EMC VNX Series Hardware Information Guide

Disk-array enclosures
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Disk-array enclosures
This section describes and illustrates the front- and rear-panel controls, ports, and LED
indicators on the disk-array enclosures (DAEs) supported on the VNX8000 platform.
IMPORTANT
DAE configuration rules:
1.) Maximum number of enclosures per bus is 10.
2.) Maximum number of drives per bus is 250.
3.) Consider the maximum number of drives supported by the storage system model.
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Lifting the DAE and installing it into or removing it from a rack is a two- to three-person
job. If needed, use an appropriate lifting device (portable mechanical lift). A fully loaded
2U, 25 DAE; 3U, 15 DAE; 3U, 120 DAE; or 4U, 60 DAE weighs approximately 45 lb (20.41
kg), 68 lb (30.84 kg), 165 lb (74.8 kg), or 213 lb (96.62 kg), respectively.
Because the 3U, 120 and the 4U, 60 DAEs are extremely heavy, EMC recommends a
portable mechanical lift manufactured by Alum-A-Lift. For more information about the
EMC recommended portable mechanical lift and an example illustration depicting the lift,
go to “Appendix B: Field lift tool and accessory kit” on page 168.
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Access to the internal components in a 3U, 120 (DAE8S) or a 4U, 60 (DAE7S) enclosures
mounted 31U (4.5 feet, or 1.38 meters) or higher above the floor requires an appropriate
lifting device (portable mechanical lift) and is restricted to authorized service personnel
only. Attempts to service disks, fans, or other DAE components mounted 31U or higher
without a portable mechanical lift and personnel may result in serious personal injury.
For more information about the weight and dimensions of a VNX8000 platform DAEs, 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.
The VNX8000 platform supports the expansion of four types of disk-array enclosures
(DAEs) across a 6-Gb/s SAS bus:
◆ “2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (DAE5S)” on page 77
◆ “3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAE (DAE6S)” on page 85
◆ “3U, 120 (2.5-inch) DAE (DAE8S)” on page 94
◆ “4U, 60 (2.5- or 3.5-inch) DAE (DAE7S)” on page 111

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)