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Installation Guide
P/N 300-012-926
REV 05

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  • Page 1 ™ ® VNX5500 File ™ Installation Guide P/N 300-012-926 REV 05...
  • Page 2 All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. For the most up-to-date regulatory document for your product line, go to EMC Online Support (https://support.emc.com). VNX-000411 This space is for the label on the front of Control Station 0 and Control Station 1. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Before you power up ....................41 Connecting or verifying power cables ............... 41 Verifying system status .................... 43 Add additional storage Disk-array enclosure types ..................47 Assembling the DAEs ....................48 Install the DAE rails .................... 49 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 4 Registering your system with your service provider ..........61 Check system health ....................61 Configure servers for VNX systems ................62 Attach bezels ......................62 Planning Worksheets VNX File configuration worksheet ................65 ESRS worksheet ....................... 68 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Audience Although your VNX system is customer installable, EMC recommends that the installation be performed by someone who has a general background in information technology. While prior training is not required, customers who successfully installed this product were trained as either: EMC Proven Professionals ◆...

  • Page 6: Overview Of Installing In A Customer Cabinet

    7. Optionally, you can add a disk-array enclosure (DAE), power it up, and then verify that the DAE was powered up correctly by checking the DAE LED status as described in “Add additional storage” on page 8. Complete the tasks listed in “Set up” on page EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Prepare Your System

    (optional) installation. Go to https://Support.EMC.com. Select VNX Series > Documentation > VNX5500 > Manuals and Guides > VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide. • If you want to generate documentation specific for your system configuration to configure servers, update software, or add and replace hardware, go to https://mydocs.emc.com.

  • Page 8: Site Requirements

    • At least 500 MB of free space • Connection on same LAN subnet as your VNX5500 system • DNS/NTP server network connection to the VNX5500 and the management host • Windows Domain Controller recommended • SMTP server network connection to the VNX5500 and the management host •...

  • Page 9: Unpack Your System

    Unpack your system Unpacking the shipping boxes You might have received your system already racked and cabled in an EMC cabinet or in a mini-rack to be unpacked and installed into your own cabinet. If your system was shipped fully assembled and cabled in an EMC cabinet: 1.
  • Page 10 “Removing mini-rack components” on page Note: Ensure that you have the latest version of the install guide and any other associated documentation. To download the most recent version of the installation guide, go to https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/ select Install VNX. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 11: Removing Mini-Rack Components

    Removing mini-rack components To remove the mini-rack components: 1. Remove the Control Station information label from the front of CS0 and attach it to the inside cover of this manual. If you have a second optional Control Station (CS1), remove this Control Station information label and attach it to the inside cover of this manual.
  • Page 12 6. Unscrew all front and rear screws and remove the 8U ganged rails from the mini-rack as shown Figure 3 on page 7. Retain all the removed rails and screws for later assembly of the rails into a site rack. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 13 Remove 2 screws each side. Front Maximum rail extension VNX-000150 Figure 3 Removing ganged rails Removing mini-rack components...
  • Page 14 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 15: Assemble Components In Your Cabinet

    Assemble components in your cabinet Installing rails 1. Slide the 8U ganged rail into the appropriate location in the site rack (for space considerations find the lowest available space) as shown in Figure 2. Insert the alignment pins into the holes in the back of the rack. The rails must be level front to back and with the companion rail left to right.

  • Page 16: Installing Components

    ◆ One or more blade enclosures ◆ Figure 5 shows an example of the front view of the VNX5500 components. Figure 6 on page 17 shows an example of the rear view of the VNX5500 components. VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide provides more detail about each of these components.
  • Page 17 Serial Console VGA socket 15 or 25 disk Disk processor enclosure fibre fibre 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 0 X4 0 X4 Standby power supply Power Switch Power Power Switch Power VNX-000246 Figure 6 Rear view of VNX5500 File Installing components...

