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EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Gateway Configuration Setup Guide
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Contents
EMC CONFIDENTIAL
VG2/VG8 CPU and power supply/
cooling modules ................................................................................................ 39
Identifying blades and I/O modules ............................................................. 40
Direct- or fabric-connected .............................................................................. 45
Step 2: Confirm site preparation ........................................................................... 47
EMC factory-installed cabinet......................................................................... 47
Customer’s cabinet ........................................................................................... 47
All systems ......................................................................................................... 47
Systems with Symmetrix arrays ..................................................................... 48
Fabric-connected systems with VNX arrays ................................................. 48
Direct-connected systems with VNX arrays ................................................. 49
Access Logix ...................................................................................................... 49
Step 3: Collect configuration information............................................................ 50
Part 2 Phase 2 Installation
Chapter 3 Install Components in Customer’s Cabinet
Installing components ............................................................................................ 54
Component layout .................................................................................................. 55
System cabling ......................................................................................................... 56
Chapter 4 Connect Cables for a Fabric-connected VG2
Step 1: Blade Fibre Channel cables ....................................................................... 58
Step 2: Array Fibre Channel cables....................................................................... 60
Connecting a Symmetrix array ....................................................................... 60
Connecting a VNX7500 array.......................................................................... 62
Connecting a VNX5700 array.......................................................................... 64
Connecting a VNX5500 array.......................................................................... 66
Connecting a VNX5300 array.......................................................................... 68
Connecting a VNX5100 array.......................................................................... 70
Connecting additional arrays.......................................................................... 71
Step 3: Serial cables ................................................................................................. 72
Step 4: Optional tape backup device cables ........................................................ 73
Step 5: Private LAN cables..................................................................................... 74
Step 6: External network cables ............................................................................ 76
Chapter 5 Connect Cables for a Direct-connected VG2
Step 1: Blade Fibre Channel cables ....................................................................... 80
Connecting a VNX5300 or VNX5500 array ................................................... 81
Connecting a VNX5700 or VNX7500 array ................................................... 82
Step 2: Serial cables ................................................................................................. 83
Step 3: Optional tape backup device cables ........................................................ 84
Step 4: Private LAN cables..................................................................................... 85
Step 5: External network cables............................................................................. 87
Chapter 6 Connect Cables for a Fabric-connected VG8
Step 1: Blade Fibre Channel cables ....................................................................... 90
Step 2: Array Fibre Channel cables....................................................................... 93
Connecting a Symmetrix array ....................................................................... 93
Connecting a VNX7500 array.......................................................................... 95
Connecting a VNX5700 array.......................................................................... 97