EMC2 VNX VG2 Hardware Information Manual

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Page 1 Here is Your Customized Document Your Configuration is: Hardware and operational overview Model - VNX VG2 Storage Type - Gateway Document ID - 1342541992234 Reporting Problems To send comments or report errors regarding this document, please email: usercustomizeddocs@emc.com. For Issues not related to this document, contact your service provider.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
This guide describes the EMC VNX™ VG2/VG8 gateway. This document explains the primary differences between a VNX VG2 and a VNX VG8. In the first two sections, this document describes the features of both the VNX VG2 and the VNX VG8 gateway individually.
Page 3: Product Software And Hardware Release Revisions
Note that to open a service request, you must have a valid support agreement. Contact your EMC sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support agreement or with questions about your account. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 4: How This Document Is Organized
“VNX VG8 overview” on page 6 Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical VNX VG8 gateway “Component description” on Describes the components that comprise the VNX VG2 or VG8 page 10 gateway. “Control Station front view” on Describes and illustrates the front view of a Control Station.
Page 5: Vnx Vg2 Overview
With the 2U Data Mover enclosure having the widest and deepest dimension within the cabinet, the VNX VG2 measures from 5.25 to 7 inches high (3 to 4U) x 18.92 inches wide x 31.58 inches deep (13.33 to 17.78 cm x 48.06 cm x 80.21 cm). For...
Page 6 Configured for AC-input power, the VNX VG2 gateway includes the following hardware features: One 2U Data Mover enclosure (includes up to two Data Movers) ◆ Note: In the VNX VG2 system, a Data Mover is defined as a CPU module with associated I/O modules. Each 2U Data Mover consists of: ◆...
Page 7: Vnx Vg8 Overview
◆ cable. Mounting rails with hardware ◆ Front bezel with VNX VG2 badge ◆ VNX VG8 overview Contained in a standard 19-inch (48.3 cm) NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) rackmount cabinet, the VNX VG8 gateway weighs about from 74.91 lb (33.7 kg) to 243.6 lb (109 kg) depending on how many 1U Control Stations and I/O...
Page 8 Control Stations and four 2U Data Mover enclosures with two Data Movers per enclosure [each Data Mover having one management module, one four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module, and four two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O modules]. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 9 • One CPU module consisting of one 64-bit Intel Xeon 6-core 2.8-GHz processor with 12 MB of L3 cache • Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 24 GB (in six 4 GB DIMMs) per CPU module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 10 • Two rear-mounted USB ports and one front-mounted USB port • Four RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T network interface connectors (located on the rear panel) • Two integrated serial ports, one for laptop/console redirection and one for the CallHome modem • One DVD-ROM drive EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 11: Component Description
– Management modules – I/O modules VNX VG2/VG8 front view On the front, viewing from top to bottom, a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8 gateway can include the following hardware: VNX VG2 front view One to two 1U Control Stations ◆...
Page 12: Control Station Front View
Component description Note: All VNX VG2/VG8 gateways have a 1U Control Station and a 2U Data Mover enclosure. In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe these individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only — the number of components will vary for a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8.
Page 13 Figure 6 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station front view Control Station switch and LEDs Figure 7 shows the location of the VNX VG2/VG8 gateway 1U Control Station switch and LEDs on the front panel. CNS-001744 Figure 7 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station switch and LEDs Table 1 describes the switch located on the front panel.
Page 14: Data Mover Enclosure Front View
Blinking NIC link/LAN access (locations 5 and 6, respectively) Data Mover enclosure front view The front of the VNX VG2/VG8 2U Data Mover enclosure contains two enclosure status (power and fault) LEDs, as shown in Figure Note: Figure 8 is a graphical representation of the VNX VG2/VG8 2U Data Mover enclosure with four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules installed.
Page 15 Figure 9 CPU LEDs Table 4 CPU LEDs Color State Description Power Green Data Mover is powered up and all FRUs in the Data Mover are operating properly. — Data Mover is powered down. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 16 Figure 10 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED Table 5 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED Color State Description Power/Fault Green Normal (no faults detected) Amber Blinking Power supplied but external fault detected Amber No power EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 17 Component description VNX VG2/VG8 rear view On the rear, viewing from top to bottom, a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8 gateway can include the following hardware: VNX VG2 rear view One to two 1U Control Stations ◆ 2U Data Mover enclosure (one to two Data Movers) ◆...
Page 18: Control Station Rear View
Management module (for closer view, see Figure 18 on page Figure 11 VNX VG2/VG8 gateway (rear view) Control Station rear view On the rear, viewing from left to right, the VNX VG2/VG8 gateway Control Station includes the following hardware components: AC power in connector ◆...
Page 19 Control Station. Figure 12 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station rear view Control Station Input/output ports and connectors The VNX VG2/VG8 1U Control Station supports the following I/O ports on the rear of the Control Station: Four Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports ◆...