  • Page 18: Installing The Standby Power Supply

    SPS component, the cabinet rail and then into the gang rail. 3. Do not tighten the screws completely until all of the components are in place. Front Figure 7 Installing the standby power supply EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Installing Disk Processor Enclosure

    Installing disk processor enclosure There are two types of disk processor enclosures (DPEs). Your disk processor enclosure can be either a 3U, 25 2.5” drive DPE or a 3U, 15 3.5” drive DPE as shown in Figure 8. It goes into the next available space in the ganged rails.
  • Page 20 4. Working in a diagonal pattern bottom left and top right, bottom right and top left, attach, but do not tighten, the component by inserting the four screws through the DPE, the cabinet rail and into the gang rail as shown in Figure 10 on page EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 21 Front u r e l o s r o c D i s VNX-000196 Figure 10 Installing the DPE Installing components...

  • Page 22: Installing Control Stations And Extension Cables

    The extension cables will be labeled CS1. Note: Connect the CS1 B extension cable to the RJ-45 connector (labeled on the CS) and connect the CS1 MGMT extension cable to the RJ-45 connector (labeled on the CS). MGMT EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 23 Control Station 0 Rear MGMT MODEM socket IPMI port MGMT Serial VGA plug console CS0 MGMT Front u r e l o s r o c D i s Figure 11 Installing the Control Station(s) and extension cables Installing components...

  • Page 24: Installing Blade Enclosure 0

    3. If there are no more components to insert, tighten all the screws. Front u r e l o s r o c D i s D i s VNX-000199 Figure 12 Installing blade enclosure 0 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Installing Optional Blade Enclosure 1

    Installing optional blade enclosure 1 4. Slide blade enclosure 1 into the 2U adjustable rail above blade enclosure 0 as shown in Figure 5. Working in a diagonal pattern bottom left and top right, bottom right and top left, attach, but do not tighten, the component by inserting the four screws through the blade enclosure, the cabinet rail, and into the ganged rail as shown in Figure...
  • Page 26 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 27: Cable Your System

    Cable your system Cables for your system have cable labels pre-attached. Cabling Control Station, modem, and public LAN Your system may contain one or two Control Stations. The primary Control Station is CS0 and an optional secondary Control Station is CS1. Cabling CS0 1.
  • Page 28 MODEM socket IPMI port MGMT PDU B Serial VGA plug console Cable to CS0 MGMT public LAN To cable Blade Encl 0 MMB Port 1 VNX-000201 Figure 15 Cabling CS0 to modem and public LAN EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 5. Connect CS0 A to blade enclosure 0 management module A (MMA) port 1 as shown in Figure 6. Connect CS0 B extension cable to blade enclosure 0 management module B (MMB) port 1 as shown in Figure Optional Optional Blade enclosure 1 (optional) Blade enclosure 1...

  • Page 30: Cabling Cs1 (Optional)

    CS1 CS Port Extension cable to Blade Encl 0 MMB Port 2 to public LAN CS1 MGMT Extension cable Blade Encl 0 MMA Port 2 Blade Encl 0 MMB Port 2 VNX-000203 Figure 17 CS1 cables EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 31 2. Connect CS1 to the customer modem, if applicable as shown in Figure 3. Connect CS1 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) to CS0. 4. Connect your public LAN via a CAT5e or better Ethernet cable (customer supplied) to the CS1 MGMT extension cable.
  • Page 32 VGA socket 15 or 25 Disk processor enclosure fibre fibre 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 0 X4 0 X4 Switch Power Power Power Switch Power Standby power supply VNX-000249 Figure 19 Cabling CS1 to blade enclosure 0 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Cable Storage Processors And Blades

    Cable storage processors and blades You will have received a pair of Fibre Channel cables per blade. Cabling storage processor A (SP A) Ensure that you remove the dust caps from the cables before installation. 1. Locate the Fibre Channel cables as shown in Figure 20.
  • Page 34 Blade3 Slot 0 Port 0 Blade2 Slot 0 Port 0 SP A FC5 SP A FC4 SP A FC3 fibre fibre 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 0 X4 0 X4 VNX-000251 Figure 21 Cable SP A to blades EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 35: Cabling Storage Processor B (Sp B)

    Cabling storage processor B (SP B) Ensure that you remove the dust caps from the cables before installation. 1. Locate the Fibre Channel cables as shown in Figure Note: If an optional blade enclosure (blade enclosure 1) is installed, cable is included as shown in Figure...
  • Page 36 Blade2 Slot 0 Blade3 Slot 0 Port 1 Port 1 SP B FC3 SP B FC4 fibre fibre SP B FC5 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 0 X4 0 X4 VNX-000253 Figure 23 Cable SP B to blades EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Cabling Sps To The Blade Management Modules

    Cabling SPs to the blade management modules If you have two blade enclosures, go to “Cabling for two blade enclosures” on page 38 Cabling for one blade enclosure 1. Locate the cables as shown in Figure Blade Encl 0 SP A MGMT MMA Port 0 Blade Encl 0...

