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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
June 18, 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
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
VNX VG2/VG8 gateways.
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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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EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide 5
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
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide 7
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
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Component description
◆Any required cables including LAN cables, modem cables, serial DB-9 cable, and IPMI
cable.
◆Mounting rails with hardware
◆Front bezel with VNX VG8 badge
Component description
This section provides the exact details of the VNX VG2 and VNX VG8 components. These
details include illustrations and descriptions of the front and rear controls, connectors,
and LED indicators.
The components are:
◆“VNX VG2/VG8 front view” on page 10
• 1U Control Station
•2UDataMoverenclosure
– Power supply/cooling (fan) modules
–CPUmodules
◆“VNX VG2/VG8 rear view” on page 16
• 1U Control Station
•2UDataMoverenclosure
– Management modules
–I/Omodules
VNX VG2/VG8 front view
On the front, viewing from top to bottom, a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8 gateway can include the
following hardware:
VNX VG2 front view
◆One to two 1U Control Stations
◆2U Data Mover enclosure (one to two Data Movers)
• Power supply/cooling (fan) modules
•CPUmodules
Figure 5 on page 11 shows an example of a VNX VG2 gateway and the orientation of the
hardware components on the front of the gateway.
VNX VG8 front view
◆One to two 1U Control Stations
◆One to four 2U Data Mover enclosures (two to eight Data Movers)
• Power supply/cooling (fan) modules
•CPUmodules
Component description
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Note: All VNX VG2/VG8 gateways have a 1U Control Station and a 2U Data Mover
enclosure. In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe
these individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only — the
number of components will vary for a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8.
Figure 5 Example of the VNX VG2 gateway front view
Control Station front view
On the front, viewing from left to right, the VNX VG2/VG8 gateway 1U Control Station
includes the following hardware components:
◆DVD-ROM drive
◆USB 2.0 connector
◆Control switch and status LEDs
Figure 6 on page 12 shows the orientation of these components.
1Power supply/cooling (fan) modules 3Data Mover enclosure
2Control Station 4CPU module
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Figure 6 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station front view
Control Station switch and LEDs
Figure 7 shows the location of the VNX VG2/VG8 gateway 1U Control Station switch and
LEDs on the front panel.
Figure 7 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station switch and LEDs
Table 1 describes the switch located on the front panel. Table 2 on page 13 describes the
LEDs located on the front panel.
1DVD-ROM drive 3USB 2.0 connector
2Control Station switch and status LEDs (for
a closer view, see Figure 7)
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Table 1 Control Station switch
Switch Description
Power push-button
(location 1)
Toggles the Control Station
power
Component description
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide 13
Data Mover enclosure front view
The front of the VNX VG2/VG8 2U Data Mover enclosure contains two enclosure status
(power and fault) LEDs, as shown in Figure 8.
Note: Figure 8 is a graphical representation of the VNX VG2/VG8 2U Data Mover enclosure
with four power supply/cooling (fan) modules and two CPU modules installed.
Figure 8 Data Mover enclosure LEDs
Table 2 Control Station LEDs
LED Color State Description
System status (location 2) Not used
System power/sleep
(location 3)
Green On Power on
Blinking Sleep
—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
AC AC AC AC
Data Mover enclosure
fault LED
Data Mover enclosure
power LED
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Table 3 describes the 2U Data Mover enclosure power and fault LEDs.
CPU LEDs
The CPU modules in the 2U Data Mover enclosure contain the power, fault, and
unsafe-to-remove LEDs. Figure 9 shows the CPU LEDs and Table 4 describes them.
Figure 9 CPU LEDs
Table 3 Data Mover enclosure LEDs
LED Color State Description
Power Blue On Data Mover enclosure is powered up and all the FRUs in the
enclosure are operating properly
— Off Data Mover enclosure is powered down.
Fault Amber On A FRU failed within the enclosure.
Note: When the enclosure fault LED is amber, look for the FRU
within the enclosure that is causing the fault. Refer to the
other status LED definitions in this section to determine
which FRU failed.
— Off Data Mover enclosure operating normally.
AC AC AC AC
CPU power LED
CPU fault LED
CPU unsafe to
remove LED
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Table 4 CPU LEDs
LED Color State Description
Power Green On Data Mover is powered up and all FRUs in the Data Mover are
operating properly.
— Off Data Mover is powered down.
Component description
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Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED
The power supply/cooling (fan) modules have status LED on the front. Figure 10 shows the
LEDs for the power supply/cooling (fan) modules and Table 5 describes them.
Figure 10 Power supply/cooling (fan) module LED
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 4. Operating system loaded, blinking once every 4 seconds
5. Operating system starting Flare drivers, blinking once
every second
6. Flare 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.
Table 4 CPU LEDs (continued)
LED Color State Description
AC AC AC AC
Power supply/
cooling (fan) power/fault LED
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Table 5 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
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VNX VG2/VG8 rear view
On the rear, viewing from top to bottom, a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8 gateway can include the
following hardware:
VNX VG2 rear view
◆One to two 1U Control Stations
◆2U Data Mover enclosure (one to two Data Movers)
•Managementmodules
•I/Omodules
Figure 11 shows an example of a VNX VG2 gateway and the orientation of the hardware
components on the rear of the gateway.
