EMC VNX Series Hardware Information Manual page 140

VNX8000 DAE cabling
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Rack 2, bus 2
DAE 11, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP A) to 11
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(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC A)
DAE 11, black, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP B) to 11
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(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC B)
Then, the black DAEs for Bus 2 are daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:
DAE 12 or EA 1/Bus 2 and continue cabling the DAEs up to EA 9/Bus 2.
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Rack 3, bus 3
DAE 1, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP A) to 10
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(labels SP A SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC A)
DAE 1, green, 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module port 2 (SP B) to 11
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(labels SP B SAS 5 Port 2 to LCC B)
Then, the black DAEs for Bus 3 are daisy-chained through the remaining DAEs:
DAE 2 or EA 1/Bus 3 and continue cabling the DAEs up to EA 9/Bus 3-.
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Note: Figure 117 on page 141
your VNX8000 Block to VNX8000 File/Unified platform. If you are planning to upgrade your
Block platform to a File/Unified platform, it is recommended that at least 4U of rack space
be reserved for adding one to two 1U Controls Stations and one to two 2U Data Mover
enclosures.
shows 4U to 10U of reserved space to allow for upgrading
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 2) in rack 2
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 3
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DAE (EA 0/Bus 3) in rack 3