6 VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide
VNX5500 Block and File product description
VNX5500 Block and File product description
This section shows an example of the front and rear views of a Block and File (Unified)
VNX5500 platform.
Note: A fully configured Unified VNX5500 platform includes up to fifteen 3U DAEs (a
maximum of 240 3.5-inch disk drives), up to nine 2U DAEs (a maximum of 250 2.5-inch
disk drives), or up to a combination of thee 4U DAEs and three 3U DAEs (a maximum of
240 disk drives).
Front view
Figure 2 shows an example of the front view of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5500
platform having a dual 1U SPS, a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE, two 1U Control Stations (one
optional), and two 2U Data Mover enclosures with three Data Movers
1
. Each Data Mover
includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.
Figure 2 Example of Block and File (Unified) VNX5500 platform with a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE (front
view)
1. The term Data Mover is used throughout this guide. The term Data Mover is also referred to as a
blade. These terms are interchangeable and mean the same.
DVD
3U, 15 (3.5-inch)
disk processor
enclosure (DPE)
SPS
VNX-000566
DVD
Control Station 0
Control Station 1
(optional)
AC
AC
AC
AC
Data Mover
enclosure 0
AC
AC
Data Mover
enclosure 1
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