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Hardware Information Guide
P/N 300-013-604
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  • Page 1 VNXe Series ™ ® VNXe3150 ™ Hardware Information Guide P/N 300-013-604 REV 02...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2016 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Published in the USA. Published March, 2016 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. The information in this publication is provided as is. EMC Corporation makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Overview VNXe3150 platform..................9 Front view ..................... 10 Rear view ....................10 Hardware features................. 11 System component description ..............13 Disk processor enclosure ..............13 Front view ..................... 15 Rear view ....................17 Cache Protection Module ..............34 Disk-array enclosure ................
  • Page 4 Contents EMC VNXe3150 Hardware Information Guide...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Preface

    Preface As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product line, EMC from time to time releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not be supported by all revisions of the software or hardware currently in use.
  • Page 6 Preface Revision Date Description March, 2016 Updated the following section • “Specifications” on page 52 VNXe3150 Hardware June, 2012 First release of the Information Guide EMC VNXe3150 Hardware Information Guide...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Overview

    Preface How this document is organized The major sections of this guide are listed in the following table. Title Description “Overview” on page 9 Describes the software and hardware features of a typical VNXe3150. “VNXe3150 platform” on Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical page 9 VNXe3150.
  • Page 8 Preface CAUTION, used with the safety alert symbol, indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury. Note: A note presents information that is important, but not hazard-related. IMPORTANT An important notice contains information essential to software or hardware operation.
  • Page 9 Preface Vertical bar indicates alternate selections - the bar means “or” Braces indicate content that you must specify (that is, x or y or z) Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example Where to get help EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows. Product information —...
  • Page 10 Preface EMC VNXe3150 Hardware Information Guide...

  • Page 11: Vnxe3150 Platform

    Overview The VNXe Series provides an integrated storage platform for small/medium businesses as well as remote offices and departments in larger enterprise businesses. Providing significant advancements in efficiency and simplicity, the VNXe Series facilitates complete storage consolidation with advanced file and block functionality as well as a simple, application-driven approach to managing shared storage.

  • Page 12: Front View

    Overview Note: A fully configured dual SP VNXe3150 platform includes up to seven DAEs supporting a maximum of from 96 to 100 disk drives depending on the type and mix of the DPE and DAEs used (for configuration information, see the “DPE and DAE configuration rules”...

  • Page 13: Hardware Features

    Overview Looking from left to right, Figure 5 shows an example of the rear view of a VNXe3150 platform having a DPE with two storage processors (SP B and A), respectively. e0 e1 e0 e1 1 GBE 1 GBE 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS...
  • Page 14 Overview Note: The SDRAM or memory modules reside on the SP printed circuit board (motherboard) within the SP. To replace or upgrade a memory module, you must first remove the SP from the DPE, and then remove the top cover on the SP Replacing a VNXe3150 Memory to gain access to the SP components.

  • Page 15: System Component Description

    Overview System component description This section describes the VNXe3150 platform components. These details include illustrations and descriptions of the front and rear connectors and the LED indicators. Note: In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe these individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only. Disk processor enclosure As previously described, the VNXe3150 platform consists of a 2U disk processor enclosure (DPE).
  • Page 16 Overview Disk drives You can visually distinguish between drive types by their different latch and handle mechanisms and by the type, capacity, and speed labels on each drive. You can add or remove a disk drive while the DPE is powered up, but you should exercise special care when removing drives while they are in use.

  • Page 17: Front View

    Overview Front view Besides status LEDs, on the front of the VNXe3150 platform, two types of disk drive DPEs are supported: 2U, 12 (3.5-inch) disk drive DPE carrier which includes either 3.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS, ◆ 6-Gb/s NL-SAS, or Flash disk drives (hot-swappable) 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DPE carrier which includes either 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS, ◆...
  • Page 18 Overview Table 1 Example of a VNXe3150 platform with a 2U, 12 (3.5-inch) DPE and the disk drive LEDs Color State Description Disk drive ready/activity Blue Powering and powered up (location 3) Blinking, mostly Disk drive is on with I/O activity Note: The disk drive LED (a left or right triangle symbol) Blinking at...

