EMC CONFIDENTIAL

EMC® Symmetrix®

VMAX™ Series

Customer Service Quick Reference Guide

P/N 300-008-367
REV A05

EMC Corporation
Hopkinton, MA 01748-9103
1-508-435-1000 (in North America) 1-866-464-7381
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Table of Contents
System Layout .......................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Symmetrix VMAX Front Door Light Bar ..............................................................................................................................................................9
Symmetrix VMAX System Bay ..........................................................................................................................................................................10
Symmetrix VMAX SE System Bay ....................................................................................................................................................................11
Symmetrix VMAX Storage Bay .........................................................................................................................................................................12
Three-Phase Power Configurations ..................................................................................................................................................................13
Single-Phase Power Configurations .................................................................................................................................................................14
Standard Configuration — Fully Populated Symmetrix VMAX System ............................................................................................................15
Extended Drive Loop Configuration — Fully Populated Symmetrix VMAX System .........................................................................................16
System Bay Components..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Symmetrix VMAX Engine — Front View ...........................................................................................................................................................19
Symmetrix VMAX Engine — Rear View ...........................................................................................................................................................20
Symmetrix VMAX Director ................................................................................................................................................................................21
Symmetrix VMAX Director Fault LED Indicator ................................................................................................................................................22
Back End I/O Modules — Fibre Channel ..........................................................................................................................................................23
Front End I/O Modules — 4-Port Fibre Channel ...............................................................................................................................................24
Front End I/O Modules — 2-Port FICON ..........................................................................................................................................................25
Front End I/O Modules — 2-Port GbE SRDF/iSCSI/FCoE ...............................................................................................................................26
System Interface Board (SIB) ...........................................................................................................................................................................27
Environmental Components ..............................................................................................................................................................................28
Server — Rear View .........................................................................................................................................................................................29
MIBE — Front View ..........................................................................................................................................................................................30
MIBE — Rear View ...........................................................................................................................................................................................31
MIBE Connections — Rear View ......................................................................................................................................................................32
I/O Module Carrier without Compression ..........................................................................................................................................................33
I/O Module Carrier with Compression ...............................................................................................................................................................34

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Back End Fibre Channel I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 0 and 1 ...................................................................................................................35
Back End Fibre Channel I/O Module with Encryption — I/O Module Slots 0 and 1 ..........................................................................................36
4-Port Front End Fibre Channel I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5 ........................................................................................................37
2-Port Front End GbE SRDF/iSCSI/FCoE I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5 ........................................................................................38
2-Port Front End FICON I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5 ...................................................................................................................39
Front-End Configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Front End I/O Module Port Layout ....................................................................................................................................................................43
Fibre Channel Front-End Configurations ..........................................................................................................................................................44
Fibre Channel and FICON Front-End Configurations .......................................................................................................................................45
Fibre Channel and GbE iSCSI/FCoE Front-End Configurations .......................................................................................................................46
Fibre Channel, GbE iSCSI, FCoE, and SRDF Front-End Configurations .........................................................................................................47
Fibre Channel and GbE SRDF Front-End Configurations ................................................................................................................................48
FICON Front-End Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................................49
FICON, GbE iSCSI, FCoE, and SRDF Front-End Configurations ...................................................................................................................50
GbE iSCSI, FCoE and SRDF Front-End Configurations ..................................................................................................................................51
Back-End Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Symmetrix VMAX DAE .....................................................................................................................................................................................55
Drive Capacities and Speeds ............................................................................................................................................................................56
Engine 4 Back-End Connections — Directors 7 (Odd) and 8 (Even) ...............................................................................................................57
Engine 5 Back-End Connections — Directors 9 (Odd) and 10 (Even) .............................................................................................................58
Engine 3 Back-End Connections — Directors 5 (Odd) and 6 (Even) ...............................................................................................................59
Engine 6 Back-End Connections — Directors 11 (Odd) and 12 (Even) ...........................................................................................................60
Engine 2 Back-End Connections — Directors 3 (Odd) and 4 (Even) ...............................................................................................................61
Engine 7 Back-End Connections — Directors 13 (Odd) and 14 (Even) ...........................................................................................................62
Engine 1 Back-End Connections — Directors 1 (Odd) and 2 (Even) ...............................................................................................................63
Engine 8 Back-End Connections — Directors 15 (Odd) and 16 (Even) ...........................................................................................................64
Symmetrix VMAX SE Back-End Connections — Direct-Connect Cables .........................................................................................................65
Symmetrix VMAX SE Back-End Connections — Daisy-Chain Cables .............................................................................................................66
Part Numbers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67

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Main Components .............................................................................................................................................................................................69

Back-End Cables ..............................................................................................................................................................................................73
MIBE 3.125 GBPS QSFP Cables with Boss Backshell ....................................................................................................................................74
RS-232 Sense Cables ......................................................................................................................................................................................76

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Symmetrix VMAX Front Door Light Bar

Symmetrix VMAX system Symmetrix VMAX SE

and storage bays system bay
#38 #37

Light bar

SYM-002079

Part number information about components #37 and #38 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Symmetrix VMAX System Bay

MIBE power supplies/
MIBE B MIBE A
cooling modules

Engine 8

!
!
A B C D

Engine 7

!
!
ON
ON I
I
O
O OFF
OFF

A B C D

! ! ! !

