EMC VNX VNX5200 User Manual

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IntroductionIntroduction
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IntroductionIntroduction
AudienceAudience
Although your VNX system is Although your VNX system is customer-inscustomer-installable, EMC recommends that the installation betallable, EMC recommends that the installation be
performed by someone who has performed by someone who has a general background in information technologya general background in information technology. While . While priorprior
training is not training is not required, customerrequired, customers who s who successuccessfully installed this product were trained as:sfully installed this product were trained as:
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EMC Proven ProfessionalsEMC Proven Professionals
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Microsoft Certified Microsoft Certified TecTechnology Specialistshnology Specialists
◆◆ Cisco Certified Network Cisco Certified Network AssociatesAssociates
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CompTIA A+ certified CompTIA A+ certified techniciantechnicianss
YouYour service pror service provider offervider offers a variety of ins a variety of installation and impstallation and implementation serviclementation services designed es designed toto
assist you in putting your VNX system into production as quickly and efficiently as possible.assist you in putting your VNX system into production as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Contact your sales representative to take advantage of these service offerings.Contact your sales representative to take advantage of these service offerings.
Shipment MethodsShipment Methods
There are two ways in which the There are two ways in which the product is packed and shipped to you. It will be product is packed and shipped to you. It will be shippedshipped
completely-installed and cabled in an EMC cabinet or it will be shipped in multiple boxes forcompletely-installed and cabled in an EMC cabinet or it will be shipped in multiple boxes for
installation into a installation into a customer-pcustomer-provided cabinet.rovided cabinet.
Overview of installing an EMC cabinetOverview of installing an EMC cabinet
If your system was shipped in an EMC cabinet, the installation process involves the followingIf your system was shipped in an EMC cabinet, the installation process involves the following
steps:steps:
1.1. ReaRead and compd and complete the plete the prerrerequiequisite tasite tasks listsks listed ined in “Before
“Before you begin” oyou begin” on pagen page 77..
2.2. Unpack the Unpack the shipping boshipping boxes and vxes and verify the shipperify the shipping conteing contents from the nts from the packing packing instructions instructions onon
the outside of the the outside of the box as described inbox as described in “Unpacking the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE)” on
“Unpacking the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE)” on
papagege 99..
3.3. Verify Verify the cabling the cabling and connand connect the systect the system to yoem to your networur network as desck as described inribed in “Cable your
“Cable your
systesystem” on pagm” on pagee 1919..
4.4. Power up Power up your sysyour system and verify thtem and verify that the system at the system powered powered up correup correctly by cctly by checking the hecking the LEDs ofLEDs of
the disk processor enclosure (DPE). This is described inthe disk processor enclosure (DPE). This is described in “Pow
“Power up” on pager up” on pagee 2121..
5.5. CoCompmpletlete the te the taskasks liss listed ited inn “Setu
“Setup” on pap” on pagege 3939..

EMC VNX VNX5200 Specifications

General

Model	VNX5200
Category	Network Hardware
Maximum Drives	125
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Form Factor	2U
Storage Processor	Dual
Drive Types	SAS, SSD
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE
Redundancy	Yes
Storage Type	Block and File
Operating System	VNX Operating Environment