  • Page 19: Rear View

    Overview Table 2 describes the VNXe3150 platform with 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DPE and the disk drive status LEDs. Table 2 Example of a VNXe3150 platform with a 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE and the disk drive LEDs Color State Description DPE fault (location 2) Blue...
  • Page 20 Overview e0 e1 1 GBE 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS VNX-000086 SP (for a closer view, see Figure 10 on page Power supply module (for a closer view, Cache Protection Module (for a closer Figure 11 on page view, see Figure 25 on page Figure 8 Example of a VNXe3150 platform DPE with a Cache Protection Module and a single SP, respectively (rear view) Looking from left to right,...
  • Page 21 Overview On the rear of the 2U DPE, viewing from left to right, each 2U DPE consists of the following connectors, status LEDs, latch handles, and so on: AC power supply module: ◆ • Power in (recessed) connector (plug) • Power supply status LEDs (power on and fault) •...
  • Page 22 Overview e0 e1 1 GBE 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS VNX-000082 AC power in connector (recessed plug) SP unsafe to remove LED (white) RS-232/EIA (micro DB-9) connector SP power LED (green) (labeled with a wrench symbol) Power supply module SP status/fault LED (amber/blue Power supply latch handle (top, middle) Shows an example of the four-port 1-Gb/s copper Ethernet I/O personality module...
  • Page 23 Overview Fault LED Power supply in Power on LED Fan fault LED VNX-000083 Figure 11 AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs Table 3 describes the power supply/cooling module (fault and power on) LEDs. Table 3 AC power supply module/cooling LEDs Color State Description...
  • Page 24 Overview • Two (micro DB-9) RS-232/EIA connectors (labeled with a battery symbol and a wrench symbol) Note: The DB-9 connector with a battery symbol is not used at this time. • SP status LEDs • RS-232/EIA • SP latch handles (top of SP left and right) e0 e1 1 GBE 6Gb SAS...
  • Page 25 Overview Table 4 describes the SP status LEDs. The locations in Table 4 are shown in Figure 12 on page Table 4 SP LEDs Color State Description CRU fault Amber Fault, lights amber when an internal customer (location 7) replaceable unit (CRU) has faulted. —...
  • Page 26 Overview Table 4 SP LEDs (continued) Color State Description Status/fault — Ready for I/O (location 10) Blue with blinking amber System not initialized. No management IP address once every three seconds is assigned. Note: When the SP Fault/status LED starts blinking four times a second and the SP does not appear to be functioning, a cache-dirty condition has occurred.
  • Page 27 Overview 6-Gb/s SAS ports — The VNXe3150 platform SP supports two 6-Gb/s SAS ports (labeled 6GB SAS 0 x4 and 6GB SAS 1 x4) on the rear of each SP (A and B). These ports provide an interface for SAS and NL-SAS drives on the DAE. This port is a 26-circuit SAS small form-factor 8088 (SFF-8088) specification connector (socket or receptacle) using an SFF-8088 specification mini-SAS 26-circuit cable (plug) with a pull tab.
  • Page 28 Overview SP 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs — Figure 14 shows an example of the SP 6-Gb/s SAS port (labeled 6-Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4) LEDs (blue) below the bottom connector. These LEDs indicate the link/activity of the 0 x4 and 1 x4 6-Gb/s SAS ports. Note: The 6GB SAS port 1 x4 is not used at this time.
  • Page 29 Overview The four-port 1-Gb/s copper Ethernet (RJ-45) ports on the four-port 1-Gb/s copper Ethernet I/O personality module are LAN ports not WAN ports. LAN ports contain safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits, and WAN ports contain telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution when connecting cables.
  • Page 30 Overview Two-port 10-Gb/s copper Ethernet I/O personality module — Figure 16 shows an example of the VNXe3150 platform SP optional two-port 10-Gb/s copper Ethernet (RJ-45) personality module. The ports are labeled e0 and e1 and are used for front-end connectivity. These ports support speeds of up to 10 Gb/s Ethernet transmission rates over copper wiring.
  • Page 31 Overview To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connectors on the back of the SP 1-Gb/s copper Ethernet personality module, as described in Table 8 on page Two 1-Gb/s iSCSI host IP connect ports IMPORTANT The ports shown in Figure 17...
  • Page 32 Overview Table 10 describes the link/activity and connection speed associated with the SP 1-GB/s iSCSI host IP connect (RJ-45) port LEDs. Table 10 1-Gb/s iSCSI host IP connect (RJ-45) port LEDs Color State Description Left, link Green Network/link connection (location 1) Green Blinking Transmit/receive activity...
  • Page 33 Overview To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connectors on the back of the SP, as described in Table Table 11 Ethernet cabling guidelines Type Description 10Base-T EIA Categories 3, 4, or 5 UTP (2 or 4 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m) 100Base-TX...
  • Page 34 Overview VNX-000096 Figure 21 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs Table 13 describes the link/activity and connection speed associated with the SP network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs. Table 13 Network management and service laptop Ethernet (RJ-45) port LEDs Color State Description...
  • Page 35 Overview Table 14 lists the SP serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) pin signals used on the connector. Table 14 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) pinout DB-9 Pin Signal Description Carrier detect Received data Transmitted data Data terminal ready Ground Data set ready Request to send...

  • Page 36: Cache Protection Module

    Overview Table 15 lists the SP serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) pin signals used on the connector. Table 15 Serial RS-232/EIA 232 (micro DB-9) connector (socket) pinout DB-9 Pin Signal Description Carrier detect Received data Transmitted data Data terminal ready Ground Data set ready Clear to send...

