ECS EX Series Hardware Guide

January 2023
Rev. 1.4
 Contents

Figures..........................................................................................................................................4

Tables........................................................................................................................................... 8
Revision history......................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 1: EX-Series Hardware Overview.....................................................................................12

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Rack and node host names..............................................................................................................................................13

Chapter 2: Switches.................................................................................................................... 15
Dell Technologies S5148F switch................................................................................................................................... 15
Front-end switch pair..................................................................................................................................................15
Back-end switch pair...................................................................................................................................................16
Front-end and back-end switch connections........................................................................................................17
Dell Technologies S5248F switch.................................................................................................................................. 19
Front-end switch pair..................................................................................................................................................19
Back-end switch pair.................................................................................................................................................. 22
Front-end and back-end switch connections.......................................................................................................23
Aggregation switch pair S5232F................................................................................................................................... 24
Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ............................................................25
Connecting HDD Clusters to EXF900 Clusters......................................................................................................... 29

Chapter 3: EX5000 Platform....................................................................................................... 30

EX5000 hardware components..................................................................................................................................... 30
EX5000 configurations..................................................................................................................................................... 31
EX5000 upgrade paths.................................................................................................................................................... 34
EX5000 server................................................................................................................................................................... 35
EX5000 disk drives........................................................................................................................................................... 35
EX5000 power cabling.....................................................................................................................................................36
EX5000 iDRAC cabling.................................................................................................................................................... 48
EX5000 network cabling................................................................................................................................................. 52
EX5000 Cable Kits.............................................................................................................................................................61

Chapter 4: EXF900 Platform....................................................................................................... 63

EXF900 hardware components..................................................................................................................................... 63
EXF900 configurations ................................................................................................................................................... 64
EXF900 server................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Server front view........................................................................................................................................................ 68
Server rear view.......................................................................................................................................................... 69
EXF900 Upgrade Paths................................................................................................................................................... 70
EXF900 disk drives............................................................................................................................................................ 71
EXF900 power cabling...................................................................................................................................................... 71
EXF900 iDRAC cabling..................................................................................................................................................... 91
EXF900 network cabling................................................................................................................................................. 93
EXF900 Cable Kits............................................................................................................................................................ 97

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 Aggregated EXF900 back-end network between multiple racks .........................................................................98

Chapter 5: EX500 Platform........................................................................................................ 102

EX500 Hardware Components.....................................................................................................................................102
EX500 configurations ....................................................................................................................................................104
EX500 upgrade paths.....................................................................................................................................................109
EX500 server....................................................................................................................................................................109
Server front view........................................................................................................................................................110
Server back view........................................................................................................................................................ 113
EX500 disk drives.............................................................................................................................................................114
EX500 power cabling.......................................................................................................................................................114
EX500 iDRAC cabling..................................................................................................................................................... 122
EX500 network cabling.................................................................................................................................................. 123

Chapter 6: EX300 Platform.........................................................................................................131

EX300 hardware components....................................................................................................................................... 131
EX300 configurations .................................................................................................................................................... 132
EX300 Upgrade Paths.................................................................................................................................................... 134
EX300 server.................................................................................................................................................................... 134
Server front view....................................................................................................................................................... 135
Server rear view......................................................................................................................................................... 137
EX300 disk drives............................................................................................................................................................ 138
EX300 power cabling......................................................................................................................................................138
EX300 iDRAC cabling......................................................................................................................................................147
EX300 network cabling.................................................................................................................................................. 149

Chapter 7: EX3000 Platform...................................................................................................... 154

EX3000 hardware components....................................................................................................................................154
EX3000 configurations...................................................................................................................................................155
EX3000 upgrade paths.................................................................................................................................................. 159
EX3000 server................................................................................................................................................................. 159
Server front view.......................................................................................................................................................160
Server rear view.........................................................................................................................................................164
EX3000 disk drives..........................................................................................................................................................167
EX3000 power cabling................................................................................................................................................... 168
EX3000 iDRAC cabling................................................................................................................................................... 178
EX3000 network cabling................................................................................................................................................182

Chapter 8: Third-Party Rack Requirements................................................................................190

Third-party rack requirements..................................................................................................................................... 190

Appendix A: ............................................................................................................................... 191

Document feedback.........................................................................................................................................................191
Index..........................................................................................................................................192

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 Figures

1 Dell Technologies S5148F switch ports.............................................................................................................. 15

2 Front-end switches.................................................................................................................................................. 16
3 Back-end switches................................................................................................................................................... 17
4 Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack................................18
5 Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks............................................................................... 18
6 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)................................................................. 19
7 Dell Technologies S5248F switch ports..............................................................................................................19
8 Front-end switches................................................................................................................................................. 20
9 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X10 example).......................................................21
10 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X25 example)...................................................... 21
11 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X100 example)................................................... 22
12 Back-end switches.................................................................................................................................................. 22
13 Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack............................... 24
14 Linear or Daisy Chain topology............................................................................................................................. 26
15 Split-brain topology................................................................................................................................................. 26
16 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks..................... 26
17 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack and a
Gen2 U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack........................................................................................................27
18 Ring topology............................................................................................................................................................ 27
19 Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology................................................................................................. 28
20 Star topology............................................................................................................................................................ 28
21 Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology.................................................................................................29
22 HDD to EXF900 private.4 network topology.................................................................................................... 29
23 EX5000 maximum configurations for dual and single node chassis............................................................32
24 EX5000 minimum configurations for dual and single node chassis............................................................. 33
25 EX5000 disk drive in carrier..................................................................................................................................36
26 Power PDU Mapping...............................................................................................................................................37
27 EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling............................................................................................................ 38
28 EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration......................................... 39
29 EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 2 cord Maximum Configuration........................................ 40
30 EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 3 cord Maximum Configuration......................................... 41
31 EX5000 three-phase delta AC power cabling.................................................................................................. 43
32 EX5000 three-phase delta AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration............................... 44
33 EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling.................................................................................................. 45
34 EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration................................46
35 EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration................................ 47
36 EX5000S single node iDRAC cabling.................................................................................................................. 49
37 EX5000D dual node iDRAC cabling......................................................................................................................51
38 Node ports on front-end switches...................................................................................................................... 52
39 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX5000S node...........................................53

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40 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX5000D node.......................................... 54
41 Node ports on back-end switches...................................................................................................................... 55
42 EX5000 node network port cabling connections............................................................................................ 55
43 EX5000 node network cable labeling................................................................................................................. 56
44 ECS EX5000S Dell Provided Switch/Network cabling.................................................................................. 57
45 ECS EX5000S Customer Provided Switch/Network cabling.......................................................................58
46 ECS EX5000D Dell Provided Switch/Network cabling..................................................................................59
47 ECS EX5000D Customer Provided Switch/Network cabling...................................................................... 60
48 EXF900 minimum (left) and maximum (right) configurations......................................................................64
49 EXF900 server physical dimensions.................................................................................................................... 67
50 EXF900 server chassis front view with 12 disks..............................................................................................68
51 EXF900 server chassis front view with 24 disks............................................................................................. 68
52 Left control panel.................................................................................................................................................... 68
53 Status LEDs decoded view................................................................................................................................... 69
54 Right control panel.................................................................................................................................................. 69
55 EXF900 server chassis rear view.........................................................................................................................70
56 EXF900 disk drive in carrier................................................................................................................................... 71
57 EXF900 Standard Single-Phase AC 0U Cabling...............................................................................................74
58 EXF900 Single-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch........................................................................ 76
59 EXF900 Standard Delta 0U Cabling.................................................................................................................... 78
60 EXF900 Standard Three-Phase WYE 0U Cabling............................................................................................79
61 EXF900 Three-Phase Delta 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling.............................................. 81
62 EXF900 Three-Phase WYE 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling.............................................. 82
63 EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling..................................................................................... 84
64 EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch...............................................................86
65 EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling..................................................................................... 88
66 EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling........................................................ 90
67 Fox switch iDRAC ports..........................................................................................................................................91
68 EXF900 iDRAC cabling........................................................................................................................................... 92
69 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EXF900 node..............................................................93
70 Node ports on front-end switches...................................................................................................................... 94
71 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EXF900 node............................................. 94
72 Node ports on back-end switches.......................................................................................................................94
73 EXF900 node network port cabling connections............................................................................................ 95
74 EXF900 node network cable labeling................................................................................................................. 95
75 ECS v3 EXF900 network cabling.........................................................................................................................96
76 Aggregation topology............................................................................................................................................. 99
77 Inter-rack switch connectivity - aggregation topology.................................................................................. 99
78 EX500 minimum and maximum configurations............................................................................................... 104
79 EX500 server physical dimensions..................................................................................................................... 110
80 EX500 server chassis front view......................................................................................................................... 111
81 Left control panel....................................................................................................................................................112
82 Status LEDs decoded view...................................................................................................................................112

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 83 Right control panel................................................................................................................................................. 113
84 EX500 server chassis back view.........................................................................................................................113
85 EX500 disk drive in carrier....................................................................................................................................114
86 EX500 Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram......................................................................................................... 118
87 EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram..............................................................................................120
88 EX500 Three Phase WYE AC Cabling Diagram............................................................................................... 121
89 Fox switch iDRAC ports....................................................................................................................................... 122
90 iDRAC cabling..........................................................................................................................................................123
91 Frontend and backend switch connections to an EX500 node.................................................................. 125
92 Node ports on frontend S5148F switches....................................................................................................... 126
93 Node ports on frontend S5248F switches.......................................................................................................126
94 Network cable and labeling..................................................................................................................................126
95 Node ports on backend S5148F switches........................................................................................................ 127
96 Node ports on backend S5248F switches....................................................................................................... 127
97 EX500 node network port cabling connections..............................................................................................127
98 EX500 node network cable labeling.................................................................................................................. 129
99 EX500 network cabling........................................................................................................................................ 130
100 EX300 minimum and maximum configurations............................................................................................... 132
101 EX300 server physical dimensions.....................................................................................................................135
102 EX300 server chassis front view....................................................................................................................... 135
103 Left control panel...................................................................................................................................................136
104 Status LEDs decoded view.................................................................................................................................. 136
105 Right control panel.................................................................................................................................................136
106 EX300 server chassis rear view..........................................................................................................................137
107 EX300 disk drive in carrier................................................................................................................................... 138
108 EX300 single-phase AC power cabling.............................................................................................................. 141
109 ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram............................................................................................142
110 Three-phase Delta AC power cabling................................................................................................................143
111 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram................................................................................. 144
112 Three-phase WYE AC power cabling................................................................................................................ 145
113 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase WYE AC Cabling Diagram..................................................................................146
114 Fox switch iDRAC ports........................................................................................................................................147
115 iDRAC cabling..........................................................................................................................................................148
116 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node...............................................................149
117 Node ports on front-end S5148F switches..................................................................................................... 150
118 Node ports on front-end S5248F switches.....................................................................................................150
119 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX300 node.............................................. 150
120 Node ports on back-end S5148F switches...................................................................................................... 150
121 Node ports on back-end S5248F switches...................................................................................................... 151
122 EX300 node network port cabling connections.............................................................................................. 151
123 EX300 node network cable labeling.................................................................................................................. 152
124 EX300 network cabling.........................................................................................................................................153
125 EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis...............................................156

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126 EX3000D minimum and maximum configurations for dual node chassis..................................................157
127 EX3000 server front view in rack...................................................................................................................... 160
128 EX3000 external chassis view............................................................................................................................. 161
129 EX3000 internal chassis view.............................................................................................................................. 161
130 External view of server sled A in a EX3000D dual node chassis with two sleds....................................162
131 Front-panel features and indicators.................................................................................................................. 162
132 EX3000D server rear view in rack..................................................................................................................... 165
133 Back-panel features and indicators................................................................................................................... 166
134 EX3000 disk drive in carrier.................................................................................................................................167
135 PDU outlet numbers.............................................................................................................................................. 168
136 PDU single-phase diagram................................................................................................................................... 170
137 EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling......................................................................................................... 171
138 EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling........................................................................................................ 172
139 PDU three-phase diagram.................................................................................................................................... 173
140 EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling.............................................................................................. 174
141 EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling.............................................................................................. 175
142 EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling...............................................................................................176
143 EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling...............................................................................................177
144 EX3000S iDRAC cabling....................................................................................................................................... 179
145 EX3000D iDRAC cabling....................................................................................................................................... 181
146 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node..........................................................182
147 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node......................................................... 183
148 Node ports on front-end S5148F switches......................................................................................................183
149 Node ports on front-end S5248F switches.....................................................................................................184
150 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node......................................... 184
151 Node ports on back-end S5148F switches...................................................................................................... 184
152 Node ports on back-end S5248F switches..................................................................................................... 185
153 EX3000 node network port cabling connections........................................................................................... 185
154 EX3000 node network cable labeling................................................................................................................ 186
155 EX3000S network cabling....................................................................................................................................187
156 EX3000D network cabling................................................................................................................................... 188

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 Tables

1 Revision history..........................................................................................................................................................11
2 Rack ID........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
3 Default node names................................................................................................................................................. 13
4 Switch port numbers............................................................................................................................................... 16
5 Switch port number................................................................................................................................................. 17
6 Switch port numbers.............................................................................................................................................. 20
7 Switch port number................................................................................................................................................ 22
8 Switch port number................................................................................................................................................ 25
9 EX5000 hardware components............................................................................................................................30
10 EX5000S single node chassis configurations................................................................................................... 34
11 EX5000D dual node chassis configurations...................................................................................................... 34
12 EX5000 Features.....................................................................................................................................................35
13 EX5000 physical dimensions.................................................................................................................................35
14 EX5000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping............................................................................................ 48
15 EX5000D dual node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping................................................................................... 50
16 Back-end cable kits..................................................................................................................................................61
17 Front-end cable kits.................................................................................................................................................61
18 Speed and model details......................................................................................................................................... 61
19 EXF900 hardware components............................................................................................................................63
20 EXF900 configurations...........................................................................................................................................65
21 Standard features of EXF900 servers................................................................................................................67
22 Decoding of LEDs in light bar............................................................................................................................... 68
23 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots..............................................................................................................................70
24 EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 0U PDU Cabling............................................................................................72
25 EXF900 0U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch........................................................................................ 75
26 EXF900 Standard 0U Three-Phase PDU Cabling............................................................................................ 77
27 EXF900 Three-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch........................................................................ 80
28 EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling............................................................................................83
29 EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch...............................................................85
30 EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU Cabling............................................................................................ 87
31 EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch Cabling............................................................... 89
32 EXF900 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping............................................................................................... 91
33 Back-end cable kits................................................................................................................................................. 97
34 Front-end cable kits................................................................................................................................................ 97
35 Aggregation connection cable kits.......................................................................................................................97
36 Speed and model details........................................................................................................................................ 97
37 Aggregation port cabling........................................................................................................................................99
38 EX500 hardware components............................................................................................................................ 102
39 EX500 configurations........................................................................................................................................... 106
40 EX500 Disk Upgrade Kit.......................................................................................................................................109

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41 Standard features of EX500 servers................................................................................................................ 109
42 Decoding of LEDs in light bar...............................................................................................................................112
43 EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping........................................................................................... 114
44 EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping......................................................................115
45 EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping........................................................................................... 116
46 EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping............................................................... 117
47 EX500 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping................................................................................................122
48 EX300 hardware components............................................................................................................................. 131
49 EX300 configurations............................................................................................................................................132
50 Standard features of EX300 servers.................................................................................................................134
51 Decoding of LEDs in light bar..............................................................................................................................136
52 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots............................................................................................................................ 137
53 EX300 0U PDU cabling.........................................................................................................................................138
54 EX300 2U PDU cabling......................................................................................................................................... 139
55 EX300 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping................................................................................................ 147
56 EX3000 hardware components.......................................................................................................................... 154
57 EX3000S single node chassis configurations.................................................................................................. 157
58 EX3000D dual node chassis configurations.................................................................................................... 158
59 EX3000 physical dimensions............................................................................................................................... 159
60 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors....................................................................................................... 162
61 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors....................................................................................................... 166
62 EX3000S PDU cabling.......................................................................................................................................... 168
63 EX3000D PDU cabling.......................................................................................................................................... 168
64 EX3000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping...........................................................................................178
65 EX3000D node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping.......................................................................................... 180
66 Legend for Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on EX3000S node......................... 184

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Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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 Revision history
Table 1. Revision history
Revision Date Description of change
September 2019 Rev1.0. Initial release of document for EX500 release.
June 2021 Rev 1.1 Updates for 16 TB support on ECS version 3.5 and 2 TB and 4 TB support on ECS
version 3.7.
July 2022 Rev 1.2 Updates for S5248F-ON Switch qualification.
September 2022 Rev 1.3 Updates for 20TB/192GB memory support.
January 2023 Rev 1.4 Updates to change QSFP28 in EX500 servers.