ON
ON I
I
O
O OFF
OFF

Engine 6

!
!
A B C D
ON
ON I
I
O
O OFF
OFF

Engine 5

!
!
A B C D

UPS UPS
KVM #13
#15 KVM
Engine 4

!
!
A B C D
PDU
(behind PDP)
Engine 3

!
!

A B C D PDP
LAN1
LAN2

Server Server
#14

Engine 2

!
!

A B C D

Engine 1
!
!

SPS
A B C D
SPS #11

System bay (front) System bay (rear)

SYM-001697

Part number information about components #11, #13, #14, and #15 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Symmetrix VMAX SE System Bay

DAE 8

!
!
EXP PRI

!
B EXP PRI
#

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

!
!
DAE 7

!
!
EXP PRI

!
B EXP PRI
#

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

!
!
DAE 6
ON ON

!
I I

!
O O
OFF OFF

EXP PRI

!
B EXP PRI
#

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

PDU

!
!
DAE 5

!
!
EXP PRI

!
ON B EXP PRI
#
ON
I I
PRI EXP
O A #
O
OFF OFF

!
PRI EXP

!
!
SPS 2A SPS 2B SPS 2A
UPS ON
I
O
OFF
ON
I
O
OFF

LAN1
LAN2

Server
KVM
SPS A SPS B SPS A
MIBE power
supply/cooling
! ! ! !

MIBE B MIBE A
modules
Engine 4

!
!
A B C D

!
DAE 4

!
EXP PRI

!
#
B EXP PRI

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

PDP

!
!
!
DAE 3

!
EXP PRI

!
B EXP PRI
#

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

!
!
DAE 2

!
!
EXP PRI

!
#
B EXP PRI

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

!
!
DAE 1

!
!
EXP PRI

!
B EXP PRI
#

PRI EXP
A #

!
PRI EXP

!
!
SPS 1A SPS 1B SPS 1A

System bay (front) System bay (rear)

SYM-001698

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Symmetrix VMAX Storage Bay

A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
SPS SPS #11
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

#
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
! ! ! !

! ! ! !

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
Disk drives
ON
ON I
I
O
O OFF
OFF
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

(15 per DAE)

A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
ON
ON I
I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
O
O OFF
OFF

PDU

#
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
DAE power ON
I
O
!
!

!
!

!
!

!
!

ON
I
O
OFF

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
OFF

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
supply/cooling

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
module ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
LCC ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

#
DAE covers

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
! ! ! !

! ! ! !

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
PDP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

#
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
SPS cover

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
! ! ! !

! ! ! !

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Power zone B Power zone A

left side right side
Storage bay (front) Storage bay (rear)
SYM-001699

Part number information about component #11 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Three-Phase Power Configurations

Symmetrix VMAX system bay Symmetrix VMAX SE system bay Symmetrix VMAX storage bay

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

PDU ON
I
O
OFF
ON
I
O
OFF

#2
ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

O
OFF

O
OFF

ON

PDP
I

ON

#3, #4
I
O
ON OFF
I
O
OFF O
OFF

ON
I ON
I
O
OFF

O
OFF

ON
I

ON
I
ON
O I
OFF
O
OFF

ON
I
I
O
OFFO

4 PDUs 2 PDUs (upper) 2 PDUs (upper)

2 PDPs (lower) 2 PDPs (lower) 2 PDPs (lower)
SYM-001677

Part number information about components #2, #3,and #4 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Single-Phase Power Configurations

Symmetrix VMAX system bay Symmetrix VMAX SE system bay Symmetrix VMAX storage bay

ON
I

PDU
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I

#2
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
ON OFF
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
ON OFF
I
O
OFF
ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

PDP O
OFF

ON
I
O
OFF

ON
I

#5 ON
I
O
OFF O
OFF
ON
I
O
OFF O
OFF

ON
I

ON
I ON
I
O
OFF

O
OFF

ON
I

O
OFF

ON
I

ON
I
ON
O I
OFF
O ON
OFF
I
I
O
OFFO

4 PDUs 2 PDUs (upper) 4 PDUs

4 PDPs 2 PDPs (lower) 4 PDPs
SYM-001678

Part number information about components #2 and #5 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Standard Configuration — Fully Populated Symmetrix VMAX System

Storage bays Rear view Storage bays

system bay

888 66 5 5 777
Engine 8
Dir 15/16
Engine 7
Dir 13/14
Engine 6
Dir 11/12
Engine 5
Dir 9/10

111 33 4 4 2 2 2
Engine 4
Dir 7/8

Engine 3
Dir 5/6

Engine 2
Dir 3/4

Engine 1
Dir 1/2

Daisy full Daisy full Direct full Daisy full Direct full Direct full Daisy full Direct full Daisy full Daisy full
3D 2D 1D 2B 1B 1A 2A 1C 2C 3C
SYM-001702

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Extended Drive Loop Configuration — Fully Populated Symmetrix VMAX System

Rear view
Storage bays Storage bays
system bay

66666 5 5 5 5 5 Engine 6
Dir 11/12
Engine 5
Dir 9/10

33333 4 4 4 4 4
Engine 4
Dir 7/8

Engine 3
Dir 5/6

Daisy full Daisy full Daisy full Daisy full Direct full Direct full Daisy full Daisy full Daisy full Daisy full
5B 4B 3B 2B 1B 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
SYM-001703

