EMC2 VNX Series Installation Guide

Procedure
1. Locate the sense cables shown in Figure 27 on page 42.
They are RS232 cables with a 6-pin modular plug on each end. These cables have the
cable labels pre-attached.
Figure 27 Cables connecting SPS to DAE 0
SPS A DAE
SPS B DAE
DAE 0 B
DAE 0 A
1
2
Note
Identify these cables by the cable labels and the connectors.
2. Connect SPS A to LCC A of DAE 0. See cable 1.
3. Connect SPS B to LCC B of DAE 0. See cable 2.
See Figure 28 on page 42 for the cabling connections when DAE 0 is a 3U DAE. See
Figure 29 on page 42 for the cabling connections when DAE 0 is a 2U DAE.
Figure 28 Cabling between the SPS and 3U DAE 0
A
B
#
X4
X4
X4
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
#
X4
X4
X4
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
1
2
Figure 29 Cabling between the SPS and 2U DAE 0
6 Gb
SAS
X4
#
6 Gb
SAS
X4
#
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2
1
Cabling the SPs to DAE 0
Cabling between the SPE and DAEs uses Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) cables. The cables
between the SPE ports and LCC ports on DAEs are 2-meter mini-SAS HD to mini-SAS. The
connectors on the mini-SAS end have a icon indicating the port for that end.
Cable your system
42 EMC VNX Series VNX8000 Block Installation Guide

EMC2 VNX Series Specifications

General

Brand	EMC2
Model	VNX Series
Category	Storage
Language	English