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EX-Series Hardware Overview
Topics:
• Introduction
• Rack and node host names

Introduction
This guide describes the hardware components that make up the ECS appliance Generation 3 (Gen3) hardware models.

ECS Gen3 appliance series

The ECS Gen3 appliance series include:
● EX5000 is an ultra dense 5U enclosure that supports up to 100 x 3.5-inch drives, with Dual and Single node setup. This
solution is targeted at the object, file, and video surveillance workloads.
○ The dual node EX5000D starts with a min configuration of 3200 TB and goes up to 11200 TB/rack and
○ The single node EX5000S starts with a min configuration of 2000 TB and goes up to 11200 TB/rack
● EXF900 is an all flash object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for low latency and high Input or Output Operations
Per Second (IOPs) ECS deployments. This platform starts at 230 TB RAW minimum configuration and scales up to 5.76 PB
RAW per rack.
NOTE: ECS 3.7 supports EX900 15.36 TB offering.
● EX500 series: A dense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for small to medium-sized ECS deployments. The
EX500 supports node expansion in increments of one when the capacity is the same as the previous node. If the capacity
is different from the previous node when expanding, EX500 supports expansion in a minimum of five-node increments.
The recommended expansion is five nodes. The EX500 series supports from 5 to 16 nodes per rack. With different drive
sizes/quantity and the flexibility of node additions, this platform can scale from 120 TB RAW to 7.68 PB RAW per rack.
NOTE: ECS 3.7 supports 2 TB, 4 TB, and 20 TB on EX500 offerings.
● EX300 series: A dense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for small to medium-sized ECS deployments. With
different drive sizes and the flexibility of single node addition, this platform can scale from 60 TB RAW to 3.08 PB RAW per
rack.
● EX3000 series: An ultradense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for medium to large-sized ECS deployments.
This platform starts at a 2.16 PB RAW minimum configuration and scales to 11.52 PB RAW per rack.
Note: In this document, the term node is used interchangeably with server, and the term appliance references a cluster of nodes
running ECS software.

Hardware generations
ECS appliances are characterized by hardware generation.
Gen3
● EX5000 Gen3 models featuring 16 TB disks (5U ultra dense storage chassis with single or dual node configurations). Lower
1U contains 1x or 2x server sleds and 2x expander modules and the top 4U for 100x 3.5” SATA HDDs, with up to 50 disks per
compute sled. ECS 3.7 and later support this hardware configuration.
● EXF900 Gen 3 models featuring 3.84 TB NVMe SSD became available in November of 2020. ECS 3.6 and later support this
hardware configuration and ECS 3.6.1 and later supports 7.68TB and 15.36TB NVMe SSDs.
● EX500 Gen3 models featuring 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB or 20 TB disks (12 or 24 x HDD per node) became available in
September 2019. ECS 3.5 and later supports 16 TB data drives and optional Read Cache SSD upgrade. ECS 3.7 supports 20
TB disks.

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● EX300 Gen3 models featuring 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB or 16 TB disks (12 HDD per 2U node) became available in August 2018.
ECS 3.5 and later supports 16TB data drives and optional Read Cache SSD upgrade..
● EX3000 Gen3 models featuring 12 TB disks (4U chassis with single or dual node configurations) became available in August
2018. ECS 3.5 and later supports 16TB data drives and optional Read Cache SSD upgrade.
Gen2
For documentation on Gen2 hardware, see the Dell EMC ECS D- and U-Series Hardware Guide.
● U-Series Gen 2 model featuring 8 TB disks became available in October 2015.
● U-Series Gen2 models featuring 12 TB disks became available in March 2018.
● The D-Series was introduced in October 2016 featuring 8 TB disks. D-Series models featuring 10 TB disks became available
March 2017.
● The original U-Series appliance (Gen1) was replaced in October 2015 with second-generation hardware (Gen2).

Rack and node host names

Lists the default rack and node host names for an ECS Appliance.
The default rack IDs and color names are assigned in installation order as shown in the following table.

Table 2. Rack ID
Rack ID Rack color Rack ID Rack color Rack ID Rack color
1 red 18 carmine 35 cornsilk
2 green 19 auburn 36 ochre
3 blue 20 bronze 37 lavender
4 yellow 21 apricot 38 ginger
5 magenta 22 jasmine 39 ivory
6 cyan 23 army 40 carnelian
7 azure 24 copper 41 taupe
8 violet 25 amaranth 42 navy
9 rose 26 mint 43 indigo
10 orange 27 cobalt 44 veronica
11 chartreuse 28 fern 45 citron
12 pink 29 sienna 46 sand
13 brown 30 mantis 47 russet
14 white 31 denim 48 brick
15 gray 32 aquamarine 49 avocado
16 beige 33 baby 50 bubblegum
17 silver 34 eggplant

Nodes are assigned node names based on their order within the server chassis and within the rack itself. The following table lists
the default node names.

Table 3. Default node names

Node Node name Node Node name
1 provo 9 boston
2 sandy 10 chicago
3 orem 11 houston

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Table 3. Default node names (continued)
Node Node name Node Node name
4 ogden 12 phoenix
5 layton 13 dallas
6 logan 14 detroit
7 lehi 15 columbus
8 murray 16 austin

Nodes that are positioned in the same slot in different racks at a site have the same node name. For example, node 4 is called
ogden, assuming that you use the default node names.
The getrackinfo command identifies nodes by a unique combination of node name and rack name. For example, node
4 in rack 1 is identified as ogden-red and can be pinged using its NAN resolvable (through mDNS) name: ogden-
red.nan.local.

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Switches
Topics:
• Dell Technologies S5148F switch
• Dell Technologies S5248F switch
• Aggregation switch pair S5232F
• Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site
• Connecting HDD Clusters to EXF900 Clusters

Dell Technologies S5148F switch

The EX300, EX500, and EX3000 appliances support the Dell Technologies S5148F for the front-end pair of switches and for the
pair of back-end switches. Customers have the option of using their own front-end switches instead of the Dell Technologies
S5148F switches. The Dell Technologies S5148F switches are required for the back-end pair.
NOTE: Starting from ECS 3.7, the EX500, EX300 and EX3000 support S5248F or the S5148F for the front-end pair of
switches and for the pair of back-end switches.

Figure 1. Dell Technologies S5148F switch ports

Front-end switch pair

Dell Technologies offers an optional HA pair of front-end 25 GbE S5148F switches for customer network connection to the rack.
It has two 100 GbE virtual link trunking (VLT) cables per HA pair. These switches are called the Hare (FE2) and the Rabbit (FE1)
switches.
Customers can use their own front-end switch pair (10/25 GbE for EX300 and 25 GbE for EX3000 and EX500). In this case,
the customer must provide the appropriate VLT cables, SFPs, or external connection cables.
CAUTION: It is required to have connections from the customer's network to both front-end switches (rabbit
and hare) in order to maintain the high availability architecture of the ECS appliance. If the customer chooses
not to connect to their network in the required HA manner, there is no guarantee of high data availability for the
use of this product.

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Figure 2. Front-end switches

Table 4. Switch port numbers

Switch Port number Description
Hare 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)
17-40 Not designated
41-48 Customer uplink ports (10/25 GbE)
49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE)
51-54 Customer uplink ports (100 GbE)
Rabbit 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)
17-40 Not designated
41-48 Customer uplink ports (10/25 GbE)
49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE)
51-54 Customer uplink ports (100 GbE)

Back-end switch pair

Dell Technologies provides two 25 GbE S5148F back-end switches (BE1 and BE2) with two 100 GbE VLT cables. These switches
are named as the Hound (BE2) and Fox (BE1) switches.
In the following diagram, all labeled ports relate to an ECS virtual data center (VDC) where all racks and nodes are EX-Series
(Gen3 hardware), except for ports 39 and 40. Ports 39 and 40 are only used in the scenario where there is Gen2 hardware
series integration with EX-Series hardware in the VDC. When Gen2 hardware is mixed with EX-Series hardware, ports 39 and 40
are the only ports used for connectivity.
All iDRAC cables from nodes and all front-end switch management cable connections route to the Fox (BE1) switch.

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Figure 3. Back-end switches

Table 5. Switch port number

Switch Port number Description
Hound 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE).
17-40 These are not designated.
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE).
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE).
49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE).
51-54 These are not designated (100 GbE).
Fox 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE).
17-32 iDRAC ports.
33 To Rabbit (FE1) switch.
34 To service tray in front.
35 To Hare (FE2) switch.
36 Open for rear service connectivity.
37-38 These are not designated.
39 In from Gen2 Turtle switch.
40 Out to Gen2 Turtle switch.
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE).
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE).
49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE).
51-54 These are not designated (100 GbE).

Front-end and back-end switch connections

The front-end switch management ports connect to back-end switch ports using two CAT6 cable and two 1GBaseT SFP.
The two cables and two SFP are used for Dell Technologies switches. If you are deploying in a third-party rack with customer
switches, or using customer switches in a Dell Technologies rack, these are not required.
The connections between the front-end switch ports and back-end switch ports are as follows:
● Hare (FE2) to Fox (BE1)

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● Rabbit (FE1) to Hound (BE2)
The connections are shown with green lines in the following diagram.

Figure 4. Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack

For back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks, port 41 is used for the inbound connection and port 45 is used for
the outbound connection. These ports are used for linear and ring topology rack-to-rack connectivity. For more information,
seeNetwork connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site .

Figure 5. Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks

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Figure 6. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)

Dell Technologies S5248F switch

The EX5000, EXF900, EX300, EX3000, and EX500 appliances use the Dell Technologies S5248F for the front-end pair of
switches and for the pair of back-end switches. Customers have the option of using their own front-end switches instead of the
Dell Technologies S5248F switches. The Dell Technologies S5248F switches are required for the back-end pair.

Figure 7. Dell Technologies S5248F switch ports

Front-end switch pair

Dell Technologies offers an optional HA pair of front-end 25 GbE S5248F switches for customer network connection to the
rack. It has two 200 GbE (QSFP28-DD) virtual link trunking (VLT) cables per HA pair. These switches are called the Hare (FE2)
and the Rabbit (FE1) switches.
The S5248F does not auto negotiate based on optic type or cable type. ECS has created specific uplink ports for 10 GbE and 25
GbE customer networks. ECS has also created specific configuration files to configure ports 53-56 as 40 GbE or 100 GbE for
customer uplink. See the table below for port breakout for each personality.
For use with the EX300, specific 10 Gb configuration files are required. The 10Gb configuration files are installed on racked
configurations from the factory. For loose configuration, load the 10Gb files on site. The files are stored on loose switch. You can
also download the files from SolVe.

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Customers can use their own front-end switch pair (25 GbE for EXF900, EX500, EX300, EX3000, and EX5000). In this case,
the customer must provide the appropriate switches, VLT cables, SFPs, or external connection cables.
CAUTION: It is required to have connections from the customer's network to both front-end switches (rabbit
and hare) in order to maintain the high availability architecture of the ECS appliance. If the customer chooses
not to connect to their network in the required HA manner, there is no guarantee of high data availability for the
use of this product.

Figure 8. Front-end switches

Table 6. Switch port numbers

Switch Port number Description
Hare 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (25 GbE)
17-32 Not designated
33-40 Customer uplink ports (10 GbE)
41-48 Customer uplink ports (25 GbE)
49-52 VLT ports (2 x 200 GbE)
53-56 Customer uplink ports (40GbE/100GbE based on switch configuration file loaded)
Rabbit 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (25 GbE)
17-32 Not designated
33-40 Customer uplink ports (10 GbE)
41-48 Customer uplink ports (25 GbE)
49-52 VLT ports (2 x 200 GbE)
53-56 Customer uplink ports (40GbE/100GbE based on switch configuration file loaded)

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Figure 9. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X10 example)

Figure 10. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X25 example)

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Figure 11. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X100 example)

Back-end switch pair

Dell Technologies provides two 25 GbE S5248F back-end switches (BE1 and BE2) with two X 200 GbE (QSFP28-DD) VLT
cables. These switches are named as the Hound (BE2) and Fox (BE1) switches.
The following diagram of the labeled ports is for EXF900, EX500, EX300, EX3000, or EX5000.
All iDRAC cables from nodes and all front-end switch management cable connections route to the Fox (BE1) switch.

Figure 12. Back-end switches

Table 7. Switch port number

Switch Port number Description
Hound 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (25 GbE).
17-40 These are not designated.
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (25 GbE).
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (25 GbE).
49-52 VLT ports (2 x 200 GbE).

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Table 7. Switch port number (continued)
Switch Port number Description
53-56 Uplink to Falcon aggregation switch (EXF900 only) (100 GbE).
Fox 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (25 GbE).
17-32 iDRAC ports.
33 To Rabbit (FE1) switch.
34 To service tray in front.
35 To Hare (FE2) switch.
36 Open for rear service connectivity.
37-38 These are not designated.
39 In from Gen2 Turtle switch.
40 Out to Gen2 Turtle switch.
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (25 GbE).
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (25 GbE).
49-52 VLT ports (2 x 200 GbE).
53-56 Uplink to Eagle aggregation switch (EXF900 only) (100 GbE).

Front-end and back-end switch connections

The front-end switch management ports connect to back-end switch ports using two CAT6 cable and two 1GBaseT SFP.
The two cables and two SFP are used for Dell Technologies switches. If you are deploying in a third-party rack with customer
switches, or using customer switches in a Dell Technologies rack, these are not required.
The connections between the front-end switch ports and back-end switch ports are as follows:
● Hare (FE2) to Fox (BE1)
● Rabbit (FE1) to Fox (BE1)
The connections are shown with green lines in the following diagram.

