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300-999-782 REV 05

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  • Page 1 ® ® Series ™ VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide 300-999-782 REV 05...
  • Page 2 2014-2015 EMC Corporation . All rights reserved. Published in USA. Published February , 2015 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. The information in this publication is provided as is. EMC Corporation makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cabling for two blade enclosures............. 50 Chapter 6 Power up Connecting or verifying power cables............54 Connecting or verifying the gray power cables for PDU A........ 54 Connecting or verifying the black power cables for PDU B......55 EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 4 Running the storage system registration wizard........83 Check system health................ 83 Check system events..................83 Configure servers for VNX systems..............84 Provision storage..................84 Attach bezels....................84 Appendix A Planning Worksheets VNX File configuration worksheet..............88 EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 Introduction Understand the audience requirements and shipping methods before you begin installation of your VNX system. Audience.........................6 Shipping Methods....................6 Introduction...

  • Page 6: Audience

    Completely equipped and cabled in an EMC cabinet or In multiple boxes for installation in a customer-provided cabinet Overview of installing an EMC cabinet If your system was shipped in an EMC cabinet, the installation process involves the following steps: Procedure 1.
  • Page 7 Introduction 4. Assemble the components in your cabinet as described in Assemble components in your cabinet on page 5. Cable your system as described in Cable your system on page 6. Power up your system by connecting power cables, and then verify that the system components powered up correctly by checking the LEDs of the system as described in Power up on page 7.
  • Page 8 Introduction EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: Prepare Your System

    CHAPTER 2 Prepare your system Determine what you need to install for your system using: Before you begin....................10 Site requirements....................11 Prepare your system...

  • Page 10: Before You Begin

    2. Complete the planning worksheet provided at the end of this document. To download additional copies of the worksheet, go to https://support.emc.com, and search support for the worksheet: VNX File Configuration Worksheet 3.

  • Page 11: Site Requirements

    Resource Requirement Power AC Power: For high availability, at least two 200-240 V AC circuits are required. View For full power specifications, go to https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX and select technical specifications About VNX under the section. Network Two 1-Gigabit Ethernet management connections and two customer-supplied CAT5e or better cables.
  • Page 12 Prepare your system EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: Unpack Your System

    CHAPTER 3 Unpack your system Unpack and install the system components. Other storage (optional DAEs) will be unpacked, assembled, and cabled later. Unpacking the shipping boxes................14 Removing mini-rack components................15 Unpack your system...

  • Page 14: Unpacking The Shipping Boxes

    Unpack your system Unpacking the shipping boxes You will have received your system either fully assembled and cabled in an EMC cabinet, or in shipping boxes to be unpacked and installed into your own cabinet. For damaged or missing components, notify your Sales associate immediately for replacements.

  • Page 15: Removing Mini-Rack Components

    Unpack your system Table 2 Example shipping contents (continued) Components Accessories Right-to-Use (RTU) notices, as appropriate to the system b. Start the unpacking and assembling process with Removing mini-rack components on page Removing mini-rack components To remove the mini-rack components: Procedure 1.
  • Page 16 Control Station. Do not take these rails off. These rails will be used later when installing the Control Stations in the site rack. a. Pull the Control Station forward until it locks into place as shown in Figure 2 on page EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 Unpack your system Figure 2 Sliding out the Control Station CL4970 b. On each inner slide rail, using your finger, pull the blue tab (embossed with an arrow) toward you to release the rail lock as shown in Figure 3 Unlocking the inner slide rail from the outer slide rail CL4971 c.
  • Page 18 19) protruding from the front which goes through a hole in the front channel of the mini-rack. Unscrew the front and rear screws and remove the ganged rails from the mini-rack, out from the rear, then the front, as shown in Figure 5 on page EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 19 Unpack your system Figure 5 Removing ganged rails 9. Retain all the removed rails and screws for later assembly of the rails into a site rack. Removing mini-rack components...
  • Page 20 Unpack your system EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Assemble Components In Your Cabinet

    If you are installing the components in a customer rack, follow the instructions in this chapter. Otherwise, go to Cable your system on page 41 to verify your cabling in an EMC rack. Assembling the components includes the following: Installing rails.......................

