU) modules, the
base modules, power supply modules, management modules, and I/O modules plug
directly into the midplane connections.
Note: The previously mentioned dimensions are approximate and do not include any I/O
modules, DAEs, or the cabinet enclosure.
For more information about the weight and dimensions of a VNX5400 platform, go to
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to the About VNX section, and then select View
technical specifications. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

Table 3 Block and File VNX5400 platform hardware feature quick reference
Block
Minimum
form
factor

Maximum
# of
drives

3U w/out
optional
CS,
DMEs,
and DAEs

250

Config.
I/O
slots
per SP

Drive
types

41

6-Gb/s
2.5 or
3.5 in.
SAS
and
2.5 or
3.5 in.
Flash

Built-in
I/O ports
per SP
Two 4x
lane BE2
6-Gb/s
SAS
ports

File

SPs

System
memory
per SP

16 GB

Protocols
FC, iSCSI,
and FCoE

Config.
I/O slots
per DM

DMs

System
memory
per DM

1 to 43

6 GB

Protocols
NFS,
CIFS,
and
pNFS4

1. For the type and number of Ultraflex I/O modules supported in the SP, refer to the I/O module section on page SP I/O module types on page 46.
2. BE = back end
3. For the type and number of Ultraflex I/O modules supported in the DM, refer to the I/O module section on page Data Mover I/O module types on
page 57.
4. pNFS = parallel-NFS

Configured for AC-input power, the VNX5400 platform includes the following hardware
features:
Note: A DC-powered VNX5400 model is also available.

One 3U DPE:
On the front of the VNX5400, the 3U DPE (Figure 2 on page 8) has two SPs (SP A
and B). Each SP consists of:
One disk drive carrier type; the 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier (Figure 3 on
page 13). Two types of disk drives are supported in this carrier: Serial
attached-SCSI (SAS) and Flash
Four dual cooling fan packs (see Storage processor (SP) dual fan pack (cooling
module) on page page 15 for more information) or packs (eight fans total)
Note: The dual cooling fan pack is secured with push-tabs on the left and right
sides of each pack.
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One CPU module with an Intel Xeon 4-core 1.8-GHz processor facilitating
Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT).
Eight Double Data Rate Three (DDR3) synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots
supporting up to 16 GB of SDRAM per CPU module or SP using 4 or 8 GB DIMMs
Three LEDs; power on, fault, and unsafe to remove.
Note: Each CPU is secured with a push tab/pop out latch.
On the rear of the VNX5400, the 3U DPE (Figure 2 on page 8) has two SPs (SP A and
B). Each SP consists of:
One battery backup unit (BBU) providing back-up power for the SP and the disk
drives allowing for the flushing (data cacheing) of the vault drives whenever an
AC or DC input power loss to the storage system occurs (see Battery backup
unit on page page 26 for more information).
Note: The BBU module is secured with a push-pull type of latch.
One base module featuring two integrated 4x lane 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD
(encryption capable) back-end ports (labeled 1 and 0, respectively).
Note: The base module is secured with a screw-type of latch (see Base
module on page page 26 for more information).
One management module (see SP management module on page page 32 for
more information) featuring:
a.) One RS-232/EIA 232 serial (up to 115 K baud) service laptop (micro DB-9)
port
b.) One RS-232/EIA 232 serial SPS management (micro DB-9) port
c.) One 10/100/1000 LAN network management (RJ-45) port
d.) One 10/100/1000 LAN service (RJ-45) port
Note: The management module is secured with a latch handle (labeled MGMT).
One power supply module (hot-swappable) featuring (see SP power supply
module on page 31 for more information):
Note: Three types of power supplies are supported in the VNX5400 storage
system. Two AC-type power supplies and one DC-type power supply. For more
information on the power supply types, see SP power supply module on
page 31 and the VNX5400 parts Location Guide for more information.
a.) One recessed power plug
b.) Three LEDs (labeled with ! for fault, DC and AC); the labels on the LEDs are
printed upside down.
Note: The power supply is secured with a pull latch and handle.
Four PCI Gen 3, 8x lane I/O module slots (A1 A4 and B1 B4) are available for
use, supporting:
Note: The maximum number of I/O modules for the VNX5400 is 4 per SP. Any
combination of the following I/O modules up to four per SP.

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a.) Four-port 8-Gb/s FC optical (running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); labeled 8 GbE Fibre

on the latch handle
b.) Four-port 1-Gb/s Base-T iSCSI I/O module; labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the
latch handle
c.) Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax5; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch
handle
d.) Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ45 Base-T iSCSI/IP; labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch
handle
Note: This I/O module is not supported when the VNX5400 storage system is
using the low powered (100-240 V) power supply (see SP power supply
module on page 31 and the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for more
information).
e.) Two-port 10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE
on the latch handle

One to two 2U DMEs:

On the front, the DME has one to two Data Movers (DMs). Each DM consists of:
One CPU module
Two power supply/cooling modules
On the rear, the DME has one to two Data Movers. Each DM consists of:
One management module (see Data Mover management module on page
page 41 for more information) featuring:
a.) One RS-232/EIA 232 serial (up to 115 K baud) service laptop (micro DB-9)
port
b.) Three 10/100/1000 LAN network management (RJ-45) ports
Note: The management module is secured with a latch handle (labeled MGMT).
One CPU module consisting of one Intel Xeon 4-core 2.13-GHz processor. The
CPU modules in the DME contain the power, fault, and unsafe-to-remove LEDs
(see CPU on page page 22 for more information).
Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 6 GB per
CPU module using 2 or 4 GB DIMMs
Three PCI Gen 2, 8x lane I/O module slots (0 2) available for use, supporting:
Note: The maximum number of I/O modules for the VNX5400 is three per DM.
One FC I/O module and up to two other I/O modules. Any combination of these
I/O modules must be the same for both Data Movers.
a.) 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 only;
labeled 8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle

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b.) One or two of the following network I/O modules in any combination:
Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the
latch handle
Four-port 1-Gb/s copper; 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

One to two 1U Control Stations

Expansion of up to 9, 2U DAEs (a maximum of 250, 2.5-inch disk drives), up to 15, 3U

DAEs (a maximum of 225, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives), or up to 3, 4U DAEs3 (a
maximum of 180, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives).
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of disk drives for your VNX5400 platform, the DPE is
included in the total drive slot quantity of 250 drives. If the total drive slot quantity
exceeds 250, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to the Disk-array
enclosure section on page 66 for more information about the available expansion
DAEs for the VNX5400 platform.

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

Mounting rails with hardware

Front bezel with VNX5400 badge

System component description

This section describes the VNX5400 platform components. Included in this section are
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.

3. When using a 4U DAE, a 40U Dense rack is required.

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VNX5400 front view

As previously described, a Block VNX5400 platform is made up of a 3U DPE while a
File/Unified VNX5400 platform is made up of a 3U DPE, one to two 2U DMEs, and one to
two 1U Control Stations (one optional).

3U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE

The following sections describe the front view (Figure 3) of the VNX5400 platform
components.
1

24

0
Caution: Array Software on drives 0-3. Removing or relocating them

Will Make the Array Unusable

2
1
0

6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS

1
G
b
E

1
0

1
X4

6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS

1
G
b
E

1
X4

SP

SP

01

01

10

9
8

5
Green on

Detail

Blue/amber
fault

White
Unsafe to remove

VNX-000520

Example of a 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS disk

drive

DPE fault LED (amber)

Dual fan pack fault LED (amber)

DPE power status LED (blue)

Dual fan pack (two dual packs per SP)

Disk drive fault LED (amber)

Dual fan pack pull tab (latch, left

side), two places

10

Disk drive status/activity (blue)

See Detail

Detail

SP power/status LED (Green, on); SP fault

LED (amber/blue, various modes - see
Table 4 on page 15 for more information);
Unsafe to remove LED (white); CPU
push/pop latch (two places)

Dual fan pack pull tab (latch, right

side), two places

Figure 3 Example of a VNX5400 platform 3U, 25 DPE (front view)

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General
On the front of the VNX5400 platform, the DPE comprises the following components:

Drive carrier

Disk drives

Midplane

Storage processor (SP) CPU

Storage processor (SP) dual fan pack (cooling module)

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.

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 3U DPE is powered up, but you should exercise special care when removing modules
while they are in use. Disk drives are extremely sensitive electronic components.
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of drives for your VNX5400 platform, the DPE is included in
the total drive slot quantity of 250 drives. If the total drive slot quantity exceeds 250, you
will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to the Disk-array enclosure section on
page 66 for more information about the available expansion DAEs for the VNX5400
platform.

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.

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Storage processor (SP) CPU

The SP CPU is the intelligent component of the 3U disk processor enclosure (DPE). Acting
as the control center, each SP CPU includes status LEDs.

Storage processor (SP) dual fan pack (cooling module)

When viewed from the front, each SP CPU module has two dual fan packs located on the
bottom of the SP. Each dual fan pack includes an amber fault LED. Latches on the fan pack
lock it into place to ensure proper connection. The Storage processor (SP) dual fan pack
(cooling module) section on page 17 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
the disk drives.
Table 4 describes the VNX5400 platform 3U, 25 DPE, SP, and disk drive status LEDs.

Table 4 VNX5400 platform 3U, 25 DPE, SP, and disk drive status LEDs
LED

Color

State

Description

Dual fan pack fault

(see location 2)

Amber

On

Fan fault

Off

Fan operating normally

DPE fault (see location 7)

Amber

On

DPE faulted

Off

DPE not faulted

Green

On

Powering and powered up

Off

Powered down

DPE power (see location 8)

Disk drive fault

(see location 9)

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

Off

No fault has occurred

Disk drive on/activity

(see location 10)

Blue

On

Powering and powered up

Blinking

Disk drive activity

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Table 4 VNX5400 platform 3U, 25 DPE, SP, and disk drive status LEDs (continued)
LED

Color

State

Description

SP fault LED, behavior

during normal boot (see
Detail)

Amber

On (steady)

SP fault

Blinks once every

4 seconds

Executing BIOS

Blinks once every

second

Executing Post

Blinks four times

a second

Post starting operating system

Blinks once every

4 seconds

Operating system booted

Blinks once every

second

SEP start in progress

Blinks four times

a second

SEP start completed

Off

Operating system ready for input

Amber

Blinks once every

4 seconds

Executing BIOS

Blinks once every

second

Executing Post

Blinks four times

a second

Post starting operating system

Blinks once every

4 seconds

Operating system booted

On

Degraded mode

Blue

SP fault LED, during

degraded boot (see Detail)

Blue

SP fault LED, during faults

(see Detail)

Off

Powered down

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

SP fault LED, during faults

(see Detail) continued

Amber

Blinks once every

2 seconds

NMI reset pushed; blinking will

continue until SP reboots and
enters power on sequence.

Blinks at 1, 3, 3,
and 1 times a
second

Memory problem

On

Fault has occurred

Blue

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Table 4 VNX5400 platform 3U, 25 DPE, SP, and disk drive status LEDs (continued)
LED

Color

State

Description

SP unsafe to remove (see

Detail)

White

On

The SP peer has a panic or

rebooted with the cache
performance mode enabled. The
SP is holding valid cache in
memory.
The SP is currently flashing the
BIOS/Post firmware or updating
the resume PROMs.
The SP is currently dumping the
cache data to the vault.

