DLm8500 with VMAX Physical Planning
Physical data
DLm8500 weight details
DLm physical specification for single cabinet
External network requirements in DLm8500
Disk Library for mainframe 5.0 Physical Planning Guide for DLm8500
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This section provides the physical data requirements for DLm systems.
DLm8500 with VMAX has a maximum configuration of one VTEC cabinet, one VG8
cabinet, and one VMAX 20K comprised of a System Cabinet and up to 10 VMAX
Storage Cabinets.
When fully configured, the weight of each cabinet is:
VTEC cabinet—1077 lb (488.5 kg)
l
VNX VG8 cabinet with one fully loaded VG8 (8 Data Movers) and two DS-6510B
l
FC switches—766 lb (347.5 kg)
VNX VG8 cabinet with two fully loaded VG8s (16 Data Movers) and two DS-6510B
l
FC switches-1052 lb (477.2 kg)
VMAX storage cabinet—The EMC Symmetrix VMAX Family Physical Planning Guide
l
provides the currently accurate weight.
VMAX system cabinet—The EMC Symmetrix VMAX Family Physical Planning Guide
l
provides the currently accurate weight.
Table 10
on page 32 lists the physical specifications of the VTEC and VG8 cabinets.
The EMC Symmetrix VMAX Family Physical Planning Guide provides the specifications
for the VMAX cabinets.
Table 10 Physical specification of the VTEC and VG8 cabinets
Description
Height
Width
Depth
Clearance for service and airflow
Front
Rear
Top
a.
With trim kit (optional) attached.
The preferred mechanism for callinghome and remote access is to use Ethernet
network connections and ConnectEMC/SRS.
Measurements
a
76.66 in (194.7 cm)
24.02 in (61.0 cm)
41.88 in (106.4 cm)
42 in (106.7 cm)
42 in (106.7 cm)
18 in (45.7 cm)