  • Page 22: Installing Rails

    5. To hold the ganged rails in place, insert all the screws (8 places, 4 front and 4 back) previously removed from the ganged rails that were held in the mini-rack. 6. Tighten the screws. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Installing The Blade Enclosure 1 Adjustable Rails

    Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 6 Installing the ganged rails VNX-000366 Installing the blade enclosure 1 adjustable rails The blade enclosure 1 2U adjustable rails are installed directly above the rails for blade enclosure 0. Installing the blade enclosure 1 adjustable rails...

  • Page 24: Installing The Control Station 0 Outer Slide Rails

    The Control Station 0 outer slide rails are installed directly above the last blade enclosure rails. To install the CS0 outer slide rails: (Optional) Adjust the rack post hole shape on the slide rails Install the outer slide rail in the cabinet EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 25 Assemble components in your cabinet Adjusting the rail assemblies for the cabinet channel holes The rail assemblies ship with round alignment posts at the end of the rails for cabinet channels (NEMA rails) with round holes. If your cabinet has channels with square holes, switch the rail alignment posts to square posts.
  • Page 26 1 U (1.75 in) cabinet space for the server, and insert the alignment posts securely into the holes (Figure 9 on page 27). An audible click indicates that the connection is secure. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 9 Inserting rail alignment posts into rear channel holes CL5090 2. Pull the slide rail forward so the front alignment posts go securely into the holes on the front channel (Figure 10 on page 27).

  • Page 28: Installing The Control Station 1 Outer Slide Rails

    Components are not interchangeable. Ensure that you install the components in the following order. Otherwise, your storage system will not operate properly. 1. Disk processor enclosure 2. Blade enclosure 0 3. (optional) Blade enclosure 1 4. Control Station 0 EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 Assemble components in your cabinet 5. (optional) Control Station 1 Figure 12 on page 29 shows an example of the front view of the VNX components and Figure 13 on page 30 shows an example of the rear view of the VNX components. Your system's hardware information guide provides more detail on each of these components.

  • Page 30: About The 3U Disk Processor Enclosure (Dpe)

    About the 3U Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) The disk processor enclosure is a 3U, 25 2.5" drive DPE. The front and rear view of the DPE are shown in Figure 14 on page EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 31: Installing The Disk Processor Enclosure

    Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 14 Front and rear view of DPE Front (Jetfire) Disk-processor enclosure Caution: Array Software on drives 0-3. Removing or relocating them Will Make the Array Unusable Note The DPE contains two storage processors (SP A and SP B). Each SP contains a management module and five slots for I/O modules, numbered 0-4.
  • Page 32 It may be easier to install the screws working in a diagonal pattern, such as bottom left and top right, bottom right and top left, through the DPE, the cabinet or rack post, and then into the rail. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Installing Blade Enclosure 0

    Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 16 Installing the DPE Installing blade enclosure 0 Note Do not lift the blade enclosure by its I/O module handles. Use two people to lift the BE on each side. Procedure 1. Slide blade enclosure 0 above the DPE into the ganged rails by inserting the component into the tabs at the rear of the rails as shown in Figure 17 on page 2.

  • Page 34: Installing Blade Enclosure 1

    2. Insert the four screws previously removed (but do not fasten) in a diagonal pattern (bottom left, top right, bottom right, and top left) through the blade enclosure, the cabinet or rack post, and then into the rail. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 35: Install Control Stations And The Extension Cables

    Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 18 Installing blade enclosure 1 Install Control Stations and the extension cables The primary Control Station (CS0) will slide into the slot above the last installed blade enclosure. Note Ensure that you install the primary Control Station (CSO) before installing CS1. Refer to the location of CS0 when you removed it as shown in Installation order of system components on page...
  • Page 36 2. From the front of the cabinet, align the inner rails attached to the server with the white plastic guide block on the front inside of each slide rail (Figure 20 on page 37). EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 37 Assemble components in your cabinet Note For clarity Figure 20 on page 37 shows the inner rail without the server attached. Figure 20 Aligning the inner rail with white plastic guide block CL5093 3. Slide the server into the cabinet so the inner rails extends over the plastic guide blocks and the first part of the ball bearing retainer assemblies (Figure 21 on page 37).
  • Page 38 Connect the CS0 B extension cable to the RJ-45 connector, labeled on the CS (see cable 1). b. Connect the CS0 MGMT extension cable to the RJ-45 connector, labeled MGMT on the CS (see cable 2). EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 Assemble components in your cabinet Figure 24 Installing the Control Station extension cables MGMT B MGMT MGMT IOIO 2. If a secondary Control Station (CS1) is shipped with the order, connect the CS1 extension cables. Extension cables are labeled CS1. a.
  • Page 40 Assemble components in your cabinet EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 41: Cable Your System

    CHAPTER 5 Cable your system Some cables for your system have pre-attached cable labels. Labels are provided for SAS cables. There are no labels for power cables and customer-supplied cables. Cabling Control Station, modem, and public LAN...........42 Cabling storage processors to blades..............

