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Step 3
Verify the Parts
Verify that your basic configuration has the following parts:
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CX500iwith:
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Two storage processors (SPs)
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Two power supply/system cooling (power/cooling) modules
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Minimum of five disk drives
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Two standby power supplies (SPSs)
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Optional 2-gigabit disk-array enclosures (DAE2s or DAE2Ps)
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1-meter copper Fibre Channel HSSDC-HSSDC cables (2 per optional DAE2) for
external disks on back-end loop
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2-meter copper Fibre Channel HSSDC-HSSDC2 cables (2 per optional DAE2P)
for external disks on back-end loop
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Power cords - one per power/cooling module
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SPS serial (sense) cables - one per SPS
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One or more rail kits (if your storage system is not already installed in a cabinet)
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EMC CLARiiON Storage-System Hardware and Software Documentation
CD
Customers must provide the following:
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CAT 5 or better Ethernet LAN RJ45 cables (1 per SP) for storage-system
management connections
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CAT 5, CAT 5e, or CAT 6 (100 meters maximum) Ethernet LAN RJ45 cables (2 per
SP) for iSCSI front-end data ports. We recommend CAT 6 cables for best
performance.
Front View
(Bezel Removed)
Disk Drives
SPS Tray
SPS B
SPS A
Power/Cooling
Module B
Power/Cooling
Module A
Back View
EMC3043
SP B
SP A