26 VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide
System component description
DPE rear view
Figure 15 shows an example of a 3U DPE with two SPs and the location of the major 
hardware components that make up each SP (A and B).
Figure 15  Example of DPE with two SPs (rear view)
DPE
On the rear, viewing from left to right, each 3U DPE includes the following hardware 
components:
◆ AC power supply/cooling module
• AC (power in) recessed connector (plug)
• Power supply status LEDs (power on and fault)
• Power supply latch handle
◆ SP B and A
• Two PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots (supporting several module types, see page 9)
• Two 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4); supported speeds are 
1.5, 3, and 6 Gb/s)
• Four 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports (labeled 8Gb fibre 2, 3, 4, and 5)
• Two (RJ-45) LAN connectors (labeled with a network management symbol and a 
wrench symbol) 
• Two (micro DB-9) RS-232/EIA connectors (labeled with a battery symbol and a 
wrench symbol)
1 SP (for a closer view, see Figure 16 on 
page 27)
3 I/O module slots showing a four-port 
8-Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module 
(supports 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s) and a four-port 
1-Gb/s iSCSI I/O module
2 Power supply (for a closer view, see 
Figure 17 on page 28)
4 CPU module (for a closer view, see 
Figure 16 on page 27)
 X4
2
3
4
5
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
bre
 1
 0 X4
6Gb SAS
B
 X4
2
3
4
5
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
bre
 1
 0 X4
6Gb SAS
A
1 2
3
SP B SP A
0123
PART NUMBER
REV     A09      A
0
123
PART NUMBER
REV     A09      A
0123
PART NUMBER
REV     A09      A
0
123
PART NUMBER
REV     A09      A
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