EMC VNX5300 - VNX5300 Block and File Front and Rear Views; Front View

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About this book
The VNX5300 File system utilizes the Standby Power Supply and Disk Processor Enclosure and includes
one or two Control Stations and one or two Data Movers. Like the Block system, additional disk-array
enclosures can be included for additional storage. The VNX5300 operating environment sets up its system
for File storage.
DVD
Control Station 1
DVD
Control Station 0
Standby power supply
Disk processor
enclosure
Control Station 0
Control Station 1
(optional)
B
PS B0
PS B1
CPU B
PS A0
PS A1
CPU A
A
AC
AC
AC
AC
Blade enclosure
0
0
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As with the Block confi guration, the File and Unifi ed confi gurations can include either the 3U 15-disk DPE
(shown) or the 3U 25-disk DPE.
The VNX5300 Unifi ed system includes the same hardware components as the VNX5300 File system.
They are installed in exactly the same order and in the same positions as the File system. There may be
additional I/O modules in the Unifi ed system’s storage processors. In addition, the Unifi ed confi guration
includes software that enables both Block and File storage.
The installation of all these confi gurations is covered in this manual, although you should only need to
follow the section that applies to your confi guration.
However, since the VNX5300 Block and the VNX5300 File can be upgraded to the Unifi ed system, and
thus allow you to move from either Block storage or File storage to a Unifi ed system in the future, we urge
you to plan the installation carefully. If you want to move from a Block system to a Unifi ed system, for
example, reserve 4U of cabinet space above the DPE for the additional hardware components. Moving
from a File system to a Unifi ed system does not require any additional cabinet space unless additional
drives and DAEs are to be added for providing block storage.