  • Page 37: Disk-Array Enclosure

    Overview Table 16 lists the Cache Protection Module LEDs. Table 16 Cache Protection Module status LEDs Color State Description Power Green Power on — Power off Fault Amber Fault — No fault Do not Unsafe to White remove; data could be lost remove —...
  • Page 38 Overview DPE and DAE configuration rules Table 17 Table 18 on page 37 provide a matrix describing what types and how many DAEs can be used in either a dual VNXe3150 SP platform or in a single VNXe3150 platform. As shown in each table, the first column shows either the number 12 (Table 17), which refers to the 2U, 12 (3.5-inch) disk drive DPE, or 25...
  • Page 39 Overview Table 18 DPE and DAE configuration rules for single SP configuration VNXe3150 Single SP platform DAE1 DAE2 DAE3 DAE4 DAE5 DAE6 DAE7 Total DAE description Each DAE consists of the following components: Drive carrier ◆ Disk drives ◆ Midplane ◆...
  • Page 40 Overview LCCs An LCC supports, controls, and monitors the DAE, and is the primary interconnect management element. Each LCC includes connectors for input and expansion to downstream devices. Figure 31 on page 44 shows an enclosure address (EA ) indicator that is located on each LCC.
  • Page 41 Overview SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM Installation SAS 450 GB 15K RPM SAS 450 GB 15K RPM...
  • Page 42 Overview Rear view On the rear, viewing from top to bottom, a 2U, 12 (3.5-inch) DAE includes the following hardware components: Two 6-Gb/s SAS LCCs (A and B) ◆ Two power supply/cooling modules ◆ 6-Gb/s SAS LCC The LCC supports and controls one 6-Gb/s SAS bus and monitors the DAE. A blue link (active) LED indicates a DAE operating at 6 Gb/s.
  • Page 43 Overview LCC B LCC A 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS VNX-000091 LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed LCC B fault LED (on, amber) plug) LLC B power supply LED (on, green) DAE enclosure ID LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber) LCC B loop bus ID LCC B power supply fan fault LED (on, LCC B SAS connector (input);...
  • Page 44 Overview Fault LED Power supply in Power on LED Fan fault LED VNX-000083 Figure 28 Example of a DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs Table 20 describes the DAE power supply/cooling module LEDs. Table 20 DAE AC power supply/cooling module LEDs Color State...
  • Page 45 Overview Figure 29 shows an example of the port connector (socket) and cable connector (plug) with pull tab. Pin A1 VNX-000094 Figure 29 6-Gb/s SAS port and cable connector Note: Each SAS cable is keyed with an (or one black circle, ) and (or one black diamond,...
  • Page 46 Overview 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs and port direction (input or output) — Figure 30 shows the LCC 6-Gb/s SAS port LED—a bi-color (blue/green) LED below the connector, either left or right—that indicates the link of the SAS port. Figure 30 also shows a double black circle (or dot) symbol (for input) or a double black diamond...
  • Page 47 Overview 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE On the front, viewing from left to right, the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DAE carrier includes the following hardware components: 2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS disk drives (hot-swappable) ◆ Status LEDs ◆ Figure 32 shows the location of these components.
  • Page 48 Overview Table 23 Example of 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE and the disk drive LEDs (continued) Color State Description Disk drive fault (location 4) Amber Fault has occurred — No fault has occurred Disk drive on/activity Blue Powering and powered up (location 5) Blinking Disk drive activity...
  • Page 49 Overview VNX-000280 LLC B power supply LED (on, green) LCC B bus ID LCC B power supply fault LED (on, amber) LCC B power and fault LEDs LCC B AC power supply power in (recessed DAE enclosure ID or address plug) LCC B SAS connector link LED (on, blue) LCC B management (RJ-12) connector to...
  • Page 50 Overview DAE AC power supply/cooling module Figure 34 shows an example of the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module with a power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs. Latch handle Power supply in Power fault LED Power on LED VNX-000279 Figure 34 Example of 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAE AC power supply/cooling module power in (recessed) connector (plug) and status LEDs...
  • Page 51 Overview 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports The DAE LCC supports two (one input and one output) 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS x4) on the rear of each LCC (A and B). This port provides an interface for SAS and NL-SAS drives on the DAE.
  • Page 52 Overview 6-Gb/s SAS port LEDs and port direction (input or output) Figure 36 shows the 6-Gb/s SAS port LED—a bi-color (blue/green) LED next to the connector, either left or right—that indicates the link/activity of the SAS port. Note: For information about the SAS cable, see the note under Figure 35 on page Latch handle 6 Gb/s SAS port...
  • Page 53 Overview The SPS (RJ-12) port is a LAN port not a WAN port. LAN ports contain safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits, and WAN ports contain telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. An RJ-45 (or TNV-type) looks the same as the RJ-12 except for two very important differences.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    Overview Table 27 describes the bus (loop) status LEDs. Table 27 LCC bus (loop) status LEDs Color State Description Power on Green Power on — Power off Power fault Amber Fault detected — No fault or power off Specifications Table 28 lists the VNXe3150 platform physical specifications, operating environment, and power requirements.
  • Page 55 Overview Table 28 VNXe3150 platform specifications (continued) Parameter Characteristics Operating environment (continued) Temperature gradient 18° F/hr (10° C/hr) Relative humidity 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Altitude 8,000 ft (2,438 m) @ 104° F (40° C) max. 10,000 ft (3,048 m) @ 98.6° F (37° C) max. Shipping and storage environment Ambient temperature...
  • Page 56 Overview EMC VNXe3150 Hardware Information Guide...

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