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This guide describes the EMC®VNX™ VG2/VG8 gateway. This document explains the
primary differences between a VNX VG2 and a VNX VG8. In the first two sections, this
document describes the features of both the VNX VG2 and the VNX VG8 gateway
individually.
The remaining sections describe the Control Station, the Data Mover enclosure and its
components including the power supply/cooling (fan) modules, CPU modules,
management modules, and I/O modules.
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
◆VNX VG2 overview..................................................................................................... 4
◆VNX VG8 overview..................................................................................................... 6
◆Component description........................................................................................... 10
◆Control Station front view........................................................................................ 11
◆Data Mover enclosure front view ............................................................................. 13
◆Control Station rear view ......................................................................................... 17
◆Data Mover enclosure rear view............................................................................... 22
◆Management module .............................................................................................. 22
◆I/O modules............................................................................................................ 25
EMC®VNX™Family
VG2/VG8
Hardware Information Guide
P/N 300-013-317
Rev 01
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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
A01 June 18, 2012 First release of the
EMC VNX VG2/VG8
Hardware Information Guide
with document
part number

How this document is organized
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 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
VNX5100
Block Installation Guide
, go to Install VNX and follow the steps in the wizard.
◆For server-related tasks, go to the Server tasks for the VNX5100 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.
Title Description
“VNX VG2 overview” on page 4 Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical
VNX VG2 gateway.
“VNX VG8 overview” on page 6 Describes and shows the front and rear views of a typical
VNX VG8 gateway
“Component description” on
page 10
Describes the components that comprise the VNX VG2 or VG8
gateway.
“Control Station front view” on
page 11
Describes and illustrates the front view of a Control Station.
“Data Mover enclosure front
view” on page 13
Describes and illustrates the front view of a Data Mover
enclosure.
“Control Station rear view” on
page 17
Describes and illustrates the rear view of a Control Station.
“Data Mover enclosure rear
view” on page 22
Describes and illustrates the rear view of a Data Mover
enclosure.
“Management module” on
page 22
Describes and illustrates the rear view of the Management
Module.
“I/O modules” on page 25 Describes and illustrates all the I/O modules supported by the
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VNX VG2 overview
VNX VG2 overview
Contained in a standard 19-inch (48.3 cm) NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers
Association) rackmount cabinet, the VNX VG2 gateway weighs from 74.91 lb (33.7 kg) to
102.91 lb (46.3 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 VG2 measures from 5.25 to 7 inches high (3 to 4U)
x 18.92 inches wide x 31.58 inches deep (13.33 to 17.78 cm x 48.06 cm x 80.21 cm). For
exact details, refer to the
VG2 and VG8 Technical Specifications and Operating Limits
document.
Note: The previous dimensions are approximate and do not include the cabinet enclosure.
Figure 1 shows an example of the front view of a VNX VG2 gateway with one 1U Control
Station and a 2U Data Mover enclosure (with two Data Movers per enclosure). Each Data
Mover includes two power supply/cooling (fan) modules and one CPU module.
Note: Each CPU module is located below two power supply/cooling (fan) modules, as
shown in Figure 5 on page 11. The CPU module includes its own left and right latch
handles. These CPU modules can only be installed or removed after you remove the power
supply/cooling (fan) module.
Figure 1 VNX VG2 gateway components front view (without front bezel)
Figure 2 on page 5 shows an example of the rear view of the VNX VG2 gateway with one 1U
Control Station and a 2U Data Mover enclosure with two Data Movers [each Data Mover
having one management module, one four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module, three two-port
1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O modules, and one filler module].
Note: For information about connecting the four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module to a Tape
Backup, refer to the chapter describing the “Optional tape backup device cables” in the
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Gateway Configuration Setup Guide.
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Figure 2 VNX VG2 gateway components rear view
Note: Figure 1 on page 4 and Figure 2 are examples of a VNX VG2 gateway. These
examples are for illustrative purposes only — the number of components in a VNX VG2
system will vary.
Features
Configured for AC-input power, the VNX VG2 gateway includes the following hardware
features:
◆One 2U Data Mover enclosure (includes up to two Data Movers)
Note: In the VNX VG2 system, a Data Mover is defined as a CPU module with
associated I/O modules.
◆Each 2U Data Mover consists of:
• One CPU module consisting of one Intel®Xeon®4-core 2.4-GHz processor with
12 MB of L3 cache
• Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 12 GB (6 GB
factory installed) per CPU module
• One Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module (in slot 0) or one Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) I/O module (in slot 0) SAN:
Note: The FCoE I/O module can replace the FC I/O modules in a factory-shipped
system if desired.
– Four-port 8-Gb/s optical (default, running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); labeled 8 GbE
Fibre on the latch handle
– Two-port 10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on
the latch handle
Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module requires VNX OE for File version
7.0.35.3 or later.
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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
◆One or two CallHome modems (with power-supply cable and serial modem cable)
◆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
◆Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, serial DB-9 cable, and IPMI
cable.
◆Mounting rails with hardware
◆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

VNX VG8 overview
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44.5 inches high (3 to 10U) x 18.92 inches wide x 31.58 inches deep (13.33 to 17.78 cm x
48.06 cm x 80.21 cm). For exact details, refer to the
VG2 and VG8 Technical Specifications
and Operating Limits
document.
Note: The previous dimensions are approximate and do not include the cabinet enclosure.
Figure 3 shows an example of the front view of a VNX VG8 gateway with two 1U Control
Stations and four 2U Data Mover enclosures (with two Data Movers per enclosure). Each
Data Mover includes four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules.
Note: Each CPU module is located below two power supply/cooling (fan) modules, as
shown in Figure 5 on page 11. The CPU module includes its own left and right latch
handles. These CPU modules can only be installed or removed after you remove the power
supply/cooling (fan) module.
Figure 3 VNX VG8 gateway components front view (without front bezel)
Figure 4 on page 8 shows an example of the rear view of the VNX VG8 gateway with two 1U
Control Stations and four 2U Data Mover enclosures with two Data Movers per enclosure
[each Data Mover having one management module, one four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module,
and four two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port 1-Gb/s optical I/O modules].
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VNX VG8 overview
Figure 4 VNX VG8 gateway components rear view
Note: Figure 3 on page 7 and Figure 4 are examples of a VNX VG8 gateway. These
examples are for illustrative purposes only — the number of components in a VNX VG8
gateway will vary.
Features
Configured for AC-input power, the VNX VG8 gateway includes the following hardware
features:
◆One to four 2U Data Mover enclosures (includes from two to eight Data Movers)
Note: In the VNX VG8 gateway, a Data Mover is defined as a CPU module with I/O
modules.
◆Each Data Mover consists of:
• One CPU module consisting of one 64-bit Intel Xeon 6-core 2.8-GHz processor with
12 MB of L3 cache
• Six DDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM) slots supporting up to 24 GB (in six
4 GB DIMMs) per CPU module
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• One Fibre Channel (FC) I/O module (in slot 0) or one Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) I/O module (in slot 0) SAN:
Note: The FCoE I/O module can replace the FC I/O modules in a factory-shipped
system if desired.
– Four-port 8-Gb/s optical (default, running at 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s); labeled 8 GbE
Fibre on the latch handle
– Two-port 10-Gb/s Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE); labeled 10 GbE/FCoE on
the latch handle
Note: The two-port 10-Gb/s FCoE I/O module requires VNX OE for File version
7.0.35.3 or later.
• 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
◆One or two CallHome modems (with power-supply cable and serial modem cable)
◆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