VNX VG8 rear view
◆One to two 1U Control Stations
◆One to four 2U Data Mover enclosures (two to eight Data Movers)
•Managementmodules
•I/Omodules
Note: All VNX VG2/VG8 gateways have a 1U Control Station and a 2U Data Mover
enclosure. In the following sections, the illustrations and corresponding tables describe
these individual components. These descriptions are for illustrative purposes only — the
number of components will vary for a VNX VG2 or a VNX VG8.
Component description
EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide 17
Figure 11 VNX VG2/VG8 gateway (rear view)
Control Station rear view
On the rear, viewing from left to right, the VNX VG2/VG8 gateway Control Station includes
the following hardware components:
◆AC power in connector
◆Two PS/2 connectors (keyboard and mouse)—not used
◆One (DB-9 plug) serial modem connector
◆One (DB-15) video (VGA socket) connector—not used
◆Four (RJ-45) NIC (labeled A, CS, B, and MGMT) connectors
Note: The RJ-45 NICs (labeled A and CS) are integrated into the rear of the Control
Station while the RJ-45 NICs (labeled B and MGMT) are on a PCI-e card in the
expansion slot on the rear of the Control Station.
◆One (DB-9 plug) serial console (RS-232/EIA-232) connector
◆Two USB 2.0 connectors
◆POST diagnostic LEDs
1Control Station (for closer view, see
Figure 12 on page 18)
4Two-port 1-Gb/s copper plus two-port
1-Gb/s optical I/O module (for closer view,
see Figure 27 on page 32)
2Data Mover enclosure (for closer view, see
Figure 17 on page 22)
5Four-port 8-Gb/s FC I/O module (for closer
view, see Figure 23 on page 28)
3Filler I/O module 6Management module (for closer view, see
Figure 18 on page 23)
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Figure 12 shows the orientation of these components.
Figure 12 VNX VG2/VG8 Control Station rear view
Control Station Input/output ports and connectors
The VNX VG2/VG8 1U Control Station supports the following I/O ports on the rear of the
Control Station:
◆Four Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports
◆One serial modem (DB-9) plug connector
◆One serial console (DB-9) plug connector
To avoid electric shock, do not connect safety extra-low voltage (SELV) circuits to
telephone-network voltage (TNV) circuits. LAN ports contain SELV circuits, and WAN ports
contain TNV circuits. Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ-45 connectors. Use caution
when connecting cables.
Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) NIC ports
The VNX VG2/VG8 1U Control Station comes with two integrated dual-port Ethernet ports
(labeled A and CS) and two Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-e) low profile
card dual-port Ethernet ports (labeled B and MGMT) in an expansion slot on the rear of the
Control Station. These ports provide an interface for connecting to 10-Mb/s, 100-Mb/s, or
1AC power in connector 7DB-9 serial console plug connector
2PS/2 connector (mouse)—not used 8Two USB 2.0 connectors
3DB-9 serial modem plug connector 9RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled A)
4RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled CS1)
1. The CS port uses an IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cable to connect to a standby Control
Station).
10 POST diagnostic LEDs2
2. These LEDs might light during power on self test (POST); they are not important for the administration or
maintenance of the Control Station.
5RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled B) 11 DB-15 Video (VGA) socket
connector—not used
6RJ-45 Ethernet NIC port (labeled MGMT) 12 PS/2 connector (keyboard)—not used
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EMC VNX VG2/VG8 Hardware Information Guide 19
1000-Mb/s networks and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local-area network
(LAN).
Note: PCI Express is used in consumer, server, and industrial applications, as a
motherboard-level interconnect (to link motherboard-mounted peripherals) and as an
expansion card interface for add-in boards.
To access the Ethernet ports, connect a Category 3, 4, 5, 5E, or 6 unshielded twisted-pair
(UTP) cable to the RJ-45 connectors on the back of the 1U Control Station, as described in
Table 6.
Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)
Figure 13 shows an example of the Ethernet RJ-45 port and cable connector.
Figure 13 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector (adapter)
Table 7 lists the 1U Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) pin signals used on the connector.
Table 6 Ethernet cabling guidelines
Type Description
10Base-T EIA Categories 3, 4, or 5 UTP (2 or 4 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)
100Base-TX EIA Category 5 UTP (2 pairs) up to 328 ft (100 m)
1000Base-T EIA Category 6 (recommended), Category 5E or 5 UTP (2 pairs) up to 328 ft
(100 m)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CNS-001749
Table 7 Control Station Ethernet (RJ-45) port and connector pinout
RJ-45 pin Signal Description
1 BI_DA+ Bidirectional pair A, +
2 BI_DA- Bidirectional pair A, -
3 BI_DB+ Bidirectional pair B, +
4 BI_DC+ Bidirectional pair C, +
5 BI_DC- Bidirectional pair C, -
6 BI_DB- Bidirectional pair B, -
7 BI_DD+ Bidirectional pair D, +
8 BI_DD- Bidirectional pair D, -
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