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Figure 13. Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack

NOTE: The rectangular box at the bottom is the service tray.

Aggregation switch pair S5232F

Dell Technologies provides two 100GbE S5232F back-end aggregation switches (AGG1 and AGG2) with four 100GbE VLT
cables. These switches are named as the Falcon (AGG2) and Eagle (AGG1) switches and are required when expanding beyond
one rack of EXF900 nodes.
In the following diagram, all labeled ports indicate the port designations. This configuration allows up to seven racks of EXF900
nodes to connect.

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Table 8. Switch port number
Switch Port number Description
Falcon 1-4 Rack1 Hound uplink ports
5-8 Rack2 Hound uplink ports
9-12 Rack3 Hound uplink ports
13-16 Rack4 Hound uplink ports
17-20 Rack5 Hound uplink ports
21-24 Rack6 Hound uplink ports
25-28 Rack7 Hound uplink ports
29-32 VLT
33-34 Unused
Eagle 1-4 Rack1 Fox uplink ports
5-8 Rack2 Fox uplink ports
9-12 Rack3 Fox uplink ports
13-16 Rack4 Fox uplink ports
17-20 Rack5 Fox uplink ports
21-24 Rack6 Fox uplink ports
25-28 Rack7 Fox uplink ports
29-32 VLT
33-34 Unused

NOTE: It is recommended to connect the aggregation connections between the rack back-end and the aggregation
switches in sequential order to maintain consistency across customer sites. For example, for Rack 2 Aggregation Cabling:
● Fox 53 -> Eagle 5
● Fox 54 -> Eagle 6
● Fox 55 -> Eagle 7
● Fox 56 -> Eagle 8
● Hound 53 -> Falcon 5
● Hound 54 -> Falcon 6
● Hound 55 -> Falcon 7
● Hound 56 -> Falcon 8

Network connections between multiple ECS

appliances in a single site
The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intrarack networks into a single interrack network through VLAN
4. Ports 41 - 44 are used to create port channel 100 and ports 45 through 48 are used to create port channel 101 on the
back-end switch. Port channels 100 and 101 are used to connect to other intrarack LANs.

NOTE: The private.4 network is also called as the Nile Area Network (NAN).

The ECS intrarack backend management networks are connected together to create the interrack topology. The interrack
network is created by connecting either port channel 100 or 101 to another private switch from another ECS intrarack network.
Through these connections, nodes from any intrarack network can communicate to any other node on the interrack network.
There are three types of topologies that you can use to connect the intrarack LANs into an interrack network:
● Daisy chain or line topology

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● Ring topology
● Star topology

Linear or daisy chain topology

The simplest topology to connect the intraracks together does not require any extra equipment. All the private switches can be
connected together in a linear or Daisy chain fashion as demonstrated below.

Figure 14. Linear or Daisy Chain topology

This linear or daisy-chain topology is the least dependable setup and is susceptible to split-brain topologies as demonstrated
below.

Figure 15. Split-brain topology

The interrack linear topology between EX-Series racks is shown in the following figure.

Figure 16. Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks

The interrack linear topology between an EX-Series rack and a Gen2 rack is shown in the following figure. For a mixed Gen2 and
Gen3 environment, use Turtle switch port 51 for inbound, and port 52 for outbound. On the Gen3 Fox switch, use port 39 for
inbound and port 40 for outbound. This is a requirement for mixing Gen2 and Gen3 racks in the same VDC. Ports 39 and 40 are
not used in an all Gen3 environment with EX-Series racks.

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Figure 17. Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack and a Gen2
U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack

Ring topology
For a more reliable network, the ends of the daisy chain topology can be connected together to create a ring network as
demonstrated below. The ring topology would require two physical link breaks in the topology to create split-brain issue in the
private.4 network.

Figure 18. Ring topology

The ring topology is similar to the daisy chain topology, except that it is more robust since it requires two points of failure to
break the topology which would cause a split-brain issue.
The interrack ring topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.

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Figure 19. Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology

Star topology
The limitation with the daisy chain or ring topologies is that they do not scale well for large installations. For ten or more ECS
racks, one or two aggregation switches should be added support the large installation. For high availability, the recommended
topology is to use two aggregation switches with port channel (VLT, vPC, MLAG) connectivity between them. If you use a
single aggregation switch, both the Fox switch (BE1) and the Hound switch (BE2) are connected to the single switch. The
impact of using only one aggregation switch is the loss of high availability for the aggregation switch. For connectivity to
aggregation switches, use the inbound port 41 on each back-end switch to link to one or more aggregation switches.
By using aggregation switches to connect to all the intrarack networks, the star topology provides better protection against
the split-brain issue than both the daisy chain/linear or ring topologies. With aggregation switches, link failures are isolated to a
single intrarack network in the private.4 network.

Figure 20. Star topology

The aggregation switches connecting to the intrarack networks must be set up as a trunk and allow VLAN traffic to flow
between all ports in the interrack network.
The interrack star topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.

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Figure 21. Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology

Connecting HDD Clusters to EXF900 Clusters

The private.4 network can now be connected between HDD clusters and EXF900 clusters. If the EXF900 cluster is a single rack
or multirack with aggregation, the connection to the EXF900 cluster has to be made only on the first rack of Fox and Hound
switches. The aggregation switches are dedicated only for the EXF900 backend traffic.
NOTE: Fox and Hound default switch configuration files are updated in the ECS 3.7 release to enable the private.4 ingress
ports (41-44) and egress ports (45-48).

Figure 22. HDD to EXF900 private.4 network topology

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EX5000 Platform
Topics:
• EX5000 hardware components
• EX5000 configurations
• EX5000 upgrade paths
• EX5000 server
• EX5000 disk drives
• EX5000 power cabling
• EX5000 iDRAC cabling
• EX5000 network cabling
• EX5000 Cable Kits

EX5000 hardware components

EX5000 S and D is offered in a Dell Technologies rack from the factory and in third-party rack. EX5000 is shipped with Dell
Technologies Titan-S, which is 600 mm wide x 42U high x 1200 mm deep. EX5000 nodes include the following hardware
components.

Table 9. EX5000 hardware components

Component Description
42U Rack The requirements for Dell-provided racks to accommodate the EX5000 nodes are described in the
ECS EX5000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Backend switches ● Two Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports and 4
for private network x 100 GbE uplink ports.
connection ● 2 x 200 GbE VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end switches for ● Two optional Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches can be obtained for
customer public network network connection. The customer can also provide their own 25 GbE HA pair for the front end.
connection ● If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables, SFPs,
or external connection cables.
● If Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, then 2 x 200 GbE VLT cables
are provided.
Nodes ● Up to seven server chassis in a rack.
● Chassis are in one and two node configurations. (Each server chassis contains either one or two
nodes.)
● One-node chassis configuration is called EX5000S.
● Dual-node chassis configuration is called EX5000D.
● Dual 2400 W Platinum PS (hot swappable) * C20 inlet*
EX5000S ● 5U chassis
○ Lower 1U to contain 1x server sleds and 2x expander modules
○ Top 4U for 100x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDDs
○ Four 7mm drive slots per compute sled
￭ One 960GB RI SATA drive for OS and
￭ Two 960GB MU SATA drive for caching
● Single XE7440 full-width compute Sled
○ Dual 26 core Cascade Lake CPUs, 192 GB memory
￭ Xeon Gold 6230 R 26 core/52 thread 35.75 MB L3, 2.1 GHz base, 4.0 GHz Turbo, 150 W

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Table 9. EX5000 hardware components (continued)
Component Description
￭ 12x16GB RDIMM, 2933MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 data width
○ H730p Controller
￭ For OS and cache drives only
○ 2xHBA355i
￭ For data disks only
○ Mellanox ConnectX 4 LX 2x25GbE PCIe NIC card
○ Broadcom BCM57414 2x25GbE OCP2.0 Mezz card
○ iDRAC9 Enterprise
EX5000D ● 5U chassis
○ Lower 1U to contain 2x server sleds and 2x expander modules
○ Top 4U for 100x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDDs
￭ Up to 50 disks per compute sled
○ Four 7mm drive slots
￭ One 960GB RI SATA drive for OS per compute sled
￭ Two 960GB MU SATA drive for caching per compute sled
● Two XE7420 half-width compute sleds. Each of the half-width compute sleds contains the
following configurations:
○ Dual 26 core Cascade Lake CPUs, 192 GB memory
￭ Xeon Gold 6230 R 26 core/52 thread 35.75 MB L3, 2.1 GHz base, 4.0 GHz Turbo, 150 W
￭ 12x16GB RDIMM, 2933MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 data width
○ H730p Controller
￭ For OS and cache drives only
○ HBA355i
￭ For data disks only
○ Mellanox ConnectX 4 LX 2x25GbE PCIe NIC card
○ Broadcom BCM57414 2x25GbE OCP2.0 Mezz card
○ iDRAC9 Enterprise

EX5000 configurations
This section describes the EX5000 ECS appliance configurations.
The front views of an EX5000S appliance and an EX5000D appliance in both Dell Technologies and customer-provided racks
with the minimum and maximum node configurations are shown in the following diagrams. There are five SKUs of EX5000
nodes, all have the same configuration except for their drive load and number of nodes.
NOTE: EX5000S and EX5000D chassis cannot be mixed within a customer-provided rack or Dell 42U rack due to minimum
chassis requirements per rack for software data protection.
● EX5000S contains a single node chassis with 25 to 50 to 75 to 100 drives with 16 TB HDDs
○ Minimum five nodes are required at deployment and supports one-node increments.
○ This appliance is always sold with the backend S5248F Dual Dell 25 Gb Switches
○ The front-end S5248F Dual Dell 25 Gb Switches are optional
●
● EX5000D contains dual node chassis with 50 to 100 drives with 16 TB HDDs
○ Minimum eight nodes (four chassis) are required at deployment and supports one-node increments (one chassis).
○ This appliance is always sold with the back-end S5248F Dual Dell 25 Gb Switches
￭ The front-end S5248F Dual Dell 25 Gb Switches are optional

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Figure 23. EX5000 maximum configurations for dual and single node chassis

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Figure 24. EX5000 minimum configurations for dual and single node chassis

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The EX5000 appliance is available in the following configurations in both Dell Technologies and customer-provided rack.

Table 10. EX5000S single node chassis configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk size in TB RAW storage capacity in
PB
5 (minimum configuration) ● 25 16 TB ● 2 PB
● 50 ● 4 PB
● 75 ● 6 PB
● 100 ● 8 PB
6 ● 25 16 TB ● 2.4 PB
● 50 ● 4.8 PB
● 75 ● 7.2 PB
● 100 ● 9.6 PB
7 (maximum configuration) ● 25 16 TB ● 2.8 PB
● 50 ● 5.6 PB
● 75 ● 8.4 PB
● 100 ● 11.2 PB

Table 11. EX5000D dual node chassis configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
8 (minimum configuration) ● 25 16 TB ● 3.2 PB
● 50 ● 6.4 PB
10 ● 25 16 TB ● 4 PB
● 50 ● 8 PB
12 ● 25 16 TB ● 4.8 PB
● 50 ● 9.6 PB
14 (maximum configuration) ● 25 16 TB ● 5.6 PB
● 50 ● 11.2 PB

EX5000 upgrade paths

Describes the EX5000 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes (single node configurations) or eight or more nodes (dual node configurations) in the system
(VDC) with the same disk size and disk quantity, the minimum node expansion is one (single node configurations) or 2 (dual
node configurations). This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size and disk quantity of the existing
nodes. For example, you have an EX5000 appliance with five nodes containing 50x16TB disks (800 TB). You can add a single
node with 50x16TB disks or a total disk capacity of 800 TB.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes than the nodes currently in the system, you must add a minimum of five
nodes at a time (eight for dual node configurations). For example, you have an EX5000 appliance with five nodes containing
50x16TB drives. If you want to add nodes of different drive quantities, you must add five or more nodes (eight or more nodes
for dual node configurations), at a time.
NOTE: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive quantities within a
rack.
You can add drives to partially populated EX5000 nodes. The following drive upgrades are supported:
● Convert EX5000S-25 to EX5000S-50 drives.
● Convert EX5000S-50 to EX5000S-75 drives.
● Convert EX5000S-75 to EX5000S-100 drives.
● Convert EX5000D-25 to EX5000D-50 drives (2 kits per chassis).
NOTE: EX5000S single node upgrade kit and EX5000D dual node upgrade kit must match the existing drive population with
the servers in the existing VDC.

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EX5000 server
This topic describes the features of EX5000 server.
The EX5000 5U server contains the EX5000 chassis and either one server sled (in the EX5000S single node configuration) or
two server sleds (in the EX5000D dual node configuration). EX5000 servers have the following standard features:

Table 12. EX5000 Features

Feature EX5000
Chassis 5U, 100 Drives
Processor (per compute) Dual Intel Xeon 6230R 150W
Memory per compute 192GB (12x16GB)
Storage per compute ● OS 1x960GB SATA SSD
● Cache 2x960GB SATA SSD
● Data Up to 100x16TB SATA HDD (two controllers, 50
drives per controller)
NICs per compute ● BE MLX CX4 2x25Gb PCIe NIC
● FE BCM57414 2x25Gb OCP2.0 Mezz NIC
iDRAC per compute iDRAC9
PSU 2x2400W (C20) - Dual 2400W Platinum PS (hot swappable) *
C20 inlet*
Rack Support 1200mm (Titan-S)
Rack Density 700 drives per rack

The EX5000 physical dimensions are listed in the following table.

Table 13. EX5000 physical dimensions

Height 219.25 mm (8.63 inch)
Width with rack latches 482.4 mm (18.99 inch)
Width without rack latches 441 mm (17.36 inch)
Depth 913.7 mm (35.97 inch)
Total depth of system with cable management (CMA) arm 970.4 mm (38.20 inch)
attached
Weight (maximum) 125.23 Kg (276 lb)

EX5000 disk drives

This section describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX5000 appliance.
The EX5000 5U chassis contains one or two server sleds, depending on whether the chassis is a single or dual node
configuration. Both chassis configurations support the 16 TB SATA disk drives.
In EX5000S single node chassis configurations, there can be 25 to 50 to 75 to 100 drives or 16 TB hard drives per node.
In EX5000D dual node chassis configurations, there can be 50 to 100 drives or 16 TB HDDs drives per node (50 or 100 drives
per chassis).
Drives are drawer accessible and hot-pluggable. There are up to 100 x 3.5" 16 TB 7.2 K RPM 512e 6 Gb/s SATA hard drive in
each EX5000 node for customer data. You cannot mix single and dual node chassis within the same rack.

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Figure 25. EX5000 disk drive in carrier

1 - Release button
2 - 3.5-inch hard drive
3 - hard drive carrier handle
4 - hard drive carrier

EX5000 power cabling

Provides EX5000S and EX5000D ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta and WYE AC
power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match the hardware configuration for
your system. The calculator contains the latest information for power and weight planning.
NOTE: The PDU jumpers are required to be reconfigured prior to installing additional EX5000 chassis systems. You must
perform the jumper modification one side at a time in order to keep all the system components powered and running. It is
recommended to check all power connections to the ECS equipment prior to jumper modification.