SP power status (see Detail)

Off

The SP can be safely removed for

service.

Green

On

SP is powered up normally

Off

SP is powered off

Storage processor (SP) dual fan pack (cooling module)

As previously described, the SP dual fan pack cooling module provides cooling to the SP
CPU. Four dual-pack fans are provided; two dual-pack fans per SP. Each fan pack includes
an amber fault LED (Figure 4).

CL5184

Figure 4 Example of the fan fault LED

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You have two minutes to remove the faulted fan pack (cooling module) and install a
replacement before the SP shuts down. For more information, refer to the Replacing a
Storage Processor Fan module procedure for the correct steps to take before and during
removal of a fan pack. This procedure is available online at:
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX tasks, select Replace VNX Hardware. Next,
follow the steps in the wizard.

Control Station front view

On the front, viewing from left to right, the File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control
Station includes the following hardware components:

One DVD-ROM drive

Two USB 2.0 connectors (not used)

Front control panel with various buttons and status LEDs

Four hot-swappable SATA hard drive bays

Figure 5 shows the orientation of these components.

DVD-ROM drive

USB 2.0 connectors

Control panel

VNX-000521

Hard drives

Figure 5 Example of a VNX5400 platform Control Station (front view)

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Control Station front panel

Figure 6 shows the location of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control Station front
panel.
Front

ID

10

VNX-000549

Figure 6 VNX5400 platform Control Station front panel

Table 5 describes the Control Station front panel.

Table 5 Control Station LEDs and push buttons

LED

Color

State

Description

Onboard (integrated) LAN 2

and 4 (see locations 1 and
2, respectively)

Green

On

NIC link/no access

Blinking

NIC link/LAN access

Off

Idle

Internal hard drive activity

(see location 3)

Green

Blinking

Hard drive access

Off

No hard drive activity, no fault

Power (see location 4)

Green

On

Power on/system loaded and

ready

Blinking

Sleep mode

Off

Power off

Note: For correct power up

and down procedures, go to
https://mydocs.emc.com/
VNX/ and go to the VNX
tasks section, then select
Power up and down VNX.
Next, follow the steps in the
wizard.

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Table 5 Control Station LEDs and push buttons (continued)

LED

Color

State

Description

Status/fault (see location 5)

Green

On

Powered on; status ok

Blinking

Powered on; degraded.

Redundancy lost, such as power
supply or fan failure, or
predictive power supply failure.

On

Critical fault: Voltage, thermal, or

power fault; CPU missing;
insufficient power unit
redundancy resource offset
asserted.

Blinking

Non-critical failure: Critical

temperature/voltage

Off

Power off: System unplugged

Amber

Powered on: System powered off

and in standby, no prior
degradation/critical state.

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Reset button (see location

6)

Allows you to reset the CS. Same

as turning the power off and then
on again. Data loss will occur
unless you have saved the data.
The reset button would be used
when a program error occurs and
has caused the CS to freeze.
Pressing the reset button
performs a cold restart (reboot)
which goes through the initial
start-up stages including
memory check.

Onboard (integrated) LAN 1

and 3 (see locations 7 and
8, respectively)

Green

On

NIC link/no access

Blinking

NIC link/LAN access

Off

Idle

NMI button (see location 9)

Not used

ID button with LED

(see location 10)

Green

On

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DME front view

The front of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform 2U Data Mover enclosure contains two
enclosure status LEDs (power and fault) as shown in Figure 7.
Note: Figure 7 is a graphical representation of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform 2U Data
Mover enclosure with four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules
installed.

Data Mover enclosure

fault LED

AC

AC

Data Mover enclosure

power LED

AC

AC

CNS-001667

Figure 7 Data Mover enclosure status LEDs

Table 6 describes the 2U Data Mover enclosure status (power and fault) LEDs.

Table 6 DME status LEDs

LED

Color

State

Description

Power

Blue

On

Data Mover enclosure is powered up, operating normally

Off

Data Mover enclosure is powered down.

Amber

On

A replaceable component failed within the enclosure.

Fault

Note: When the enclosure fault LED is amber, look for the
replaceable component within the enclosure that is causing
the fault. Refer to the other status LED definitions in this
section to determine which replaceable component failed.

Off

Data Mover enclosure operating normally.

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CPU
The CPU modules in the DME contain the power, fault, and unsafe-to-remove LEDs.
Figure 8 shows the CPU LEDs.
CPU fault LED
CPU power LED

AC

AC

CPU unsafe to
remove LED

AC

AC

CNS-001669

Figure 8 CPU LEDs

Table 7 describes the CPU 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.

Amber

On

Data Mover has faulted.

Blinking

Data Mover goes through six stages of power up:

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

Fault

2. Executes a POST check, blinking once every second

3. Loads the operating system, blinking four times a second
Blue
(see
Note)

Blinking

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

Unsafe to
remove

Off

Data Mover operating normally.

White

On

Data Mover is unsafe to 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 fault LED description above.

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Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED

The power supply/cooling (fan) modules have status LED on the front. Figure 9 shows the
LEDs for the power supply/cooling (fan) modules.
Power supply/
cooling (fan) power/fault LED

AC

AC

AC

AC

CNS-001673

Figure 9 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED

Table 8 describes the power supply/cooling (fan) 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

VNX5400 rear view

As previously described, the File/Unified VNX5400 platform is made up of a 3U DPE, two
1U Control Stations (one optional), and one to two 2U Data Mover enclosures having one
to two Data Movers. The following sections will describe the rear view of the VNX5400
platform components as previously shown in Figure 2 on page 8.

DPE rear view

Figure 10 on page 25 shows an example of the rear of the 3U DPE. The following modules,
connectors, status LEDs, and latch handles are described:

Battery backup unit (BBU), two (one for each SP)

Base module, two (one for each SP)

Two 6 Gb/s mini-SAS HD ports (looking from the left, they are labeled 1 and 0,
respectively). Below each SAS port, the ports are labeled x4. To the left of SAS port
1, the ports are vertically labeled 6 Gb SAS.
Two LEDs (fault and unsafe to remove)

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Power supply, two (one for each SP)

One power in recessed connector (plug)
Two power supply status LEDs (power on and fault)

SP B and A
Four PCI Gen 3 x8 I/O module slots (A1 A4 and B1 B4) featuring the following
SP I/O module types:
Four-port 8-Gb/s FC optical (running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); labeled 8 GbE Fibre on
the latch handle
Four-port 1-Gb/s Base-T iSCSI I/O module; labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the
latch handle
Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax5; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch
handle
Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ45 Base-T iSCSI/IP; labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch
handle
Note: This I/O module is not supported when the VNX5400 storage system is
using the low powered (800 W, 100-240 V) power supply (see SP power
supply module on page 31 and the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for more
information).
Two-port 10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on
the latch handle
Two management modules (one per SP) featuring:
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)
One USB port (not used)

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6
5

10 11 12

X4

X4

X4

13

0
X4

DC

DC

AC
0

AC

14

17
16

15

VNX-000522

SP B Battery backup unit (BBU); for a

closer view, see Battery backup unit on
page 26

10

Base module release knob; for a closer

view, see Base module on page 26.

SP B BBU status LED (green)

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SP A Power supply push/pull latch and

handle

SP B base module with two 6-Gb/s SAS

ports (labeled 6 Gb SAS 1 and 0,
respectively, the LEDs on the bottom of
ports are labeled x4 and x4); for a closer
view, see Base module on page 26

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SP A Power supply AC (power in) recessed

connector (plug)

SP B base module fault LED (amber)

13

SP A Power supply fan

SP B base module unsafe to remove LED

(white with black background)

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SP A four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module in

slot A5; for a closer view, see Four-port
8-Gb/s FC I/O module on page 47

SP B Power supply fault LED (amber),

labeled with an upside down exclamation
point (!); for a closer view, see SP power
supply module on page 31

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SP A I/O module slots (4 supported); the

four I/O module slots shown are covered
with filler panel modules

SP B Power supply power on LED (green),

labeled with an upside down DC

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SP A (management module) showing two

RJ-45 (management and service laptop)
connectors labeled with a network
management symbol and a wrench
symbol, respectively; for a closer view, see
SP management module on page 32

SP B Power supply power on LED (green),

labeled upside down AC

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SP A (management module) showing two

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

Battery backup unit push/pull latch; for a

closer view see Battery backup unit on
page 26

Note: Slots A0 and B0 are not supported.

Both slots have a Do Not Remove label.

Figure 10 Example of SP components (rear view)

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Battery backup unit

The VNX5400 platform includes a battery backup unit (BBU) module to maintain power to
the VNX5400 platform SP during power loss. BBU is an eight cell lithium-ion battery pack.
It provides backup power for the associated SP CPU module, base module, fans, and the
first four disk (or vault) drives during a power event. This module is inserted into the base
module enclosure and does not require any external cabling (Figure 11).
Status LED (green)

Push/pull latch

Handle

VNX-000523

Figure 11 BBU push/pull latch, handle, and LED

The BBU is designed to provide under 12 V DC so as not to use power until the power
supply drops. The power provided is enough to keep one CPU module, one base module,
and four disk drives running long enough to do two cache vaults.
Table 9 describes the BBU status LED. See Figure 11 for location of the BBU status LED.

Table 9 BBU status LED

Led

Color

State

Description

Status

Green

On

BBU ready and operating normally; battery fully

charged

Off

Off/disconnected/not inserted/micro sleeping

Amber

On

Faulted or marker

Amber

Blinking

Marked

Base module
Each base module provides two 6-Gb/s PCI-e Gen 3 SAS ports (from left to right labeled 1
and 0, respectively). These ports (see the following illustration) provide an interface for
SAS and NL-SAS drives on the DAE. This port is a 36-pin mini-SAS HD small form-factor
8644 (SFF-8644) specification connector (socket or receptacle) using an SFF-8644
specification mini-SAS HD cable (plug) with a pull (release) tab.

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Note: The first DAE connection comes from these 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD ports. This
connection uses a 36-pin mini-SAS HD small form-factor 8644 (SFF-8644) specification
connector (plug) with a pull (release) tab on one end (see Figure 13 on page 29) to a
26-pin mini-SAS small form-factor 8088 (SFF-8088) specification connector (plug) with a
pull tab on the other end cable.
The following illustration shows an example of the 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD connector (socket)
and pinout.

D1

D9

C1

C9

B1

B9

A1

A9
VNXe-000510

Figure 12 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD port connector (socket) and pinout

The following tables list the 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD port pin signals used on the connector
and define the connection requirements of the signal.
Table 10 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD port connector pinout
Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

A1

Reserved

C1

SCL1

A2

Intl1

C2

SDA1

A3

Signal GND

C3

Signal GND

A4

Rx 1-

C4

Tx 1+

A5

Rx 1+

C5

Tx 1-

A6

Signal GND

C6

Signal GND

A7

Rx 3+

C7

Tx 3+

A8

Rx 3-

C8

Tx 3-

A9

Signal GND

C9

Signal GND

B1

Vact1

D1

Vact1

B2

ModPrsL1

D2

Vman1

B3

Signal GND

D3

Signal GND

B4

Rx 0+

D4

Tx 0+

B5

RX 0-

D5

Tx 0-

B6

Signal GND

D6

Signal GND

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Table 10 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD port connector pinout (continued)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

B7

Rx 2+

D7

Tx 2+

B8

Rx 2-

D8

Tx 2-

B9

Signal GND

D9

Signal GND

Table 11 Management Interface connection requirements

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Signal

Connection requirements

Intl

Active Low Module Interrupt: The cable assembly asserts this pin to indicate
an interrupt bit has been set to one in the management interface memory
map. This pin is connected to Vman on the receptacle side of the management
interface. The source of the interrupt may be identified using the 2-wire serial
management interface. If a cable assembly does not support interrupts, then
all interrupt bits in the cable management interface memory map are set to
zero and the cable assembly negates this pin (e.g., all interrupt bits of a
passive cable assembly may be programmed to a clear state and the IntL pin
not connected on the cable plug side of the management interface).