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Symmetrix VMAX Engine — Front View

Engine power Engine cooling fans Engine power

supply A supply B
#9 #1 #9

A A B B C C D D
SYM-001696

Part number information about components #1 and #9 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Symmetrix VMAX Engine — Rear View

System Interface
Board (SIB)
Back End
I/O Modules
I/O Module
(slots 2 & 3)
(slot 0)

Back End
I/O Module AC power
connector (slot 1) connector r
irecto
nd
Eve r
ire cto
dd
Od

Front-end Front-end
ports of ports of
even director odd director
Management Front End Front End Management
Module B I/O Modules I/O Modules Module A
#19 (slot 4) (slot 5) #19 SYM-001689

Part number information about component #19 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Symmetrix VMAX Director

Cache Memory Modules

#17

VMAX director
#23

SYM-002083

Part number information about components #17 and #23 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Symmetrix VMAX Director Fault LED Indicator

▲ Fault LED status Board operating mode

OFF Board not powered
Amber light blinking at 1/4 Hz Booting BIOS, POST or loading Enginuity™
Amber light blinking at 1 Hz Booting POST
Boot process OFF Enginuity loaded
Flash reprogramming during POST Amber light rapidly blinking Flash reprogramming in bursts
Amber light OFF Director operates normally
Regular operation Amber light ON Director faulted

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Back End I/O Modules — Fibre Channel

C0, C1, D0, D1

A0, A1, B0, B1

r
irecto
nd
Eve r
ire cto
dd
Od

A0, A1, B0, B1

C0, C1, D0, D1 SYM-001684

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Front End I/O Modules — 4-Port Fibre Channel

r
irecto
nd
Eve r
ire cto
dd
Od

E0, E1, F0, F1 E0, E1, F0, F1

G0, G1, H0, H1 G0, G1, H0, H1 SYM-001685

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Front End I/O Modules — 2-Port FICON

c tor
n dire
Eve
ctor
d dire
Od

E0, E1 E0, E1

G0, G1 G0, G1 SYM-001686

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Front End I/O Modules — 2-Port GbE SRDF/iSCSI/FCoE

c tor
n dire
Eve
ctor
d dire
Od

E0, F0 E0, F0

G0, H0 G0, H0 SYM-001687

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System Interface Board (SIB)

MIBE A connector

MIBE B connector

System Interface
B
SR
IO
A Board (SIB)

IO
R
#20

S
b
3G
3 Gb SRIO

Power

Rack ID Enclosure ID Service

SIB

SYM-001690

Part number information about component #20 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Environmental Components

Engine power Engine power

supply B supply A
c tor
n dire
Eve
ctor
d dire
Od

Management Management
Module B Module A SYM-001688

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Server — Rear View

Ethernet to Management Module A

Modem serial port of the lowest engine in system bay

PS2 mouse to KVM CS spare port

Power from UPS Video to KVM USB Customer network

PS2 keyboard to KVM Ethernet to Management Module B Server

of the highest engine in system bay #14
SYM-002084

Part number information about component #14 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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MIBE — Front View

MIBE power supply/

cooling module
#10

SYM-001695

Part number information about component #10 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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MIBE — Rear View

Port 2 Port 6 Port 8 Port 12

Port 0 Port 4 Port 10 Port 14

Port 1 Port 5 Port 11 Port 15

Port 3 Port 7 Port 9 Port 13

MIBE B assembly
#18

MIBE A assembly
#18

SYM-002078

Part number information about component #18 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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MIBE Connections — Rear View

MIBE B MIBE A

Dir 9 Dir 11 Dir 13 Dir 15 Dir 1 Dir 3 Dir 5 Dir 7 Dir 9 Dir 11 Dir 13 Dir 15 Dir 1 Dir 3 Dir 5 Dir 7
SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A
Dir 10 Dir 12 Dir 14 Dir 16 Dir 2 Dir 4 Dir 6 Dir 8 Dir 10 Dir 12 Dir 14 Dir 16 Dir 2 Dir 4 Dir 6 Dir 8
SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-B SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A SIB-A

Power

Rack ID Enclosure ID Service

SIB

SIB B port SIB A port SYM-002081

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I/O Module Carrier without Compression

FAN module

I/O module carrier

#21

Power LED
Midplane connector
Chassis screw

Pull ring
I/O module I/O module
Fault LED slot 4 slot 5
SYM-001680

Part number information about component #21 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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I/O Module Carrier with Compression

Midplane connector
FAN module

I/O Module carrier with compression

#22

Power LED
Compression label
Chassis screw

Pull ring
I/O module I/O module
Fault LED slot 4 slot 5
SYM-001681

Part number information about component #22 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Back End Fibre Channel I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 0 and 1

Back End I/O Module

#24

bre
Fi
b
4G
4 Gb Fibre

0 1 2 3
SYM-002491

Part number information about component #24 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Back End Fibre Channel I/O Module with Encryption — I/O Module Slots 0 and 1

Back End I/O Module

with encryption
#25

bre
Fi
b
4G
4 Gb Fibre

0 1 2 3
SYM-002491_encryption

Part number information about component #25 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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4-Port Front End Fibre Channel I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5

SFP SM module (4 Gb Fibre) SFP+ SM module (8 Gb Fibre)