NOTE: The light bar adapter sub has been added. 071-000-210-00 is the sub for 071-000-253-00; 071-000-211-00 is the
sub for 071-000-254-00.
The following diagram shows the Gen4 0U PDU's outlet numbers for Zone A and Zone B.
WARNING: Only a trained personnel must pair the PDU AC input cable with the PDU Anderson power input
connector. PDU is not a Hot-Swapable unit, so it must disconnect main power before servicing (plugging or
removing) input power cable with Anderson connector to the PDU.

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Figure 26. Power PDU Mapping

The EX5000 appliance connections to Gen4 0U PDU's outlets are listed in the following tables.

Single-phase AC power cabling

The front-end switch kits only include 118-inch cable, and back-end kits only include 93-inch cable.
NOTE: The light bar adapter sub has been added. 071-000-210-00 is the sub for 071-000-253-00; 071-000-211-00 is the
sub for 071-000-254-00.

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Figure 27. EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling

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Figure 28. EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration

EX5000 Platform 39
Figure 29. EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 2 cord Maximum Configuration

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Figure 30. EX5000 single-phase AC power cabling Line 3 cord Maximum Configuration

EX5000 Platform 41
Three-phase AC power cabling
The legends in the following diagrams map colored cables to part numbers and cable lengths.

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Figure 31. EX5000 three-phase delta AC power cabling

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Figure 32. EX5000 three-phase delta AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration

44 EX5000 Platform
Figure 33. EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling

EX5000 Platform 45
Figure 34. EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration

46 EX5000 Platform
Figure 35. EX5000 three-phase WYE AC power cabling Line 1 cord Maximum Configuration

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EX5000 iDRAC cabling
This section provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the Fox back-end
switch for the EX5000S system (single node chassis configuration) and the EX5000D system (dual node chassis configuration).
The EX5000S node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

Table 14. EX5000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port BE1 Port 23

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Figure 36. EX5000S single node iDRAC cabling

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The EX5000D node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

Table 15. EX5000D dual node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping
Node 1 iDRAC port (chassis 1) BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port (chassis 1) BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port (chassis 2) BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port (chassis 2) BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port (chassis 3) BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port (chassis 3) BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port (chassis 4) BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port (chassis 4) BE1 Port 24
Node 9 iDRAC port (chassis 5) BE1 Port 25
Node 10 iDRAC port (chassis 5) BE1 Port 26
Node 11 iDRAC port (chassis 6) BE1 Port 27
Node 12 iDRAC port (chassis 6) BE1 Port 28
Node 13 iDRAC port (chassis 7) BE1 Port 29
Node 14 iDRAC port (chassis 7) BE1 Port 30

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Figure 37. EX5000D dual node iDRAC cabling

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EX5000 network cabling
The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX5000 appliance in a Dell Technologies or customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EX5000 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EX5000 appliance, the
25GbE ports run at 25GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell Technologies or
customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname:
● Hare: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX5000 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX5000 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX5000 nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX5000 nodes.
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX5000 node are shown in the following diagram.
The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX5000 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on
Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1)
connects to port 3 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 38. Node ports on front-end switches

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Figure 39. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX5000S node

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Figure 40. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX5000D node

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The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX5000 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port
2 on Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1)
connects to port 1 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 41. Node ports on back-end switches

The EX5000 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table.
NOTE:
● EX5000S only uses nodes 1-7 in the outlined table.
● EX5000D only uses nodes 1-14 in the outlined table.

Figure 42. EX5000 node network port cabling connections

The EX5000 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.

EX5000 Platform 55
Figure 43. EX5000 node network cable labeling

56 EX5000 Platform
Figure 44. ECS EX5000S Dell Provided Switch/Network cabling

EX5000 Platform 57
Figure 45. ECS EX5000S Customer Provided Switch/Network cabling

58 EX5000 Platform
Figure 46. ECS EX5000D Dell Provided Switch/Network cabling

EX5000 Platform 59
Figure 47. ECS EX5000D Customer Provided Switch/Network cabling

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EX5000 Cable Kits
Learn about the cable kits required for the EX5000 system.

Table 16. Back-end cable kits

Kit contents Number of kits required Kit type Models
per EX5000 Node
● 2 x 25G Twin-ax cable One Back-End Cabling Kits ES6-25-3M-BE-KTS
● 1x 1 GbE CAT6 cable ES6-25-5M-BE-KTS
● 1x RJ45 SFP+ module for
fox switch
● Labels

NOTE: If an EX5000S or EX5000D is more than a chassis length from the switches, the 5M length kits are recommended
because up to 1.5M of cable length is used in the cable management arm.

Table 17. Front-end cable kits

Kit contents Number of kits required Kit type Models
per EX5000 Node
● 2 x 25G Twin-ax cable One, if the customer is using Front-End Cabling Kits ES6-25-3M-FE-KTS
● Labels Dell-provided switches.
ES6-25-5M-FE-KTS

NOTE: Front-end cable kits not required when customer provides front-end switches.25 GbE Optics are available for the
servers when customer- provided switches are installed.

NOTE: If an EX5000S or EX5000D is more than a chassis length from the switches, the 5M length kits are recommended
because up to 1.5M of cable length is used in the cable management arm.

Customer Connection Kits

EX5000 requires Customer Connection Kits to connect the Dell Technologies provided Front-End switches uplinks to the
customer's network.
Use 25 Gb optics (SR) SFPs in the EX5000 server front-end NIC adapter to connect to customer-provided switches. The
following table provides the speed and the model details.

Table 18. Speed and model details

Speed Model
1 Gb ES6-1GBASET-XVR
10 Gb ES6-10GB-SR
ES6-10GB-LR
ES6-10GB-ER
25 Gb ES6-25GB-SR
ES6-25GB-LR
40 Gb ES6-40GB-SR4
ES6-40GB-LR4
100 Gb ES6-100GB-SR4
ES6-100GB-LR4
ES6-100GB-CWDM4
ES6-100GB-PSM4

EX5000 Platform 61
Table 18. Speed and model details (continued)
Speed Model
ES6-100GB-QSA

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 4
EXF900 Platform
Topics:
• EXF900 hardware components
• EXF900 configurations
• EXF900 server
• EXF900 Upgrade Paths
• EXF900 disk drives
• EXF900 power cabling
• EXF900 iDRAC cabling
• EXF900 network cabling
• EXF900 Cable Kits
• Aggregated EXF900 back-end network between multiple racks

EXF900 hardware components

The EXF900 ECS appliance includes the following hardware components.

Table 19. EXF900 hardware components

Component Description
40U rack (Optional) Titan D racks that include:
● Gen3 0U PDUs supporting single phase, three-phase delta, and three-phase WYE
● Front and rear doors
● Racking by Dell Technologies manufacturing (On-site only)
In addition to the Dell Technologies rack, the EXF900 nodes can be installed in customer-
provided racks. For more information about third-party racking requirements, see the ECS
EXF900 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Backend (BE) switches for ● Two Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports
private network connection and 4 x 100 GbE uplink ports.
● 2 x 200 GbE VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end (FE) switches for ● Two optional Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches can be obtained for
customer public network network connection. The customer can also provide their own 25 GbE HA pair for the front
connection (Optional) end.
● If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables,
SFPs, or external connection cables.
● If Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, then 2 x 200 GbE VLT
cables are provided.
Nodes ● Minimum number of nodes per rack is 5 with increments of one node up to a maximum of
16 nodes.
● NVMe SSD drive sizes are 3.84 TB at the launch.
NOTE: EXF900 supports 7.68 TB and 15.36 TB drives with ECS 3.6.1 and above.
● There are no systems that ship fully racked. The customer can buy a rack, the PDUs, and
the service tray, all separately.
● 12 or 24 NVMe SSD drives in each node.
● 480 GB m.2 (BOSS) system disk in each node.
● 192 GB RAM per node using 12x16GB Dual Rank RDIMMs.
● Dual Intel Xeon 24-core 165 W CPUs.
● Dual 1100 W Platinum power supply (hot swappable) and 1600 W on 15.36 TB model.

EXF900 Platform 63
Table 19. EXF900 hardware components (continued)
Component Description
● Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking.

EXF900 configurations
This section describes the EXF900 ECS appliance configurations.
The following diagram shows the front view of an EXF900 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EXF900 rack with
the maximum node configuration. The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EXF900
server.

Figure 48. EXF900 minimum (left) and maximum (right) configurations

The EXF900 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell Technologies rack or a customer-provided rack.

64 EXF900 Platform
Table 20. EXF900 configurations
Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity
5 (minimum configuration) 12 3.84 TB 230 TB
24 3.84 TB 460 TB
12 7.68 TB 460 TB
24 7.68 TB 921 TB
12 15.36 TB 921 TB
24 15.36 TB 1843 TB
6 12 3.84 TB 276 TB
24 3.84 TB 552 TB
12 7.68 TB 552 TB
24 7.68 TB 1105 TB
12 15.36 TB 1105 TB
24 15.36 TB 2211 TB
7 12 3.84 TB 322 TB
24 3.84 TB 645 TB
12 7.68 TB 645 TB
24 7.68 TB 1290 TB
12 15.36 TB 1290 TB
24 15.36 TB 2580 TB
8 12 3.84 TB 368 TB
24 3.84 TB 737 TB
12 7.68 TB 737 TB
24 7.68 TB 1474 TB
12 15.36 TB 1474 TB
24 15.36 TB 2949 TB
9 12 3.84 TB 414 TB
24 3.84 TB 829 TB
12 7.68 TB 829 TB
24 7.68 TB 1658 TB
12 15.36 TB 1658 TB
24 15.36 TB 3317 TB
10 12 3.84 TB 460 TB
24 3.84 TB 921 TB
12 7.68 TB 921 TB
24 7.68 TB 1843 TB
12 15.36 TB 1843 TB
24 15.36 TB 3686 TB
11 12 3.84 TB 506 TB

EXF900 Platform 65
Table 20. EXF900 configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity
24 3.84 TB 1013 TB
12 7.68 TB 1013 TB
24 7.68 TB 2027 TB
12 15.36 TB 2027 TB
24 15.36 TB 4055 TB
12 12 3.84 TB 552 TB
24 3.84 TB 1105 TB
12 7.68 TB 1105 TB
24 7.68 TB 2211 TB
12 15.36 TB 2211 TB
24 15.36 TB 4423 TB
13 12 3.84 TB 599 TB
24 3.84 TB 1198 TB
12 7.68 TB 1198 TB
24 7.68 TB 2396 TB
12 15.36 TB 2396 TB
24 15.36 TB 4792 TB
14 12 3.84 TB 645 TB
24 3.84 TB 1290 TB
12 7.68 TB 1290 TB
24 7.68 TB 2580 TB
12 15.36 TB 2580 TB
24 15.36 TB 5160 TB
15 12 3.84 TB 601 TB
24 3.84 TB 1382 TB
12 7.68 TB 1382 TB
24 7.68 TB 2764 TB
12 15.36 TB 2764 TB
24 15.36 TB 5529 TB
16 (maximum configuration) 12 3.84 TB 737 TB
24 3.84 TB 1474 TB
12 7.68 TB 1474 TB
24 7.68 TB 2949 TB
12 15.36 TB 2949 TB
24 15.36 TB 5898 TB

66 EXF900 Platform
EXF900 server
EXF900 servers have the following standard features:

Table 21. Standard features of EXF900 servers

Features All flash node w/ 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB capacities.
NVMe in front 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB NVMe SSD
slots
Chassis ● EXF900 24 x 2.5" two CPU chassis
● One-node server (2U) with two CPUs per node
● Maximum chassis weight is 23.8 kg (52.5 lbs)
Riser ● Each EXF900 server supports up to seven PCI express (PCIe) Gen3 expansion cards that can be
Configuration installed on the system board using three expansion card risers.
● Config 9 (1A+2D+3A)
Processors 2 x Intel Xeon 24 core, 165 W
Memory 12 x16GB RDIMM Dual Rank
NDC Mellanox ConnectX-4 (2x25GbE)
PCIe Slot 3 PCIe Extender Card1 for NVMe drives
PCIe Slot 4 PCIe Extender Card2 for NVMe drives
PCIe Slot 5 BOSS controller card + with 1 M.2 stick 480 GB, FH
PCIe Slot 7 Broadcom 57414 (2x25GbE)
Management iDRAC9 Enterprise
Power ● 2 x 1100 W Platinum
● 2 x 1600 W in 15.36 TB model

Figure 49. EXF900 server physical dimensions

EXF900 Platform 67
Server front view
This section helps you understand the front view of the server.
The following figure shows the EXF900 2U server chassis front with (12 / 24) x 2.5" NVMe SSDs.

Figure 50. EXF900 server chassis front view with 12 disks

Figure 51. EXF900 server chassis front view with 24 disks

LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels.

Figure 52. Left control panel

The left control panel LED behavior is broken into two subsets, the light bar and the status LEDs. The light bar also functions as
a button. The light bar indicates chassis health and also functions as System ID when pressed.

Table 22. Decoding of LEDs in light bar

Status ID button
Healthy Solid Blue

68 EXF900 Platform
Table 22. Decoding of LEDs in light bar (continued)
Status ID button
Fault Blink Amber
System ID Blink Blue

There are five status LEDs to indicate and identify any failed hardware components.

Figure 53. Status LEDs decoded view

Figure 54. Right control panel

1. Power button with integrated power LED

2. Two USB 3.0 ports
3. Micro-USB for iDRAC Direct
4. Status LED for iDRAC Direct
5. VGA port

Server rear view

This section describes the rear view of the server.
The EXF900 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, autosensing and autoswitching
capability.

EXF900 Platform 69
Figure 55. EXF900 server chassis rear view

Table 23. Server Panel, Ports, and Slots

Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion card slot The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to two full-height PCIe
(2) expansion cards to the system. The PCIe x16 extender card is used to
connect to the NVMe expander from CPU to Bay 2 drives (slot 3).
2 Mixed sized PCIe expansion card The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects two full-height and one
slot half-height PCIe expansion cards to the system. The Boot Optimized
Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick is in the
top PCIe slot (slot 5). The PCIe x16 extender card is used to connect to
the NVMe expander from CPU to Bay 1 drives (slot 4).
3 Full-height PCIe expansion card slot The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 3) connects two full-height PCIe
(2) expansion cards to the system. The NIC card two 25 GbE data ports
connect of each node connect to one of the data ports on the front-end
switches (slot 7).
4 Power supply unit (2) Two AC or DC power supply units (PSUs)
5 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. The two 25 GbE data ports of each node
connect to the data ports on the back-end switches.
6 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
7 VGA port This enables you to connect a display device to the system.
8 Serial port This enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
9 iDRAC9 dedicated port This enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide.
10 System identification button The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning
on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset
iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.