ModPrsL

Active Low Module Present: On the cable plug side of the management
interface, ModPrsL is connected directly to the signal ground pins specified in
Table 10 on page 27. ModPrsL is connected to Vman on the receptacle side of
the management interface to negate this signal when the plug is not fully
mated to the receptacle.

Reserved

This pin is not connected on the receptacle side and cable plug side of the
management interface.

SCL

Two-wire interface clock: The receptacle side of the management interface

connects this signal to Vman.

SDA

Two-wire interface data: The receptacle side of the management interface

connects this signal to Vman.

Vact

Active cable power: If the receptacle side of the management interface

supports active cable assemblies, then it provides all non-management
interface power to the cable assembly on the Vact pins. To support equal
loading, both Vact pins are connected together on the receptacle side of the
management interface. If the receptacle side of the management interface
does not support active cable assemblies, then the Vact pins is not
connected.

Vman

Management interface power: The receptacle side of the management

interface provides power on the Vman pin to enable the management
interface circuitry of the cable. Power may be removed to reset the
management circuitry in the cable assembly.

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Figure 13 shows an example of an mini-SAS HD cable connector (plug) with pull tab and
pinout.
White (release) pull tab

D9

D1

C9

C1

B9

B1

A9

A1
VNXe-000509

Figure 13 6-Gb/s mini-SAS HD cable connector (plug) and pinout

IMPORTANT
When connecting the mini-SAS HD cable connector (plug) into the Base module ports
(sockets) 0 and 1, be careful of the orientation of the cable end with the port. On the Base
module, the ports have nubs (or keys). While the cable end has a notch. This notch aligns
with the nub (or key) in the port. On the other side of the cable end is a white release tab
opposite from the cable notch.
To connect, gently slide the cable into the port until you hear a small click aligning the
notch with the nub (or key) in the port.
Do Not force the cable into the port.
A video describing how to properly connect mini-SAS HD cables and mini-SAS cables to a
DPE and a DAE, respectively in a VNX product is available online at:
https://edutube.emc.com/, in the Search box, type in Mini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity.
The video will start immediately.
Below each port, a blue SAS link LED (labeled x4) is provided. This module plugs directly
into the base module enclosure to the midplane. The module cannot be removed safely
while the SP is running. The unsafe to remove LED (white hand with a right diagonal line
through it) will light and the SP will immediately reboot. To the left of the unsafe to remove
LED is the power/fault LED (bi-colored green/amber). The push/pull knob releases and
seats the base module in the SP enclosure (turn left and pull to release the base module
from the enclosure, push in and turn right to seat the base module into the enclosure).

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Base module LEDs

Figure 14 shows the LEDs located on each base module (A and B).
Power/fault LED
Unsafe to remove LED
SAS ports

1
x4

x4

SAS port LEDs

Push/pull knob
VNX-000524

Figure 14 Base module LEDs and push/pull knob

Table 12 describes the base module LEDs.

Table 12 Base module LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

SAS ports 1 & 0

Blue

On

Link

Blinking
once every
second

Port is marked

Off

No link

Green

On

Operating normally

Amber

On

Faulted

Off

Not powered

White

On

Do not remove; the SP peer has a panic or has

rebooted with the cache performance mode
enabled. This SP is holding valid cache in memory.

Power/fault

Unsafe to
remove

Do not remove; the SP is currently Flashing the

BIOS/POST firmware or updating resume PROMs.
Do not remove; the SP is currently dumping the
cache data to the vault.

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Off

Safe to remove; the SP can be serviced without the

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SP power supply module

Figure 15 shows the SP power supply module located on the top, right side of each SP
base module enclosure when viewed from the rear. Each power supply includes three
status LEDs (AC, DC, and DC fault). A latch on the power supply locks it into place to
ensure proper connection.
SP power supply types
Three SP power supply modules are supported in the VNX5400 storage system. They are:

AC Power supply; 200-240 V

AC Power supply; 100-240 V

DC Power supply

Refer to the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for the correct part numbers.
IMPORTANT
For VNX5400 systems with the 200-240 V AC power supply (models
VNX54DPxxx/VNXB54DPxxx), at least two 200-240 V AC circuits are required for higher
availability. For VNX systems with the 100-240 V AC power supply (model VNX54VPxxx), at
least two 100-240 V AC circuits are required for higher availability. For full power
specifications, go to https://mydocs.emc.com and select View technical specifications
under the About VNX section.
For VNX models with the DC power supply, see the requirements in the DC-Powered VNX
Series Enclosures Installation and Operation Guide. For full power specifications, go to
https://mydocs.emc.com and select View technical specifications under the About VNX
section.



Do not remove the SP power supply 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. Refer to the Replacing a Power Supply (PS) in a DPE procedure for the correct
steps to take before and during removal of an SP power supply module assembly from
the base module enclosure in a DPE. This procedure is available online at
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX tasks, then select Replace VNX hardware.
Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

Fault LED
!

DC LED
DC
AC

AC LED

VNX-000550

Figure 15 SP latch, AC power supply (power in) recessed connector (plug), and status LEDs

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Note: The labels on the SP power supply are upside down.

IMPORTANT
The power supply used in your VNX5400 storage system must meet the storage system
power requirements and must be the same type of power supply to be used in both SPs
(SP A and B). You cannot mix power supply types (see the example part numbers in
Table 9 of the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide. For example if you have part number
071-000-022-00 in SP A, the same part number 071-000-022-00 must be in SP B.
Table 13 describes the power supply (fault and power on) LEDs.

Table 13 SP power supply (fault and power on) LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

Fault

Amber

On

Power supply or backup fault, check cable

connection

Blinking

BIOS, POST and OS booting up or system

overheating

Off

No fault or power off

Green

On

DC Power on

Off

DC Power off, verify source power

Green

On

AC Power on

Off

AC Power off, verify source power

DC power

AC power

SP management module
The SP management module provides the management connections via one
10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) port. Another RJ-45 port is available to support a service
laptop connection. The SP management module includes two RS-232/EIA 232 (DB-9)
serial socket connectors (one for service laptop connection and the other for an SPS
connection), a USB port (not used), and several LEDs (Figure 16 on page 33).

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VNX-000583

Power/fault LED

DB-9 serial console socket connector

(SPS); not used

SP management module push button latch

handle

USB port; not used

RJ-45 Ethernet port (management)

RJ-45 Ethernet port (service laptop)

DB-9 serial console socket connector

(service laptop)

Figure 16 SP management module

SP management module Ethernet (RJ-45) ports

The VNX5400 platform SP management module comes with two integrated dual-port
Ethernet ports (labeled with a symbol depicting a wrench and the other depicting network
management) on the rear of the management module. The SP management port provides
an interface for connecting a 10-, 100-, or 1000-Mb/s cable to the LAN providing
full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of
data.
To access the SP management port, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cable to this RJ-45 modular jack connector on the back of the SP
management module, as described in Table 16 on page 37.
Since the 1U Control Station and the management module have the same type of
management (RJ-45) ports, Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) ports on page 37 provides
detailed information about the SP management module ports, connector, and adapter.

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SP management module LEDs

Figure 17 shows the LEDs and Table 14 describes them.
Power/Fault LED
Management port
(Activity LED)
Management port
(Link LED)
Service laptop port
(Link LED)
Service laptop port
(Activity LED)

VNX-000584

Figure 17 SP management module LEDs

Table 14 SP management module LEDs

LED

Color

State

Description

Power/Fault

Green

On

SP management module is powered up.

Amber

On

SP management module has faulted.

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

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Off

SP management module is powered down.

Link (each
port has
one)

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Activity
(each port
has one)

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No network activity

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SP management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector

The back of the VNX5400 platform SP management module includes two standard serial
console Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9) socket
connectors (one labeled with a symbol depicting a wrench on the right and the other
depicting a battery on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 18).

9
6

9
6

Pin 1

Pin 1

VNX-000582

Figure 18 SP management module serial console (DB-9) socket connectors

Table 15 lists the SP management module Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the
connectors.

Table 15 SP management module (DB-9) socket connector pinout

DB-9 Pin

Signal

Description

CD

Carrier detect

TXD

Transmitted data

RXD

Received data

DTR

Data terminal ready

GND

Ground

DSR

Data set ready

RTS

Clear to send

CTS

Request to send

RI

Ring indicator (not used)

SP null modem (micro DB-9 to DB-9 serial) cable The cable connecting the SP
management module 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 19 shows an example of an SP management
module to PC (service laptop) cable.

VNX-000093

Figure 19 Example of an SP null modem (micro DB-9) to serial (DB-9) cable

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Control Station rear view

On the rear, viewing from left to right, the File/Unified VNX5400 platform Control Station
includes the following hardware components:

AC power in connector

Five (RJ-45) connectors (labeled A, CS, B, and two [one not used] MGMT)
Note: The RJ-45 connectors (labeled CS and A, respectively) are integrated into the
rear of the 1U Control Station while the RJ-45 connectors (labeled B and MGMT,
respectively) are on a PCI-e card in the expansion slot on the rear of the Control
Station.

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

One (DB-9 plug) modem (RS-232/EIA-232) connector

One (DB-15) video (VGA socket) connectornot used

Four USB 2.0 connectorsnot used

Figure 20 shows the orientation of these components.

1

MGMT

B MGMT
IOIO

MGMT

CS

VNX-000525

10

AC power in connector

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled MGMT)

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled MGMT), not

used

DB-9 serial console plug connector

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled CS1)

Four USB 2.0 connectors (not used)

DB-15 Video (VGA) socket connector (not

used)

10

DB-9 modem plug connector

Note: The CS label is located below the

USB ports.
4

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled A)

Note: The A label is located below the USB
ports.

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled B)

1. The CS port uses an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cable to connect to a standby (optional)
Control Station (CS1).

Figure 20 Example of a VNX5400 Control Station (rear view)

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Control Station Input/output ports and connectors

The File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control Station supports the following I/O ports on
the rear of the 1U Control Station:

Five Ethernet (RJ-45) ports (one not used [labeled MGMT], see location 2 in Figure 20
on page 36)

One serial console (DB-9 plug) connector

One modem (DB-9 plug) connector



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) ports

The File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control Station comes with two integrated
dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled CS and A, respectively) and two Peripheral Component
Interconnect Express (PCI-E)4 low profile card dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled B and
MGMT, respectively) in an expansion slot on the rear of the 1U Control Station.
These ports (Figure 21 on page 38) provide an interface for connecting to 10-, 100-, 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 1U Control Station, 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 (recommended), Category 5E or 5 UTP (2 pairs) up to 328 ft

(100 m)

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

Figure 21 shows an example of the Ethernet RJ-45 port and cable connector.

