EMC VPLEX Hardware Installation Guide

Introduction
1.

Remove the cable holder kit from the Open First box, and place it into the
pouch on the inside of the cabinets rear door.

2.

VS1 hardware only:

Verify that you have the following documents:

Power supplies
Fan modules

EMC Best Practices Guide for AC Power Connections in Two-PDP Bays Power requirements, including redundant power feeds on separate
circuits (included in Open First box)

None

40oF to 65oF (4oC to 18oC)

4 hours

Below 40oF (4oC)

8 hours

Damp/high humidity

16 hours

SPS or UPS
The wire cable bail is inserted into
the middle of the plugs plastic molding.

b. At the rear of the cabinet, push in on each director and the I/O module
(IOM) carrier. If a component is not fully seated, loosen the orange
screws, push the component firmly in, and retighten the screws. Verify
that each IOMs latch button is in:
Director n B
Director n A

68oF to 72oF (20oC to 22oC)

Air conditioned, low humidity

Confirm that the following customer-supplied cables are available:

Two AC power cables from separate site power sources

Review the following information, available on EMC Powerlink:
EMC VPLEX Site Preparation Guide, for electrical, mechanical, and cooling
requirements

IOM carrier

3.

VPLX-000304

VS2 hardware only :

a. At the front of the cabinet, remove the 2U (3.5 inch) front panel
approximately nine inches below the VPLEX nameplate, to expose the
laptop service tray. Then remove and discard the two Phillips screws
(used only for shipping) that secure the tray to the NEMA rails, and snap
the front panel back into place.
b. Remove each engines front panel. Then check the latches on all power
supplies, and directors, and confirm that the components are secure.
When finished, replace the front panel(s).
VS2 engine, front view

Power supply latches

6. Verify that the equipment is fully acclimated to

the data center environment, as described in
Prerequisites step 2.
7. Switch OFF both PDP power switches.
8. Switch ON all 12 PDU circuit breakers.
9. Switch ON all SPS circuit breakers.

ON
I

NO
I

O
OFF

O
FFO

PDUs

OFF
O
I
ON

PDPs

10. Connect customer-supplied AC power cables

from the PDPs to site power as described in
the EMC Best Practices Guide for AC Power
Connections in Two-PDP Bays.

OFF
O
I
ON

OFF
O
I
ON

To 30 A

220 VAC
11. Switch ON both PDP power switches.
12. Complete the EMC AC Power Configuration Worksheet. Then
fold it in half and place it into the pouch on cabinets rear door.

13. Verify the LED status on each SPS:

EMC Simple Support Matrix, for support information on VPLEX

integration into the customers storage environment

On-line enabled (if steady green) or Charging (if blinking green)

Director latches

Implementation and Planning Best Practices for EMC VPLEX Technical Notes
EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony (version) Configuration Worksheet Download for use during VPLEX setup

Latch
button

SYM-002500z

VPLX-000364

c. At the rear, check the latches on all modules, and confirm that the
components are secure. Verify that each modules latch button is in:
VS2 engine, rear view
Latch
button
VPLX-000342

On-Battery (if steady amber)

VPLX-000313

NOTE: The On-Battery LED stays on while the SPS units fully charge
(which could be a few minutes or a few hours).

VPLX-000309

Ethernet cable, to connect the VPLEX management server to the network

Fibre Channel switch

The wire cable bail is against
the end of the plugs plastic molding.

VPLX-000345

VS1 engine, rear view

Enough fiber-optic cables to make all necessary I/O connections, each

cable with enough additional length to allow for component serviceability
and a minimum two-inch bend radius

4.

ON
I

68oF to 72oF (20oC to 22oC)

O
OFF

4 hours

Verify each cable connection by pressing the cable connector into its port
or receptacle. Check the AC power cable connections closely, and confirm
that any wire cable bales are positioned as shown in the following figure.

ON
I

Time required To nominal computer room environment

Above 75oF (24oC)

VPLX-000344

O
OFF

3.

From transit/storage environment

SSD enclosure

Note the approximate time that you moved the equipment into the data
center. The equipment requires the time shown in the following table
before you apply power, to prevent condensation on VPLEX components.

ON
I

2.

B
!

EMC 40U-C Cabinet Unpacking and Setup Guide - Instructions to unpack

and secure the hardware in the data center (attached to cabinet)

a
5.

