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EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide
VNX VG8 overview
• One to four of the following network I/O modules:
– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical; labeled 10 GbE v2 on the latch handle
– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch handle
Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s optical I/O module requires VNX OE for file 7.1 or
later.
– Four-port 1-Gb/s copper; labeled 1 GbE on the latch handle
– Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical; labeled 1 GbE on the
latch handle
– Two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T iSCSI/IP; labeled 10 GbE Base-T on the latch
handle
Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s RJ-45 Base-T/IP I/O module requires VNX OE for
Block R35 and VNX OE for File version 7.1 or later.
• Two management modules per Data Mover enclosure
• Two power supply/cooling (fan) modules per CPU module
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One or two CallHome modems (with power-supply cable and serial modem cable)
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One or two 1U Control Stations. Each 1U Control Station consists of the following
features:
• Intel 2.0 GHz single core Celeron processor with 800-MHz front side bus (FSB) and
512 KB cache
• 2 GB of RAM
• One 250-GB SATA hard drive
• 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
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Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, serial DB-9 cable, and IPMI
cable.
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Mounting rails with hardware
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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
modules are installed in the cabinet. With the 2U Data Mover enclosure having the widest
and deepest dimension within the cabinet, the VNX VG8 measures from 5.25 to