#33 #35

Front End Fibre Channel Front End Fibre Channel

I/O Module I/O Module
#26 #30
4 Gb Fibre 0 1 2 3 8 Gb Fibre

SFP MM module (4 Gb Fibre) SFP+ MM module (8 Gb Fibre)

#32 0 #34
1

2
3

bre
3

Fi
b
4G
Fibre Channel 4-port I/O module options

MM MM MM MM SM SM SM SM MM MM SM MM SM MM SM MM

4 MM ports 4 SM ports 3 MM, 1 SM ports 2 MM, 2 SM ports SYM-001692

Part number information about components #26, #30, #32, #32, #34, and #35 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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2-Port Front End GbE SRDF/iSCSI/FCoE I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5

SFP MM module (10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE) SFP MM module (1 GbE iSCSI)

#36 #32

10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE 0 1 1 Gb IPSEC/iSCSI

Front End GbE iSCSI/FCoE Front End GgE iSCSI

I/O Module I/O Module
#29 #28
0
C
1
IPSE
bE
1G

GbE iSCSI/FCoE 2-port I/O module option

MM MM

2 MM ports SYM-001693

Part number information about components #28, #29, #32 ,and #36 is available on Table 1 on page 69. The FCoE option is only available
with the 10 GbE I/O module and Enginuity 5875.

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2-Port Front End FICON I/O Module — I/O Module Slots 4 and 5

SFP SM module (4 Gb Fibre) SFP+ SM module (8 Gb Fibre)

#33 #35

FICON Front End FICON Front End

I/O Module I/O Module
#27 #31
4 Gb Fibre/FICON 0 1 8 Gb Fibre/FICON

SFP MM module (4 Gb Fibre) SFP+ MM module (8 Gb Fibre)

#32 0
#34
1

N
O
IC
/F
re
ib
F
b
4G
FICON 2-port I/O module options

MM MM SM SM

2 MM ports 2 SM ports SYM-001694

Part number information about components #27, #31, #32, #33, #34, and #35 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Front End I/O Module Port Layout

Even director Odd director

I/O module slots
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5

GbE SRDF/iSCSI/FCoE Fibre Channel FICON

Front End I/O Modules E0 F0 G0 H0 E0 E1* F0 F1* G0 G1* H0 H1* E1E1

E0E0 GG0G1G1
G0G0
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5

*Note: When Fibre Channel SRDF is configured, these ports are unavailable
SYM-001704

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Fibre Channel Front-End Configurations

FA-7H FA FA FA-8H
16 FC engine FA-7G FA FA FA-8G
FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
Even director Odd director FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 H0 H1 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 H0 H1
DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5
DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

RF-7H RF RF RF-8H
FA-7G FA FA FA-8G
12 FC / 2 FC SRDF engine FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
Even director Odd director FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 H0 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

RF-7H RF RF RF-8H
RF-7G RF RF RF-8G
FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
8 FC / 4 FC SRDF FC engine FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001705

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Fibre Channel and FICON Front-End Configurations

EE EE
EF-7G EF EF EF-8G
8 FC / 4 FICON engine FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 G1 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

EE EE
EF-7G EF EF EF-8G
4 FICON / 4 FC / 2 FC SRDF engine RF-7F RF RF RF-8F
FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 G0 G1 E0 E1 F0 G0 G1 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

EE EE
EF-7G EF EF EF-8G
4 FICON / 4 FC SRDF engine RF-7F RF RF RF-8F
RF-7E RF RF RF-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 F0 G0 G1 E0 F0 G0 G1 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001706

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Fibre Channel and GbE iSCSI/FCoE Front-End Configurations

SE/FE-7H SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8H

SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
8 FC / 4 GbE iSCSI or FCoE engine FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

SE/FE-7H SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8H

SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
4 GbE iSCSI or FCoE / 4 FC SRDF engine RF-7F RF RF RF-8F
RF-7E RF RF RF-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 F0 G0 H0 E0 F0 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

SE/FE-7H SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8H

SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
4 GbE iSCSI or FCoE / 4 FC / 2 FC SRDF engine RF-7F RF RF RF-8F
FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 G0 H0 E0 E1 F0 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001707

NOTE: The FCoE option is only available with the 10 GbE I/O module and Enginuity 5875. iSCSI options are available with the 1 GbE I/O
module (Enginuity 5874 and higher) and 10 GbE I/O module (Enginuity 5875). Page 38 provides information about GbE Front End I/O
Modules.

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Fibre Channel, GbE iSCSI, FCoE, and SRDF Front-End Configurations

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
8 FC / 2 GbE iSCSI or FCoE / 2 GbE SRDF engine FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 E0 E1 F0 F1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001708

NOTE: The FCoE option is only available with the 10 GbE I/O module and Enginuity 5875. iSCSI options are available with the 1 GbE I/O
module (Enginuity 5874 and higher) and 10 GbE I/O module (Enginuity 5875). Page 38 provides information about GbE Front End I/O
Modules.

