EMC VNX Series Owner's manual

This guide describes one of five models available in the VNX Series, the EMC®
VNX5300™. This document provides an overview of the architecture, components, and
features of the VNX5300 platform. The specific aspects of the VNX5300 platform and its
major components include the front and rear connectors and LED indicators on the 3U, 15
(3.5-inch) or 3U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk processor enclosure (DPE), the 1U standby power
supply (SPS), the 1U Control Station, the 2U Data Mover Enclosure (DME), and the 3U, 15
(3.5-inch) or the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) disk drive disk-array enclosure (DAE).
This guide is available online at https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/. Go to the About VNX
section, and then select Learn about VNX. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
Topics include:
◆Product software and hardware release revisions ...................................................... 2
◆Revision history ........................................................................................................ 2
◆Where to get help...................................................................................................... 2
◆How this document is organized ............................................................................... 3
◆Related documentation............................................................................................. 3
◆Overview................................................................................................................... 4
◆VNX5300 Block and File product description............................................................. 6
◆System component description............................................................................... 11
◆I/O modules............................................................................................................ 46
◆Disk-array enclosure................................................................................................ 68
◆Cabling ................................................................................................................... 85
◆VNX5300 DAE cabling ............................................................................................. 86
EMC®VNX™Family
VNX5300™
Hardware Information Guide
P/N 300-013-308
Rev 01
June 25, 2012

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Product software and hardware release revisions
Product software and hardware release revisions
As part of an effort to improve its product lines, EMC periodically releases revisions of its
software and hardware. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not
be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product
release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features.
Contact your EMC representative if a product does not function properly or does not
function as described in this document.
Note: This document was accurate at publication time. New versions of this document
might be released on the EMC online support website. Check the EMC online support
website to ensure that you are using the latest version of this document.
Revision history
The following table presents the revision history of this document:
Where to get help
EMC support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as follows:
Product information — For documentation, release notes, software updates, or
information about EMC products, licensing, and service, go to the EMC online support
website (registration required) at:
https://Support.EMC.com
Technical support — For technical support, go to EMC online support and select Support.
On the Support page, you will see several options, including one to create a service
request. Note that to open a service request, you must have a valid support agreement.
Contact your EMC sales representative for details about obtaining a valid support
agreement or with questions about your account.
Revision Date Description
01 June 25, 2012 First release of the
VNX5300 Hardware
Information Guide
with a document part
number.

How this document is organized
EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 3
How this document is organized
The major sections of this guide are listed in the following table.
Related documentation
EMC provides the ability to create step-by-step planning, installation, and maintenance
instructions tailored to your environment. To create VNX customized documentation, go
to: https://mydocs.emc.com/VNX/.
To download a PDF copy of the desired publication, go to the following sections:
◆For hardware-related books, go to the About VNX section, and then select Learn about
VNX. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
◆For technical specifications, go to the About VNX section, and then select View
technical specifications. Next, follow the steps in the wizard.
◆For installation, adding, or replacing tasks, go to the VNX tasks section, and then
select the appropriate heading. For example, to download a PDF copy of the
VNX5300
Block Installation Guide
, go to Install VNX and follow the steps in the wizard.
Title Description
“Overview” on page 4 Describes the software and hardware features of a typical
VNX5300 along with a front view example of the VNX5300.
“VNX5300 Block and File
product description” on page 6
Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical
VNX5300.
“System component
description” on page 11
Provides a description of the components that comprise a
VNX5300. Along with a description, illustrations of each
component are also shown.
“DPE front views” on page 11 Describes and illustrates the front of a DPE and the components
that comprise the front of the DPE.
“DME front view” on page 18 Describes and illustrates the front of the DME and the
components that comprise the front of the DME.
“Standby power supply rear
view” on page 20
Describes and illustrates the 1U SPS used in the VNX5300.
“DPE rear view” on page 25 Describes and illustrates the rear of a DPE and the components
that comprise the rear of the DPE.
“Control Station rear view” on
page 37
Describes and illustrates the 1U SPS used in the VNX5300.
“DME rear view” on page 42 Describes and illustrates the rear of the DME and the
components that comprise the rear of the DME.
“Disk-array enclosure” on
page 68
Describes and illustrates the two types of DAEs available for the
VNX5300.
“VNX5300 DAE cabling” on
page 86
Describes the types of DAE cabling available for the VNX5300
platform. The cabling can be either interleaved or stacked
depending on your specific requirements.

