EMC® VNX5300™ Hardware Information Guide
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EMC® VNX5300™ Hardware Information Guide
2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE front view
On the front, viewing from left to right, the Block and File VNX5300 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) 
DAE includes the following hardware components:
◆ 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS, 6-Gb/s NL-SAS, or Flash disk drives (hot-swappable)
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◆ Status LEDs
Figure 63 shows the location of these components.
Note: In a Block and File VNX5300 platform, when using the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive 
carrier, the maximum amount of disk drives is 125 (includes DPE and expansion DAEs).
Figure 63 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (front view)
Table 41 describes the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs.
18. You can add or remove a disk drive while the DAE is powered up, but you should exercise 
special care when removing modules while they are in use. Drive modules are extremely 
sensitive electronic components.
1 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS drives 4 Disk drive fault LED (amber)
2 DAE fault LED (amber) 5 Disk drive status/activity (blue)
3 DAE power status LED (blue)
Table 41 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and disk drive status LEDs
LED Color State Description
DAE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred
DAE power (location 3) Blue On Powering and powered up
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