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This guide describes one of five models available in the VNX Series, the EMC

VNX5700™. This document provides an overview of the architecture, components, and

features of the VNX5700. The specific aspects of the Block and File (Unified) VNX5700

platform and its major components include the front and rear connectors and LED

indicators on the storage processor enclosure (SPE), the 1U or 2U standby power supply

(SPS), the Control Station, the Data Mover enclosure, and the 2U, 25 (2.5-inch), the 3U, 15

(3.5-inch), or the 4U, 60 (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch) disk drive disk-array enclosure (DAE).

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 ...................................................... 4

◆ Revision history ........................................................................................................ 4

◆ Where to get help...................................................................................................... 4

◆ How this document is organized ............................................................................... 5

◆ Related documentation............................................................................................. 5

◆ Overview................................................................................................................... 6

◆ VNX5700 Block and File product description............................................................. 8

◆ System component description............................................................................... 17

◆ I/O modules............................................................................................................ 45

◆ Disk-array enclosure................................................................................................ 63

◆ Cabling ................................................................................................................... 95

◆ VNX5700 DAE cabling ............................................................................................. 96

EMC

VNX

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Family

VNX5700

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Hardware Information Guide

REV A03

October, 2011

EMC VNX5700 User Manual

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