EMC VNX Series Hardware Information Manual page 77

2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE (DAE5S)
Front view
The 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE used in the VNX7600 platform is 2U (3.5 inches) high
and includes 25 disk drives. It uses a 6-Gb/s SAS interface for communication between
the disk processor enclosure (DPE) storage processors (SPs) and the DAE.
On the front, the VNX8000 platform 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE includes the
following hardware components:
2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS, 6-Gb/s NL-SAS, or Flash disk drives (hot-swappable)
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Status LEDs
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Figure 59 shows the location of these components.
Note: In a VNX8000 platform, when using the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier, the
maximum amount of disk drives is 1,500.
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1 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS
drives
2 DAE fault LED (amber)
3 DAE power status LED (blue)
Figure 59 Example of a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE (front view)
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4 Disk drive fault LED (amber)
5 Disk drive status/activity (blue)
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