EXF900 Upgrade Paths

Describes the EXF900 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes in the system (VDC) with the same disk size and total node disk capacity, then the minimum
node expansion is only one. This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size and the total disk capacity
of the existing nodes.
For example, you have an EXF900 appliance with five nodes containing 24 x 3.84 TB disks (92 TB). You can add a single node
with 24 x 3.84 TB disks.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes or node capacity than the nodes currently in the system, then you must
add a minimum of five nodes at a time.

70 EXF900 Platform
For example, you have an EXF900 appliance with five nodes containing 24 x 3.84 TB drives. If you want to add nodes of
different drive size (12 x 3.84 TB), you must add five or more nodes, at a time.
NOTE: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack.
● Disk upgrade kits are available in 12-disk increments.
● EXF900 upgrades from 12 to 24 disks.
● To add the disk capacity to an EXF900 appliance, disk upgrade kits per node must be ordered based on the existing disk
capacity.
● All empty drive slots must be filled with a disk filler.

EXF900 disk drives

This section describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EXF900 appliance.
EXF900 nodes contain 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe front-accessible drives in bay 1 (slot 0 to 11) and bay 2 (slot 0 to 11). Disk sizes are
3.84 TB or (7.68 TB or 15.36 TB model supported with ECS 3.6.1 and later). All drives within a node must be of the same drive
size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack. In PCIe slot 5 of each node, there is a 480 GB Boot Optimized
Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick.

Figure 56. EXF900 disk drive in carrier

EXF900 power cabling

This section provides EXF900 ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta and WYE AC
power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match the hardware configuration for
your system. The calculator contains the latest information for power and weight planning.
The EXF900 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are cabled in the following configurations:
● EXF900 0U Single-Phase PDU
○ Standard
○ With aggregation switch–Rack 2 only
● EXF900 0U Three-Phase PDU
○ Standard
○ With aggregation switch–Rack 2 only

EXF900 Platform 71
● EXF900 2U Single-Phase PDU
○ Standard
○ With aggregation switch
● EXF900 2U Three-Phase PDU
○ Standard
○ With aggregation switch

Table 24. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 0U PDU Cabling

PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
37 Empty 4
36 Empty 4
35 Node 16 4
34 Node 15 4
33 Empty 4
32 Node 14 4
31 Node 13 4
30 Empty 3
29 Node 12 3
28 Node 11 3
27 Empty 3
26 Node 10 3
25 Node 9 3
24 Empty 2
23 Empty 2
22 Empty 2
21 Empty 2
20 Node 8 2
19 Node 7 2
18 Empty 2
17 Node 6 2
16 Node 5 2
15 Empty 2
14 FE SW2 2
13 FE SW1 2
12 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
11 BE SW 2 1
10 BE SW 1 1
9 Empty 1
8 Empty 1
7 Empty 1
6 Empty 1
5 Node 4 1

72 EXF900 Platform
Table 24. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 0U PDU Cabling (continued)
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
4 Node 3 1
3 Empty 1
2 Node 2 1
1 Node 1 1

In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the rear.

EXF900 Platform 73
Figure 57. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase AC 0U Cabling

74 EXF900 Platform
Table 25. EXF900 0U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
37 Empty 4
36 Empty 4
35 Node 15 4
34 Node 14 4
33 Empty 4
32 Node 13 4
31 Node 12 4
30 Empty 3
29 Node 11 3
28 Node 10 3
27 Empty 3
26 Node 9 3
25 Node 8 3
24 Empty 2
23 AGG SW2 2
22 AGG SW1 2
21 Empty 2
20 Empty 2
19 Node 7 2
18 Empty 2
17 Node 6 2
16 Node 5 2
15 Empty 2
14 FE SW2 2
13 FE SW1 2
12 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
11 BE SW 2 1
10 BE SW 1 1
9 Empty 1
8 Empty 1
7 Empty 1
6 Empty 1
5 Node 4 1
4 Node 3 1
3 Empty 1
2 Node 2 1
1 Node 1 1

EXF900 Platform 75
Figure 58. EXF900 Single-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch

76 EXF900 Platform
Table 26. EXF900 Standard 0U Three-Phase PDU Cabling
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
37 Empty 2
36 Empty 2
35 Empty 2
34 Empty 2
33 Empty 2
32 Empty 2
31 Empty 2
30 Empty 2
29 Empty 2
28 Empty 2
27 Empty 2
26 Node 16 2
25 Node 15 2
24 Empty 2
23 Node 14 2
22 Node 13 2
21 Empty 2
20 Node 12 2
19 Node 11 2
18 Empty 1
17 Node 10 1
16 Node 9 1
15 Node 8 1
14 Empty 1
13 Empty 1
12 FE SW2 1
11 FE SW1 1
10 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
9 BE SW 2 1
8 BE SW 1 1
7 Node 7 1
6 Node 6 1
5 Node 5 1
4 Node 4 1
3 Node 3 1
2 Node 2 1
1 Node 1 1

EXF900 Platform 77
Figure 59. EXF900 Standard Delta 0U Cabling

78 EXF900 Platform
Figure 60. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase WYE 0U Cabling

EXF900 Platform 79
Table 27. EXF900 Three-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
37 Empty 2
36 Empty 2
35 Empty 2
34 Empty 2
33 Empty 2
32 Empty 2
31 Empty 2
30 Empty 2
29 Empty 2
28 Empty 2
27 Empty 2
26 Node 15 2
25 Node 14 2
24 Empty 2
23 Node 13 2
22 Node 12 2
21 Empty 2
20 Node 11 2
19 Node 10 2
18 Empty 1
17 Node 9 1
16 Node 8 1
15 Empty 1
14 AGG SW2 1
13 AGG SW1 1
12 FE SW2 1
11 FE SW1 1
10 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
9 BE SW 2 1
8 BE SW 1 1
7 Node 7 1
6 Node 6 1
5 Node 5 1
4 Node 4 1
3 Node 3 1
2 Node 2 1
1 Node 1 1

80 EXF900 Platform
Figure 61. EXF900 Three-Phase Delta 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling

EXF900 Platform 81
Figure 62. EXF900 Three-Phase WYE 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling

82 EXF900 Platform
Table 28. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
PDU2 16 Node 14 4
PDU2 15 Node 13 4
PDU2 14 Empty 4
PDU2 13 Empty 4
PDU2 4 Node 16 4
PDU2 3 Node 15 4
PDU2 2 Empty 4
PDU2 1 Empty 4
PDU1 24 Node 12 3
PDU1 23 Node 11 3
PDU1 22 Empty 3
PDU1 21 Empty 3
PDU1 20 Node 8 2
PDU1 19 Node 7 2
PDU1 18 Empty 2
PDU1 17 Empty 2
PDU1 16 Node 4 1
PDU1 15 Node 3 1
PDU1 14 Empty 1
PDU1 13 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
PDU1 12 Node 10 3
PDU1 11 Node 9 3
PDU1 10 Empty 3
PDU1 9 Empty 3
PDU1 8 Node 6 2
PDU1 7 Node 5 2
PDU1 6 FE SW2 2
PDU1 5 FE SW1 2
PDU1 4 Node 2 1
PDU1 3 Node 1 1
PDU1 2 BE SW2 1
PDU1 1 BE SW1 1

EXF900 Platform 83
Figure 63. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling

84 EXF900 Platform
Table 29. EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
PDU2 16 Node 13 4
PDU2 15 Node 12 4
PDU2 14 Empty 4
PDU2 13 Empty 4
PDU2 4 Node 15 4
PDU2 3 Node 14 4
PDU2 2 Empty 4
PDU2 1 Empty 4
PDU1 24 Node 11 3
PDU1 23 Node 10 3
PDU1 22 Empty 3
PDU1 21 Empty 3
PDU1 20 Empty 2
PDU1 19 Node 7 2
PDU1 18 AGG SW2 2
PDU1 17 AGG SW1 2
PDU1 16 Node 4 1
PDU1 15 Node 3 1
PDU1 14 Empty 1
PDU1 13 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
PDU1 12 Node 9 3
PDU1 11 Node 8 3
PDU1 10 Empty 3
PDU1 9 Empty 3
PDU1 8 Node 6 2
PDU1 7 Node 5 2
PDU1 6 FE SW2 2
PDU1 5 FE SW1 2
PDU1 4 Node 2 1
PDU1 3 Node 1 1
PDU1 2 BE SW2 1
PDU1 1 BE SW1 1

EXF900 Platform 85
Figure 64. EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch

86 EXF900 Platform
Table 30. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU Cabling
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
PDU2 16 Node 14 2
PDU2 15 Node 13 2
PDU2 14 Empty 2
PDU2 13 Empty 2
PDU2 4 Node 16 2
PDU2 3 Node 15 2
PDU2 2 Empty 2
PDU2 1 Empty 2
PDU1 24 Node 12 1
PDU1 23 Node 11 1
PDU1 22 Empty 1
PDU1 21 Empty 1
PDU1 20 Node 8 1
PDU1 19 Node 7 1
PDU1 18 Empty 1
PDU1 17 Empty 1
PDU1 16 Node 4 1
PDU1 15 Node 3 1
PDU1 14 Empty 1
PDU1 13 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
PDU1 12 Node 10 1
PDU1 11 Node 9 1
PDU1 10 Empty 1
PDU1 9 Empty 1
PDU1 8 Node 6 1
PDU1 7 Node 5 1
PDU1 6 FE SW2 1
PDU1 5 FE SW1 1
PDU1 4 Node 2 1
PDU1 3 Node 1 1
PDU1 2 BE SW2 1
PDU1 1 BE SW1 1

EXF900 Platform 87
Figure 65. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling

88 EXF900 Platform
Table 31. EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch Cabling
PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone
PDU2 16 Node 13 2
PDU2 15 Node 12 2
PDU2 14 Empty 2
PDU2 13 Empty 2
PDU2 4 Node 15 2
PDU2 3 Node 14 2
PDU2 2 Empty 2
PDU2 1 Empty 2
PDU1 24 Node 11 1
PDU1 23 Node 10 1
PDU1 22 Empty 1
PDU1 21 Empty 1
PDU1 20 Empty 1
PDU1 19 Node 7 1
PDU1 18 AGG SW2 1
PDU1 17 AGG SW1 1
PDU1 16 Node 4 1
PDU1 15 Node 3 1
PDU1 14 Empty 1
PDU1 13 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar 1
PDU1 12 Node 9 1
PDU1 11 Node 8 1
PDU1 10 Empty 1
PDU1 9 Empty 1
PDU1 8 Node 6 1
PDU1 7 Node 5 1
PDU1 6 FE SW2 1
PDU1 5 FE SW1 1
PDU1 4 Node 2 1
PDU1 3 Node 1 1
PDU1 2 BE SW2 1
PDU1 1 BE SW1 1

EXF900 Platform 89
Figure 66. EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling

90 EXF900 Platform
EXF900 iDRAC cabling
This section provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the Fox back-end
switch.
The Fox switch (BE1) port numbers used for connecting to the iDRAC ports on the EXF900 nodes are shown in the following
diagram.

Figure 67. Fox switch iDRAC ports

The EXF900 node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

Table 32. EXF900 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port BE1 Port 24
Node 9 iDRAC port BE1 Port 25
Node 10 iDRAC port BE1 Port 26
Node 11 iDRAC port BE1 Port 27
Node 12 iDRAC port BE1 Port 28
Node 13 iDRAC port BE1 Port 29
Node 14 iDRAC port BE1 Port 30
Node 15 iDRAC port BE1 Port 31
Node 16 iDRAC port BE1 Port 32

EXF900 Platform 91
Figure 68. EXF900 iDRAC cabling

92 EXF900 Platform
EXF900 network cabling
The network cabling diagrams apply to the EXF900 appliance in a Dell Technologies or customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EXF900 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EXF900 appliance, the
25GbE ports run at 25GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell Technologies or
customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname:
● Hare: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EXF900 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EXF900 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EXF900 node are shown in the following diagram.

Figure 69. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EXF900 node

The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EXF900 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on
Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1)
connects to port 3 on Node 2, and so on.

EXF900 Platform 93
Figure 70. Node ports on front-end switches

Figure 71. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EXF900 node

The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EXF900 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port
2 on Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1)
connects to port 1 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 72. Node ports on back-end switches

The EXF900 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table.

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Figure 73. EXF900 node network port cabling connections

The EXF900 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.

Figure 74. EXF900 node network cable labeling

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Figure 75. ECS v3 EXF900 network cabling

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EXF900 Cable Kits
Learn about the cable kits required for the EXF900 system.

Table 33. Back-end cable kits

Kit contents Number of kits required Kit type Models
per EXF900 Node
● 2 x 25G Twin-ax cable One Back-End Cabling Kits ES6-25-1M-BE-KTS
● 1x 1 GbE CAT6 cable
ES6-25-2M-BE-KTS
● 1x RJ45 SFP+ module for
fox switch Recommended for Dell EMC
● Labels Racks

ES6-25-3M-BE-KTS
ES6-25-5M-BE-KTS

Table 34. Front-end cable kits

Kit contents Number of kits required Kit type Models
per EXF900 Node
● 2 x 25G Twin-ax cable One, if the customer is using Front-End Cabling Kits ES6-25-1M-FE-KTS
● Labels Dell-provided switches.
ES6-25-2M-FE-KTS
25 GbE Optics are available
for the servers when Recommended for Dell EMC
customer- provided switches Racks
are installed.
ES6-25-3M-FE-KTS
ES6-25-5M-FE-KTS

NOTE: Front-end cable kits not required when customer provides front-end switches.25 GbE Optics are available for the
servers when customer- provided switches are installed.

Table 35. Aggregation connection cable kits

Kit contents Number of kits required Kit type Models
per EXF900 Rack
● 2 x 100G cable Four, if expanding beyond one Aggregation Connection ES6-100-1M-DAC-KT
● Labels EXF900 rack. Cabling Kits
ES6-100-5M-DAC-KT
ES6-100-10M-AOC-KT
ES6-100-30M-AOC-KT

NOTE: For connections longer than 30M, it is recommended to purchase four 100Gb optics from the Customer Kits.
Customer can provide required optical cabling.

Customer Connection Kits

EXF900 requires Customer Connection Kits to connect the Dell EMC provided Front-End switches uplinks to the customer's
network.
Use 25 Gb optics (SR) SFPs in the EXF900 server front-end NIC adapter to connect to customer-provided switches. The
following table provides the speed and the model details.

Table 36. Speed and model details

Speed Model
1 Gb ES6-1GBASET-XVR

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Table 36. Speed and model details (continued)
Speed Model
10 Gb ES6-10GB-SR
ES6-10GB-LR
ES6-10GB-ER
25 Gb ES6-25GB-SR
ES6-25GB-LR
40 Gb ES6-40GB-SR4
ES6-40GB-LR4
100 Gb ES6-100GB-SR4
ES6-100GB-LR4
ES6-100GB-PSM4
ES6-100GB-QSA

Aggregated EXF900 back-end network between

multiple racks
The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intrarack networks into a single interrack network through VLAN
4.

NOTE: The private.4 network is also called as the Nile Area Network (NAN).