  • Page 42: Cabling Control Station, Modem, And Public Lan

    Figure 26 Cabling CS0 to modem and public LAN MGMT B MGMT MGMT IOIO CS 0 MGMT a. Connect your public LAN using a CAT5e or better Ethernet cable (customer supplied) to the CS0 MGMT extension cable (cable 2). EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Cabling Cs1 (Optional)

    Cable your system b. Connect CS0 to the customer modem, if applicable (cable 1). 4. Connect CS0 to blade enclosure 0: Refer to Figure 27 on page 43 while performing the procedure that follows. Figure 27 Cabling CS0 to blade enclosure 0 a.
  • Page 44 Figure 30 on page 44 while performing the procedure that follows. Figure 30 Cabling CS1 to blade enclosure 0 a. Connect CS1 A cable to Blade Enclosure 0 MMA port 2 (cable 1). EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 45: Cabling Storage Processors To Blades

    Cable your system b. Connect CS1 B cable to Blade Enclosure 0 MMB port 2 (cables 2 and 3). Cabling storage processors to blades Your system has two storage processors (SP A and SP B). You will connect each SP to each equipped blade.

  • Page 46: Cabling Storage Processors To Blade 3

    1. Connect SP A slot A4 port 1 to blade 3 slot 0 port 0. See cable 1. 2. Connect SP B slot B4 port 1 to blade 3 slot 0 port 1. See cable 2. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 47: Cabling Storage Processors To Blade 4

    Cable your system Figure 33 Cable storage processors to blade 3 Cabling storage processors to blade 4 Before you begin If your VNX shipped un-cabled, locate the Fibre Channel cables required to connect blade SP A A4 Blade4 Slot 0 Port 0 Port 2 SP B B4...

  • Page 48: Cabling Storage Processors To Blade 5

    1. Connect SP A slot A4 port 3 to blade 5 slot 0 port 0. See cable 1. 2. Connect SP B slot B4 port 3 to blade 5 slot 0 port 1. See cable 2. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 49: Cabling Sps To The Blade Management Modules

    Cable your system Figure 35 Cable storage processors to blade 5 Cabling SPs to the blade management modules When cabling your system, the cables from the SP management modules always connect to the highest numbered blade enclosure at port 0. Cabling for one blade enclosure Before you begin Locate the cables as shown in...

  • Page 50: Cabling For Two Blade Enclosures

    1. Connect SP A MGMT to the highest blade enclosure, which is blade enclosure 1 port 0 on the A. See cable 1. 2. Connect SP B MGMT the highest blade enclosure, which is blade enclosure 1 port 0 on the B side. See cable 2. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 51 Cable your system 3. Cross-connect blade enclosure 0 MMA port 0 to blade enclosure 1 MMA port 1 on the A side. See cable 3. 4. Cross-connect blade enclosure 0 MMB port 0 to blade enclosure 1 MMB port 1 on the B side.
  • Page 52 Cable your system EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 53: Power Up

    CHAPTER 6 Power up This chapter describes how to verify or connect power cables and verify system status after powering up the equipment. Connecting or verifying power cables..............54 Connecting or verifying the gray power cables for PDU A........54 Connecting or verifying the black power cables for PDU B........