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Fibre Channel and GbE SRDF Front-End Configurations

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
8 FC / 4 GbE SRDF engine RE-7G RE RE RE-8G
FA-7F FA FA FA-8F
Even director Odd director FA-7E FA FA FA-8E
G0 H0 G0 H0 DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 F0 F1 E0 E1 F0 F1
DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5
DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001709

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FICON Front-End Configuration

EE EE
EF-7G EF EF EF-8G
8 FICON engine EE EE
EF-7E EF EF EF-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 G0 H0 E0 E1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-001710

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FICON, GbE iSCSI, FCoE, and SRDF Front-End Configurations

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
RE-7G RE RE RE-8G
4 FICON / 4 GbE SRDF engine EE EE
EF-7E EF EF EF-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 G0 H0 E0 E1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

SE-7H SE SE SE-8H
SE-7G SE SE SE-8G
4 FICON / 4 GbE iSCSI engine EE EE
EF-7E EF EF EF-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 E1 G0 H0 E0 E1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
SE-7G SE SE SE-8G
4 FICON / 2 GbE iSCSI / 2 GbE SRDF engine EE EE
EF-7E EF EF EF-8E
Even director Odd director
DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 E1 G0 H0 E0 E1 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module
E1 slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-002076

NOTE: The FCoE option is only available with the 10 GbE I/O module and Enginuity 5875. iSCSI options are available with the 1 GbE I/O
module (Enginuity 5874 and higher) and 10 GbE I/O module (Enginuity 5875). Page 38 provides information about GbE Front End I/O
Modules.

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GbE iSCSI, FCoE and SRDF Front-End Configurations

SE/FE-7H SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8H

SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
8 GbE iSCSI or FCoE engine SE/FE-7F SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8F
SE/FE-7E SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 F0 G0 H0 E0 F0 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
SE/FE-7G SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8G
6 GbE iSCSI or FCoE/ 2 GbE SRDF engine SE/FE-7F SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8F
SE/FE-7E SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 F0 G0 H0 E0 F0 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even

RE-7H RE RE RE-8H
RE-7G RE RE RE-8G
4 GbE iSCSI or FCoE / 4 GbE SRDF engine SE/FE-7F SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8F
SE/FE-7E SE/FE SE/FE SE/FE-8E
Even director Odd director DA-7D DA DA DA-8D
E0 F0 G0 H0 E0 F0 G0 H0 DA-7C DA DA DA-8C
I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 I/O module slot 4 I/O module slot 5 DA-7B DA DA DA-8B
DA-7A DA DA DA-8A
Odd Even
SYM-002077

NOTE: The FCoE option is only available with the 10 GbE I/Omodule and Enginuity 5875. iSCSI options are available with the 1 GbE I/O
module (Enginuity 5874 and higher) and 10 GbE I/O module (Enginuity 5875). Page 38 provides information about GbE Front End I/O
Modules.

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 EMC CONFIDENTIAL

Symmetrix VMAX DAE

DAE chassis
#6

A
B
DAE power supply/ ! !

LCC
cooling module (side B)
(side A)
#7
#8

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI
!

PRI

PRI
EXP

EXP

#
! !

SYM-002080

Part number information about components #6, #7, and #8 is available on Table 1 on page 69.

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Drive Capacities and Speeds

Fibre Channel

Enterprise Flash Drives (EFD)

SATA II

NOTE: The most recent drive information is available on MyGSIntranet, in the Parts Compatibility Database.

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Engine 4 Back-End Connections — Directors 7 (Odd) and 8 (Even)

System bay Storage bay 1A

Engine 8
DAE 3 LCCB (P1)
DAE 7 LCCB (P2)
DAE 4 LCCB (P3) Engine 7
DAE 8 LCCB (P4)

DAE 1 LCCA (P1) Engine 6

DAE 5 LCCA (P2)
DAE 2 LCCA (P3)
Engine 5
DAE 6 LCCA (P4)

DAE 1 LCCB (P1)

SPS
2B
DAE 5 LCCB (P2)

DAE 8

DAE 7

DAE 6

DAE 5
DAE 2 LCCB (P3)

SPS
DAE 6 LCCB (P4)

2A
Engine 3

DAE 3 LCCA (P1)

SPS
1B
DAE 7 LCCA (P2) Engine 2

DAE 4

DAE 3

DAE 2

DAE 1
DAE 4 LCCA (P3)
DAE 8 LCCA (P4)

SPS
1A
Engine 1

SYM-002091

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Engine 5 Back-End Connections — Directors 9 (Odd) and 10 (Even)

System bay Storage bay 1A

SPS
4B
DAE 11 LCCB (P1) Engine 8

DAE 16

DAE 15

DAE 14

DAE 13
DAE 15 LCCB (P2)
DAE 12 LCCB (P3)

SPS
4A
DAE 16 LCCB (P4) Engine 7

DAE 9 LCCB (P1)

SPS
3B
Engine 6
DAE 13 LCCB (P2)

DAE 12

DAE 11

DAE 10

DAE 9
DAE 10 LCCB (P3)

SPS
DAE 14 LCCB (P4)

3A
DAE 9 LCCA (P1)
DAE 13 LCCA (P2) Engine 4
DAE 10 LCCA (P3)
DAE 14 LCCA (P4)
Engine 3
DAE 11 LCCA (P1)
DAE 15 LCCA (P2)
DAE 12 LCCA (P3) Engine 2
DAE 16 LCCA (P4)

Engine 1

SYM-002092

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Engine 3 Back-End Connections — Directors 5 (Odd) and 6 (Even)

Storage bay 1B System bay

Engine 8
DAE 3 LCCA (P1)
DAE 7 LCCA (P2)
DAE 4 LCCA (P3) Engine 7
DAE 8 LCCA (P4)