87654321

CNS-001749

Figure 21 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)

Table 17 lists the Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) pin signals used on the connector.

Table 17 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector pinout

RJ-45 pin

Signal

Description

BI_DA+

Bidirectional pair A, +

BI_DA-

Bidirectional pair A, -

BI_DB+

Bidirectional pair B, +

BI_DC+

Bidirectional pair C, +

BI_DC-

Bidirectional pair C, -

BI_DB-

Bidirectional pair B, -

BI_DD+

Bidirectional pair D, +

BI_DD-

Bidirectional pair D, -

Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

The Control Station (RJ-45) has two LEDsa green LED to the left of the connector and a
bi-color (green/amber) LED to the right of the connectorthat indicates the link/activity
and speed of the 1U Control Station (RJ-45) ports, respectively (Figure 22).
1

CNS-001748

Figure 22 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs

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Table 18 describes the link/activity and connection speed associated with the Control
Station (RJ-45) port LEDs.
Table 18 Control Station RJ-45 port LEDs
Led

Color

State

Description

Left,
link/activity
(see location 1)

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)

Right, link
speed
(see location 2)

Ethernet cable extensions for the Control Station B and MGMT ports
Each File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control Station 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 (Figure 23)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.
If your File/Unified VNX5400 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 File/Unified VNX5400 platform already installed in a cabinet rack
with all of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform components, all the cabling has already
been installed.

VNX-000564

Figure 23 Example of an Ethernet extension (modular plug to modular jack) cable

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Control Station serial console (DB-9) plug connector

The back of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform system 1U Control Station includes a
standard serial console Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9)
plug connector. Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 24).
Pin 1

9
VNX-000526

Figure 24 Control Station serial console (DB-9) plug connector

Table 19 lists the 1U Control Station Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.
Table 19 Control Station (DB-9) plug connector pinout
DB-9 Pin

Signal

Description

CD

Carrier detect

RXD

Received data

TXD

Transmitted data

DTR

Data terminal ready

GND

Ground

DSR

Data set ready

RTS

Request to send

CTS

Clear to send

RI

Ring indicator (not used)

Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector

The back of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform 1U Control Station includes a standard
modem serial interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a telephone handset icon and
the numbers 1 0 1 0 on the left). Notice the orientation of the pins (Figure 25).
1010
Pin 1

9
VNX-000527

Figure 25 Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector

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Table 20 lists the 1U Control Station Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on the connector.
Table 20 Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector pinout
DB-9 Pin

Signal

Description

CD

Carrier detect

RXD

Received data

TXD

Transmitted data

DTR

Data terminal ready

GND

Ground

DSR

Data set ready

RTS

Clear to send

CTS

Request to send

RI

Ring indicator (not used)

DME rear view

The rear of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform DME does not contain any LEDs (Figure 26).
Only the Data Mover management module and the I/O modules have LEDs.

3
1
0

3
1
0

3
2
1

1
0

3
2

3
1
0

3
1
0

3
1
0

3
2
1
0

Note: Figure 26 is a graphical representation of the File/Unified VNX5400 platform DME

rear view with two Data Movers (each Data Mover shows one management module, one
four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module, and four filler panel modules).

Data Mover enclosure

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

Filler panel module

Data Mover management module

VNX-000600

Figure 26 Example of a 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 27 on page 42).

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2
1

#
CNS-001754

Power/fault LED

DB-9 serial console socket connector

Data Mover management module push

button latch handle

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled 0)

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled 1)

RJ-45 Ethernet port (labeled 2)

Data Mover enclosure ID numeric display

Figure 27 Example of a Data Mover management module

Data Mover management module Ethernet (RJ-45) ports

The File/Unified VNX5400 platform Data Mover management module comes with three
integrated dual-port Ethernet LAN ports (labeled 0, 1, and 2) on the rear of the Data Mover
management module. These ports provide an interface for connecting to 10-, 100-, or
1000-Mb/s networks and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data.



The File/Unified VNX5400 Data Mover management module contains LAN ports. LAN
ports contain safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits, and WAN ports contain
telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. To avoid electric shock, do not connect TNV
circuits to SELV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution
when connecting cables.
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 management module (Table 16 on
page 37).
Since the Control Station and the management module have the same type of RJ-45 ports,
Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) ports on page 37 provides detailed information about
the management module ports, connector, and adapter.

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Data Mover management module LEDs

Figure 28 shows the LEDs and Table 21 describes them.
Power/Fault LED
Port 2 (Activity LED)

Port 1 (Activity LED)

Port 2 (Link LED)

Port 1 (Link LED)

Port 0 (Link LED)

Port 0 (Activity LED)

Numeric display
(Data Mover enclosure ID)

CNS-001671

Figure 28 Data Mover management module LEDs

Table 21 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
port has one)

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Activity (each
port has one)

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No network activity

Numeric
(7-segment)
display for
enclosure ID

On

Displays the enclosure ID assigned to the Data Mover

enclosure.
Note: Each enclosure is assigned a number at installation.

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

The back of the File/Unified VNX5400 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 29 on page 44).

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9
6

Pin 1

CNS-001753

Figure 29 Data Mover management module serial console (DB-9) socket connector

Table 22 lists the Data Mover management module Ethernet (DB-9) pin signals used on
the connector.

Table 22 Data Mover management module (DB-9) socket connector pinout

DB-9 Pin

Signal

Description

CD

Carrier detect

TXD

Transmitted data

RXD

Received data

DTR

Data terminal ready

GND

Ground

DSR

Data set ready

RTS

Clear to send

CTS

Request to send

RI

Ring indicator (not used)

I/O modules
Several types of I/O modules are supported in the Block, File, and Unified VNX5400. The
SP supports five types of I/O modules (see SP I/O module types on page 46) and the
Data Mover supports four types (see Data Mover I/O module types on page 57). In this
section, each I/O module description includes the type of port (copper or optical) as well
as a description of the LEDs.

Fibre Channel (FC) ports

The Block and File/Unified VNX5400 platform SP does not come with built-in optical
(fibre) 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) ports on the rear of each SP (A and B). As a result, the
8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module is used to provide these FC ports (see Four-port
8-Gb/s FC I/O module on page 47). These ports provide an optical interface for
connecting to the front end.

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Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver modules

The FC ports on the FC I/O module support 2-, 4-, and 8-Gb/s Fibre Channels using a small
form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) transceiver module. The SFP+ transceiver modules
connect to Lucent Connector (LC) type interface (see LC type interface on this page for
more information) 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 30 shows an example of an SFP+ module.

4
3

2
1

CNS-001090

Dust plug (protective cap)

Send or transmit (TX) optical bore

Bale clasp latch

Receive (RX) optical bore

Figure 30 Example of an SFP+ module with bale clasp

LC type interface
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 31 on page 46).

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1
3

2
A

1
2

CNS-001102

Orange cable

Rubber gasket (jacket), receive (RX)

Rubber gasket (jacket), send or

transmit (TX)

Ferrule (connector end to SFP+ module)

Figure 31 Example of LC-type connectors

SP I/O module types

Five I/O module types are supported by the Block, File, and Unified VNX5400 platform SP.
However, only four slots are supported per SP (A1 A4 and B1 B4) in the VNX5400
platform DPE. For more information, refer to the Adding Storage Processor I/O modules
and SFPs to the DPE document for the correct procedures to add an I/O module. This
procedure is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX tasks, then
select Add VNX hardware. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
IMPORTANT
When adding new I/O modules, always install I/O modules in pairsone 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.

I/O module slots

Slots A4 and B4 in the DPE storage processors contain a Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module for
Data Mover Fibre Channel connections. Slot A0 is not supported. The other available slots
can contain any type of I/O module that is supported for the VNX5400 platform, within the
supported I/O module limits. For more information, refer to the Adding Storage Processor
I/O modules and SFPs to the DPE document for the correct procedures to add an I/O
module. This procedure is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to
VNX tasks, then select Add VNX hardware. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

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The following I/O modules are supported:

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

Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module on page 49

Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) I/O
module on page 51

Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module on page 53

Note: This I/O module is not supported when the VNX5400 storage system is using
the low powered (100-140 V) power supply (see SP power supply module on
page 31 and the VNX5200 Parts Location Guide for more information).
Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module on page 55

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 32). This I/O module can interface at speeds of 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s.
1

CNS-001752

Push button latch handle

SFP+ (optical) port (four)

Power/fault LED

SFP+ link/activity LED

Figure 32 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

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The four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module uses SFP+ transceiver modules to connect to LC-type
optical fibre cables (LC type interface on page 45). These SFP+ transceiver modules are
input/output (I/O) devices that plug into the FC port of the FC I/O modules. For more
information about these SFP+ transceiver modules, see the I/O modules section on
page 44.

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 33 shows the LEDs and Table 23 describes them.
Power/fault
LED

Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity
LED

Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity
LED

CNS-001670

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

Table 23 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.

Green

On

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

Blue

On

8-Gb/s link speed (maximum speed)

Green or
Blue

Blinking

Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+1) transceiver module

faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault.

Off

No network connection

Link/Activity
(each port
has one LED)

1. Refer to the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for the correct SFP+ part number.

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

The four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module (labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the latch
handle) comes with four 1-Gb/s copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity
LED for each port (Figure 34). The copper ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds
up to 1 Gb/s for iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) networks5.
1

3
4
5

CNS-001751

Push button latch handle

RJ-45 link LED

Power/fault LED

RJ-45 activity LED

RJ-45 (copper) port (four)

Figure 34 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module

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

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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 35
shows the LEDs and Table 24 describes them.
Power/fault
LED

Link LEDs

Activity LEDs

CNS-001666

Figure 35 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module LEDs

Table 24 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI I/O module LEDs

50

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)

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Activity
(each port
has one)

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

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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 Twinax6 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 (Figure 36). 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 VNX5400 Parts
Location Guide available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to Additional
VNX documentation, and select the related documentation software for the model
desired, then go to VNX Hardware Parts, next select the VNX5400 Parts Guide.
1

4
5

CNS-001756

Push button latch handle

SFP+ link LED (right)

Power/fault LED

SFP+ activity LED (left)

SFP+ (optical) port (two)

Figure 36 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module

6. 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+ transceiver module 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 37 shows
the LEDs and Table 25 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED
CNS-001672

Figure 37 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module LEDs

Table 25 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.

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

Link

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 38). The Base-T ports on this I/O module can
interface at speeds of 10 Gb/s for iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface)
networks7. 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.
Note: This I/O module is not supported when the VNX5400 storage system is using the
low powered (100-140 V) power supply (see SP power supply module on page 31 and
the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for more information).

VNXe-000751

Push button latch handle

Link LED (right)

Power/fault LED

Activity LED (left)

RJ-45 Base-T port (2)

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

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

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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 39
shows the LEDs and Table 26 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

VNXe-000752

Figure 39 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

Table 26 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

LED

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.

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

Link

Activity

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

The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax 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 40). The optical ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of
10-Gb/s networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses the SFP+ transceiver
module. For part number label location, see the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide available
online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to Additional VNX documentation, and
select the related documentation software for the model desired, then go to VNX
Hardware Parts, next select the VNX5400 Parts Guide.
1

4
5

CNS-001756

Push button latch handle

Link LED (right)

Power/fault LED

Activity LED (left)

Figure 40 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 41 shows
the LEDs and Table 27 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED
CNS-001672

Figure 41 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

Table 27 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module LEDs

LED

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.