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Overview
◆For server-related tasks, go to the Server tasks for the VNX5300, VNX5500, VNX5700,
and VNX7500 section, and then select the appropriate heading. For example, to
download a PDF copy of Adding or replacing hardware, go to Add or replace hardware
and follow the steps in the wizard.
Overview
The EMC VNX series implements a modular architecture that integrates hardware
components for Block, File, and Object with concurrent support for native NAS, iSCSI1
(Internet Small Computer System Interface), Fiber Channel, and Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. The VNX series is based on Intel®Xeon®-based PCI Express 2.0
processors and delivers File (NAS) functionality via two to eight Data Movers and Block
(iSCSI, FCoE, and FC) storage via dual storage processors using a full 6-Gb/s SAS disk
drive topology. The VNX series is targeted at the entry-level to high-end/large-capacity
storage environments that require advanced features, flexibility and configurability. The
VNX series provides significant advancements in efficiency, simplicity, and performance.
Benefits include:
◆Support for File (CIFS and NFS), Block (FC, iSCSI & FCoE) and Object
◆Simple conversions when starting with a VNX series Block only platform by simply
adding File services or starting with File only and adding Block services
◆Support for both block and file auto-tiering with Fully Automated Storage Tiering
(FAST) for Virtual Pools (VP - FAST VP)
◆Unified replication with RecoverPoint support for both file and block data
◆Updated unified management with Unisphere™now delivering a more cohesive
unified user experience
The VNX5300 is a mid-range/entry level storage platform. It offers Block, File, or Unified
Block and File services. These services consist of:
◆Block-only—Includes a 3U disk processor enclosure (DPE), a 1U 1.2 KW standby power
supply (SPS), and 2U or 3U disk-array enclosures (DAEs) for holding hard disk drives
that are integrated to facilitate Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and
iSCSI Block services to Windows®and UNIX®hosts.
◆File-only—Adds the 2U Data Mover enclosure (DME) and 1U Control Station (CS) to the
3U DPE, 1 U SPS, and 2U or 3U DAEs to facilitate File services to CIFS/NFS clients.
◆Unified Block and File—Uses same hardware as the File-only configuration but adds
FC, iSCSI, and FCoE I/O connectivity to provide Block services to host simultaneously
so as to provide File services to clients.
The VNX5300 platform supports two types of 3U DPEs and two types of DAEs. The 3U DPEs
supported are a 15 drive 3.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or DPE7) and a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk
3U enclosure (or DPE8). The DAEs supported are a 15 drive 3.5-inch disk 3U enclosure (or
1. iSCSI is a protocol for sending SCSI packets over TCP/IP networks.

Overview
EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 5
DAE6S) or a 25 drive 2.5-inch disk 2U enclosure (or DAE5S). Expansion of up to seven 3U
DAEs (a maximum of 120 3.5-inch disk drives) or up to four 2U DAEs (a maximum of 125
2.5-inch disk drives) is possible.
As a mid-range/entry level storage platform offering Block, File, and Unified services, the
VNX5300 platform (Figure 1) is one of the five models that make up the VNX series. For a
quick look at the VNX5300 platform hardware features, see Table 1, “VNX5300 hardware
feature quick reference,” on page 8.
Figure 1 Example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform with front bezel
Note: A VNX5300 Block platform only includes an SPS and a DPE.
VNX-000565

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VNX5300 Block and File product description
VNX5300 Block and File product description
This section shows an example of the front and rear views of a Block and File (Unified)
VNX5300 platform.
Note: A fully configured Unified VNX5300 platform includes up to seven 3U DAEs (a
maximum of 120 3.5-inch disk drives) or up to four 2U DAEs (a maximum of 125 2.5-inch
disk drives).
Front view
Figure 2 shows an example of the front view of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300
platform having a dual 1U SPS, a 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive 3U DPE, two 1U Control
Stations (one optional), and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure with two Data Movers2. Each
Data Mover includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.
Figure 2 Example of a Block and File VNX5300 (Unified) platform with a 3U, 15 DPE (front view)
Note: Figure 2 and Figure 3 on page 7 are examples of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300
platform (front and rear views). These figures are example of what a Block and File
(Unified) VNX5300 platform looks like and are for illustrative purposes only.
2. The term Data Mover is used throughout this guide. The term Data Mover is also referred to as a
blade. These terms are interchangeable and mean the same thing.
DVD
3U, 15 (3.5-inch)
disk processor
enclosure (DPE)
SPS
VNX-000562
DVD
Control Station 0
Control Station 1
(optional)
AC AC AC AC
Data Mover
Enclosure 0