Ports 53 through 56 are used to create Port-Channel 110 on the Fox and Hound switches. The ports in Port-Channel 110 are
dedicated to connect to the back-end aggregation switches, Eagle, and Falcon.
NOTE: Only connection to other EXF900 nodes is allowed. EXF900 cannot join existing VDCs that include non-EXF900
nodes.
The ECS intrarack backend networks have typically been used for management purposes. New with the introduction of EXF900
is the creation of NVMe over Fabric (NVMe-oF). The EXF900 is the first release of a high performant ECS object storage
appliance. The ECS software uses an NVMe engine to configure local NVMe targets and establish NVMe-oF connections. High
performing and reliable connections to remote storage nodes are accomplished by having a dedicated high available network
using Ethernet-based RDMA as the transport fabric. The number of uplinks between each rack and the aggregation switches
ensures all the EXF900 nodes have line rate performance to any node in any rack. This setup allows for low latency and high
throughput across the entire cluster.

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Figure 76. Aggregation topology

The aggregation switches can be installed in the Dell Technologies rack or a customer provided rack. Customer must follow all
the recommended power rules that are outlined in the ECS EX900 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide.
For installation in a Dell Technologies rack, it is recommended to take the place of node 16 and rack Eagle and Falcon in U39 and
U40 respectively.
The aggregation switch allows you to connect up to seven racks of EXF900 nodes in the same cluster.

Figure 77. Inter-rack switch connectivity - aggregation topology

The aggregation network is expected to be connected per the following:

Table 37. Aggregation port cabling

Rack 1 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 1
54 <-------------> 2

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Table 37. Aggregation port cabling (continued)
55 <-------------> 3
56 <-------------> 4
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 1
54 <-------------> 2
55 <-------------> 3
56 <-------------> 4
Rack 2 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 5
54 <-------------> 6
55 <-------------> 7
56 <-------------> 8
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 5
54 <-------------> 6
55 <-------------> 7
56 <-------------> 8
Rack 3 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 9
54 <-------------> 10
55 <-------------> 11
56 <-------------> 12
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 9
54 <-------------> 10
55 <-------------> 11
56 <-------------> 12
Rack 4 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 13
54 <-------------> 14
55 <-------------> 15
56 <-------------> 16
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 13
54 <-------------> 14
55 <-------------> 15
56 <-------------> 16
Rack 5 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches

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Table 37. Aggregation port cabling (continued)
53 <-------------> 17
54 <-------------> 18
55 <-------------> 19
56 <-------------> 20
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 17
54 <-------------> 18
55 <-------------> 19
56 <-------------> 20
Rack 6 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 21
54 <-------------> 22
55 <-------------> 23
56 <-------------> 24
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 21
54 <-------------> 22
55 <-------------> 23
56 <-------------> 24
Rack 7 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation
Expansion Switches
53 <-------------> 25
54 <-------------> 26
55 <-------------> 27
56 <-------------> 28
Fox Port Port Eagle
53 <-------------> 25
54 <-------------> 26
55 <-------------> 27
56 <-------------> 28

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 5
EX500 Platform
Topics:
• EX500 Hardware Components
• EX500 configurations
• EX500 upgrade paths
• EX500 server
• EX500 disk drives
• EX500 power cabling
• EX500 iDRAC cabling
• EX500 network cabling

EX500 Hardware Components

The EX500 ECS appliance includes the following hardware components.

Table 38. EX500 hardware components

Component Description
40U rack Titan D racks that include:
● Gen3 0U PDUs supporting single phase, three-phase delta, and three-phase WYE
● Front and rear doors
● Racking by Dell Technologies manufacturing
In addition to the Dell Technologies-racked EX500 appliance, the EX500 nodes can
be installed in customer-provided racks. For more information about third-party racking
requirements, see the ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide.
Back-end (BE) switches for ● Two Dell Technologies S5148F or S5248 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE
private network connection SFP ports.
● Two VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end (FE) switches for ● Two optional Dell Technologies S5148 or S5248 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches can be
customer public network obtained for network connection, or the customer can provide their own 10 GbE or 25 GbE
connection HA pair for the front end.
● If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables,
SFPs, or external connection cables.
● If Dell Technologies S5248F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, the 25 GbE ports are
configured to run at 25G to connect to the EX500 nodes, and 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables are
provided.
Nodes ● Minimum number of nodes per rack is 1.
○ Minimum initial configuration is 5.
○ Supports spill-over expansion racks with one node. For example, a 17-node VDC has a
16-node rack and a 1-node rack.
● Hard drive sizes can be 8 TB or 12 TB, ECS 3.5 and later supports 16 TB (All drives sizes
must be the same in the node)
● ECS 3.7 supports 2 TB, 4 TB, and 20 TB drive capacities.
● Within a Dell Technologies manufactured rack that is delivered from the factory, all nodes
within the rack are of the exact same drive size. For node upgrades in the field, nodes with
other sized drives are allowed within the rack.
● 12 (slots 12-23) or 24 (slots 00-23) SATA hard drives (HDDs) in each node.
● 480 GB M.2 (BOSS) system disk in each node.

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Table 38. EX500 hardware components (continued)
Component Description
● 64 GB RAM per node.
● Two 10-core Xeon Silver 85 W processors per node.
● 8 x 8 GB RDIMM = 64 GB or 12 x 16 GB RDIMM = 192 GB, 2666MT/s, Single Rank, x8
Data Width.
● Dual 1100 W Platinum power supply.
● Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking.

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EX500 configurations
Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance configurations.
The front view of an EX500 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EX500 rack with the maximum node configuration
is shown in the following diagram. There area minimum of five SKUs of EX500 nodes, all have the same configuration except for
their drive load and number of nodes. The back view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EX500
server. The following diagram represents the recommended racking.

Figure 78. EX500 minimum and maximum configurations

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The EX500 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a customer-provided rack.
EX500 supports 5 nodes in the same configuration. You can combine 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, and 20 TB disks, with a
minimum of 5 nodes containing the same disk configuration (size and quantity). 16 TB requires ECS 3.5 and later releases. 2 TB,
4 TB, or 20 TB requires ECS 3.7 and later.

Table 39. EX500 configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
5 (minimum configuration) 12 ● 2TB ● 120 TB
● 4TB ● 240 TB
● 8 TB ● 480 TB
● 12 TB ● 7.20 PB
● 16 TB ● 9.60 PB
● 20 TB ● 1.2 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 240 TB
● 4TB ● 480 TB
● 8 TB ● 960 TB
● 12 TB ● 1.44 PB
● 16 TB ● 1.92 PB
● 20 TB ● 2.4 PB
6 12 ● 2TB ● 144 TB
● 4TB ● 288 TB
● 8 TB ● 576 TB
● 12 TB ● 864 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.15 PB
● 20 TB ● 1.44 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 288 TB
● 4TB ● 576 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.15 PB
● 12 TB ● 1.73 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.30 PB
● 20 TB ● 2.88 PB
7 12 ● 2TB ● 168 TB
● 4TB ● 336 TB
● 8 TB ● 672 TB
● 12 TB ● 1.01 PB
● 16 TB ● 1.34 PB
● 20 TB ● 1.68 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 336 TB
● 4TB ● 672 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.34 PB
● 12 TB ● 2.02 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.69 PB
● 20 TB ● 3.36 PB
8 12 ● 2TB ● 192 TB
● 4TB ● 384 TB
● 8 TB ● 768 TB
● 12 TB ● 1.15 PB
● 16 TB ● 1.54 PB
● 20 TB ● 1.92 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 384 TB
● 4TB ● 768TB
● 8 TB ● 1.54 PB

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Table 39. EX500 configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
● 12 TB ● 2.30 PB
● 16 TB ● 3.07 PB
● 20 TB ● 3.84 PB
9 12 ● 2TB ● 216 TB
● 4TB ● 432 TB
● 8 TB ● 864 TB
● 12 TB ● 1.30 PB
● 16 TB ● 1.72 PB
● 20 TB ● 2.16 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 432 TB
● 4TB ● 864 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.73 TB
● 12 TB ● 2.59 PB
● 16 TB ● 3.46 PB
● 20 TB ● 4.32 PB
10 12 ● 2TB ● 240 TB
● 4TB ● 480 TB
● 8 TB ● 960 TB
● 12 TB ● 1.44 PB
● 16 TB ● 1.92 TB
● 20 TB ● 2.44 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 480 TB
● 4TB ● 960TB
● 8 TB ● 1.92 PB
● 12 TB ● 2.88 PB
● 16 TB ● 3.84 PB
● 20 TB ● 4.80 PB
11 12 ● 2TB ● 264 TB
● 4TB ● 528 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.06 PB
● 12 TB ● 1.58 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.11 PB
● 20 TB ● 2.64 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 528 TB
● 4TB ● 1.05 PB
● 8 TB ● 2.11 PB
● 12 TB ● 3.17 PB
● 16 TB ● 4.22 PB
● 20 TB ● 5.28 PB
12 12 ● 2TB ● 288 TB
● 4TB ● 576 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.15 PB
● 12 TB ● 1.73 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.30 PB
● 20 TB ● 2.88 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 576 TB
● 4TB ● 1.15 PB
● 8 TB ● 2.30 PB
● 12 TB ● 3.46 PB

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Table 39. EX500 configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
● 16 TB ● 4.61 PB
● 20 TB ● 5.76 PB
13 12 ● 2TB ● 312 TB
● 4TB ● 624 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.25 PB
● 12 TB ● 1.87 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.50 PB
● 20 TB ● 3.12 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 624 TB
● 4TB ● 1.24 PB
● 8 TB ● 2.50 PB
● 12 TB ● 3.74 PB
● 16 TB ● 4.99 PB
● 20 TB ● 6.24 PB
14 12 ● 2TB ● 336 TB
● 4TB ● 672 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.34 PB
● 12 TB ● 2.02 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.69 PB
● 20 TB ● 4.03 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 672 TB
● 4TB ● 1.34 PB
● 8 TB ● 2.69 PB
● 12 TB ● 4.03 PB
● 16 TB ● 5.38 PB
● 20 TB ● 6.72 PB
15 12 ● 2TB ● 360 TB
● 4TB ● 720 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.44 PB
● 12 TB ● 2.16 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.88 PB
● 20 TB ● 3.60 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 720 TB
● 4TB ● 1.44 PB
● 8 TB ● 2.88 PB
● 12 TB ● 4.32 PB
● 16 TB ● 5.76 PB
● 20 TB ● 7.20 PB
16 (maximum configuration) 12 ● 2TB ● 384 TB
● 4TB ● 768 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.54 PB
● 12 TB ● 2.30 PB
● 16 TB ● 3.07 PB
● 20 TB ● 3.84 PB
24 ● 2TB ● 768 TB
● 4TB ● 1.53 PB
● 8 TB ● 3.07 PB
● 12 TB ● 4.61 PB
● 16 TB ● 6.14 PB
● 20 TB ● 7.68 PB

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EX500 upgrade paths
Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes in the system (VDC) with the same disk size and total node disk capacity, the minimum node
expansion is only one. This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size and the total disk capacity of
the existing nodes. For example, you have an EX500 appliance with five nodes containing 24x8TB disks (192TB). You can add a
single node with 24x8TB disks or a total disk capacity of 192TB.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes or node capacity than the nodes currently in the system, you must add a
minimum of five nodes at a time. For example, you have an EX500 appliance with five nodes containing 24x8TB drives. If you
want to add nodes of different drive size (12TB or 16TB), you must add five or more nodes, at a time.

NOTE: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack.

● Disk upgrade kits are available in 12-disk increments.

● EX500 upgrades: 12 to 24 disks.
● To add disk capacity to an EX500, disk upgrade kits per node must be ordered based on the existing disk capacity 8 TB, 12
TB , and16 TB.
● 2 TB, 4 TB or 20 TB disk capacity is available on ECS 3.7 and later.
● All empty drive slots must be filled with a disk filler.

Table 40. EX500 Disk Upgrade Kit

Disk Upgrade Kit Quantity Upgrade Result Per Server
12-disk upgrade 1 EX500 - 12 to 24 disk upgrade

EX500 server
Learn about the standard features of EX500 server.

Table 41. Standard features of EX500 servers

Features 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB 12 TB 16 TB 20 TB
HDDs in front 2 TB 7.2k 4 TB 7.2k 8 TB 7.2k RPM 12 TB 7.2k RPM 16 TB 7.2k RPM 20 TB 7.2k RPM
slots RPM 512e RPM 512e 512e SATA hard 512e SATA hard 512e SATA hard 512e SATA hard
SATA hard SATA hard drive drive drive drive
drive drive
SSD in rear Optional 960 GB SATA MU SSD read cache.
slots ● This feature is optional and available only with 3.5 and above. For more information, see ECS Appliance SSD
Read Cache Deployment guide.
Chassis ● EX500 24 x 3.5" two CPU chassis
● One-node server (2U) with two CPUs per node
● Maximum chassis weight is 43.2 kg (95.24 lb)
Riser ● Each EX500 server supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) Gen3 expansion cards that can be installed on
Configuration the system board using three expansion card risers.
● Config 1 (1 B + 2 B)
● Four x8 slots and rear storage
Processors 2x Xeon Silver 10 core/20 thread 85 W
Memory 192 GB memory configuration with 12 x 16 GB RDIMM and 64 GB memory SKUs with 8 x 8 GB RDIMM,
2666MT/s, Single Rank, x8 Data Width
Disk HBA330 mini (IOC, JBOD)
Controller
PCIe Slot 1 Broadcom 57414 2x25GbE, SFP28
PCIe Slot 2 BOSS controller card + with 1 M.2 stick 480 GB, LP

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Table 41. Standard features of EX500 servers (continued)
PCIe Slot 3 Broadcom 57414 2x25 GbE, SFP28
Management iDRAC9 Enterprise
Power 2 x 1100 W Platinum

Figure 79. EX500 server physical dimensions

Server front view

Learn about the EX500 front view.
The following figure shows the EX500 2U server chassis front with 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs.

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Figure 80. EX500 server chassis front view

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LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels.

Figure 81. Left control panel

The left control panel LED behavior is broken into two subsets, the light bar and the status LEDs. The light bar also functions as
a button. The light bar indicates chassis health and also functions as System ID when pressed.

Table 42. Decoding of LEDs in light bar

Status ID button
Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and Solid Blue
system ID mode is not active. Press the system health and
system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem Solid Amber
persists, see the Getting help section.
Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the Blink Amber
System event log for specific error messages. For information
about the event and error messages generated by the system
firmware and agents that monitor system components, see
the Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com
Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system Blink Blue
health and system ID button to switch to system health mode.

There are two status LEDs to indicate and identify any failed hardware components.

Figure 82. Status LEDs decoded view

1. System health and system ID indicator

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2. Drive indicator

Figure 83. Right control panel

1. Power button
2. USB 2.0-compliant port
3. Micro-USB for iDRAC Direct
4. iDRAC LED indicator

Server back view

Learn about the EX500 back view.
The EX500 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, autosensing and autoswitching
capability.

Figure 84. EX500 server chassis back view

In the table below, x is the server number.

