Connecting A Vnx5700 Or Vnx7500 Array - EMC VNX VG2 Setup Manual

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Connect Cables for a Direct-connected VG8
Connecting a
VNX5700 or
VNX7500 array
116 EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Gateway Configuration Setup Guide
Use Figure 80 on page 117
VNX SPs. You must use SFPs to connect the ports
provides more information):
Note: Figure 80 on page 117
illustration purposes. The following steps describe how to connect the cables for a
maximum VNX VG8 configuration (8 blades). The maximum number of connections
depends on the availability of ports in the VNX SPs.
1. Connect blade 2, slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 4, port 0 (cable 1 in
page 117).
2. Connect blade 2, slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 4, port 0 (cable 2 in
page 117).
3. Connect blade 3, slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 4, port 1 (cable 3 in
page 117).
4. Connect blade 3, slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 4, port 1 (cable 4 in
page 117).
5. Connect blade 4 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 4, port 2.
6. Connect blade 4 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 4, port 2.
7. Connect blade 5 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 4, port 3.
8. Connect blade 5 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 4, port 3.
9. Connect blade 6 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 3, port 0.
10. Connect blade 6 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 3, port 0.
11. Connect blade 7 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 3, port 1.
12. Connect blade 7 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 3, port 1.
13. Connect blade 8 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 3, port 2.
14. Connect blade 8 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 3, port 2.
15. Connect blade 9 slot 0, port 0 to SP A slot 3, port 3.
16. Connect blade 9 slot 0, port 1 to SP B slot 3, port 3.
to connect the Fibre Channel cables from the blades to the
("SFP modules" on page 43
shows only the first four cable connections for
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