VNX5300 Block and File product description
EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 7
Rear view
Figure 3 shows an example of the rear view of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform
having a dual 1U SPS, a 3U DPE with two storage processors (SP A and B), two (one
optional) 1U Control Stations, and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure with two Data Movers.
Each Data Mover includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.
Figure 3 Example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform (rear view)
Hardware features
Contained in a 7 to 8U architecture, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform weighs
approximately 206.7 lb (93.76 kg) to 229.7 lb (104.19 kg) fully loaded3depending on the
type of disk drives used in the 3U DPE. With the 2U DME having the deepest dimension
within the cabinet, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 measures 12.25 to 14 inches (7
to 8U) high x 18.92 inches wide x 24.25 inches deep (31.11 to 35.56 cm x 48.05 cm x
61.59 cm). Between the front and rear of the enclosure, a midplane distributes power and
signals to all the enclosure components. The CPU modules and the power supply modules
plug directly into the midplane connections.
Note: The previously mentioned dimensions are approximate and do not include the
cabinet enclosure.
0123
0123
0123
012 3
012 3 0123
012 3
0123
012 3
0123
MGMT
B
A
CS
SPS
VNX-000563
Disk
processor
enclosure
X4
2345
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
bre 1
0 X4
6Gb SAS
B
X4
2345
6Gb
SAS
8Gb
bre 1
0 X4
6Gb SAS
A
MGMT
B
A
CS
Data Mover
Enclosure 0
Control Station 0
Control Station 1
(optional)
0123
PARTNUMBER
REV A09 A
0123
PARTNUMBER
REV A09 A
0123
PARTNUMBER
REV A09 A
0123
PARTNUMBER
REV A09 A
3. A fully loaded Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform (without any DAEs) includes two 1U
Control Stations, a 3U DPE (with two SPs), one dual 1U SPS, and one 2U Data Mover Enclosure
with one to two Data Movers. In this fully loaded Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the
DPE (with two SPs) can have either 15 (3.5-inch) drives or 25 (2.5-inch) drives. Separately, the 15
(3.5-inch) drives weigh 34 lb (15.42 kg) and the 25 (2.5-inch) drives weigh 13.5 lb (6.13 kg),
respectively.

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VNX5300 Block and File product description
For physical, environmental, and power details, refer to the VNX5300 Storage System
Technical Specifications and Operating Limits
document.
Configured for AC-input power, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes
the following hardware features:
◆One 3U DPE:
IMPORTANT
On the rear of the 3U DPE, each storage processor includes a CPU module and a power
supply. Two latch handles on the bottom left and right provide each SP (SP A and SP B)
with the means to secure the SP. The CPU and power supply modules can only be installed
or removed after you remove the entire storage processor from the 3U DPE.
• On the front of the 3U DPE, three types of disk drives are supported in two disk
drive carrier types; 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) disk drive carrier (Figure 4 on page 13) or 3U,
25 (2.5-inch) disk drive carrier (Figure 5 on page 14). The disk drives supported are
Serial attached-SCSI (SAS), near-line SAS (NL-SAS), and Flash.
• On the rear of the 3U DPE, each (hot-swappable) storage processor (Figure 11 on
page 22) consists of:
– A CPU module with an Intel Xeon 4-core 1.66-GHz processor with three Double
Data Rate Three (DDR3) synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting
4-GB of SDRAM for a total of 12 GB per SP
– Four integrated 8-Gb/s FC ports (labeled 2, 3, 4, and 5) supporting 2, 4, and
8 Gb/s having front end auto-negotiation with support for manual override
– Two integrated 6-Gb/s SAS x4 ports (labeled 6Gb SAS 0 x4 and 1 x4);
supported speeds are 1.5, 3, and 6 Gb/s
Table 1 VNX5300 hardware feature quick reference
Minimum
form
factor
Maximum
# of
drives
Drive
types
File Block
Config.
I/O slots
per Data
Mover
Data
Movers
System
memory
per Data
Mover Protocols
Config.
I/O
slots
per SP
Built-in
I/O ports SPs
System
memory
per SP Protocols
4U-7U 125 3.5 in.
SAS,
NL-SAS,
Flash,
and 2.5
in. 10 K
SAS
3 1 or 2 6 GB NFS,
CIFS,
MPFS1
and
pNFS2
24FC
ports
plus 2
BE3SAS
ports
2 12 GB FC, iSCSI,
and FCoE
1. MPFS = Multi-Path File System
2. pNFS = parallel-NFS
3. BE = back end