Network Cable Description Labeling

1 - iDRAC management port, back-end switch 1 Server x iDRAC *
2 - Backend switch 1 Server x BE 1 *
3 - Backend switch 2 Server x BE 2 *
4 - Frontend switch 2 Server x FE 2 *
5 - Frontend switch 1 Server x FE 1 *
6 - Power cable (black) AC PS1
7 - Power cable (gray) AC PS2

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EX500 disk drives
Learn about the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX500 appliance.
EX500 nodes contain 24 3.5 in. SATA front-accessible, hot-swappable drives in disk bay 1, slots 0-11, and disk bay 2, slots 12-23.
Disk size can be 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, or 20 TB. All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there
can be nodes of differing drive sizes and quantities (12 or 24) within a rack. In PCIe slot 2 of each node, there is a 480 GB Boot
Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick.

Figure 85. EX500 disk drive in carrier

EX500 power cabling

Review the EX500 ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta and WYE AC power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match the hardware configuration for
your system. The calculator contains the latest information for power and weight planning.
The EX500 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables.

Table 43. EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping

PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
37 12 Empty 3
36 12 Empty 3
35 12 Empty 3
34 12 Empty 3
33 11 Node 16 3
32 11 Node 15 3
31 11 Node 14 3
30 10 Empty 2
29 10 Empty 2
28 10 Empty 2

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Table 43. EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued)
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
27 9 Empty 2
26 9 Empty 2
25 9 Node 13 2
24 8 Node 12 2
23 8 Node 11 2
22 8 Node 10 2
21 7 Node 9 2
20 7 Node 8 2
19 7 Node 7 2
18 6 Empty 1
17 6 Empty 1
16 6 Empty 1
15 5 Empty 1
14 5 Empty 1
13 5 Empty 1
12 4 FE Switch 2 1
11 4 FE Switch 1 1
10 4 Tray/Light Bar 1
9 3 BE Switch 2 1
8 3 BE Switch 1 1
7 3 Empty 1
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 2 Node 4 1
3 1 Node 3 1
2 1 Node 2 1
1 1 Node 1 1

Table 44. EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
37 12 Empty 1
36 12 Empty 1
35 12 Empty 1
34 12 Empty 1
33 11 Empty 1
32 11 Empty 1
31 11 Empty 1
30 10 Empty 1

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Table 44. EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping (continued)
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
29 10 Empty 1
28 10 Empty 1
27 9 Empty 1
26 9 Empty 1
25 9 Empty 1
24 8 Empty 1
23 8 Empty 1
22 8 Empty 1
21 7 Node 16 1
20 7 Node 15 1
19 7 Node 14 1
18 6 Node 13 1
17 6 Node 12 1
16 6 Node 11 1
15 5 Node 10 1
14 5 Node 9 1
13 5 Node 8 1
12 4 FE Switch2 1
11 4 FE Switch 1 1
10 4 Tray/Light Bar 1
9 3 BE Switch 2 1
8 3 BE Switch 1 1
7 3 Node 7 1
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 2 Node 4 1
3 1 Node 3 1
2 1 Node 2 1
1 1 Node 1 1

Table 45. EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping

PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
24 6 Empty 3
23 6 Empty 3
22 6 Empty 3
21 6 Node 16 3
20 5 Node 11 2
19 5 Node 10 2

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Table 45. EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued)
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
18 5 Node 9 2
17 5 Node 8 2
16 4 Node 4 1
15 4 Node 3 1
14 4 FE Switch2 1
13 4 FE Switch 1 1
12 3 Node 15 3
11 3 Node 14 3
10 3 Node 13 3
9 3 Node 12 3
8 2 Tray/Light Bar 2
7 2 Node 7 2
6 2 Node 6 2
5 2 Node 5 2
4 1 Node 2 1
3 1 Node 1 1
2 1 BE Switch 2 1
1 1 BE Switch 1 1

Table 46. EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
24 6 Empty 1
23 6 Empty 1
22 6 Empty 1
21 6 Node 16 1
20 5 Node 11 1
19 5 Node 10 1
18 5 Node 9 1
17 5 Node 8 1
16 4 Node 4 1
15 4 Node 3 1
14 4 FE Switch2 1
13 4 FE Switch 1 1
12 3 Node 15 1
11 3 Node 14 1
10 3 Node 13 1
9 3 Node 12 1
8 2 Tray/Light Bar 1

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Table 46. EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping (continued)
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
7 2 Node 7 1
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 1 Node 2 1
3 1 Node 1 1
2 1 BE Switch 2 1
1 1 BE Switch 1 1

In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the rear.

Figure 86. EX500 Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 87. EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 88. EX500 Three Phase WYE AC Cabling Diagram

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EX500 iDRAC cabling
Review the wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the Fox back-end switch.
The Fox switch (BE1) port numbers used for connecting to the iDRAC ports on the EX500 nodes are shown in the following
diagram.

Figure 89. Fox switch iDRAC ports

Table 47. EX500 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port BE1 Port 24
Node 9 iDRAC port BE1 Port 25
Node 10 iDRAC port BE1 Port 26
Node 11 iDRAC port BE1 Port 27
Node 12 iDRAC port BE1 Port 28
Node 13 iDRAC port BE1 Port 29
Node 14 iDRAC port BE1 Port 30
Node 15 iDRAC port BE1 Port 31
Node 16 iDRAC port BE1 Port 32

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Figure 90. iDRAC cabling

EX500 network cabling

The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX500 appliance in a Dell Technologies or customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EX500 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EX500 appliance, the
25GbE ports run at 25GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell Technologies or
customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two backend switches, each switch has a nickname for S5148F:

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● Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EX500 nodes. It is located above the
Rabbit switch in U22 of the EX500 rack.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EX500 nodes. It is located below
the Hare switch in U20 of the EX500 rack.
● Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes. It is located above the Fox
switch in U18 of the EX500 rack.
● Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes. It is located below the
Hound switch in U16 of the EX500 rack.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two backend switches, each switch has a nickname for S5248F:
● Hare: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX500 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX500 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX500 nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX500 nodes.
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node are shown in the following diagram.

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Figure 91. Frontend and backend switch connections to an EX500 node

NOTE: The connections to the Fox switch are incorrect. The iDRAC connection to the Fox switch should connect to ports
17-32, NIC Port 1 should connect to ports 1-16.
The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX500 nodes are shown in the following diagram.
Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 2,
and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects
to port 3 on Node 2, and so on.

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Figure 92. Node ports on frontend S5148F switches

Figure 93. Node ports on frontend S5248F switches

Figure 94. Network cable and labeling

In the table below, x is the server number.

Network Cable Description Labeling

1 - iDRAC management port, back-end switch 1 Server x iDRAC *
2 - Backend switch 1 Server x BE 1 *
3 - Backend switch 2 Server x BE 2 *
4 - Frontend switch 2 Server x FE 2 *
5 - Frontend switch 1 Server x FE 1 *
6 - Power cable (black) AC PS1
7 - Power cable (gray) AC PS2

The numbered backend switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX500 nodes are shown in the following diagram.
Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node

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2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to
port 1 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 95. Node ports on backend S5148F switches

Figure 96. Node ports on backend S5248F switches

The EX500 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table.

Figure 97. EX500 node network port cabling connections

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The EX500 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.

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Figure 98. EX500 node network cable labeling

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Figure 99. EX500 network cabling

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EX300 Platform
Topics:
• EX300 hardware components
• EX300 configurations
• EX300 Upgrade Paths
• EX300 server
• EX300 disk drives
• EX300 power cabling
• EX300 iDRAC cabling
• EX300 network cabling

EX300 hardware components

The EX300 ECS appliance includes the following hardware components.

Table 48. EX300 hardware components

Component Description
40U rack Titan D racks that include:
● Gen3 0U PDUs supporting single phase, three-phase delta, and three-phase WYE
● Front and rear doors
● Racking by Dell Technologies manufacturing
In addition to the Dell Technologies-racked EX300 appliance, the EX300 nodes can be installed
in customer-provided racks. For more information about third-party racking requirements, see
the ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Back-end (BE) switches for ● Two Dell Technologies S5148F or S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE
private network connection SFP ports.
● 2 GbE VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end (FE) switches for ● Two optional Dell Technologies S5148F or S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches can be
customer public network obtained for network connection or the customer can provide their own 10 GbE or 25 GbE
connection HA pair for the front end.
● If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables,
SFPs, or external connection cables.
● If Dell Technologies S5148F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, the 25 GbE ports are
configured to run at 10 GbE to connect to the EX300 nodes, and 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables
are provided.
● If Dell Technologies S5248F front-end switches are used, the ports are configured to 10
Gb with a specific configuration file.
Nodes ● Minimum number of nodes per rack is 5 with increments of one node up to a maximum of
16 nodes.
● Hard drive sizes can be 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, or 16 TB. ECS 3.5 and later supports 16 TB.
(All drives sizes must be the same in the node)
● Within a Dell Technologies manufactured rack delivered from the factory, all nodes within
the rack are of the exact same drive size. For node upgrades in the field, nodes with other
sized drives are allowed within the rack.
● Twelve SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) in each node.
● 480 GB M.2 (BOSS) system disk in each node.
● 64 GB RAM per node.
● Single Intel Xeon 8-core 85 W CPU

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Table 48. EX300 hardware components (continued)
Component Description
● 4x 16 GB RDIMM, 2667MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width.
● Dual 750 W Platinum power supply (hot swappable).
● Each node has 4 x 10 GbE networking.

EX300 configurations
Describes the EX300 ECS appliance configurations.
The front view of an EX300 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EX300 rack with the maximum node configuration
is shown in the following diagram. The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EX300
server.

Figure 100. EX300 minimum and maximum configurations

The EX300 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a customer-provided rack.

Table 49. EX300 configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
5 (minimum configuration) 12 ● 1 TB ● 60 TB
● 2 TB ● 120 TB

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Table 49. EX300 configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
● 4 TB ● 240 TB
● 8 TB ● 480 TB
● 16 TB ● 960 TB
6 12 ● 1 TB ● 72 TB
● 2 TB ● 144 TB
● 4 TB ● 288 TB
● 8 TB ● 576 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.15 PB
7 12 ● 1 TB ● 84 TB
● 2 TB ● 168 TB
● 4 TB ● 336 TB
● 8 TB ● 672 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.34 PB
8 12 ● 1 TB ● 96 TB
● 2 TB ● 192 TB
● 4 TB ● 384 TB
● 8 TB ● 768 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.54 PB
9 12 ● 1 TB ● 108 TB
● 2 TB ● 216 TB
● 4 TB ● 432 TB
● 8 TB ● 864 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.73 PB
10 12 ● 1 TB ● 120 TB
● 2 TB ● 240 TB
● 4 TB ● 480 TB
● 8 TB ● 960 TB
● 16 TB ● 1.92 PB
11 12 ● 1 TB ● 132 TB
● 2 TB ● 264 TB
● 4 TB ● 528 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.06 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.11 PB
12 12 ● 1 TB ● 144 TB
● 2 TB ● 288 TB
● 4 TB ● 576 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.15 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.3 PB
13 12 ● 1 TB ● 156 TB
● 2 TB ● 312 TB
● 4 TB ● 624 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.25 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.5 PB
14 12 ● 1 TB ● 168 TB
● 2 TB ● 336 TB
● 4 TB ● 672 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.34 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.68 PB
15 12 ● 1 TB ● 180 TB

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Table 49. EX300 configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
● 2 TB ● 360 TB
● 4 TB ● 720 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.44 PB
● 16 TB ● 2.88 PB
16 (maximum configuration) 12 ● 1 TB ● 192 TB
● 2 TB ● 384 TB
● 4 TB ● 768 TB
● 8 TB ● 1.54 PB
● 16 TB ● 3.07 PB

EX300 Upgrade Paths

Describes the EX300 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes in the system (VDC) with the same disk size or total node disk capacity, the minimum node
expansion is only one. This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size or the total disk capacity of the
existing nodes.
For example, you have an EX300 appliance with five nodes containing 1 TB disks or have a total disk capacity of 12 TB. You can
add a single node with 1 TB disks or a total disk capacity of 12TB.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes than the nodes currently in the system, you must add a minimum of five
nodes at a time.
For example, you have an EX300 appliance with five nodes containing 1 TB drives. If you want to add nodes of different drive
size (2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB, or 16 TB), you must add five or more nodes, at a time.

NOTE: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack.

There are no drive upgrades.

EX300 server
EX300 servers have the following standard features:

Table 50. Standard features of EX300 servers

Features 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB 16 TB
HDDs in front 1 TB 7.2k RPM 2 TB 7.2k RPM 4 TB 7.2k RPM 512n 8 TB 7.2k RPM 512e 16 TB 7.2k RPM 512e
slots 512n SATA hard 512n SATA hard SATA hard drive SATA hard drive SATA hard drive
drive drive
SSD in rear slots Optional 960 GB SATA MU SSD read cache.
● This feature is optional and available only with 3.5 and above. For more information, see ECS Appliance
SSD Read Cache Deployment guide.
Chassis ● EX300 12 x 3.5" one CPU chassis
● One-node server (2U) with one CPU per node
● Maximum chassis weight is 33.1 kg (72.91 lb)
Riser ● Each EX300 server supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) Gen3 expansion cards that can be installed
Configuration on the system board using three expansion card risers.
● Config 1 (1 B + 2 B)
● Four x8 slots and rear storage
Processors 1 x Intel Xeon 8 core, 85 W
Memory 4 x 16 GB RDIMM, 2667MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width

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Table 50. Standard features of EX300 servers (continued)
Disk Controller HBA330 mini (IOC, JBOD)
NDC Foster Flat (Quad Port 10G SFP+) Intel X710
PCIe Slot 1 BOSS controller card + with 1 M.2 stick 480 GB, FH
Management iDRAC9 Enterprise
Power 2 x 750 W Platinum

Figure 101. EX300 server physical dimensions

Server front view

This topic illustrates the front view of EX300 server.
The following figure shows the EX300 2U server chassis front with 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs.

Figure 102. EX300 server chassis front view

LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels.

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Figure 103. Left control panel

The left control panel LED behavior is broken into two subsets, the light bar and the status LEDs. The light bar also functions as
a button. The light bar indicates chassis health and also functions as System ID when pressed.

Table 51. Decoding of LEDs in light bar

Status ID button
Healthy Solid Blue
Fault Blink Amber
System ID Blink Blue

There are five status LEDs to indicate and identify any failed hardware components.

Figure 104. Status LEDs decoded view

Figure 105. Right control panel

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1. Power button with integrated power LED
2. Two USB 3.0 ports
3. Micro-USB for iDRAC Direct
4. Status LED for iDRAC Direct
5. VGA port

Server rear view

This topic illustrates the rear view of EX300 server.
The EX300 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, autosensing and autoswitching
capability.

Figure 106. EX300 server chassis rear view

Table 52. Server Panel, Ports, and Slots

Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion card slot The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height PCIe
(3) expansion cards to the system. The Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem
(BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick is in the top PCIe slot (slot 1).
2 Half-height PCIe expansion card slot The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion card to the system.
3 Rear handle The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of PCIe
cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Drive slots The two rear 3.5-inch rear drive slots contain fillers. SSD Cache SSD
upgrade 960 GB SATA MU SSD
5 Power supply unit (2) Two AC power supply units (PSUs)
6 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. The two left 10 GbE data ports of each node
connect to one of the data ports on the back-end switches. The two right
10 GbE data ports of each node connect to one of the data ports on the
front-end switches.
7 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
8 VGA port The VGA port enables you to connect a display device to the system.
9 Serial port The Serial port enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
10 iDRAC9 dedicated port This port enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide.
11 System identification button The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning

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Table 52. Server Panel, Ports, and Slots (continued)
Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset
iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.