DAE 3 LCCB (P1) Engine 6

DAE 7 LCCB (P2)
DAE 4 LCCB (P3)
Engine 5
DAE 8 LCCB (P4)

DAE 1 LCCB (P1)

SPS
2B
Engine 4
DAE 5 LCCB (P2)
DAE 8

DAE 7

DAE 6

DAE 5
DAE 2 LCCB (P3)
SPS

DAE 6 LCCB (P4)

2A

DAE 1 LCCA (P1)

SPS
1B

DAE 5 LCCA (P2) Engine 2

DAE 4

DAE 3

DAE 2

DAE 1

DAE 2 LCCA (P3)

DAE 6 LCCA (P4)
SPS
1A

Engine 1

SYM-002093

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Engine 6 Back-End Connections — Directors 11 (Odd) and 12 (Even)

Storage bay 1B System bay

SPS
4B
DAE 11 LCCB (P1) Engine 8

DAE 16

DAE 15

DAE 14

DAE 13
DAE 15 LCCB (P2)
DAE 12 LCCB (P3)

SPS
4A
DAE 16 LCCB (P4) Engine 7

DAE 9 LCCB (P1)

SPS
3B
DAE 13 LCCB (P2)
DAE 12

DAE 11

DAE 10

DAE 9
DAE 10 LCCB (P3)

SPS
DAE 14 LCCB (P4)
3A
Engine 5

DAE 11 LCCA (P1)

DAE 15 LCCA (P2) Engine 4
DAE 12 LCCA (P3)
DAE 16 LCCA (P4)
Engine 3
DAE 9 LCCA (P1)
DAE 13 LCCA (P2)
DAE 10 LCCA (P3) Engine 2
DAE 14 LCCA (P4)

Engine 1

SYM-002094

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Engine 2 Back-End Connections — Directors 3 (Odd) and 4 (Even)

System bay Storage bay 1C

Engine 8 DAE 1 LCCB (P1)

DAE 5 LCCB (P2)
DAE 2 LCCB (P3)
Engine 7 DAE 6 LCCB (P4)

Engine 6 DAE 3 LCCB (P1)

DAE 7 LCCB (P2)
DAE 4 LCCB (P3)
Engine 5 DAE 8 LCCB (P4)

DAE 3 LCCA (P1)

SPS
DAE 7 LCCA (P2)

2B
Engine 4

DAE 8

DAE 7

DAE 6

DAE 5
DAE 4 LCCA (P3)
DAE 8 LCCA (P4)

SPS
2A
Engine 3

SPS
1B
DAE 1 LCCA (P1)

DAE 4

DAE 3

DAE 2

DAE 1
DAE 5 LCCA (P2)
DAE 2 LCCA (P3)

SPS
1A
Engine 1 DAE 6 LCCA (P4)

SYM-002095

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Engine 7 Back-End Connections — Directors 13 (Odd) and 14 (Even)

System bay Storage bay 1C

SPS
4B
DAE 9 LCCB (P1) Engine 8

DAE 16

DAE 15

DAE 14

DAE 13
DAE 13 LCCB (P2)
DAE 10 LCCB (P3)

SPS
4A
DAE 14 LCCB (P4)

DAE 9 LCCA (P1)

SPS
3B
Engine 6
DAE 13 LCCA (P2)

DAE 12

DAE 11

DAE 10

DAE 9
DAE 10 LCCA (P3)

SPS
DAE 14 LCCA (P4)

3A
Engine 5

DAE 11 LCCA (P1)

DAE 15 LCCA (P2) Engine 4
DAE 12 LCCA (P3)
DAE 16 LCCA (P4)
Engine 3
DAE 11 LCCB (P1)
DAE 15 LCCB (P2)
DAE 12 LCCB (P3) Engine 2
DAE 16 LCCB (P4)

Engine 1

SYM-002096

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Engine 1 Back-End Connections — Directors 1 (Odd) and 2 (Even)

Storage bay 1D System bay

DAE 3 LCCB (P1) Engine 8

DAE 7 LCCB (P2)
DAE 4 LCCB (P3)
DAE 8 LCCB (P4) Engine 7

DAE 3 LCCA (P1)

Engine 6
DAE 7 LCCA (P2)
DAE 4 LCCA (P3)
DAE 8 LCCA (P4)
Engine 5

DAE 1 LCCB (P1)

SPS
2B DAE 5 LCCB (P2) Engine 4
DAE 8

DAE 7

DAE 6

DAE 5
DAE 2 LCCB (P3)
DAE 6 LCCB (P4)
SPS
2A

Engine 3
DAE 1 LCCA (P1)
DAE 5 LCCA (P2)
SPS
1B

DAE 2 LCCA (P3) Engine 2

DAE 4

DAE 3

DAE 2

DAE 1

DAE 6 LCCA (P4)

SPS
1A

SYM-002097

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Engine 8 Back-End Connections — Directors 15 (Odd) and 16 (Even)

Storage bay 1D System bay

SPS
4B
DAE 9 LCCB (P1)

DAE 16

DAE 15

DAE 14

DAE 13
DAE 13 LCCB (P2)
DAE 10 LCCB (P3)

SPS
4A
DAE 14 LCCB (P4) Engine 7

DAE 9 LCCA (P1)

