Before You Begin; Vnx Block Configuration; Site Preparation; Network Connections - EMC VNX5300 Installation Manual

VNX Block Confi guration
Welcome
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Software upgrade
If you bought a software maintenance contract, you are entitled to software upgrades only
after the installation and registration have successfully completed.

Site preparation

Make sure your site includes the following resource requirements:
AC power
• For high availability: At least two 110 or 240 V AC circuits are required.

Network connections

• Two 1-Gigabit Ethernet management connections
• Cabinet vertical space 3U (5.25 inches, 13.33 cm) for disk processor enclosure (DPE)
and 1U for the standby power supply (SPS). A total of 4U minimum vertical space is required,
plus space for any DAEs.
• Space for each optional DAE
A Windows-based computer to initialize the VNX5300 Block system with:
• At least 100 MB of free space
• Connection on same physical subnet as your VNX5300 system
• SMTP server network connection to the VNX5300 and the management host (recommended)

Before you begin

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