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EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 9
– Two PCI Gen 2 x4 I/O module slots supporting a combination of the following
UltraFlex™I/O modules:
a.) Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax4(w/iSCSI protocol); labeled
10 GbE on the latch handle
b.) 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 File
version 7.1 or later.
c.) Four-port 1-Gb/s copper iSCSI; labeled 1 GbE iSCSI/TOE on the latch handle
d.) Four-port 8-Gb/s optical Fibre Channel (running at 2, 4, or 8-Gb/s); labeled
8GbE Fibre on the latch handle
e.) Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax3Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on the latch handle
Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax FCoE I/O module requires
VNX OE for File version 7.0.35.3 or later.
– One RS-232/EIA 232 serial (up to 115 K baud) service laptop (micro DB-9) port
– One RS-232/EIA 232 serial management (micro DB-9) port
– One 10/100/1000 LAN management (RJ-45) port
– One 10/100/1000 LAN service (RJ-45) port
– One power supply (hot-swappable)
◆One 1U standby power supply (SPS) with a second (optional) SPS available
◆One 2U DME with up to two Data Movers. Each Data Mover consists of:
• One CPU module consisting of one Intel Xeon 4-core 2.13-GHz processor
• Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 6 GB per CPU
module
• One Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module with a:
– Four-port 8 Gb/s optical (running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); in slot 0; labeled
8 GbE Fibre on the latch handle
• One to two of the following network I/O modules in any combination:
– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax4; labeled 10 GbE v2 on the latch
handle
– Two-port 10-Gb/s optical or Twinax4; labeled 10 GbE v3 on the latch handle
Note: Version 3 of the two-port 10-Gb/s optical or active Twinax I/O module
requires VNX OE File version 7.1 or later.
– Four-port 1-Gb/s copper; labeled 1 GbE on the latch handle
4. The two-port 10-Gb/s and FCoE I/O modules can also use active twinaxial (Twinax) cables. Twinax
is a type of cable similar to coax, but with two inner conductors instead of one. These cables will
be supplied in lieu of SFP+ transceiver modules when so ordered.

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VNX5300 Block and File product description
– 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 RJ45 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 File
version 7.1 or later.
• Two management modules per DME (or, one per Data Mover)
• Two power supply/cooling (fan) modules per CPU module
◆One or two Control Stations. Each 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 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T network interface (RJ-45) 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
◆Expansion of up to seven 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 120 drives) or up to
four 2U, 25 (2.5-inch) DAEs (a maximum of 125 drives)
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of drives for your Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform,
the 3U DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity of 120 to 125 drives. If the total drive
slot quantity exceeds 120 or 125, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to
“Disk-array enclosure” on page 68 for more information about the available expansion
DAEs for the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform.
◆Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, and serial DB-9 cable.
◆Mounting rails with hardware
◆Front bezel with VNX5300 badge

System component description
EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 11
System component description
This section describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform components. These
details include illustrations and descriptions of the front and rear connectors as well as
the LED indicators.
Note: In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe these
individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only.
VNX5300 front view
As previously described, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform is made up of a
3U DPE, a 1U SPS, one to two 1U Control Stations, and one 2U DME. The following
sections will describe the front (Figure 2 on page 6) view of the VNX5300 platform
components.
DPE front views
The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform can have one of two versions of the
available 3U disk drive DPEs.
IMPORTANT
When calculating the number of drives for your Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform,
the DPE is included in the total drive slot quantity of 120 to 125 drives. If the total drive
slot quantity exceeds 120 or 125, you will not be able to add another DAE. Refer to the
“Disk-array enclosure” section on page 68 for more information about the available
expansion DAEs for the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform.
Each Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U DPE consists of the following
components:
◆Drive carrier
◆Disk drives
◆Midplane
◆Storage processor (SP) CPU
◆Storage processor (SP) power supply
◆EMI shielding
Drive carrier
The disk drive carriers are metal and plastic assemblies that provide smooth, reliable
contact with the enclosure slot guides and midplane connectors. Each carrier has a
handle with a latch and spring clips. The latch holds the disk drive in place to ensure
proper connection with the midplane. Disk drive activity/fault LEDs are integrated into the
carrier. The “3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE” section on page 12 or the “3U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE”
section on page 14 provides more information.

