EMC VNX5500 - VNX5500 DAE Cabling Examples

104 VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide
VNX5500 DAE cabling
Note: If your VNX series platform was assembled at the factory, all the cable labels have
been affixed to the cables except for any DAEs you have ordered. Additionally, if your VNX
series platform was not assembled at the factory, the cable kit supplied with your product
will have all the required cables already labeled except for the DAEs.
Figure 94 Example of a cable label wrap
VNX5500 DAE cabling
IMPORTANT
The DAE(s) that are to be directly connected to the DPE need to be located close enough to
the DPE so that the DPE-to-DAE interconnect cables (that are provided with every DAE) can
be routed and connected to the DPE easily.
Shown in the upcoming figures (Figure 95 on page 106, Figure 96 on page 108, Figure 97
on page 110) are examples of SAS cabling in a 3U DPE-based VNX storage platform, the
VNX5500 Block. The Storage Processors connect to the DAEs with SAS cables. The cables
connect the LCCs in the DAEs of a storage platform in a daisy-chain topology.
The DPE is automatically Enclosure 0 (EA0). The DAE connected to SAS output port 0 is
Enclosure 1 (EA1).
Labels
VNX-000687
SPA SAS 0
SP A SAS 0
SP A SAS 0
SP A SAS 0
SP A SAS 0
SP A SAS 0
SPA SAS 0
SPA SAS 0
SPA SAS 0