VNX SERIES ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW

February 2011

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Course Overview
Description
This course introduces the VNX series architecture. It focuses on the unified Block and File, File only, or Block only storage solution including host connectivity options and 6 Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) backend. The training is intended for those with a Block and File background who are involved in the design, installation, configuration, or implementation of the VNX series platform.

Audience

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Objectives

Identify unified platform hardware components Verify proper component locations and cabling requirements Compare unified platform models and I/O module configurations Describe the 6 Gb SAS backend

EMC believes the information in this course is accurate as of its publication date. It is based on pre-GA product information, which is subject to change without notice. For the most current information, see the EMC Support Matrix and product release notes on Powerlink.

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Module 1: Introduction to the VNX Series Unified Platform Hardware

This module introduces the VNX unified platform hardware. Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Identify VNX hardware components Compare VNX models and I/O module configurations

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VNX Series Storage Systems Simple and Efficient

VG2

VG8

VNX5100

VNX5300

VNX5500

VNX5700

VNX7500

File Only

FC Block Only

File and Block

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Unified Modular Architecture

Ethernet
SAN

NFS, CIFS, MPFS, pNFS

FC, FCoE, FCoE, iSCSI

DDR3 SDRAM

High Performance FLASH

15K RPM HDDs

High Capacity HDDs

Up to 60 CPU cores of unified processing power

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VNX Series Considerations

Block only with 6U reserve for unified unified Block and File or Block only hardware upgrade File only hardware

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VNX Hardware Overview

VNX5100 VNX5300 VNX5500 VNX5700 VNX7500

File
X-Blades CPU / Cores / Memory Control Stations N/A N/A N/A 1-2 2.13GHz / 4/ 6GB 1 or 2 1, 2, or 3 2.13GHz / 4 / 12GB 1 or 2 2, 3, or 4 2.4GHz / 4 / 12GB 1 or 2 2-8 2.8GHz / 6 / 24GB 1 or 2

Block
SPs CPU / Cores / Memory (per SP) SPSs Maximum Drives 2 1.6GHz / 2 / 4GB 1 or 2 75 2 1.6GHz / 4 / 8GB 1 or 2 125 2 2.13GHz / 4 / 12GB 2 250 2 2.4GHz / 4 / 18GB 2 500 2 2.8GHz / 6 / 24GB 2 1000

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VNX DAE and Drive Options

Disk Array Enclosure (DAE)

Number, Size, and Type of Drives Flash options SAS options 15K SAS options 10K NL SAS options 7.2K

VNX6GSDAE25
25, 2.5 inch, 6Gb SAS drives N/A N/A 300GB, 600GB N/A

VNX6GSDAE15
15, 3.5 inch, 6Gb SAS drives 100GB, 200GB 300GB, 600GB 300GB, 600GB 2TB

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VNX Hardware Tour

This video shows a quick hardware tour of a VNX5500 and a VNX5700.
Please note that this video was produced using pre-release hardware that may not match post GA
hardware labeling, racking order, and I/O Module slot and port restrictions.

Launch

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Module 2: VNX System Components

This module describes the components of the VNX series systems. Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Identify and describe the functions of the VNX series components

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Storage Processor Enclosure Rear View

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VNX7500/5700 Block Frontend I/O Module Options

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Storage Processor/Data Mover Enclosure Front View

CPU Module Power Supply/Cooling Module

DIMM
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VNX Series Storage System Serial Number

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VNX 15 Drive Disk Processor Enclosure

DPE Fault LED DPE Power LED

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State On

Description Powering and power on

Drive Fault LED

Blinking, mostly on Blinking at a constant rate Blinking, mostly off

Drive Power LED

On with I/O activity Spinning up or down normally On but not spinning

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VNX 25 Drive Disk Processor Enclosure

DPE Fault LED DPE Power LED

Drive Fault LED

Drive Power LED

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VNX Disk Processor Enclosure Rear View

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Disk Processor Enclosure Components

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15 Drive Disk Array Enclosure

Front

Rear

Power Supply
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LCC
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15 Drive DAE Details

Power Supply B Power LED Green Power Supply B Fault LED Amber Power Supply B Fan Fault LED Amber Input (Double Circles) from previous DAE LCC on A side or Storage Processor A

LCC A Enclosure ID LCC A Power & Fault LEDs LCC A Bus (Loop) ID
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SPS Monitor N/A on VNX LCC A Output (Double Diamonds) to next DAE LCC A input on the same bus
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25 Drive Disk Array Enclosure

Drive
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LCC

Power Supply
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25 Drive DAE Link Control Card

LCC Fault LED Input from previous DAE LCC

SPS Monitor N/A Enclosure ID LCC Power LED

Output to next DAE LCC

Bus (Loop) ID

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Data Mover Enclosure Rear View

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DM Failover
File System File System

X-Blade Primary

X-Blade Standby

Network

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VNX I/O Slot & Port Configurations

VNX5100 VNX5300 VNX5500 VNX5700 VNX7500

File
Configurable I/O Slots per X-Blade I/O Slots per X-Blade available for client I/O Storage per X-Blade N/A 3 4 4 5

N/A N/A

2 200TB

3 256TB

3 256TB

4 256TB

Block
Configurable I/O Slots per SP I/O Slots per SP available for host I/O Backend Ports per SP N/A 2 2 5 5

N/A 2

2 2

2 2

4 4

3 or 4 4 or 8

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Module 3: 6 Gb SAS Backend

This module introduces the VNX 6 Gb SAS backend. Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

Describe VNX SAS 6 Gb backend Verify proper VNX backend cabling

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SPE Based VNX Storage System Backend Architecture

Disk Array Enclosure 0 Disk Array Enclosure 1 Disk Array Enclosure 2

Storage Processor A Backend Port 0

LCC A

LCC A

LCC A

Storage Processor B Backend Port 0

LCC B

LCC B

LCC B

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SAS Backend Cabling

Storage Processor A 6Gb SAS I/O Module

Storage Processor B 6Gb SAS I/O Module

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Disk Processor Enclosure Backend Cabling

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Common Disk Enclosure Subsystem

Common set of logic for all 6Gb/s DAE/DPE designs

Drive power down Adaptive cooling Ambient temperature reporting

Serial Attached SCSI

6 Gps = 750 MBps 4 x 750 MBps = 3 GBps

Fibre Channel
4 Gps = 500 MBps or 0.5 GBps

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Course Summary

The VNX series platform combines Block array and the File
serving components into a single unified storage solution. The VNX series storage systems leverage Intel multi-core CPUs and PCI Express 2.0 interconnects to deliver uncompromising scalability and flexibility while providing market leading simplicity and efficiency. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is a data transfer technology designed to move data to and from computer storage devices transmitting data at 6 Gb/s.

This concludes the instruction; proceed to the course assessment.

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