EMC AC Power Configuration Worksheet - Power zone identification

(included in Open First box)

VS1 and VS2 - Pull gently on each SFP on the I/O modules and (if present)
Fibre Channel switches, to confirm that the SFPs are secure.

If an SFP is loose:
a. Release the spring latch.
b. Push the SFP fully in.
c. Close the spring latch.

a. At the front of the cabinet, remove each engines bezel, and confirm that
the components shown in the following figure are secure:

Prerequisites
1.

4.

O
OFF

This document describes the basic hardware setup tasks for a factory-racked
EMC VPLEX cluster at a customer site. Steps are included for both VS1 and
VS2 VPLEX hardware.

Procedure

EMC VPLEX Hardware Installation Guide

14. Connect customer-supplied fiber-optic cables from the front-end and

back-end SANs to the appropriate VPLEX I/O ports. Do not touch the ends
of any fiber-optic cable, to avoid damage or contamination.
Use redundant physical Fibre Channel links to connect each host to the
VPLEX directors, as well as each VPLEX director to the back-end storage. To
prevent data unavailability, ensure that each host in a storage view has paths
to at least two directors in a cluster, and that multipathing is configured to
distribute the paths evenly between directors A and B in each engine:

17. VPLEX Metro or VPLEX Geo only - Connect the intercluster cables as
shown in the figure that applies to your WAN COM connection. Ensure
that each director has two independendent paths to each director in the
other cluster. (The connections are the same for each engine in a cluster.)
VS1 directors with WAN connections over Fibre Channel:

Intercluster
COM SAN A

VS1 engine, rear view

IOM B0 - FE
00 01 02 03

Director B
IOM B1 - FE IOM B2 - BE
00 01 02 03
00 01 02 03

IOM B3 - BE
00 01 02 03

IOM A0 - FE
00 01 02 03

Director A
IOM A1 - FE IOM A2 - BE
00 01 02 03
00 01 02 03

IOM A3 - BE
00 01 02 03

IOM B4

IOM carrier
IOM B5
IOM A4

IOM A5

B4-FC02

Download and install the VPLEX Procedure Generator from Powerlink to

access additional service, maintenance, and troubleshooting information.

2.

Work with the customer to complete the EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony
(version) Configuration Worksheet, and give it to the customer.

3.

Follow the procedures in the EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony (version)

Configuration Guide to configure the cluster for operation in the customer
environment.

A4-FC03

VPLX-000356

VS1 directors with WAN connections over IP:

= Fabric B

IOM B0 - FE
IOM B1 - BE
Director B

IOM A0 - FE
IOM A1 - BE
Director A

IP
subnet A

IOM A4
reserved

IOM A3
Local COM

03
02
01
00

IOM A2
WAN COM

03
02
01
00

IOM B4
reserved

IOM B3
Local COM

IOM B2
WAN COM

03
02
01
00

1.

Intercluster
COM SAN B

Legend:
IOM = I/O module
FE = Front-end SAN port
BE = Back-end SAN port
Port colors:
= Fabric A

VS2 engine, rear view

03
02
01
00

B4-FC03
A4-FC02

Next steps

B5-GE00

B5-GE01
A5-GE00

A5-GE01
IP
subnet B

VPLX-000306
VPLX-000357

15. Route the cables to the sides of the cabinet as shown in the following
figure, to prevent blocking components. Maintain a minimum radius of
two inches for any bend in a Fibre Channel cable. (In a VS2 cabinet, route
the cables along the cable management trays.)

VS2 directors with WAN connections over Fibre Channel:

B2-FC01

A2-FC01

B2-FC00

A2-FC00

Intercluster
COM SAN A

VS1

Back-end cables

Front-end cables

Back-end cables

Front-end cables

Route the cables up or down the sides of the cabinet through the plastic cable
holders, and out the top or bottom of the cabinet.

VS2

VPLX-000314

Intercluster
COM SAN B
VPLX-000358

VS2 directors with WAN connections over IP:

B2-XG01

A2-XG01

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Published June 2011
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subject to change without notice.

IP
subnet A

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16. Connect the management server to the customer IP network:

1 Gb/s public Ethernet port
Customer
IP network

Customer-provided
Ethernet cable
VPLX-000307

B2-XG00

A2-XG00

IP
subnet B
VPLX-000359

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