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

Link

Activity

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Data Mover I/O module types

Four I/O module types are supported by the File/Unified VNX5400 platform Data Mover.
IMPORTANT
When adding new I/O modules, always install I/O modules in sets to each Data Mover
within the File/Unified VNX5400 platform or failover group. All Data Movers in the
File/Unified VNX5400 platform or failover group must have the same type of I/O modules
in the same slots. For more information, refer to the Adding an I/O module to a Data Mover
document for the correct steps to add an I/O module to a Data Mover. This procedure is
available at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX tasks, then select Add VNX
hardware. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

I/O module slots

Slot 0 in each Data Mover is reserved for connections to the storage array and for optional
tape backup devices. The other available slots can contain any type of network I/O
module that is supported for the File/Unified VNX5400 platform. For more information,
refer to the Adding an I/O module to a Data Mover document for the correct spes to add an
I/O module to a Data Mover. This procedure is available at
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX tasks, then select Add VNX hardware. Next,
follow the steps in the wizard.
The following types of I/O modules are supported:

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

Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module on page 60

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

Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP I/O module on page 64

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, as shown in Figure 42 on page 58. This I/O module can interface at speeds of 2, 4,
and 8 Gb/s.
The four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module uses SFP+ transceiver modules to connect to LC-type
optical fibre cables (LC type interface on page 45). 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.



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.

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This means that you can install and remove an SFP+ module while the File/Unified
VNX5400 platform is operating.
1

CNS-001752

Push button latch handle

SFP+ (optical) port (four)

Power/fault LED

SFP+ link/activity LED

Figure 42 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module

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 43 on page 59 shows the LEDs and Table 28 on page 59 describes them.

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Power/fault
LED

Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity
LED

Link/Activity
LED
Link/Activity
LED

CNS-001670

Figure 43 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.

Green

On

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

Blue

On

8-Gb/s link speed (maximum speed)

Green or
Blue

Blinking

Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+1) transceiver module

faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault.

Off

No network connection

Link/Activity
(each port
has one
LED)

1. Refer to the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide for the correct SFP+ part number.

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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 copper ports, one power/fault LED, and a link and activity LED for each copper port
(Figure 44). 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.
1

3
4
5

CNS-001751

Push button latch handle

RJ-45 link LED

Power/fault LED

RJ-45 activity LED

RJ-45 (copper) port (four)

Figure 44 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 45 shows
the LEDs and Table 29 describes them.
Power/fault
LED

Link LEDs

Activity LEDs

CNS-001666

Figure 45 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module LEDs

Table 29 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
port has
one)

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Activity
(each port
has one)

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

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 Twinax 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 46). The optical ports on this I/O module can interface at speeds of
10-Gb/s networks. The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses the SFP+ transceiver
module. For part number label location, see the VNX5400 Parts Location Guide available
online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to Additional VNX documentation, and
select the related documentation software for the model desired, then go to VNX
Hardware Parts, next select the VNX5400 Parts Guide.
1

4
5

CNS-001756

Push button latch handle

Link LED (right)

Power/fault LED

Activity LED (left)

Figure 46 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 47 shows
the LEDs and Table 30 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED
CNS-001672

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

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

LED

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.

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

Link

Activity

Color

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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 (Internet Small Computer System Interface)
networks8. 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.
1

VNXe-000751

Push button latch handle

Link LED (right)

Power/fault LED

Activity LED (left)

RJ-45 Base-T port (2)

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

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

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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 31 describes them.

Power/fault LED

Link LED

Activity LED

Link LED

Activity LED

VNXe-000752

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

Table 31 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module LEDs

LED

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.

Green

On

Network connection

Off

No network connection

Amber

Blinking

Transmit/receive activity

Off

No activity

Link

Activity

Color

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Disk-array enclosure


Lifting the DAE and installing it into or removing it from a rack is a two- or three-person
job. If needed, use an appropriate lifting device. A fully loaded 2U DAE, 3U DAE, or 4U DAE
weighs approximately 45 lb (20.41 kg), 68 lb (30.84 kg), or 213 lb (96.62 kg),
respectively.
For more information about the weight and dimensions of a VNX5400 platform DAEs, go
to https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to the About VNX section, then select View
technical specifications. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
The VNX5400 platform supports the expansion of three types of disk-array enclosures
(DAEs) across a 6-Gb/s SAS bus:

2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (DAE5S)

3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (DAE6S)

Note: The 2.5-inch disks are encased in 3.5-inch cartridge-style enclosures.

4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (DAE7S).

Note: The 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE on page 83 provides a complete description
of the 4U, 60 disk drive DAE.

The VNX5400 platform supports up to nine 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAEs (for a total of 225,
2.5-inch disk drives), up to fifteen 3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAEs (for a total of 225, 2.5- or
3.5-inch disk drives), or up to three 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAEs (for a total of 180, 2.5or 3.5-inch disk drives).
Configurations with mixtures of 4U and 3U or 2U DAEs are also possible dependent on the
drive slot count. However, if the 4U DAE is used as part of your request for a mixture of DAE
types, due to the depth of the 4U DAE, the Dense rack is always required and the storage
system is not customer installable.
IMPORTANT
As described in the previous paragraph, you cannot build an environment beyond the
supported software and hardware requirements for that VNX5400 platform. Do not try to
add more disk drives than the software can support.

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General
Each VNX5400 platform DAE typically consists of the following components:

Drive carrier

Disk drive

Midplane

Link control cards (LCCs)

Inter Connect Modules (ICMs)9

Power supply/cooling modules10

EMI shielding

Drive carrier
In a 2U and 3U DAE, 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 (Figure 57 on page 76 and Figure 50 on page 69).
For more information about the drive carrier in a 4U DAE, see the 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch)
DAE section on page 83.

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 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.
IMPORTANT
The 4U DAE cannot use disk drives from a 2U or 3U DAE. The 4U DAE employs different
types of SAS or Flash disk drives.

Midplane
In a 2U or 3U DAE, 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.

9. The 4U, 60 disk drive DAE includes Inter Connect Modules (ICMs). 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE
on page 83 provides more information about the 4U, 60 disk drive DAE.
10. The 4U, 60 disk drive DAE has separate power supplies and cooling modules (fans).
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LCCs
In a 2U or 3U DAE, 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 63 on page 83 and Figure 56 on page 75)11. Each LCC includes a bus (loop)
identification indicator (Figure 63 on page 83 and Figure 56 on page 75).
In a 4U DAE, the primary functionality of an LCC is to be a SAS expander as well as to
provide enclosure services to all the disk drives (60 in all). In other words, the LCC in a 4U
DAE (Figure 70 on page 89) implements a version of the Common Disk Enclosure
Sub-system (CDES) architecture. CDES consists of the PMC-Sierra PM8005 SXP 6G SAS
expander, the Common Disk Enclosure FPGA (CDEF) and supporting logic.
In the 4U DAE LCC, two SAS expanders are available. As previously described, the SAS
expanders are PMC-Sierra SXP36 6G (PM8005, rev C) components. Each expander
functions or operates separately. That is, each expander has its own CDEF and supporting
logic to support 30 drives each. A 4-lane SAS wide port connecting each expander to the
Inter Connect Module (ICM) expander on the same side (A or B) of the 4U DAE is available.
Each expander manages the drives it is connected to. The only shared resources are the
LCC LED and the expander I2C (inter-integrated circuit) bus.

Power supply
In a 2U or 3U DAE, 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.
In a 2U or 3U DAE, each power/cooling module has three status LEDs (Figure 59 on
page 79 and Figure 52 on page 71).
In a 4U DAE, the power supplies (Figure 79 on page 99) and cooling modules (Figure 72 on
page 91) are separated and located at opposite ends of the 4U DAE. The power supplies
are located on the rear of the 4U DAE while the cooling modules or fans are located on the
rear of the 4U DAE. The power supplies can be installed/removed from the rear of the DAE
while the cooling modules or fans can only be installed/removed by sliding the DAE
forward, then sliding the DAE cover to the rear. You access the cooling modules or fans
from inside the DAE (see the Access to disk drives, LCCs, and cooling modules section
on page 84 for more information).

Cooling modules
In a 2U or 3U DAE, the enclosure cooling system consists of dual-blower modules in each
power supply/cooling module.
In a 4U DAE, the cooling modules are separate from the power supply modules.
11. The EA is sometimes referred to as an enclosure ID.
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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.

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

On the front, the VNX5400 platform 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive 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

Figure 50 shows the location of these components.

Note: In a VNX5400 platform, when using the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier, the
maximum amount of disk drives is 250 (including DPE and expansion DAEs).

VNX-000276

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

drives

Disk drive fault LED (amber)

DAE fault LED (amber)

Disk drive status/activity (blue)

DAE power status LED (blue)

Figure 50 Example of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE (front view)

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Table 32 describes the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs.

Table 32 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs

LED

Color

State

Description

DAE fault (see location 2)

Blue

On

No fault has occurred

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

Blue

On

Powering and powered up

Off

Powered down

Disk drive fault

(see location 4)

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

Off

No fault has occurred

Disk drive on/activity (see

location 5)

Blue

On

Powering and powered up

Blinking

Disk drive activity

DAE power (see location 3)

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 as shown in Figure 51:
Two LCCs (A and B)

Two power supply/cooling modules

1

4 5

7
X4

X4

10

11

6 Gb
SAS

8
#

X4

X4

6 Gb
SAS

12

LLC B power supply LED (on, green)

LCC B bus ID

LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber)

LCC B power and fault status LEDs

LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed

plug)

DAE enclosure ID or address

LCC B SAS connector link LED (on, blue)

10

LCC B management (RJ-12) connector to

SPS (not used)

LCC B SAS connector (input); labeled with

a double circle (dot) symbol
.

11

LCC A power supply latch handle

LCC B SAS connector (output); labeled

with a double diamond symbol
.

12

LCC A right latch handle

Figure 51 Example of 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE (rear view)

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6-Gb/s SAS LCC

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 connects to the DPE and other DAEs with
6-Gb/s SAS cables. The cables connect the LCCs in a system in a daisy-chain 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 systems 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 LCCs 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.
As shown in Figure 51 on page 70, an enclosure ID12 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.

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

Figure 52 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.
Latch handle

Power supply in

Power fault LED

Power on LED
VNX-000279

Figure 52 Example of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed)
connector (plug) and status LEDs

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

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Table 33 describes the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE power supply/cooling module LEDs.

Table 33 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

Power fault

Amber

On

Fault

Blinking

During power shutdown and during overvoltage

(OVP) and undervoltage protection (UVP) fault

Off

No fault or power off

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Power on

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.
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.

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 PCI Gen 2 SAS ports

One management (RJ-12) connector (not used)

6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports

The DAE LCC supports two (one input and one output) 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled
6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 0 x 1) on the rear of each LCC (A and B). 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.
A video describing how to properly connect mini-SAS HD cables and mini-SAS cables to a
DPE and a DAE, respectively, in a VNX product is available online at:
https://edutube.emc.com/, in the Search box, type in Mini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity.
The video will start immediately.
Note: The first half of the video shows an example of how to connect a mini-SAS HD cable
to a mini-SAS HD port while the second half shows how to connect a mini-SAS cable to a
DAE LCC port.

