14 VNX5700 Hardware Information Guide
VNX5700 Block and File product description
• One CPU module consisting of one Intel Xeon 4-core 2.40-GHz processor
• Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting 2, 4, or 8-GB
SDRAM for up to 12 GB per CPU module
• Five PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots supporting a combination of the following four
UltraFlex I/O modules:
– Four-port 8-Gb/s optical (running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); in slot 0
– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax
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–Four-port 1-Gb/s copper
– Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical
• Two management modules per Data Mover enclosure (or, one per Data Mover)
• Two power supply/cooling (fan) modules per CPU module
◆ One to two Control Stations. Each Control Station consists of the following features:
• Intel 2.0 GHz single core Celeron processor
• 2 GB of RAM
• One 250-GB SATA hard drive
• Two rear-mounted USB ports and one front-mounted USB port
• Four RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T network interface connectors
(located on the rear panel)
• Two integrated serial ports, one for laptop/console redirection and one for the
CallHome modem
• One DVD-ROM drive
• Two Ethernet (RJ-45) extension cables
◆ Expansion of up to thirty-three 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive DAEs (a maximum of 495
drives) or up to twenty 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAEs (a maximum of 500 drives)
◆ Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, and serial DB-9 cable.
◆ Mounting rails with hardware
◆ Front bezel with VNX5700 badge
VNX5700 platform using a combination of 4U and 3U DAEs
Contained in a 9 to 10U architecture, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5700 platform
weighs approximately 280.91 lb (127.42 kg)
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. With the dual 2U SPS having the deepest
dimension within the cabinet, the VNX5700 measures 15.75 to 17.5 inches high (9 to
10U) x 18.92 inches wide x 28 inches deep (40 to 44.45 cm 48.05 cm x 71.12 cm).
Between the front and rear enclosure, a midplane distributes power and signals to all the
enclosure components. The CPU modules and the power supply/cooling (fan) modules
plug directly into the midplane connections.
6. A fully loaded Block and File (Unified) VNX5700 platform includes two Control Stations, one SPE,
one dual 2U SPS, and two Data Mover enclosures (with four Data Movers).