  • Page 54: Connecting Or Verifying Power Cables

    Verify or connect the power cables as shown in Figure 40 on page 55. Ensure that all the power cables are locked in place. Procedure 1. From SP A to PDU A. See cable 1 in Figure 40 on page EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 55: Connecting Or Verifying The Black Power Cables For Pdu B

    Power up Figure 40 Connecting the gray power cables for PDU A PDU B PDU A 2. From blade enclosure 0 (A side) to PDU A. See cable 2. 3. From blade enclosure 1 (A side) to PDU A. See cable 3. Connecting or verifying the black power cables for PDU B Verify or connect the power cables as shown in Figure 41 on page...
  • Page 56 6. If the optional CS1 is installed as shown in Figure 42 on page 57 wait until step 5 on page 56 completes and the SP Fault LED is turned off, then connect CS1 to PDU A. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 57: Verifying System Status

    Power up Figure 42 Connecting the gray power cable to CS1 Verifying system status While your system powers up, the software goes through a number of stages causing LED activity lights to blink. You can verify that your system powered up correctly and completely after 15 minutes.

  • Page 58: Verifying Control Station Status

    Ensure that each Control Station is powered up correctly using the physical indicators on each enclosure. The hardware information guide for your system provides more information on all the LEDs. Figure 44 Control Station LEDs LEDs Location State/color Control Station power On/green Control Station status/fault On/green EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 59: Verifying Blade Enclosure Status

    Power up Figure 44 Control Station LEDs (continued) Procedure 1. Verify that the Control Station status LED, located on the front, is solid green. 2. Verify that the Control Station power LED is solid green. If any fault LEDs are on, or if any power LEDs remain flashing after approximately 15 minutes of operation, contact your authorized service provider.
  • Page 60 Power up EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 61: Add Additional Storage

    CHAPTER 7 Add additional storage This VNX storage system provides SAS ports for connection to additional storage. Disk- array enclosures can be added up to the disk limit for the system and connected to these SAS ports in loops. Add any ordered disk-array enclosures to your system at this time. Disk-array enclosure types..................

  • Page 62: Disk-Array Enclosure Types

    VNX-000227 3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE Figure 47 on page 63 shows the 3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE type. This DAE type uses a 3U rail kit for installation into the system cabinet. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 63: Assembling Daes

    Add additional storage Figure 47 3U,15 3.5" drive DAE VNX-000266 Assembling DAEs CAUTION The DAE is heavy and should be installed into a rack by two people. To avoid personal injury and/or damage to the equipment, do not attempt to lift and install the enclosure into a rack without a mechanical lift or help from another person.
  • Page 64 2U, 25 2.5" drive DAE Mounting screws (4) Adjustable rail kit Rails (2) Screws (3 per rail) Power cables (2) Note Illustrations show standard US power cables. SAS cables (2) mini-SAS to mini- SAS connectors Bezel (1) EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 65 Add additional storage Table 4 3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE 3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE Mounting screws (4) Adjustable rail kit Rails (2) Screws (4 per rail) Power cables (2) Note Illustrations show standard US power cables. SAS cables (2) mini-SAS to mini- SAS connectors Unpacking DAEs...

  • Page 66: Label The Sas Cables

    For more on racking and cabling options, see your VNX hardware information guide. Install 2U DAE rails The following procedure shows you how to install 2U DAE rails. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 67 Add additional storage Procedure 1. Install the 2U DAE rails into the cabinet. The DAE rails should be installed above the topmost component in the cabinet. The rails must be aligned carefully so that they are level front to back and with the companion rail left to right.

  • Page 68: Installing Daes

    2. When the DAE is in place, insert and tighten all of the screws. It may be easier to install the screws working in a diagonal pattern, such as bottom left and top right, bottom right and top left. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 69 Add additional storage Figure 51 Installing a 2U DAE in the rails Install the 3U DAE Refer to Figure 52 on page 70 when installing a 3U DAE. Procedure 1. Slide the disk-array enclosure (DAE) into the DAE rails in the cabinet. Ensure that the enclosure is fully seated in the cabinet.

  • Page 70: Connecting Additional Daes To Your Vnx System

    The cables between the DPE ports and LCC ports on DAEs are 2-meter mini-SAS HD to mini-SAS. EMC provides a cable installation educational video entitled Mini-SAS HD Cable Connectivity on Edutube under VNX. You must have Powerlink access to view the video.
  • Page 71 Add additional storage Procedure 1. Locate one pair of cables for each DAE as shown in Figure 53 on page 71. These are mini-SAS to mini-SAS HD cables. Figure 53 SAS cables for the first two DAEs The SAS ports on the DPE are labeled 0 and 1. Port 0 is connected internally to the SAS expander that connects all the internal DPE disks.
  • Page 72 LCC A and B of a DAE ( ) to the appropriate LCC ports ( ) of an additional DAE. Cables from DAE to DAE on these loops are mini-SAS to mini-SAS EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 73 Add additional storage cables. Each BE loop can support up to 10 DAEs. For more details on additional DAE cabling, see your VNX hardware information guide. Your VNX also supports an optional 4-port SAS I/O module in slot 0 of each SP, allowing for up to four more loops.