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Figure 53 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)
with pull tab.
Pin A1

B1

A13

B13
VNX-000094

Figure 53 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

Table 34 lists the 2U, DAE 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.

Table 34 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

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

Figure 54 on page 74 shows the 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDa bi-color (blue/green) LED next to
the connector, either left or rightthat 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 54 on page 74).

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X4

X4

6 Gb
SAS

Latch handle

6 Gb/s SAS port

Link LED
VNX-000274

Figure 54 6-Gb/s SAS port LED

Table 35 describes the 2U DAE LCC 6-Gb/s port LEDs.

Table 35 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 Blinking
Blue/Green

Port is being marked by the host

Not connected

Off

Management (RJ-12) port connector (not used)

Note: The management Ethernet (RJ-12) LCC port connector is not used in the VNX5400.
Figure 55 on page 75 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).



The LCC (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-000106

Figure 55 LCC RJ-12 port

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 56).
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 56).
LCC power fault LED
Bus (loop) ID

X4

X4

6 Gb
SAS

LCC enclosure ID

VNX-000277

LCC power on LED

Figure 56 Example of an LCC B enclosure ID, bus ID, and LCC status LEDs

Table 36 describes the LCC status LEDs.

Table 36 LCC status LEDs
Led

Color

State

Description

Power on

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Amber

On

Fault detected

Off

No fault or power off

Power fault

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

On the front, the VNX5400 platform 3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) disk drive DAE carrier
includes the following hardware components:

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

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

Status LEDs

Figure 57 shows the location of these components.

Note: In a VNX5400 platform, when using the 3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) disk drive carrier,
the maximum amount of disk drives is 250 (including the DPE and expansion DAEs).

4
VNX-000103

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

6-Gb/s NL-SAS disk drives

Disk drive fault LED (amber)

DAE fault LED (amber)

Disk drive on/activity LED (green)

DAE power on LED (blue)

Figure 57 Example of a 3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) disk drive DAE (front view)

Table 37 describes the VNX5400 platform DAE and the 3.5-inch disk drive status LEDs

Table 37 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE and disk drive LEDs

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LED

Color

State

Description

DAE fault (see location 2)

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

DAE power (see location 3)

Green

On

Powering and powered up with

back-end bus running at 2 Gb/s

Blue

On

Powering and powered up with

back-end bus running at 6 Gb/s

Off

Powered down

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Table 37 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE and disk drive LEDs (continued)

LED

Color

State

Description

Disk drive fault

(see location 4)

Amber

On

Fault has occurred

Off

No fault has occurred

Disk drive on/activity (see

location 5)

Green

On

Powering and powered up

Blinking, mostly
on

Disk drive is on with I/O activity

Blinking at
constant rate

Disk drive is spinning up or down

normally

Blinking, mostly
off

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

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

On the rear, viewing from top to bottom, a 3U, 15 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) disk drive DAE
includes the following hardware components:

Two 6-Gb/s SAS LCCs (A and B)

Two power supply/cooling modules

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 connects 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 uses protocols to emulate a loop; it 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 systems 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 LCCs 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 58 shows an example of the rear view of a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAE.
3

10 11

12

LCC B

#
6Gb SAS

X4

X4

6Gb SAS

LCC A
VNX-000100

LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed

plug)

LCC B SAS connector (output); labeled

.
with a double diamond symbol

LCC B power supply fan fault LED (on,

amber)

LCC B SAS connector (input); labeled with

a double circle (or dot) symbol
.

LLC B power supply LED (on, green)

LCC B bus ID

LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber)

10

LCC B status LED (fault, amber)

LCC B management (RJ-12) connector to

SPS (not used)

11

LCC B status LED (on, green)

LCC B SAS connector link LED

12

DAE enclosure ID1

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

Figure 58 Example of a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAE with two LCCs and two power
supply/cooling modules (rear view)

As shown in Figure 58, an enclosure ID13 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.

13. 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 59 shows an example of the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAE AC power
supply/cooling module with a power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs.
Power supply in
Power on LED
Power fault LED

Fan fault LED

VNX-000104

Figure 59 Example of a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed)
connector (plug) and status LEDs

Table 38 describes the 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE power supply/cooling module LEDs.

Table 38 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs
Led

Color

State

Description

Power on

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Amber

On

Fault

Blinking

During power shutdown and during overvoltage and

undervoltage protection (OVP/UVP) fault

Off

No fault or power off

Amber

On

Fault, one or both not operating normally

Off

No fault, fans operating normally

Power fault

Fan fault

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 by four-lane SAS ports

One management (RJ-45) connector to the SPS (not used)

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 SAS x4) on the rear of each LCC (A and B). 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 60 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)
with pull tab.
Pin A1

B1

A13

B13
VNX-000094

Figure 60 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

A video describing how to properly connect mini-SAS HD cables and mini-SAS cables to a
DPE and a DAE, respectively, in a VNX product is available online at:
https://edutube.emc.com/, in the Search box, type in Mini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity.
The video will start immediately.
Note: The first half of the video shows an example of how to connect a mini-SAS HD cable
to a mini-SAS HD port while the second half shows how to connect a mini-SAS cable to a
DAE LCC port.
Table 39 lists the 3U DAE LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port pin signals used on the connector.

Table 39 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout

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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+

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Table 39 6-Gb/s SAS port connector pinout (continued)

Pin

Signal

Pin

Signal

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 61 shows the LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDa bi-color (blue/green) LED next to the
connector, either left or rightthat indicates the link/activity of the SAS port. Figure 61
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 61).

X4

6Gb SAS

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

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

6Gb SAS

X4

VNX-000101

Figure 61 6-Gb/s SAS port LED

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Table 40 describes the 3U DAE LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs.

Table 40 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 Blinking
Blue/Green

Port is being marked by the host

Not connected

Off

Management (RJ-12) connector

Note: The management Ethernet (RJ-12) LCC connector is not used in the VNX5400
platform.
Figure 62 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).



The LCC (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.

VNX-000106

Figure 62 LCC RJ-12 port

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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 63).
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 63).
LCC fault
status LED (amber)

Bus (loop) ID

LCC enclosure ID

X4

6Gb SAS

LCC B

VNX-000107

LCC power
status LED (green)

Figure 63 Example of an LCC B enclosure ID, bus ID, and LCC status LEDs

Table 41 describes the LCC status LEDs.

Table 41 LCC status LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

Power fault

Amber

On

Fault

Off

No fault or power off

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Power on

4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE

IMPORTANT
In a VNX5400 platform, the 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE is only supported in a Dense rack
configuration. This Dense rack is 40U high and 44 inches (111.76 cm) deep. Each 4U DAE
that goes in the Dense rack weighs 57.8 lb (26.28 kg) empty and 213 lb (96.62 kg) fully
loaded. As a result; whenever the 4U DAE configuration is ordered, it is assembled and
configured at the factory before shipping.
If replacing or adding a 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE becomes necessary. Refer to the
CAUTION on page page 84 that discusses the mounting and servicing of the 4U, 60 (2.5or 3.5-inch) DAE in a 40U Dense rack.

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Access to internal components in a 4U, 60 DAE mounted 31U (4.5 feet or 1.38 meters) or
more above the floor requires special equipment and is restricted to authorized service
personnel only. Attempts to service disks, fans, or LCCs mounted 31U or higher without
appropriate tools and personnel might result in serious personal injury.
The 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (DAE7S) includes up to 60, 2.5- or 3.5-inch disk drives.
Supporting 6-Gb/s data transfer speeds, this DAE has the following hardware
components: three fans (or cooling modules), 60 disks (30 per side), two Link Control
Cards (LCCs), two Inter Connect Modules (ICMs), and two power supplies.
To replace or add any of these components, refer to their respective Customer
Replaceable Unit (CRU) procedure for the 4U, 60 DAE. For example, to replace a disk drive,
refer to the Replacing a disk in a 60-disk enclosure document available online at
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX Tasks, then select Replace VNX hardware.
Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

Access to disk drives, LCCs, and cooling modules



To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing the 4U, 60 DAE in a Dense rack, you
must take special precautions to ensure that the DAE remains stable. The following
guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
When lifting this DAE, always use two people and a lifting device.
For service personnel, when accessing this unit in a rack above 31U, always use an EMC
authorized step ladder.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top
with the heaviest component at or close to the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or
servicing the DAE in the rack.
Unlike the 2U and 3U DAEs, the 4U, 60 DAE is a drawer-type of DAE that slides in and out
of the 40U Dense rack. It is not fixed to the rack. The disk drives, LCCs, and cooling
modules for the DAE are located inside the DAE.
To gain access to the DAE, you must first, open the console, then unlock and remove the
front bezel. Next, to unlock the DAE from the rails, pull on the orange loops (see location 1
in Figure 64 on page 85) on each side of the DAE. Finally, pull the orange tabs (see
location 2 in Figure 64 on page 85) on each side of the DAE to slide the DAE out of the rack
on its rails until it locks into the secure service position. For complete instructions, see the
Replacing a disk in a 60-disk enclosure procedure available online at
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ and go to VNX Tasks, then select Replace VNX hardware.
Next, follow the steps in the wizard.

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2
CL4663

Figure 64 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (unlocking top, front ring pull latch mechanism and bottom
slide extension release levers)

Note: If the 4U, 60 DAE does not slide out of the rack, verify that all the other DAEs are
completely seated in the rack by pushing firmly on them.
Figure 65 shows an example of a 4U DAE with the top cover closed.

Top cover

VNX-000656

Figure 65 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (with top cover closed)

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Figure 66 shows an example of a 4U DAE with the top cover open showing the disk drives,
LCCs, and the cooling modules or fans.
Top cover

VNX-000649

Figure 66 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (with top cover open)

Figure 67 shows an example of the interior view of a 4U DAE.

ICM
LCC
Power Supply

Disk

Fan

CL4658

Figure 67 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (interior view)

The ICMs and power supplies shown in Figure 67 are accessed from the rear of the 4U
DAE. Rear view on page 92 provides more information.

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Disk drives
The disk drives for the 4U DAE are encased in cartridge-style enclosures. This enclosure is
used so that varied types and sizes of disk drives can be supported. Each cartridge has an
easy-to-pull and push latch. The latch allows you to quickly and efficiently snap-out a disk
drive for removal and snap-in for installation.
Two drive sizes are supported in the 4U DAE:



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.

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

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

Figure 68 shows a top-down cut-away interior view of 4U, 60 DAE showing the location of
the disk drives, fans (cooling modules), and LCC A.
disk

LCC A

fan
(cooling module)
CL4735

Figure 68 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) top-down cut-away of disk drives, fans (cooling modules), and
LCC A (interior view)

Disk drive layout

Looking at the 4U DAE from the front and above (Figure 69 on page 88), the inside of each
DAE has physically printed labels located on the left and the front sides of the DAE. These
labels describe the rows (or banks) and the columns (or slots) of where the disks are
installed in the DAE. The banks are labeled from A to E, while the slots are labeled from 0
to 11.

