EMC VNX Series Installation Guide

Audience
Although your VNX system is customer installable, EMC recommends that the installation
be performed by someone who has a general background in information technology.
While prior training is not required, customers who successfully installed this product
were trained as:
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EMC Proven Professionals
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialists
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Cisco Certified Network Associates
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CompTIA A+ certified technicians
Your service provider offers a variety of installation and implementation services
designed to assist you in putting your VNX system into production as quickly and
efficiently as possible. Contact your sales representative to take advantage of these
service offerings.
Shipping Methods
One of two shipping methods is possible for your order. The product is shipped either:
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Completely equipped and cabled in an EMC cabinet or
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In multiple boxes for installation in a customer-provided cabinet
Overview of installing an EMC cabinet
If your system was shipped in an EMC cabinet, the installation process involves the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Read and complete the prerequisite tasks listed in Prepare your system on page 9.
2. Unpack the shipping boxes and verify the shipping contents from the packing
instructions on the outside of the box as described in Unpack your system on page
13.
3. Verify the cabling and connect the system to your network as described in Cable your
system on page 41.
4. Power up your system and verify that the system powered up correctly by checking the
LEDs of the system components. This is described in Power up on page 53.
5. Complete the tasks listed in Setup on page 79.
Overview of installing in a customer cabinet
If your system was shipped to be installed into a customer's cabinet, the installation
process involves the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read and complete the prerequisite tasks listed in Prepare your system on page 9.
2. Unpack the shipping boxes and verify the shipping contents as described in Unpack
your system on page 13.
3. Remove the system from the shipping container as described within Unpack your
system on page 13.
Introduction
6 EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide

EMC VNX Series Specifications

General

Management Interface	Unisphere
Drive Support	SAS, NL-SAS, Flash (SSD)
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6
Protocols Supported	Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS
Data Services	Deduplication, Compression, Snapshots, Replication
Processor	Intel Xeon
Operating System	VNX Operating Environment (block), VNX File Operating Environment (file)