  • Page 74: Power Up Additional Daes

    1. Connect or verify that the A-side DAE power cable is connected to PDU A. See cable 1. 2. Connect or verify that the B-side DAE power cable is connected to PDU B. See cable 2. EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 75: Verify Dae Status

    Add additional storage Figure 59 Power up a 3U DAE Verify DAE status Ensure that the optional DAEs powered up correctly using the physical indicators on each enclosure. The hardware information guide for your system provides more information on all the LEDs. Verify 2U, 25 2.5”...

  • Page 76: Verify 3U, 15 3.5" Drive Dae Status

    2. If any fault LEDs are on, or if any power LEDs are flashing, contact your authorized service provider. Figure 61 3U, 15 3.5” drive DAE LEDs LEDs Location State/Color Description DAE Fault/Status On/Amber Fault has occurred DAE Power On/Blue Disk drive Fault On/Amber Fault has occurred EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 77 Add additional storage Figure 61 3U, 15 3.5” drive DAE LEDs (continued) LEDs Location State/Color Description Disk drive Status/Activity On/Blue Verify 3U, 15 3.5" drive DAE status...
  • Page 78 Add additional storage EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 79: Setup

    CHAPTER 8 Setup After you have completed all of the installation steps, continue to set up your system by performing these post-installation tasks: Connect a management station................80 Initialize your storage system................80 Update the storage system software and register your system.......

  • Page 80: Connect A Management Station

    Procedure 1. Download and install VNX Installation Assistant for File/Unified (VIA). Note EMC recommends that you use the version of this utility that matches the VNX File OE release. To download VIA from the EMC Support page (https://support.emc.com): EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 81 2. Under VNX tasks, select Initialize and register VNX for block and configure ESRS. 3. Select the appropriate options for your configuration. 4. Select Install and Configure ESRS to generate a customized version of EMC Secure Remote Support for VNX document.

  • Page 82: Update The Storage System Software And Register Your System

    7. Connect to your system by entering the host name or IP address and click Connect. Downloading the latest version of the VNX operating environment software (optional) EMC recommends downloading and installing the latest version of the operating environment. This task is optional.

  • Page 83: Running The Storage System Registration Wizard

    Procedure 1. Start the Unisphere Service Manager (USM) by doing either one of the following: Click the Unisphere Service Manager icon on your desktop, or Select Start All Programs or Start Programs, then select EMC Unisphere > > > >...

  • Page 84: Configure Servers For Vnx Systems

    EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...
  • Page 85 Setup Note The left rail has a connector which protrudes through the cabinet channel holes. The cable kit includes a cable to connect from the rear of the rail to the cabinet power. See Figure 62 on page Figure 62 Connecting the power to the rail for the bezel VNX-000370 Procedure 1.
  • Page 86 Control Station that occupies it can occur causing the Control Station to fail. Figure 63 Attaching a bezel EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

  • Page 87: Appendix A Planning Worksheets

    APPENDIX A Planning Worksheets NOTICE These worksheets are for VNX hardware and software only and do not cover other network connections or requirements from other software. VNX File configuration worksheet................88 Planning Worksheets...

  • Page 88: Vnx File Configuration Worksheet

    File/Unified for the initial installation, and then refer to CS1 Secondary the Configuring and Managing Networking on VNX IP address technical module and the EMC VNX Command Line Interface Reference for File to complete the IPv6 additions. Netmask Auto-discovered (optional). Enter this information into the Value column of this table.
  • Page 89 File/Unified for the initial installation and then refer to the Configuring and Managing Networking on VNX technical module server and EMC VNX Command Line Interface Reference for File to complete the IPv6 additions. Note The values auto-discovered for the secondary DNS server are optional.
  • Page 90 Table 10 Licenses Field Value Comments Required. Check the boxes of the CIFS (Windows) licenses you have purchased. NFS (UNIX or Linux) Replicator V2 File Level Retention Snapsure EMC VNX Series VNX5600 Unified Installation Guide...

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