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2U DAE (25 disks per DAE)
Maximum number of
DAEs per bus 10
Maximum number of DAEs 9
Maximum number of disks 240
Figure 101 Example of the VNX5500 Block platform with nine DAEs (2U, 25 disks) interleaved
cabling
Cabling the 6-Gb/s SAS I/O module in the VNX5500 platform
40U rack
B
EA 1/Bus 2
B
EA 2/Bus 0
B
EA 1/Bus 1
B
EA 0/Bus 5
B
EA 0/Bus 4
B
EA 0/Bus 3
B
EA 0/Bus 2
B
EA 1/Bus 0
B
EA 0/Bus 1
DPE
8Gb 6Gb
fibre
SAS 1
2 3 4 5
Switch Power Power
SPS B
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fibre SAS
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6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS
Switch Power
Power
SPS A
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