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EMC® VPLEX™ Hardware Installation Guide
IntroductionThis 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.
Prerequisites1. Verify that you have the following documents:
• 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)
• EMC AC Power Configuration Worksheet - Power zone identification (included in Open First box)
• EMC 40U-C Cabinet Unpacking and Setup Guide - Instructions to unpack and secure the hardware in the data center (attached to cabinet)
2. 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.
3. Confirm that the following customer-supplied cables are available:
• 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
• Ethernet cable, to connect the VPLEX management server to the network
• Two AC power cables from separate site power sources
4. Review the following information, available on EMC Powerlink®:
• EMC VPLEX Site Preparation Guide, for electrical, mechanical, and cooling requirements
• EMC Simple Support Matrix, for support information on VPLEX integration into the customer’s storage environment
• Implementation and Planning Best Practices for EMC VPLEX Technical Notes
• EMC VPLEX with GeoSynchrony (version) Configuration Worksheet - Download for use during VPLEX setup
Procedure1. Remove the cable holder kit from the Open First box, and place it into the
pouch on the inside of the cabinet’s rear door.
2. VS1 hardware only:
a. At the front of the cabinet, remove each engine’s bezel, and confirm that the components shown in the following figure are secure:
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 IOM’s latch button is in:
3. 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 engine’s 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).
c. At the rear, check the latches on all modules, and confirm that the components are secure. Verify that each module’s latch button is in:
4. 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.
5. 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.
13. Verify the LED status on each SPS:
NOTE: The On-Battery LED stays on while the SPS units fully charge (which could be a few minutes or a few hours).
From transit/storage environment Time required To nominal computer room environment
Above 75oF (24oC) 4 hours
68oF to 72oF (20oC to 22oC)
68oF to 72oF (20oC to 22oC) None
40oF to 65oF (4oC to 18oC) 4 hours
Below 40oF (4oC) 8 hours
Damp/high humidity 16 hours Air conditioned, low humidity
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7. Switch OFF both PDP power switches. 8. Switch ON all 12 PDU circuit breakers. 9. Switch ON all SPS circuit breakers.
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.
11. Switch ON both PDP power switches.
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12. Complete the EMC AC Power Configuration Worksheet. Then fold it in half and place it into the pouch on cabinet’s rear door.
6. Verify that the equipment is fully acclimated to the data center environment, as described in “Prerequisites” step 2.
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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:
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.)
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.
16. Connect the management server to the customer IP network:
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:
• VS1 directors with WAN connections over IP:
• VS2 directors with WAN connections over Fibre Channel:
• VS2 directors with WAN connections over IP:
Next steps1. 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.
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