  • Page 38: Cabling For Two Blade Enclosures

    SP B MGMT MMB Port 0 Blade Encl 0 Blade Encl 1 MMA Port 0 MMA Port 1 Blade Encl 0 Blade Encl 1 MMB Port 0 MMB Port 1 VNX-000254 Figure 26 Blade enclosure cables EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 2. Connect SP A MGMT to the highest blade enclosure, which is blade enclosure 1 port 0 on the A side in the example shown in Figure 27 on page 3. Connect SP B MGMT to the highest blade enclosure, which is blade enclosure 1 port 0 on the B side.

  • Page 40: Cabling The Standby Power Supply To Sp Serial Port

    0 X4 6Gb SAS 0 X4 SP B SP A Standby power supply Switch Power Power Switch Power Power SPS B SPS A SPS B optional SPS B SPS A VNX-000220 Figure 29 Cabling SPs to the SPS EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 41: Power Up

    Power up Before you power up 1. Ensure that the switches for SPS A and SPS B are turned Off as shown in Figure 30 on page 2. Ensure that the cabinet circuit breakers are in the On position, all necessary PDU switches are switched On, and power is connected.
  • Page 42 Serial VGA plug console MODEM socket IPMI port MGMT Serial VGA plug console fibre fibre 0 X4 0 X4 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS Power Switch Power Power Switch Power VNX-000256 Figure 30 Connecting power cables EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Verifying System Status

    10-15 minutes. Table 4 lists the LEDs that you need to focus on to ensure that the system is powered up correctly. VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide provides more information on all the LEDs. Table 4 System status LEDs...
  • Page 44 Verify that the blade enclosure and blade system Status and Power LEDs, located on the front are solid blue or green as shown Figure 32 Figure 33 on page Blade enclosure Blade enclosure fault LED power LED Blade enclosure front VNX-000229 Figure 32 Front of blade enclosure EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 45 Blade power LED Blade power LED Blade fault LED Blade fault LED Blade enclosure front VNX-000230 Figure 33 Blade LEDs Verify that the DPE and SP system Status and Power LEDs, located on the front are solid blue or green as shown Figure 34 Figure 35 on page DPE fault/status...
  • Page 46 The LEDs on the back of the SPS will flash until fully charged in about one hour as shown in Figure Standby power supply LEDs Rear Switch Power Power Switch Power Power Standby power supply B Standby power supply A SPS power SPS battery SPS no battery SPS fault VNX-000240 Figure 36 SPS LEDs EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 47: Add Additional Storage

    If DAEs are used, the DAEs should be installed immediately above DAE 0 in the cabinet. Either type of DAE may be installed. The arrangement of the DAEs in a cabinet may depend upon a VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide number of factors. The provides more information on DAE assembling and arrangement.

  • Page 48: Assembling The Daes

    Locate the DAE cables and the sheet of labels. b. Attach the cable labels by matching the icons on the connectors with the icons on the labels as shown in Figure 39 Figure 42 on page EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 49: Install The Dae Rails

    Arranging DAEs in your cabinet, you should consider rack space, I/O load balancing across the VNX5500 Hardware disks, and convenience. For more on racking and cabling options, see the Information Guide The following procedure shows you how to install 3U DAE rails and a 3U DAE.
  • Page 50 Rear detail 2 Screws 2 screws VNX-000216 Figure 40 Installing 3U DAE rails EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 51: Install The Dae

    Install the DAE 1. Slide the DAE into the cabinet until the tabs on the rails are inserted into the component. Ensure that the enclosure is fully in the cabinet as shown in Figure 41. The rail stops in the back will seat into the back of the enclosure at the correct depth, and the front of the enclosure will be flush with the cabinet face.

