EMC VNX VNX5200 User Manual

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EMC VNX5200 Block Installation GuideEMC VNX5200 Block Installation Guide
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Connect SAS DPE and DAE cablesConnect SAS DPE and DAE cables
In this example, two DAEs are being added. This In this example, two DAEs are being added. This example illustrateexample illustrates connecting one DAE to eachs connecting one DAE to each
of the ports available on the DPE. Each DAE has two Link Control Cards (LCC), designated A or B,of the ports available on the DPE. Each DAE has two Link Control Cards (LCC), designated A or B,
as shown inas shown in Fig
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Note:Note:
The cables between the DPE ports and LCC ports on DAEs are 2-meter mini-HD to mini-SAS.The cables between the DPE ports and LCC ports on DAEs are 2-meter mini-HD to mini-SAS.
EMC provides a cable installation educational video entitledEMC provides a cable installation educational video entitled
Mini-SAS HD Cable ConnectivityMini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity
onon
Edutube under VNX. You must have Powerlink access to view the video.Edutube under VNX. You must have Powerlink access to view the video.
1.1. LocaLocate one pte one pair of cabair of cables for eles for each Dach DAE as shoAE as shown inwn in Fig
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SAS cables for the first two DAEsSAS cables for the first two DAEs
The SAS ports on The SAS ports on the DPE are labeled 0 and the DPE are labeled 0 and 1. Port 0 is 1. Port 0 is connected internconnected internally to the ally to the SAS expanderSAS expander
that connects all the internal DPE disks. that connects all the internal DPE disks. Since Port 0 is Since Port 0 is already connectealready connected internally to the DPEd internally to the DPE
disks, the first DAE is connected to Port 1 to balance the load on the SAS ports. disks, the first DAE is connected to Port 1 to balance the load on the SAS ports. The second DAE isThe second DAE is
connected to Port 0.connected to Port 0.
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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