EMC2 EMC VNX Series User Manual

Introduction 5
Audience.........................................................................................................6
Shipping Methods...........................................................................................6
Overview of installing an EMC cabinet................................................ 6
Overview of installing in a customer cabinet.......................................6
Prepare your system 9
Before you begin........................................................................................... 10
Site requirements..........................................................................................11
Unpack your system 13
Unpacking the shipping boxes...................................................................... 14
Detaching the DPE from the shipping material...............................................15
Assemble components in your cabinet 17
About installing your storage-system hardware............................................. 18
Installing rails............................................................................................... 19
Installing the DPE rails..................................................................... 19
Installing components...................................................................................20
About the 3U Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE)...................................20
Installing the disk processor enclosure............................................ 21
Cable your system 25
Attaching storage processors to the network................................................. 26
Power up 27
Connecting or verifying power cables............................................................ 28
Verifying system status................................................................................. 28
Verify DPE status..............................................................................29
Add additional storage 31
Disk-array enclosure types............................................................................ 32
2U, 25 2.5" drive DAE.......................................................................32
3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE.......................................................................32
Assembling DAEs.......................................................................................... 33
Unpacking DAEs...............................................................................33
Label the SAS cables........................................................................36
Installing DAE rails........................................................................... 36
Installing DAEs.................................................................................38
Connecting additional DAEs to your VNX system...............................40
Power up additional DAEs............................................................................. 43
Connect 2U, 25-drive DAE power cables........................................... 43
Connect 3U, 15-drive DAE power cables........................................... 43
Verify DAE status...........................................................................................44
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
CONTENTS
EMC VNX Series VNX5400 Block Installation Guide 3

EMC2 EMC VNX Series Specifications

General

Brand	EMC2
Model	EMC VNX Series
Category	Storage
Language	English