  • Page 52: Connect Sas Dpe And Dae Cables

    DAEs in your VNX5500 for interleaved or stacked environments. The VNX5500 supports additional buses for the storage array. For environments with high bandwidth requirements, one of the I/O module slots on each SP can be used for a SAS I/O VNX5500 Hardware Information Guide module that provides four additional BE buses.
  • Page 53 For steps 2 to 5, connect the following cables by matching the double diamonds on the DPE and the double circles on the DAEs with the single diamonds and the single circles on the cable connectors as shown in Figure 42 on page 52.

  • Page 54: Power Up The Dae

    2. Connect or verify that the DAE 1 power cable is connected to PDU B. 3. Connect or verify that the DAE 2 power cable is connected to PDU A. 4. Connect or verify that the DAE 2 power cable is connected to PDU B. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 55 Disk-array enclosure 2 Disk-array enclosure 1 Optional Optional Blade Enclosure MODEM socket Optional Optional IPMI port MGMT Serial VGA plug console Control Station MODEM socket IPMI port MGMT Serial VGA plug console fibre fibre 0 X4 0 X4 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS Switch Power...

  • Page 56: Verify Dae Status

    2. If any fault LEDs are on, or if any power LEDs remain flashing, contact your authorized service provider. DAE fault DAE power Front 3U, 15 3.5” drive Disk-array enclosure Disk drive Disk drive power fault VNX-000743 Figure 45 3U, 15 3.5'' drive DAE LEDs EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 57: Verify 2U, 25 2.5'' Drive Dae Status

    Verify 2U, 25 2.5'' drive DAE status 1. Verify that the status of the 2U DAE Power LED located on the front is blue and the DAE Fault/Status is off as shown in Figure 2. If any fault LEDs are on, or if any power LEDs remain flashing, contact your authorized service provider.
  • Page 58 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 59: Set Up

    Set up After you have completed all of the installation steps, continue to set up your system by performing the post-installation tasks in this section. Connect a management station You must connect a management station to your system directly or remotely over a subnetwork. This computer will be used to continue setting up your system and must be on the same subnet as the storage system to complete the initialization.

  • Page 60: Downloading Esrs Documentation

    Use USM to check for and install an updated version of the VNX OE software and to register your storage system. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 61: Downloading Usm Documentation

    Downloading USM documentation Unisphere Service Manager Requirements 1. Go to https://Support.EMC.com and download the and Installation document available on the VNX product page. 2. For additional information on using USM, go to https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/. 3. Under VNX tasks, select Update VNX software. 4.

  • Page 62: Configure Servers For Vnx Systems

    If airflow through the rack and the Control Station that occupy it is blocked or restricted, or if the ambient air being drawn into the rack is too warm, an overtemperature condition within the rack and the Control Station that occupies it can occur causing the Control Station to fail. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 63 Front u r e l o s r o c D i s VNX-000259 Figure 47 Front bezels Attach bezels...
  • Page 64 EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

  • Page 65: Planning Worksheets

    Planning Worksheets VNX File configuration worksheet With your network administrator, determine the IP addresses and network parameters you plan to use with the storage system, and record the information on the following worksheet. You must have this information to set up and initialize the system. You manage the storage system through a dedicated LAN port on each storage processor.
  • Page 66 Passwords are default factory values and should be changed as soon as possible for nas admin password nasadmin (default) security reasons. Passwords can be changed during the VNX Installation Assistant for File/Unified installation process or from within Unisphere. EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 67 Planning Worksheets Table 9 Blade public LAN settings Field Value Comments DNS domain Auto-discovered (required). These settings apply to all primary blades. Primary DNS server If you want to configure the IPv6 addresses for the blades (DNS or NTP), first use the VNX Installation Assistant for File/Unified for the initial installation and then refer to the Configuring and Managing Networking...

  • Page 68: Esrs Worksheet

    Internet through a proxy server, you must indicate this during the ESRS IP Client installation and provide the IP address, port, and protocol (HTTPS or SOCKS) for the proxy server. Proxy Server IP address or network name EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...
  • Page 69 Planning Worksheets Table 12 Content required for ESRS setup Field Description Value Protocol to be used (HTTP or SOCKS) Port number of the proxy server Proxy server login credentials You must provide login credentials for the proxy server. Username You must provide both the Password username and password for authentication.
  • Page 70 Planning Worksheets EMC VNX5500 File Installation Guide...

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