EMC VNX Series

VNX8000 DAE cabling
EMC VNX8000 Hardware Information Guide 135
The DAEs shown in Figure 114 on page 136, Figure 115 on page 137, and Figure 116 on
page 138 are:
◆ DAE 1, orange, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 0 (SP A) to 1
st
DAE (EA 0/Bus 0) in rack 1
(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 0 to LCC A)
◆ DAE 1, orange, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 0 (SP B) to 1
st
DAE (EA 0/Bus 0) in rack 1
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 0 to LCC B)
◆ DAE 2, blue, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 1 (SP A) to 2
nd
DAE (EA 0/Bus 1) in rack 1
(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 1 to LCC A)
◆ DAE 2, blue, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 1 (SP B) to 2
nd
DAE (EA 0/Bus 1) in rack 1
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 1 to LCC B)
◆ DAEs 3 through 9 are interleaved and daisy-chained between bus 0 and bus 1 in
rack 1. Or, EA 1/Bus 0 through EA 5/Bus 0 and EA 1/ Bus 1 though EA 4/Bus 1.
◆ In rack 2, DAEs 1 through 7 continue to interleave and daisy-chain between bus 0 and
bus 1. Or, EA 7/Bus 0 through EA 9/Bus 0 and EA 5/Bus 1 through EA 8/Bus 1.
◆ Then, starting with DAE 8, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP A) to 8
th
DAE
(EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2 (labels SP A SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC A).
◆ DAE 8, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP B) to 8
th
DAE (EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC B)
◆ DAE 9, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 3 (SP A) to 9
th
DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 2
(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 3 to LCC A)
◆ DAE9, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 3 (SP B) to 9
th
DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 2
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 3 to LCC B)
◆ DAEs 10 through 20 are interleaved and daisy-chained between bus 2 and bus 3 in
rack 2. Or, EA 1/Bus 2 through EA 6/Bus 2 and EA 1/Bus 3 through EA 5/Bus 3.
◆ In rack 3, DAEs 1 through 9 continue to interleave and daisy-chain between bus 2 and
bus 3. Or, EA 5/Bus 3 through EA 9/Bus 3 and EA 6/Bus 2 through EA 9/Bus 2.
Note: Figure 114 on page 136 shows 10U of reserved space to allow for upgrading your
VNX8000 Block to VNX8000 File/Unified platform. If you are planning to upgrade your
Block platform to a File/Unified platform, it is recommended that at least 10U of rack
space be reserved for adding one to two 1U Controls Stations and one to four 2U Data
Mover enclosures.