Page 20 Bidirectional pair A, - BI_DB+ Bidirectional pair B, + BI_DC+ Bidirectional pair C, + BI_DC- Bidirectional pair C, - BI_DB- Bidirectional pair B, - BI_DD+ Bidirectional pair D, + BI_DD- Bidirectional pair D, - EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 21 10-Mb/s connection (if left LED is on or blinking) Control Station serial console (DB-9) plug connector The back of the VNX VG2/VG8 1U Control Station includes a standard serial console Electronics Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a wrench tool icon on the right).
Page 22 Note: Each VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station comes with a Micro-DB-9 serial cable. Control Station modem (DB-9) plug connector The back of the VNX VG2/VG8 1U Control Station includes a standard modem serial interface (DB-9) plug connector (labeled with a telephone handset icon on the left). Notice...
Page 23: Data Mover Enclosure Rear View
Component description Data Mover enclosure rear view The rear of the VNX VG2/VG8 2U Data Mover enclosure does not contain any LEDs, as shown in Figure 8 on page 13. Only the management module and the I/O modules have LEDs.
Page 24 Figure 18 Management module Management module Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports The VNX VG2/VG8 management module comes with three integrated dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled 0, 1, and 2) on the rear of the management module. These ports provide an interface for connecting to 10-Mb/s, 100-Mb/s, or 1000-Mb/s networks and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data.
Page 25 Transmit/receive activity port has one) — No network activity numeric — Displays the enclosure ID assigned to the Data Mover (7-segment) enclosure. display for enclosure ID Note: Each enclosure is assigned a number at installation. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 26: I/O Modules
Request to send Ring indicator I/O modules Six types of I/O modules used in the VNX VG2/VG8 are available. In this section, each I/O module description includes the type of port (copper or optical) as well as a description of the LEDs.
Page 27 (for example A1 and A2 for the TX and RX, respectively) or a white and yellow rubber gasket (jacket) for the send or transmit (TX) and receive (RX) ends (Figure 22 on page 27). EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 28 Note: For information about connecting the four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module to a Tape Backup, refer to the chapter describing the “Optional tape backup device cables” in the EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Gateway Configuration Setup Guide. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 29 Component description CNS-001752 Push button latch handle SFP+ (optical) port (four) Power/fault LED SFP+ link/activity LED Figure 23 Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 30 Small form-factor pluggable (SFP+ ) transceiver module Blue faulted, unsupported, or optical cable fault. — No network connection 1. Refer to the VNX VG2/VG8 Parts Location Guide for the location of the SFP+ part number labels. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 31 1000 Mb/s (1 Gb/s). Another way to describe this type of module is that it runs Ethernet over twisted pair. CNS-001751 Push button latch handle RJ-45 NIC link LED Power/fault LED RJ-45 NIC activity LED RJ-45 NIC (copper) port (four) Figure 25 Four-port 1-Gb/s copper I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 32 I/O module is powered down. Amber I/O module has faulted. Link (each port Green Network connection has one) — No network connection Activity (each Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity port has one) — No activity EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 33 SFP+ activity LED (left) Power/fault LED RJ-45 (copper) port (two) SFP+ (optical) port (two) RJ-45 link LED (right) SFP+ link LED (right) RJ-45 activity LED (left) Figure 27 Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 34 I/O module is powered down. Amber I/O module has faulted. Link (each port Green Network connection has one) — No network connection Activity (each Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity port has one) — No activity EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 35 (see the for more information). CNS-001756 Push button latch handle SFP+ link LED (right) Power/fault LED SFP+ NIC activity LED (left) SFP+ (optical) port (two) Figure 29 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 36 Power/Fault Green I/O module is powered up. — I/O module is powered down. Amber I/O module has faulted. Link Green Network connection — No network connection Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity — No activity EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 37 “Optional tape backup device cables” in the Setup Guide. CNS-001756 Push button latch handle SFP+ link LED (right) Power/fault LED SFP+ NIC activity LED (left) SFP+ (optical) port (two) Figure 31 Two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 38 SFP and SFP+ modules). The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module uses a different SFP+, hence the required SFP+ module uses a different VNX VG2/VG8 Parts Location Guide part number (see the for more information). EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 39 Component description CNS-001756 Push button latch handle Link LED (right) Power/fault LED Activity LED (left) Figure 33 Two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 40 Power/Fault Green I/O module is powered up. Amber I/O module has faulted. — I/O module is powered down. Link Green Network connection — No network connection Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity — No activity EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 41 Push button latch handle Link LED (right) Power/fault LED Activity LED (left) RJ-45 Base-T port (2) Figure 35 Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T I/O module 1. iSCSI is a protocol for sending SCSI packets over TCP/IP networks. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 42 Power/Fault Green I/O module is powered up. Amber I/O module has faulted. — I/O module is powered down. Link Green Network connection — No network connection Activity Amber Blinking Transmit/receive activity — No activity EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...
Page 43 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 the technical documentation and advisories section on EMC Online Support. EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide...

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