EMC VNX Series Hardware Information Manual page 108

VNX5500 DAE cabling
108 VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide
2U DAE (25 disks per DAE)
Maximum number of
DAEs per bus 10
Maximum number of DAEs 9
Maximum number of disks 240
Figure 96 Example of the VNX5500 Block platform with nine DAEs (2U, 25 disks) interleaved cabling
40U rack
B
EA 4/Bus 1
B
EA 4/Bus 0
B
EA 3/Bus 1
B
EA 3/Bus 0
B
EA 2/Bus 1
B
EA 2/Bus 0
B
EA 1/Bus 1
B
EA 1/Bus 0
B
EA 0/Bus 1
Bus 0
2
4
Bus 1
DPE
8Gb 6Gb
fibre SAS 1 X4
2 3 4 5
Switch Power Power
SPS B
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Bus 0
3
Bus 1
1
8Gb 6Gb
fibre
SAS 1
X4
2 3 4 5
0 X4 0 X4
6Gb SAS
6Gb SAS
Power
Switch Power
SPS A
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