EMC VNX

VNX5700

Dense Cabinet Installation Addendum

P/N 300-013-177
REV A01
October 7, 2011

This document describes the VNX5700 as delivered in a dense cabinet. This particular
configuration of the VNX5700 includes one or more 60-disk dense DAE (DAE7S).
Topics include:

Introduction ..............................................................................................................
Unpacking and cabling..............................................................................................
Software installation and configuration .....................................................................
Related documentation.............................................................................................

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Introduction

Introduction
VNX systems are available utilizing the dense-storage capabilities of the 60-disk
dense disk-array enclosure (DAE7S). This DAE is 4U high and can include up to 60
disks in one drawer. This dense-storage system is installed in a cabinet (40U-D) that is
5 deeper than a standard EMC cabinet.
The VNX5700 system includes the following components in the cabinet:

1U or 2U Standby Power Supply (SPS)

2U Storage Processor Enclosure,

one or more Disk Array Enclosures, either 3U or 4U.

The VNX series of products includes a number of different types of DAEs. Only the
3U DAE and the 4U DAE are supported in the dense rack configurations.

a 3U 15-slot 3.5 disk DAE (Figure 1)

a 4U 60-slot 3.5 disk DAE (Figure 2 on page 3)

In the dense rack configuration, the use of a 3U DAE as DAE 0 will mean that the
system will use a 1U SPS. See Figure 3 on page 4. Systems using the 4U 60-slot DAE for
the vault drives must use a 2U SPS. See Figure 4 on page 4.
3U, 3.5 inches, 15 Disk-array enclosure front

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Figure 1

VNX 3U 15-slot 3.5 DAE

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Introduction

4U, 3.5inches, 60 disk-array enclosure, front

Rear
Figure 2

4U 60 slot 3.5 disk array enclosure

Note: The 4U 60 slot DAE7S loads disks from the top, unlike the front-loading 3U DAE. For
more information on DAEs, see the VNX5700 Hardware Information Guide.

The VNX5700 can include a combination of the 3U 15 slot and the 4U 60 slot DAEs.
Any system utilizing the 4U 60 slot DAE7S disk array enclosure requires a deep
(40U-D) cabinet.

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Introduction

PS A0 PS A1

PS B0 PS B1

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2U SPE
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Caution: Array Software on drives 0-3. Removing or relocating them

Will Make the Array Unusable

1U SPS

Front view
Figure 3

VNX5700 base components with a 1U SPS and 3U DAE 0

PS A0 PS A1

2U SPE

CPU A

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Figure 4

VNX5700 base components with a 2U SPS and 4U DAE 0

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CPU B

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Unpacking and cabling

Unpacking and cabling

The VNX5700 in a dense rack configuration arrives fully cabled from the factory. The
only cabling that may be required involves cabling between multiple cabinets and
cabling the system to the network. See the cabling directions in theVNX5700 System
Installation Guide and the instructions for adding additional DAEs and additional
buses in the VNX5700 Hardware Information Guide for details.
The VNX5700 has 4 SAS ports available in the SAS I/O module in slot 0 of each SP.
Thus, a VNX5700 system can have its disk capacity configured over 4 buses.
Note: There is no provision for moving disks or enclosures from one bus to another. It is
possible to add additional storage to new or to existing buses.

The system as delivered in the cabinet will have the number of disks load-balanced
over the buses.

VNX5700 Block
Configuration

The Block configuration includes either a 1U SPS with a 3U DAE and the 2U SPE
(shown in Figure 3 on page 4) or a 2U SPS with a 4U DAE and the 2U SPE (Figure 4 on
page 4).
The VNX5700 Block configuration, with its multiple buses, can provide a convenient
means for utilizing a very dense use of rack space. Depending upon how your system
was designed and configured, you may have nearly 500 disks within one cabinet. A
VNX5700 dense Block configuration can have up to eight of the dense (DAE7S) DAEs
in the first cabinet. See Figure 5 on page 6, for example.

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Unpacking and cabling

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

2U SPE
4U DAE 0

2U SPS
Front
Figure 5

An example of a VNX5700 Block dense configuration, front view

If the VNX5700 Block configuration has space reserved for future or potential File
upgrade to a Unified configuration, space for the File hardware components will be
provided at the top of the system cabinet. This allows for easier access and service to
these components. See Figure 6 on page 7 for an illustration of a dense VNX5700
Unified system.

VNX5700 File and

Unified
Configurations

The File and Unified configurations include the 2U storage processor enclosure (SPE),
a 1U or a 2U standby power supply (SPS), two 2U data mover enclosures, one or two
1U Control Stations, DAE 0, and [optional] disk-array enclosures (DAEs) for holding
additional storage.

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Control Station 0
Control Station 1
2U Blade enclosure 0
2U Blade enclosure 1

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

4U DAE

2U SPE
4U DAE 0

2U SPS
Front
Figure 6

VNX5700 File or Unified dense configuration

Because a VNX5700 system can support up to 500 drives, the VNX5700 File/Unified
dense system can include up to seven of the 4U 60 slot DAEs in the first cabinet.
Additional storage can be added in an additional cabinet.

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Software installation and configuration

Software installation and configuration

Follow the instructions in the appropriate VNX5700 installation guide to power up
the system and install the software, starting with the VNX Installation Toolbox disk.
The installation guide includes worksheets and checklists appropriate to each
configuration.

Related documentation
VNX5700 Block Installation Guide
VNX5700 File Installation Guide
VNX5700 Unified Installation Guide
Getting Started with VNX Systems
EMC VNX5700 Hardware Information Guide
40U-D Cabinet Site Preparation Guide
40U-D Cabinet Unpacking and Setup Guide

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