EMC2 VNX Series Quick Start Guide

Identifying available I/O module slots
Table 1 on page 5 displays I/O module and port limits for your VNX series system.
Table 1 Number of supported I/O modules per SP
All I/O modules Optional I/O modules
Storage
system
Max. total
ports per
SP
a
Number
supported per
SP
SP A
slots
SP B
slots
Numbe
r
suppor
ted per
SP
SP A
slots
SP B
slots
VNX5300 12 2 A0-A1 B0-B1 2 A0-A1 B0-B1
a.
Six ports (four Fibre Channel and two SAS) are embedded in each SP.
Note
Always install I/O modules in pairs - one module in SP A and one module in SP B. Both
SPs must have the same type of I/O modules in the same slots.
The following types of modules are available to be added to the system:
Note
If your are attempting to add an I/O module that requires a minimum VNX OE version
higher than the current version on your VNX, you must upgrade the VNX OE prior to
attempting the upgrade. For additional information on updating system software, go to
https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX. Under VNX tasks, select Update VNX software. Select
appropriate settings for your configuration to generate a customized procedure to update
the VNX OE for your system.
u
10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) with two optical/Active Twin-Ax FCoE
front-end (FE) ports for network server FCoE I/O connections; labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on
the latch handle
u
8-Gb/s Fibre Channel with four optical front-end (FE) ports for server I/O connections
(connection to a switch or server HBA); labeled 8Gb Fibre on the latch handle
u
1-Gb/s Ethernet (GbE) with four RJ-45 front-end (FE) ports for server I/O connections
(connection to a network switch, router, server NIC or iSCSI HBA); labeled 1 GbE on
the latch handle
u
10-Gb/s Ethernet (10 GbE) iSCSI modules with two optical/Active Twin-Ax iSCSI front-
end (FE) ports for network server iSCSI I/O connections (connection to a network
switch, router, server NIC or iSCSI HBA); labeled either 10 GbE iSCSI or 10Gb v2 on
the latch handle
u
10-GbBaseT iSCSI modules with two RJ-45 iSCSI front-end (FE) ports for network
server iSCSI I/O connections (connection to a network switch, router, server NIC or
iSCSI HBA); labeled 10 GbE BaseT on the latch handle
Note
10-GbBaseT iSCSI modules requires VNX OE for Block release 05.32 or greater.
Table 2 on page 6 lists the I/O modules available for the storage system and the
number of each module that is standard and/or optional.
Adding Storage Processor I/O modules and SFPs
Identifying available I/O module slots 5

EMC2 VNX Series Specifications

General

Brand	EMC2
Model	VNX Series
Category	Storage
Language	English