Engine Components - EMC VPLEX Installation And Setup Manual

Major VPLEX hardware components
Table 1
Component
Fibre Channel COM
switches
Uninterrupted power
supplies (UPS)
Management server
Power supply B
Side B
mgmt. module
Figure 4

Engine components

Description
Provide highly available connectivity among the directors in a dual-engine or quad-engine cluster.
Provide backup power to the COM switches and management server in a dual-engine or quad-engine
cluster, allowing the connected components to continue operating through a power loss of up to 30 seconds.
Provides management to the other components in the cluster, and provides an interface for access from a
remote management station.
Management server functions include:
• Hosting VPLEX software.
• Providing an interface between the customer and the VPLEX cluster.
• Generating Call Home events.
• Enabling secure management between clusters in a Metro-Plex.
• Protecting the internal management network from the customer LAN.
• Providing access to VPLEX components for field-replaceable unit (FRU) replacement procedures.
• Facilitating nondisruptive upgrades (NDU)
IOM B0 IOM B1
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
F F F F F F F F
IOM A0 IOM A1
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
F F F F F F F F
IOM B4 IOM B5
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
L L W W n n n n
IOM = I/O module
F = Front-end SAN port
B = Back-end SAN port
IOM B2 IOM B3
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
B B B B B B B B
IOM A2 IOM A3
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
B B B B B B B B
IOM A4 IOM A5
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
L L W W n n n n
L = Local COM port
W = WAN COM port (for multi-cluster plex)
n = not currently used
Introduction
Director B
Power supply A
Director A
Side A mgmt. module
I/O module carrier
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