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Rules for disk drive population

The required order of loading the disk drives into a 4U DAE is (Figure 69):
1. Start at row (or bank) A, slot 0.
2. Fill up row (or bank) A before inserting any disk drives into row B.
3. Continue this order until you fill all the rows with row E being the last row filled.
Note: If a partially filled row is available, the remaining empty slots are to be loaded with
filler panel modules. Rows with no or zero (0) drives do not require filler panel modules.
Spare filler panel modules do not have to be placed into specific slots, but they must be
placed in the same row.

Rear of 4U DAE
Inter Connect Module (ICM)

Inter Connect Module (ICM)

Power Supply Module

Power Supply Module

Disk drive

LCC B
B

LCCA

10

11

LCC A
Cooling Module

Cooling Module

Front of 4U DAE

Cooling Module

VNX-000650

Figure 69 4U, 60 DAE disk drive layout and notation (top-down interior view)

Note: The labels for the banks, slots, and LCCA shown in Figure 69 are the physical labels
in the 4U DAE.

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LCC
Each 4U, 60 DAE includes two LCCs. The primary function of each LCC is to be a SAS
expander providing services to 30 drive slots per LCC in the 4U, 60 DAE.
The LCC implements Common Disk Enclosure Subsystem (CDES). CDES consists of a
6-Gb/s SAS expander, Common Disk Enclosure FPGA (CDEF), and supporting logic.
The primary components on the LCC are the two SAS expanders. A four-lane SAS wide port
connecting each expander to the ICM expander on the same side (A or B) of the 4U, 60
DAE is available. 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.
Figure 70 shows the location of the status LEDs on the 4U, 60 DAE LCC.

LCC A

Power LED (green)

Power fault LED (amber)

VNX-000654

Figure 70 Example of a 4U, 60 DAE LCC A showing the status LEDs

Table 42 describes the 4U, 60 DAE LCC status LEDs.

Table 42 LCC status LED

Led

Color

State

Description

Power

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Amber

On

Fault

Off

No fault or power off

Power fault

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Fan control module (cooling module)

Each 4U, 60 DAE includes three fan control modules (cooling modules) located on the
front of the DAE. The fan control module includes a fan, fuse, and microcontroller with an
I2C interface inside a rugged enclosure.
The fan control module augments the cooling capacity of each 4U, 60 DAE. It plugs
directly into the DAE baseboard from the top of the DAE. Inside the fan control module,
sensors measure the external ambient temperatures to ensure even cooling throughout
the DAE.
Figure 71 shows the location of the status (fan fault) LED on the 4U, 60 DAE fan control
module.

Fan control module

(cooling module)
staus LED
VNX-000662

Figure 71 Example of a 4U, 60 DAE fan control module showing the fan fault LED

Table 43 describes the 4U, 60 DAE fan fault LED.

Table 43 Fan control module fan fault LED

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Led

Color

State

Description

Fan fault

Amber

On

Fault detected, one or more fans faulted

Off

No fault detected, fans operating normally

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Front view
On the front, viewing from left to right, the 4U, 60 DAE includes three fans or cooling
modules and two Status LEDs.
Figure 72 shows the location of the fan or cooling module and the 4U, 60 DAE status LEDs.

VNX-000528

Cooling module (fan)

Power on LED (blue)

Power fault LED (amber)

Figure 72 4U, 60 DAE (front view)

Table 44 describes the 4U, 60 DAE status LEDs.

Table 44 4U, 60 DAE status LEDs
LED

Color

State

Description

DAE power

Blue

On

Powering and powered up

Off

Powered down

Amber

On

Fault detected

Off

No fault detected

DAE power fault

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Rear view
On the rear, viewing from left to right, a 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE includes two 6 Gb/s
SAS ICMs (A and B) and two power supply modules (A and B) as shown in Figure 73.
1

18

17

16

15 14

13

12 11

10

VNX-000627

ICM A management (RJ-12) connector (not

used)

10

4U, 60 DAE B AC power supply power in

(recessed plug), labeled 1

ICM A USB connector

11

4U, 60 DAE B power and fault LEDs

4U, 60 DAE A AC power supply)

12

4U, 60 DAE B AC power supply power in

(recessed plug), labeled 0

4U, 60 DAE B AC power supply power in

(recessed plug)

13

4U, 60 DAE A AC power supply power in

(recessed plug), labeled 1

ICM B USB connector

14

4U, 60 DAE A power and fault LEDs

ICM B management (RJ-12) connector (not

used)

15

4U, 60 DAE A AC power supply power in

(recessed plug), labeled 0

4U, 60 DAE B bus ID and enclosure ID

16

ICM A SAS connector (output); the top port

is labeled 0 and the bottom port is labeled
1.

ICM B SAS connector (input); labeled with

a double circle (dot) symbol
. The top
port is labeled 0 and the bottom port is
labeled 1.

17

ICM A SAS connector (input); the top port

is labeled 0 and the bottom port is labeled
1.

ICM B SAS connector (output); labeled

with a double diamond symbol
. The
top port is labeled 0 and the bottom port
is labeled 1.

18

4U, 60 DAE A bus ID and enclosure ID

Figure 73 Example of a 4U, 60 DAE with two ICMs and two power supply/cooing modules (rear view)

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ICM
The 4U, 60 DAE external interfaces are made through the ICM. The ICM is the primary
interconnect management element (Figure 74).
The ICM is a plug-in module that includes a USB connector, RJ-12 management connector
(not used), Bus ID indicator, enclosure ID indicator, two input SAS connectors and two
output SAS connectors with corresponding LEDs indicating the link and activity of each
SAS connector for input and output to devices.
The ICM is hot-swapable. It has a built-in thumbscrew for ease of installation and removal.
1

2
3
4
5
0

9
1

8
0

7
1

VNX-000629

ICM USB connector

Four ICM SAS input/output connector LEDs

(bi-color blue/green)

ICM management (RJ-12) connector (not

used)

Two ICM SAS output connectors; labeled

with a double diamond symbol
. The
top port is labeled 0 and the bottom port
is labeled 1.

ICM bus ID indicator (yellowish green)

ICM thumbscrew

Two ICM status LEDs (power, green; fault,

amber)

Two ICM SAS input connectors; labeled

with a double circle (or dot) symbol
.
The top port is labeled 0 and the bottom
port is labeled 1.

ICM enclosure ID indicator (blue)

Figure 74 Example of ICM connectors and LEDs (rear view)

As described previously, the ICMs in a 4U, 60 DAE connect to the DPE and other DAEs with
6-Gb/s SAS cables. The cables connect the ICMs in a system in a daisy-chain topology.

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As shown in Figure 74 on page 93, an enclosure ID14 indicator is located on each ICM.
Each ICM also includes a bus (back-end port) identification indicator. The SP initializes
the bus ID when the operating system is loaded.
Table 45 describes the ICM status LEDs.
Table 45 ICM status LEDs
Led

Color

State

Description

Power on

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Amber

On

Fault

Off

No fault or power off

Power fault

The 4U, 60 DAE ICM input/output ports and connectors

The 4U, 60 DAE ICM supports the following I/O ports on the rear:

Four 6-Gb/s PCI Gen 2 SAS ports

One management (RJ-12) connector (not used)

One USB connector

6-Gb/s SAS x8 ports

The DAE ICM supports four (two input and two output) 6-Gb/s SAS x8 ports on the rear of
each ICM (A and B). This port provides an interface for SAS and NL-SAS drives in the DAE.
The 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 75 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug)
with pull tab.
Pin A1

B1

A13

B13
VNX-000094

Figure 75 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector

A video describing how to properly connect mini-SAS HD cables and mini-SAS cables to a
DPE and a DAE, respectively, in a VNX product is available online at:
https://edutube.emc.com/, in the Search box, type in Mini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity.
The video will start immediately.
14. The enclosure ID is sometimes referred to as the enclosure address (EA).
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Note: The first half of the video shows an example of how to connect a mini-SAS HD cable
to a mini-SAS HD port while the second half shows how to connect a mini-SAS cable to a
DAE LCC port.
Table 46 lists the 4U, DAE ICM 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

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 76 on page 96 shows
the 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDa bi-color (blue/green) LED next to the connector, either left or
rightthat indicates the link/activity of the SAS port.

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LED (bi-color);
blue/green

X4

X4

LED (bi-color);
blue/green

6 Gb/s SAS
input

6 Gb
SAS

X4

X4

LED (bi-color);
blue/green

LED (bi-color);
blue/green

6 Gb/s SAS
output

VNX-000655

Figure 76 Example of an ICM 6-Gb/s SAS connectors and LEDs

Table 47 describes the 4U DAE ICM 6-Gb/s port LEDs.

Table 47 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs

LED

Color

State

Description

Link/activity

Blue

On

Indicates a 4x or 8x connection with all lanes

running at 6 Gb/s

Green

On

Indicates that a wide port width other than 4x or 8x

has been established or one or more lanes is not
running at full speed or disconnected

Off

Not connected

Management (RJ-12) port connector (not used)

Note: The management Ethernet (RJ-12) ICM port connector is not used in the VNX5400
platform.
Figure 77 on page 97 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 on the next page).

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The ICM (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.

VNX-000652

Figure 77 ICM RJ-12 port

USB connector
The USB connector provides a power connection to the front console.
4U, 60 DAE ICM enclosure ID (enclosure address) and bus ID
On the rear of the ICM (A and B), an ICM enclosure ID indicator is provided. This ID
indicator is a seven-segment LED display for displaying decimal numbers. The ICM
enclosure ID appears on both ICMs (A and B) which is the same ID number. The enclosure
ID is set at installation (Figure 78 on page 98).
Each ICM 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 78 on page 98).
Note: Figure 78 on page 98 shows both the bus ID indicator and enclosure ID indicator
when viewed from the horizontal side of the ICM. Normally, you would have to turn your
head to view these indicators.

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Bus (loop) ID
DAE ICM status LEDs,
fault (left) and power (right)
#

Enclosure ID

VNX-000651

Figure 78 Example of an ICM enclosure ID indicator, bus ID indicator, and the ICM status LEDs

Table 48 describes the ICM status LEDs.

Table 48 ICM status LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

Power on

Green

On

Power on

Off

Power off

Amber

On

Fault

Off

No fault or power off

Power fault

4U, 60 DAE AC power supply

The power supply is hot-swapable. It has a built-in thumbscrew for ease of installation
and removal.
Each power supply includes a fan to provide cooling to the power supply. The 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.

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In the 4U DAE, the power supplies provide four independent power zones. Each of the
hot-swappable power supplies has the capability to deliver 1300 W at 12 V in its
load-sharing highly-available configuration. Control and status are implemented
throughout the I2C interface.
Figure 79 shows an example of the 4U, 60 DAE AC power supply with two power in
recessed connectors (or plugs) and status LEDs.

Fan

Power supply
thumbscrew

Fan
Power on
Power on
LED (green)
LED (green)
Power fault
LED (amber)

AC 0 power in
(recessed plug)

AC 1 power in
(recessed plug)

Power on
LED (green)

Power on
LED (green)
Power fault
LED (amber)

VNX-000648

Figure 79 Example of a 4U, 60 DAE AC power supply showing the (power in) recessed connector
(plugs) and status LEDs

Table 49 describes the 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE power supply LEDs.

Table 49 4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs

Led

Color

State

Description

AC 1 power on
(12 V power)

Green

On

OK. AC or SPS power applied. All output voltages

are within respective operating ranges, not
including fan fault.

