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VNX5300 DAE cabling
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Figure 72
Example of the VNX5300 Block platform with seven DAEs (3U, 15 disks) interleaved
cabling
Power
Power
Switch
Power
Power
Switch
X4
2
3
4
5
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
fibre
1
0 X4
6Gb SAS
0
1
2
3
X4
2
3
4
5
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
fibre
1
0 X4
6Gb SAS
0
1
2
3
SP B
SP A
Bus 1
Bus 1
Bus 1
Bus 1
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
A
B
#
X4X
4
6Gb SAS
#
X4
6Gb SAS
EA 2/Bus 1
EA 1/Bus 0
EA 1/Bus 1
EA 2/Bus 0
EA 3/Bus 0
EA 3/Bus 1
1
2
Bus 0
4
Bus 0
Bus 1
Bus 1
3
40U rack
Maximum number of DAEs 7
Maximum number of disks 120
Maximum number of
DAEs per bus 10
DPE
3U DAE (15 disks per DAE)
SPS B
SPS A
VNX-000119
EA 0/Bus 1