EMC VNX Series

140 EMC VNX8000 Hardware Information Guide
VNX8000 DAE cabling
Rack 2, bus 2
◆ DAE 11, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP A) to 11
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2
(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC A)
◆ DAE 11, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP B) to 11
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC B)
Then, the black DAEs for Bus 2 are daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:
◆ DAE 12 or EA 1/Bus 2 and continue cabling the DAEs up to EA 9/Bus 2.
Rack 3, bus 3
◆ DAE 1, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP A) to 10
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 3
(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC A)
◆ DAE 1, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP B) to 11
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 3
(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC B)
Then, the black DAEs for Bus 3 are daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:
◆ DAE 2 or EA 1/Bus 3 and continue cabling the DAEs up to EA 9/Bus 3-.
Note: Figure 117 on page 141 shows 4U to 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 4U of rack space
be reserved for adding one to two 1U Controls Stations and one to two 2U Data Mover
enclosures.