EMC VPLEX, Installation And Setup Manual

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VPLEX overview 17
Introduction
Figure 4
Engine components
Fibre Channel COM
switches Provide highly available connectivity among the directors in a dual-engine or quad-engine cluster.
Uninterrupted power
supplies (UPS) Provide backup power to the COM switches and management server in a dual-engine or quad-engine
cluster, allowing the connected components to continue operating through a power loss of up to 30 seconds.
Management server Provides management to the other components in the cluster, and provides an interface for access from a
remote management station.
Management server functions include:
• Hosting VPLEX software.
• Providing an interface between the customer and the VPLEX cluster.
• Generating Call Home events.
• Enabling secure management between clusters in a Metro-Plex.
• Protecting the internal management network from the customer LAN.
• Providing access to VPLEX components for field-replaceable unit (FRU) replacement procedures.
• Facilitating nondisruptive upgrades (NDU)
Table 1
Major VPLEX hardware components
Component Description
Zep-004 a
0
F 1
F 3
F
2
F
IOM B0
0
F 1
F 3
F
2
F
IOM B1
0
B
1
B
3
B
2
B
IOM B2
0
B
1
B
3
B
2
B
IOM B 3
0
F 1
F 3
F
2
F
IOM A0
0
F 1
F 3
F
2
F
IOM A1
0
B
1
B
3
B
2
B
IOM A2
0
B
1
B
3
B
2
B
IOM A 3
0
L 1
L 3
W
2
W
IOM B4
0
n 1
n 3
n
2
n
IOM B5
0
L 1
L 3
W
2
W
IOM A4
0
n 1
n 3
n
2
n
IOM A5
IOM = I/O module
F =
Front-end S AN port
B = B a ck-end S AN port
L = Loc a l COM port
W = WAN COM port (for multi-clu s ter plex)
n = not currently u s ed
Director A
Director B
I/O module c a rrier
S ide A mgmt. module
S ide B
mgmt. module
Power s upply B Power s upply A