System component description
EMC VNX8000 Hardware Information Guide 21
Control Station front view
On the front, viewing from left to right, the File/Unified VNX8000 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 8 shows the orientation of these components.
Figure 8 Example of a VNX8000 platform Control Station (front view)
SP unsafe to remove
(see Detail 1 in Figure 6 on
page 17 and exploded view
in Figure 7 on page 19)
Note: One SP will always
have the unsafe to remove
LED on after a successful
shut down.
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.
— Off The SP can be safely removed for
service.
1. SEP = security processor
Table 4 VNX8000 platform SP and SP chassis (enclosure) status LEDs (continued)
LED Color State Description
DVD-ROM drive USB 2.0 connectors Control panel
Hard drives
VNX-000521