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System component description
Disk drives
Each disk drive consists of one disk drive in a carrier. You can visually distinguish
between disk drive types by their different latch and handle mechanisms and by type,
capacity, and speed labels on each disk drive. You can add or remove a disk drive while
the DPE is powered up, but you should exercise special care when removing disk drives
while they are in use. Disk drives are extremely sensitive electronic components.
Midplane
A midplane separates the front-facing disk drives from the rear-facing SPs. It distributes
power and signals to all components in the enclosure. SPs and disk drives plug directly
into the midplane.
Storage processor (SP)
The SP is the intelligent component of the 3U disk processor enclosure (DPE). Acting as
the control center, each SP includes status LEDs, PCI Gen 2 I/O module slots, and LAN
ports. The “DPE” section on page 25 provides more information.
Storage processor (SP) power supply
The SP power supply is located on the top, left side of the SP when viewed from the rear.
This module is an auto-ranging, power-factor-corrected, multi-output, off-line converter
with its own line cord. Each power supply includes status LEDs. A latch on the power
supply locks it into place to ensure proper connection. The “SP AC power supply” section
on page 27 provides more information.
EMI shielding
EMI compliance requires a properly installed electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield in
front of the DPE disk drives. When installed in cabinets that include a front door, the DPE
includes a simple EMI shield. Other installations require a front bezel that has a locking
latch and integrated EMI shield. You must remove the bezel/shield to remove and install
disk drive modules.
3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE
On the front, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 (3.5-inch) DPE carrier
includes the following:
◆3.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS disk drives (hot-swappable)
◆Status LEDs

System component description
EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 13
Figure 4 shows the location of these disk drives and Status LEDs.
Figure 4 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE carrier (front view)
Table 2 describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and the disk
drive status LEDs.
13.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS drives or 6-Gb/s
NL-SAS disk drives
4Disk drive fault LED (amber)
2DPE fault LED (amber) 5Disk drive on/activity LED (green)
3DPE power on LED (blue)
123
4
VNX-000103
5
Table 2 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and disk drive LEDs
LED Color State Description
DPE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred
Note: LED is always on at
powerup, until it is initialized.
DPE power (location 3) Green On Powering and powered up with
backend bus running at 2 Gb/s
Blue On Powering and powered up with
backend bus running at 6Gb/s
— Off Powered down
Disk drive fault (location 4) Amber On Fault has occurred
— Off No fault has occurred

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System component description
3U, 25 (2.5-inch) DPE
On the front, viewing from left to right, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U,
25 (2.5-inch) disk drive DPE includes the following:
◆2.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS drives (hot-swappable)
◆Status LEDs
Figure 5 shows the location of these disk drives and status LEDs.
Figure 5 VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE carrier (front view)
Disk drive on/activity
(location 5)
Green On Powering and powered up
Blinking, mostly
on
Disk drive is on with I/O activity
Blinking at
constant rate
Disk drive is spinning up or down
normally
Blinking, mostly
off
Disk drive is powered up but not
spinning
Note: This is a normal part of the
spin-up sequence, occurring
during the spin-up delay of a
slot.
— Off Disk is powered down
Table 2 VNX5300 platform 3U, 15 DPE and disk drive LEDs (continued)
LED Color State Description
12.5-inch 6-Gb/s SAS or 6-Gb/s NL-SAS
disk drives
4Disk drive fault LED (amber)
2DPE fault LED (amber) 5Disk drive status/activity (blue)
3DPE power status LED (blue)
24
0
12345678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
0
12
45 VNX-000281
3

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EMC VNX5300 Hardware Information Guide 15
Table 3 describes the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE and disk
drive status LEDs.
Control Station front view
On the front, the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 1U Control Station includes
the following:
◆DVD-ROM drive
◆USB 2.0 connector (not used)
◆Control switch and status LEDs
Figure 6 shows the orientation of these components.
Figure 6 VNX5300 platform Control Station (front view)
Table 3 VNX5300 platform 3U, 25 DPE and disk drive status LEDs
LED Color State Description
DPE fault (location 2) Amber On Fault has occurred
DPE power (location 3) Blue On Powering and powered up
— Off Powered down
Disk drive fault (location 4) Amber On Fault has occurred
— Off No fault has occurred
Disk drive on/activity
(location 5)
Blue On Powering and powered up
Blinking Disk drive activity
1DVD-ROM drive 3USB 2.0 connector (not used)
2Control Station switch and status LEDs (for
a closer view, see Figure 7 on page 16)
DVD
1
2
3
CNS-001740

