This guide describes one of five models available in the VNX Series, the EMC
®
VNX7500™. This document provides an overview of the architecture, components, and
features of the VNX7500. The specific aspects of the Block and File (Unified) VNX7500
platform hardware and its major components include the front and rear connectors and
LED indicators on the storage processor enclosure (SPE), the 1U and 2U standby power
supply (SPS), the Control Station, the Data Mover enclosure, and the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch), the
3U, 15 (3.5-inch), or the 4U, 60 (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch) disk drive disk-array enclosure
(DAE).
This guide is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/. Go to the About VNX
section, and then select Learn about VNX. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
Topics include:
◆ Product software and hardware release revisions ...................................................... 4
◆ Revision history ........................................................................................................ 4
◆ Where to get help...................................................................................................... 4
◆ How this document is organized ............................................................................... 5
◆ Related documentation............................................................................................. 5
◆ Overview................................................................................................................... 6
◆ VNX7500 Block and File product description............................................................. 8
◆ System component description............................................................................... 17
◆ I/O modules............................................................................................................ 45
◆ Disk-array enclosure (DAE) ...................................................................................... 63
◆ Cabling ................................................................................................................... 95
◆ VNX7500 DAE cabling ............................................................................................. 96
EMC
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VNX
™
Family
VNX7500
™
Hardware Information Guide
REV A03
October, 2011
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