Off

12 V power is out of operation range, or in

shutdown or fault detected within the unit.

Green

On

OK. AC or SPS power applied. All output voltages

are within respective operating ranges, not
including fan fault.

Off

12 V power is out of operation range, or in

shutdown or fault detected within the unit.

Amber

On

Under ICM control. On if any fans or outputs are

outside the specified operating range while the unit
is not in low power mode.

Off

All outputs are within the specified range, or in

shutdown or fault detected within unit.

AC 0 power on
(12 V power)

Power fault

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Cabling
This section describes examples of the types of cabling you will need to connect the DAEs
to 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
specific hardware components for the VNX5400 platform.
IMPORTANT
The following sections only discuss the DAE cabling of the VNX5400 platform with either
the 3U, 15 disk drive DAE or the 2U, 25 disk drive DAE.
For all other cabling of your VNX5400 platform, the VNX5400 Installation Guide provides
information about the DPE power cabling, DAE power cabling, PDU power cabling, LAN
cabling, and so on.

Cable label wraps

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 80 on
page 101 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.

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SP A SAS 0

0
S

0
S
A 0
S
S
S
A
P SA 0
S
S
A A
P S
S A
P
S
S

SP A SAS 0

SP A SAS 0
SP A SAS 0

SP A SAS 0
VNX-000529

Figure 80 Example of a cable label wrap

VNX5400 DAE cabling

IMPORTANT
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 81 on page 103 through Figure 84 on page 109)
are examples of two-bus SAS cabling in a DPE-based VNX storage platform, the VNX5400.
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.
Note: The following instructions and illustrations are very basic. Your system will probably
have a four- or eight-bus system. By following the instructions in the next paragraphs, you
will be able to cable your system for interleaved or stacked environments.
The DPE is automatically Enclosure 0 (EA0). The DAE connected to SAS output port 0 is
Enclosure 1 (EA1).

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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 show an ID of 0, but the
addresses will increment.
Figure 81 on page 103 shows the first example of a VNX5400 platform with two DAEs (one
3U, 15 disk drive DAE and the other a 2U, 25 disk drive DAE) or a VNX5400 platform with a
total of 65 disk drives (as the DPE is a 3U, 25 disk drive device).
The SAS ports on the VNX5400 platform 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.
In Figure 81 on page 103, 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 VNX5400 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 VNX5400 platform, you can daisy chain them within that 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
is the input to the device. The cable connector with the double diamond
symbol
is the output from the device.
IMPORTANT
Notice the description of the cable labels affixed to the SP to DAE cables.

Cabling with two DAEs in a VNX5400 Block platform

The cables shown in Figure 81 on page 103 are:
Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

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Cable 1, orange, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

Cable 2, orange, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

Cable 3, blue, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

Cable 4, blue, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

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Note: If your VNX5400 platform was not cabled at the factory, refer to the cable wrap guide
(Cable label wraps on page 100) that came with your VNX5400 platform for the correct
cable labels.

#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

X4

6 Gb
SAS

LCC B

#
X4

6Gb SAS

LCC B

X4

6Gb SAS

LCC A

LCC A

3
2

X4

!
DC
AC

SP B SAS 1

SP A SAS 1

0
X4

X4

AC

X4

DC

SP A SAS 0

VNX-000530

SP B SAS 0

Figure 81 Example of the VNX5400 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 nine DAEs in a VNX5400 Block platform

Figure 82 on page 105 shows a second example of a VNX5400 platform with nine DAEs
(all are 2U, 25 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5400 platform with a total of 250 disk drives
(including the DPE a 3U, 25 disk drive device).
In the example (Figure 82 on page 105), the rack accommodates nine DAEs (five DAEs for
Bus 1 and four DAEs for Bus 0) along with the VNX5400 Block system for a later upgrade
to a VNX5400 File/Unified system having from 3U to 6U of space to be reserved for one to
two Control Stations and one to two Data Mover enclosures with one to four Data Movers.
As described previously, the SAS ports on the VNX5400 platform DPE are labeled 0 and 1.
SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks.
However, since nine DAEs are available for a maximum of 225 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 105,
two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available with the first DAE on Bus 1 designated as
EA0/Bus 1 (blue DAE). The second DAE continues Bus 0 and is designated as
EA1/Bus 0 (orange DAE). Then, the rest of the DAEs are intertwined where they are
daisy-chained. So, the first DAE is daisy-chained to the third DAE designated as
EA1/Bus 1, the second DAE is daisy-chained to the fourth DAE designated as EA2/Bus 0,
and so on.
The DAEs shown in Figure 82 on page 105 are:
Note: The DAE colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

EA0/Bus 1, blue DAE, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

EA0/Bus 1, blue DAE, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

EA1/Bus 0, orange DAE, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

EA1/Bus 0, orange DAE, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

So, the cabling for Bus 1 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs
starting with:

EA1/Bus 1

While the cabling for Bus 0 is interleaved and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs
starting with:

EA2/Bus 0

The remaining cabling is daisy-chained for load balancing.

Note: In this example, Bus 0 is indicated with orange DAEs and Bus 1 is indicated with
blue DAEs.

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#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 4/Bus 1
A

X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 4/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 3/Bus 1
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 3/Bus 0
A

X4

6 Gb
SAS

2U DAE (25 disks per DAE)

#
#
X4

Maximum number of DAEs 9

6 Gb
SAS

EA 2/Bus 1
A

X4

6 Gb
SAS

Maximum number of disks 250

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 2/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 1/Bus 1
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 1/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 0/Bus 1
X4

6 Gb
SAS

Reserved space from

3U to 6U for File/Unified
upgrade.

X4 X4

!
DC

DC

AC

X4 X4

AC

DPE
B

VNX-000942

Figure 82 Example of the VNX5400 platform with nine interleaved DAEs (2U, 25 disks)

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Stacked cabling with nine DAEs in a VNX5400 Block platform

Figure 83 on page 107 shows a third example of a VNX5400 platform with nine DAEs (all
are 2U, 25 disk drive DAEs) or a VNX5400 platform with a total of 250 disk drives
(including the DPE a 3U, 25 disk drive device).
In the example (Figure 83 on page 107), the rack accommodates nine DAEs (five DAEs for
Bus 1 and four DAEs for Bus 0) along with the VNX5400 Block system for a later upgrade
to a VNX5400 File/Unified system having from 3U to 6U of space to be reserved for one to
two Control Stations and one to two Data Mover enclosures with one to four Data Movers.
As described previously, the SAS ports on the VNX5400 platform DPE are labeled 0 and 1.
SAS 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects to the internal DPE disks.
However, since nine DAEs are available for a maximum of 225 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 83 on page 107,
two buses (Bus 0 and Bus 1) are available with the fifth DAE on Bus 0 designated as
EA1/Bus 0 (orange DAE). The first DAE starts with Bus 1 and is designated as EA0/Bus 1
(blue DAE). Then, the rest of the DAEs are stacked where they are daisy-chained. So, the
first DAE is daisy-chained to the second DAE designated as EA1/Bus 1, the fifth DAE is
daisy-chained to the sixth DAE designated as EA2/Bus 0, and so on.
The cables shown in Figure 83 on page 107 are:
Note: The DAE colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

EA0/Bus 1, blue DAE, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

EA0/Bus 1, blue DAE, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

EA1/Bus 0, orange DAE, DPE to 5th DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

EA1/Bus 0, orange DAE, DPE to 5th DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

So, the cabling for Bus 1 is stacked and daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs
starting with:

EA1/Bus 1

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

EA2/Bus 0

Note: In this example, Bus 0 is indicated with the orange DAEs and Bus 1 is indicated with
the blue DAEs.

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#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 4/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 3/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 2/Bus 0
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
#
X4

6 Gb
SAS

EA 1/Bus 0
6 Gb
SAS

X4

2U DAE (25 disks per DAE)

#
#
X4

Maximum number of DAEs 9

6 Gb
SAS

EA 4/Bus 1
X4

6 Gb
SAS

#
X4

Maximum number of disks 250

6 Gb
SAS

EA 3/Bus 1
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SAS

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SAS

EA 2/Bus 1
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EA 1/Bus 1
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EA 0/Bus 1
X4

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SAS

Reserved space from

3U to 6U for File/Unified
upgrade.

X4 X4

!
DC
AC

AC

X4 X4

DC

DPE
B

VNX-000943

Figure 83 Example of the VNX5400 Block platform with nine stacked DAEs (2U, 25 disks)

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Cabling with two DAEs in a VNX5400 File/Unified platform

Shown in the upcoming figure (Figure 84 on page 109) is a graphical representation of
SAS cabling in a DPE-based VNX storage platform, the VNX5400 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 (EA 0). The DAE connected to SAS output port 0 is
Enclosure 1 (EA1).
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 show an ID of 0.
Figure 84 on page 109 shows the first example of a VNX5400 File platform with two DAEs
(one 3U, 15 disk drive DAE and the other a 2U, 25 disk drive DAE) or a VNX5400 platform
with a total of from 65 disk drives (the DPE is a 3U, 25 disk drive device).
The SAS ports on the VNX5400 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.
In Figure 84 on page 109, 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 VNX5400 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 VNX5400 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.
IMPORTANT
Notice the description of the cable labels affixed to the SP to DAE cables.
The cables shown in Figure 84 on page 109 are:
Note: The cable colors shown in the example are orange for Bus 0 and blue for Bus 1.

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Cable 1, orange, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP A SAS 0 to LCC A)

Cable 2, orange, DPE to 2nd DAE (labels SP B SAS 0 to LCC B)

Cable 3, blue, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP A SAS 1 to LCC A)

Cable 4, blue, DPE to 1st DAE (labels SP B SAS 1 to LCC B)

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X4

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LCC B

X4

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SAS

X4

6Gb SAS

LCC B

X4

6Gb SAS

LCC A

LCC A
1

MGMT

B MGMT
IOIO

MGMT

MGMT

3
2

CS

MGMT

B MGMT
IOIO

CS

3
2
1
0

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X4

X4

0
X4

DC

DC

SP A SAS 1

AC

SP A SAS 0

AC

SP B SAS 1

VNX-000944

SP B SAS 0

Figure 84 Example of the VNX5400 File platform with two DAEs (2U, 25 disks and 3U, 15 disks)
cabling

Note: In Figure 84 the VNX5400 File platform shows a DPE (with two SPs), a CS (with an
optional CS available), two DMEs (with four DMs), and a 3U 15 DAE and a 2U 25 DAE.

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Interleaved or stacked cabling with nine DAEs in a VNX5400 File/Unified platform

The cabling for a VNX5400 File/Unified platform is the same as the block system. The only
difference is that the File/Unified components (CS0, CS1 (optional), and the DME) would
have to be accounted for. In other words, if you are upgrading from an existing Block
system, from 3U to 4U of space should have been made available in your first rack. If you
are installing a new VNX5400 File/Unified system, then the connections for Bus 0 and
Bus 1 in an interleaved or stacked system would be the same as described for the
VNX5400 Block from page 104 to page 106 of this guide.
Note: It is recommended that for load balancing purposes that you use as many buses
across your DAEs as possible.
The examples for the Block and File/Unified systems described in this guide are only
examples of how you can cable you VNX5400 system whether it is a Block or File/Unified
system.

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