SPS
3B
Engine 6
DAE 13 LCCA (P2)

DAE 12

DAE 11

DAE 10

DAE 9
DAE 10 LCCA (P3)

SPS
DAE 14 LCCA (P4)

3A
Engine 5

DAE 11 LCCA (P1)

DAE 15 LCCA (P2) Engine 4
DAE 12 LCCA (P3)
DAE 16 LCCA (P4)
Engine 3
DAE 11 LCCB (P1)
DAE 15 LCCB (P2)
DAE 12 LCCB (P3) Engine 2
DAE 16 LCCB (P4)

Engine 1

SYM-002098

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Symmetrix VMAX SE Back-End Connections — Direct-Connect Cables

OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

I
A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B

System bay (rear)

DAE 1

DAE 2

DAE 3

DAE 4

DAE 5

DAE 6

DAE 7

DAE 8
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

#
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

Top
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

I
SYM-002082

NOTE: Table 2 on page 73 provides part number information about back-end cables.

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Symmetrix VMAX SE Back-End Connections — Daisy-Chain Cables

OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

I
A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B
A
B

A
B

A
B

A
B

System bay (rear)

MIBE B
SPS 1B

SPS 2B SPS 2A
DAE 1

DAE 2

DAE 3

DAE 4

SPS B

DAE 5

DAE 6

DAE 7

DAE 8
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Engine

Server
#

#
Open
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
UPS
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
KVM
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

SPS 1A

MIBE A
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI

PRI
SPS A
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP

EXP
#

#
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

Top
DAE 16 DAE 15
DAE 4

OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

I
!

!
!

!
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI
!

!
# A # A # A # A
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI
DAE 3

PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B

# # # #
!

!
PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP

DAE 8 DAE 12
!

Storage bay (rear)

!

!
!

!
!

!
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI
!

!
# A # A # A # A
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI

PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B

# # # #
!

!
PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP

DAE 7 DAE 11
!

!
!

DAE 14 DAE 13
DAE 2

SPS 1A SPS 1B SPS 2A SPS 2B SPS 3A SPS 3B SPS 4A SPS 4B

!

!
!

!
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI
!

!
# A # A # A # A
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI

PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B

# # # #
!

!
PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP

DAE 6 DAE 10
!

!
!

!
DAE 1

!
!

!
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI
!

!
# A # A # A # A
EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI

PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B PRI EXP B

# # # #
!

!
SYM-001701

PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP

DAE 5 DAE 9
!

!
!

!
OFF

OFF

OFF
ON

ON

ON
O

O
I

I
NOTE: Table 2 on page 73 provides part number information about back-end cables.

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Main Components

Table 1 Main Components for VMAX and VMAX SE modela (Sheet 1 of 4)

Part
Name number Notes

#1 Engine cooling fan 045-00-204 Air mover module, 24 V input

#2 Power distribution unit (PDU) 100-885-137 A single part number for all power configurations

#3 Power distribution panel (PDP) 100-885-140 Three-phase WYE PDP

#4 Power distribution panel (PDP) 100-885-139 Three-phase DELTA PDP

#5 Power distribution panel (PDP) 100-885-138 Single-phase PDP

#6 DAE 100-885-345 Empty DAE chassis

#7 DAE link control card (LCC) 100-562-126

100-561-803

DAE power supply/cooling module 071-000-574 Dual +12V, hot-plug, 400W 1U

#8 071-000-567

#9 Engine power supply 071-000-561

#10 MIBE power supply/cooling module 071-000-521 Replaced from the front

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Table 1 Main Components for VMAX and VMAX SE modela (Sheet 2 of 4)

Part
Name number Notes

Standby power supply (SPS) 078-000-050 FRU for 078-000-050 is 078-000-051

#11 078-000-086

#12 Front door USB AC adapter 071-000-521 Powers front door blue LED assembly in storage bays

#13 UPS 078-000-052 350W power supply for the Server, FRU is 078-00-053

#14 Server 090-000-208 Intel 1U server (Feidman)

091-000-091 Avocent (Ergo) KVM

#15 KVM
091-000-090 Belkin KVM

#16 Modem (optional) 100-602-106

2 GB Cache Memory Module 100-562-963 Serialized memory modules, replaced in pairs, used in Cache
#17 4 GB Cache Memory Module 100-562-965
100-562-948 Memory Module replacement kits.
8 GB Cache Memory Module

#18 MIBE assembly 100-886-914 MIBE without power supply/cooling module

#19 Management Module 103-049-000C

#20 System Interface Board (SIB) 303-301-100B

#21 I/O Module carrier 103-064-000B No hardware compression

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Table 1 Main Components for VMAX and VMAX SE modela (Sheet 3 of 4)

Part
Name number Notes

I/O Module carrier with

#22 103-099-000A Used only with GbE SRDF Front End I/O Modules
compression

#23 VMAX director 103-800-002C Director without Cache Memory Modules

Fibre Channel Back End I/O
#24 303-086-100B 4 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port SFP
Module
Fibre Channel Back End I/O
#25 303-176-100B 4 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port SFP with encryption
Module with encryption
Fibre Channel Front End I/O
#26 103-054-100C 4 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port SFP
Module