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System component description
Control Station switch and LEDs
Figure 7 on page 16 shows the location of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform
1U Control Station switch and LEDs on the front panel.
Figure 7 VNX5300 platform Control Station switch and LEDs
Table 4 on page 16 describes the switch located on the front panel.
Table 5 on page 17 describes the LEDs located on the front panel.
12
21 3 4 5 6
CNS-001744
Table 4 Control Station switch
Switch Description
Power push-button
(location 1)
Toggles the 1U Control Station
power (push in and hold for
about 10 seconds)

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Table 5 Control Station LEDs
LED Color State Description
System status/boot
(location 2)
Green On Power on/system loaded and
ready
Blinking Booting up1or system degraded
Amber On Critical, non-recoverable error;
system has failed due to:
• Themtrip asserted
• IERR asserted
• Non-recoverable temperature
threshold asserted.
• Non-recoverable voltage
asserted.
• Power fault/Power control
failure
Blinking Non-fatal alarm; system is likely
to fail due to:
• Critical temperature threshold
asserted.
• Critical voltage threshold
asserted.
• Critical fan threshold
asserted.
—Off Poweroff
System power/sleep or
standby (location 3)
Green On Power on
Blinking Sleep (standby)
—Off Poweroff
Internal hard drive activity
(location 4)
Green Blinking Hard drive access
— Off No hard drive activity
Onboard (integrated)
Ethernet NIC 1 and 2
(locations 5 and 6,
respectively)
Green On NIC link/no access
Blinking NIC link/LAN access
1. The system status LED flashes green while booting up.

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System component description
DME front view
The front of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform, the 2U DME contains two
enclosure status (power and fault) LEDs (Figure 8).
Note: Figure 8 is an example of a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform 2U DME with
four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules installed.
Figure 8 Data Mover enclosure LEDs
Table 6 describes the 2U DME power and fault LEDs.
AC AC AC AC
Data Mover enclosure
fault LED
Data Mover enclosure
power LED
CNS-001667
Table 6 Data Mover Enclosure LEDs
LED Color State Description
Power Blue On DME is powered up and all the components in the enclosure
are operating properly
— Off DME is powered down.
Fault Amber On A replaceable component failed within the enclosure.
— Off DME operating normally.

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CPU LEDs
The CPU modules in the DME contain the power, fault, and unsafe-to-remove LEDs.
Figure 9 shows the CPU LEDs.
Figure 9 CPU LEDs
Table 7 describes the 2U DME CPU power and fault LEDs.
AC AC AC AC
CPU power LED
CPU fault LED
CPU unsafe to
remove LED
CNS-001669
Table 7 CPU LEDs
LED Color State Description
Power Green On Data Mover is powered up and all components in the Data
Mover are operating properly.
— Off Data Mover is powered down.
Fault Amber On Data Mover has faulted.
Blinking Data Mover goes through six stages of power up:
1. Executes a BIOS check, blinking once every 4 seconds
2. Executes a POST check, blinking once every second
3. Loads the operating system, blinking four times a second
Blue
(see
Note)
4. Operating system loaded, blinking once every 4 seconds
5. Operating system starting drivers, blinking once every
second
6. Operating system drivers operating, blinking four times a
second
— Off Data Mover operating normally.
Unsafe-to-
remove
White On Data Mover is unsafe to remove.
— Off Data Mover is safe to remove.
Note: The fault LED changes color from amber to blue when the operating system is loading, see
step 4 in the description.

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Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED
The power supply/cooling (fan) modules have a status LED on the front. Figure 10 shows
the LEDs for the power supply/cooling (fan) modules.
Figure 10 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED
Table 8 describes the power supply/cooling module (fan) status LED.
VNX5300 rear view
On the rear, a Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes the following hardware
components:
◆One to two 1U SPSs
◆One 3U DPE with two storage processors (SPs), each SP (A and B) having one CPU
module and one power supply
◆One to two 1U Control Stations
◆One 2U Data Mover Enclosure with one to two Data Movers
Standby power supply rear view
The Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform includes one to two 1U, 1.2-kilowatt
standby power supplies (SPSs) to maintain power to the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300
platform SP during power loss. Within the SPS, a built-in DC battery pack is charged by
way of an AC-DC converter. AC input power from the power distribution unit (PDU) goes
into the SPS AC power inlet to the AC-DC converter. This converter then converts the AC
power to DC power, which is then stored into the built-in DC battery pack. When
emergency power is needed by the Block and File (Unified) VNX5300 platform SP, a
AC AC AC AC
Power supply/
cooling (fan) power/fault LED
CNS-001673
Table 8 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED
LED Color State Description
Power/Fault Green On Normal (no faults detected)
Amber Blinking Power supplied but external fault detected
Amber On No power