#27 FICON Front End I/O Module 303-085-100B 4 Gb FICON 2-port SFP
GbE iSCSI/SRDF Front End I/O
#28 303-950-100C 4 GbE iSCSI 2-port SFP
Module
GbE iSCSI/FCoE SRDF Front End
#29 303-142-100A 10 GbE iSCSI/FCoE 2-port SFP
I/O Module
Fibre Channel Front End I/O
#30 303-092-102B 8 Gb Fibre Channel 4-port SFP
Module

#31 FICON Front End I/O Module 303-120-100B 8 Gb FICON 2-port SFP

#32 SFP MM ports, 2/4 Gb 019-078-032

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Table 1 Main Components for VMAX and VMAX SE modela (Sheet 4 of 4)

Part
Name number Notes

#33 SFP SM ports, 2/4 Gb 019-078-039

#34 SFP+ MM ports, 2/4/8 Gb 019-078-042

#35 SFP+ SM ports, 2/4/8 Gb 019-078-043

#36 SFP+ MM ports, 10 Gb 019-078-041 8 Gb GbE iSCSI/FCoE 2-port SFP

#37 VMAX SE front door light bar 039-003-711

#38 VMAX front door light bar 039-003-712

a. The most recent part information is available on MyGSIntranet, in the Parts Compatibility Database.

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Back-End Cables
Table 2 Back-end cables for VMAX and VMAX SE modelsa

Part
Name number Notes
QSFP to 4HDSSDC 038-003-706 Direct-connect cable, 4.5 meters/177.16 inches
QSFP to 4HDSSDC 038-003-708 Direct-connect cable, 2 meters/78.74 inches
HDSSDC to HDSSDC 038-003-510 Daisy-chain cable, 4 meters/157.48 inches
HDSSDC to HDSSDCb 038-003-572 Daisy-chain, separated storage bay cable,10 meters/393.7 inches

HDSSDC to HDSSDCc 038-003-508 Daisy-chain cable, VMAX SE expansion bay, 1 meter/39.37 inches

a. The most recent part information is available on MyGSIntranet, in the Parts Compatibility Database.
b. VMAX systems only
c. VMAX SE systems only

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MIBE 3.125 GBPS QSFP Cables with Boss Backshell

Table 3 MIBE 3.125 GBPS QSFP cables for VMAX and VMAX SE modelsa (Sheet 1 of 2)

Name Part
number
Notes
31 inches/0.79 meters 038-003-694 Dir 12/SIB B to MIBE B port 3
Dir 11/SIB A to MIBE A port 2
Dir 11/SIB B to MIBE B port 2
Dir 12/SIB A to MIBE A port 3
34 inches/0.86 meters 038-003-695
Dir 13/SIB B to MIBE B port 4
Dir 14/SIB B to MIBE B port 5
Dir 16/SIB A to MIBE A port 7
41 inches/1.04 meters 038-003-696 Dir 9/SIB A to MIBE A port 0
Dir 5/SIB A to MIBE A port 12
52 inches/1.32 meters 038-003-697
Dir 6/SIB A to MIBE A port 13
Dir 6/SIB B to MIBE B port 13
60 inches/1.52 meters 038-003-698 Dir 7/SIB B to MIBE B port 14
Dir 8/SIB B to MIBE B port 15
Dir 3/SIB A to MIBE A port 10
68 inches/1.73 meters 038-003-699
Dir 5/SIB B to MIBE B port 12
Dir 7/SIB A to MIBE A port 14
Dir 8/SIB A to MIBE A port 15
46 inches/1.17 meters 038-003-700
Dir 15/SIB B to MIBE B port 6
Dir 16/SIB B to MIBE B port 7

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Table 3 MIBE 3.125 GBPS QSFP cables for VMAX and VMAX SE modelsa (Sheet 2 of 2)

Name Part
number
Notes
63 inches/1.6 meters 038-003-701 Dir 4/SIB A to MIBE A port 11
Dir 1/SIB A to MIBE A port 8
Dir 2/SIB A to MIBE A port 9
72 inches/1.83 meters 038-003-702
Dir 3/SIB B to MIBE B port 10
Dir 4/SIB B to MIBE B port 11
Dir 1/SIB B to MIBE B port 8
85 inches/2.16 meters 038-003-703
Dir 2/SIB B to MIBE B port 9
Dir 9/SIB B to MIBE B port 0b
Dir 10/SIB A to MIBE A port 1
Dir 10/SIB B to MIBE B port 1
Dir 13/SIB A to MIBE A port 4
Dir 14/SIB A to MIBE A port 5
39.37 inches /1 meter 038-003-704 Dir 15/SIB A to MIBE A port 6
Dir 7/SIB A to MIBE A port 14c
Dir 8/SIB A to MIBE A port 15
Dir 7/SIB B to MIBE B port 14
Dir 8/SIB B to MIBE B port 15

a. The most recent part informatin is available on MyGSIntranet, in the Parts Compatibility Database.
b. VMAX systems only
c. VMAX SE systems only

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RS-232 Sense Cables

Table 4 RS-232 Sense Cables for VMAX and VMAX SE modelsa

Part
RS-232 cable type number Notes
MIBE to MIBE 038-003-594

System bay SPS to Management Module 038-003-623 19 inches/0.48 meters

System bay SPS to Management Module 038-003-682 12 inches/0.30 meters

a. The most recent part informatin is available on MyGSIntranet, in the Parts Compatibility Database.

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