EX300 disk drives

Describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX300 appliance.
EX300 nodes contain twelve 3.5 inch SATA front-accessible, hot-swappable drives in slots 0 to 11. Disk size can be 1 TB, 2 TB, 4
TB, 8 TB, or 16 TB. All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within
a rack. In PCIe slot 1 of each node there is a 480 GB Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2
stick.

Figure 107. EX300 disk drive in carrier

EX300 power cabling

Provides EX300 ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta and WYE AC power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match the hardware configuration for
your system. The calculator contains the latest information for power and weight planning.
NOTE: The power distribution for the EX300 single phase racked solution has changed. Recent testing showed that the
EX300 SSDR model encroached into the power margins. It is recommended to modify the power distribution as displayed in
this document to ensure HA power availability for all configurations and environments.
The EX300 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables.

Table 53. EX300 0U PDU cabling

PDU cabling PS1 outlet numbers PS2 outlet numbers Line cord per zone (Single phase)
Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables
Node 16 24 24 2

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Table 53. EX300 0U PDU cabling (continued)
PDU cabling PS1 outlet numbers PS2 outlet numbers Line cord per zone (Single phase)
Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables
Node 15 23 23 2
Node 14 22 23 2
Node 13 21 23 2
Node 12 20 23 2
Node 11 19 23 2
Node 10 15 15 1
Node 9 14 14 1
Node 8 13 13 1
FE 2 12 12 1
FE 1 11 11 1
Service Tray and Light Bar 10 10 1
BE 2 9 9 1
BE 1 8 8 1
Node 7 7 7 1
Node 6 6 6 1
Node 5 5 5 1
Node 4 4 4 1
Node 3 3 3 1
Node 2 2 2 1
Node 1 1 1 1

Table 54. EX300 2U PDU cabling

2U PDU cabling PS1 outlet numbers PS2 outlet numbers Line cord per zone (Single phase)
Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables
Node 16 21 21 3
Node 15 12 12 3
Node 14 11 11 3
Node 13 10 10 3
Node 12 9 9 3
Node 11 20 20 2
Node 10 19 19 2
Node 9 18 18 2
Node 8 17 17 2
FE 2 13 13 1
FE 1 1 1 1

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Table 54. EX300 2U PDU cabling (continued)
2U PDU cabling PS1 outlet numbers PS2 outlet numbers Line cord per zone (Single phase)
Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables
Service Tray and Light Bar 8 8 2
BE 2 14 14 1
BE 1 2 2 1
Node 7 7 7 2
Node 6 6 6 2
Node 5 5 5 2
Node 4 16 16 1
Node 3 15 15 1
Node 2 4 4 1
Node 1 3 3 1

In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the rear.

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Figure 108. EX300 single-phase AC power cabling

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Figure 109. ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 110. Three-phase Delta AC power cabling

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Figure 111. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 112. Three-phase WYE AC power cabling

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Figure 113. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase WYE AC Cabling Diagram

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EX300 iDRAC cabling
This section provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the Fox back-end
switch.
The Fox switch (BE1) port numbers used for connecting to the iDRAC ports on the EX300 nodes are shown in the following
diagram.

Figure 114. Fox switch iDRAC ports

The EX300 node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

Table 55. EX300 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port BE1 Port 24
Node 9 iDRAC port BE1 Port 25
Node 10 iDRAC port BE1 Port 26
Node 11 iDRAC port BE1 Port 27
Node 12 iDRAC port BE1 Port 28
Node 13 iDRAC port BE1 Port 29
Node 14 iDRAC port BE1 Port 30
Node 15 iDRAC port BE1 Port 31
Node 16 iDRAC port BE1 Port 32

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Figure 115. iDRAC cabling

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EX300 network cabling
The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX300 appliance in a Dell Technologies or customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EX300 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EX300 appliance, the
25 GbE ports run at 10 GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell Technologies or
customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname for S5148F:
● Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to EX300 nodes. It is located above the
Rabbit switch in U22 of the EX300 rack.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to EX300 nodes. It is located below the
Hare switch in U20 of the EX300 rack.
● Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes. It is located above the Fox
switch in U18 of the EX300 rack.
● Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes. It is located below the
Hound switch in U16 of the EX300 rack.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname for S5248F:
● Hare: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX300 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX300 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX300 nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX300 nodes.
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node are shown in the following diagram.

Figure 116. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node

The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX300 nodes are shown in the following diagram.
Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 2,
and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects
to port 3 on Node 2, and so on.

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Figure 117. Node ports on front-end S5148F switches

Figure 118. Node ports on front-end S5248F switches

Figure 119. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX300 node

The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX300 nodes are shown in the following diagram.
Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node
2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to
port 1 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 120. Node ports on back-end S5148F switches

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Figure 121. Node ports on back-end S5248F switches

The EX300 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table.

Figure 122. EX300 node network port cabling connections

The EX300 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.

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Figure 123. EX300 node network cable labeling

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Figure 124. EX300 network cabling

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EX3000 Platform
Topics:
• EX3000 hardware components
• EX3000 configurations
• EX3000 upgrade paths
• EX3000 server
• EX3000 disk drives
• EX3000 power cabling
• EX3000 iDRAC cabling
• EX3000 network cabling

EX3000 hardware components

EX3000 S and D are offered in a Dell Technologies rack from the factory and in third-party rack. EX3000 nodes include the
following hardware components.

Table 56. EX3000 hardware components

Component Description
Customer-provided 40U The requirements for customer-provided racks to accommodate the EX3000 nodes are described in
rack the ECS EX3000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Back-end switches ● Two Dell Technologies S5148F or S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP
for private network ports.
connection ● 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables per HA pair
Front-end switches for ● Two optional Dell Technologies S5148F or S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches can be
customer public network obtained for network connection or the customer can provide their own 25 GbE HA pair for
connection the front end.
● If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables, SFPs,
or external connection cables.
● If Dell Technologies S5148F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, 25 GbE ports connect to the
EX3000 nodes, and 2 GbE VLT cables are provided.
Nodes ● Up to eight server chassis in a rack.
● Chassis are in one and two-node configurations. (Each server chassis contains either one
or two nodes.) One-node chassis configuration is called as EX3000S and dual-node chassis
configuration is called as EX3000D.
● Chassis have the following disk configurations (all disks are 12 TB or16TB). ECS 3.5 and later
supports 16 TB. (All drives sizes must be the same in the node):
○ EX3000S single node with 45, 60, and 90 disks
○ EX3000D dual node with 60 or 90 disks total (30 and 45 disks per node)
● You cannot mix EX3000S nodes and EX3000D dual-node chassis in both Dell Technologies and
customer-provided rack.
● For chassis/node upgrades in the field, the nodes must match the existing drive configuration.
(In a system with EX3000S nodes with 90 disk drives, you can only add EX3000S nodes
configured with 90 disk drives. In a system with EX3000D nodes with 30 disk drives, you can
only add EX3000D nodes configured with 30 disk drives (60 drives per chassis).
● EX3000S node has a single-server sled with the midplane routing to 90 drive slots. Filler is in
the second server sled.
● EX3000D node has dual server sleds with the midplane routing each to 45 drive slots.
● Single 480 GB or 960 GB SSD sysdisk per node (hot swappable)

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Table 56. EX3000 hardware components (continued)
Component Description
● 64 GB RAM per node
● Dual 8-core Broadwell CPU per node. E5-2620v4 8-core/16-thread 2.1 GHz 20M cache 85 W
● 4x 16 GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width
● EX3000S has 2 x 1600 W power supplies (hot swappable). EX3000D has 4 x 1100 W power
supplies (hot swappable).
● LSI 9361-8i SAS Controller
● Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking

EX3000 configurations
Describes the EX3000 ECS appliance configurations.
The front views of an EX3000S appliance and an EX3000D appliance in both DellEMC and customer-provided racks with the
minimum and maximum node configurations are shown in the following diagrams.

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Figure 125. EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis

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Figure 126. EX3000D minimum and maximum configurations for dual node chassis

There are five SKUs of EX3000 nodes that all have the same configuration except for their drive load and number of nodes.
● EX3000S single node with 45, 60, or 90 12 TB or 16 TB HDDs
● EX3000D dual nodes with 60 or 90 12 TB or 16 TB HDDs total
EX3000S and EX3000D chassis cannot be mixed within a customer-provided rack.
The EX3000 appliance is available in the following configurations in both DellEMC and customer-provided rack.

Table 57. EX3000S single node chassis configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity
5 (minimum configuration) ● 45 12 TB ● 2.7 PB
● 60 ● 3.6 PB
● 90 ● 5.4 PB
5 ● 45 16 TB ● 3.6 PB

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Table 57. EX3000S single node chassis configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity
● 60 ● 4.8 PB
● 90 ● 7.2 PB
6 ● 45 12 TB ● 3.24 PB
● 60 ● 4.32 PB
● 90 ● 6.48 PB
6 ● 45 16 TB ● 4.32 PB
● 60 ● 5.76 PB
● 90 ● 8.64 PB
7 ● 45 12 TB ● 3.78 PB
● 60 ● 5.04 PB
● 90 ● 7.56 PB
7 ● 45 16 TB ● 5.04 PB
● 60 ● 6.72 PB
● 90 ● 10.08 PB
8 (maximum configuration) ● 45 12 TB ● 4.32 PB
● 60 ● 5.76 PB
● 90 ● 8.64 PB
8 ● 45 16 TB ● 5.76 PB
● 60 ● 7.68 PB
● 90 ● 11.52 PB

Table 58. EX3000D dual node chassis configurations

Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
6 (minimum configuration) ● 30 12 TB ● 2.16 PB
● 45 ● 3.24 PB
6 ● 30 16 TB ● 2.88 PB
● 45 ● 4.32 PB
8 ● 30 12 TB ● 2.88 PB
● 45 ● 4.32 PB
8 ● 30 16 TB ● 3.84 PB
● 45 ● 5.76 PB
10 ● 30 12 TB ● 3.60 PB
● 45 ● 5.40 PB
10 ● 30 16 TB ● 4.8 PB
● 45 ● 7.2 PB
12 ● 30 12 TB ● 4.32 PB
● 45 ● 6.48 PB
12 ● 30 16 TB ● 5.76 PB
● 45 ● 8.64 PB
14 ● 30 12 TB ● 5.04 PB
● 45 ● 7.56 PB
14 ● 30 16 TB ● 6.72 PB
● 45 ● 10.08 PB
15 ● 30 12 TB ● 5.76 PB
● 45 ● 8.64 PB

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Table 58. EX3000D dual node chassis configurations (continued)
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
16 (maximum configuration) ● 30 16 TB ● 7.68 PB
● 45 ● 11.52 PB

EX3000 upgrade paths

Describes the EX3000 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes (single node configurations) or six or more nodes (dual node configurations) in the system
(VDC) with the same disk size and disk quantity, the minimum node expansion is one (single node configurations) or 2 (dual
node configurations). This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size and disk quantity of the existing
nodes. For example, you have an EX3000 appliance with five nodes containing 45x12TB disks (540 TB). You can add a single
node with 45x12TB disks or a total disk capacity of 540 TB.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes than the nodes currently in the system, you must add a minimum of
five nodes at a time (six for dual node configurations). For example, you have an EX3000 appliance with five nodes containing
45x12TB drives. If you want to add nodes of different drive size (16 TB), you must add five or more nodes (six or more nodes for
dual node configurations), at a time.

NOTE: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack.

You can add drives to partially populated EX3000 nodes. The following drive upgrades are supported:
● Convert EX3000S-45 to EX3000S-60.
● Convert EX3000S-60 to EX3000S-90.
● Convert EX3000D-30 to EX3000D-45.

EX3000 server
This topic describes the features of EX3000 server.
The EX3000 4U server contains the EX3000 chassis and either one server sled (in the EX3000S single node configuration) or
two server sleds (in the EX3000D dual node configuration). EX3000 servers have the following standard features:
● One-node or two-node servers (4U) with two CPUs per node
● Dual 8-core Broadwell CPU per node. E5-2620v4 8-core/16-thread 2.1 GHz 20M cache 85 W
● 4x16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width
● One system disk per node (480 GB or 960 GB SSD)
● LED indicators for each node
● Dual hot-swap chassis power supplies per node
● One SAS adapter with two SAS ports per node
The EX3000 physical dimensions are listed in the following table.

Table 59. EX3000 physical dimensions

Height 173.8 mm (6.84 in.)
Width with rack latches 482.4 mm (18.99 in.)
Width without rack latches 448.0 mm (17.64 in.)
Depth 1,098.4 mm (43.24 in.)
Total depth of system with cable management (CMA) arm 1,242.68 mm (48.92 in.)
attached
Weight (maximum) 134.0 kg (295.42 lb)
Weight (empty) 57.1 kg (125.88 lb)

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Server front view
This topic illustrates the front view of EX3000 server.

Figure 127. EX3000 server front view in rack

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Figure 128. EX3000 external chassis view

Figure 129. EX3000 internal chassis view

1. Server sled (one or two depending on whether the EX3000 system is single- or dual-node chassis configuration)
2. Fan module (6)
3. 3.5-inch HDDs (up to 90)
4. PSU unit (2 for an EX3000S single node and 4 for an EX3000D dual node)

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Figure 130. External view of server sled A in a EX3000D dual node chassis with two sleds

For the EX3000S single-node system, a dummy sled is installed over the bottom sled A compartment and there are air flow
covers over the two empty power supply slots.

Figure 131. Front-panel features and indicators

Table 60. Server indicators, buttons, or connectors

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
1 Power indicator The power indicator glows when the system is turned on.
2 ID indicator When a system identification button is pressed, the ID indicator blinks blue
to help locate a particular system within a rack.
3 Sled A hard drive fault status indicator. The indicator blinks amber if a hard drive
experiences an issue.
4 System board status indicator If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator glows solid blue. The
indicator blinks amber if the system is in standby, and if any issue exists
(for example, a failed fan or hard drive).
5 Power button ● The power button controls the PSU output to the system.
● NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems (OSs), turning off
the system using the power button causes the system to perform a
graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

6 System identification button ● The identification button can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack.
● Press to switch the system ID on and off.
● If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system
ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

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Table 60. Server indicators, buttons, or connectors (continued)
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
● To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the
button for more than 15 seconds.
7 Power indicator The power indicator glows when the system is turned on.
8 ID indicator When a system identification button is pressed, the ID indicator blinks blue
to help locate a particular system within a rack.
9 Sled B hard drive fault status ● The indicator blinks amber if a hard drive experiences an issue.
indicator ● NOTE: Features of Sled B are for dual-node systems only.

10 System board status indicator If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator glows solid blue. The
indicator blinks amber if the system is in standby, and if any issue exists
(for example, a failed fan or hard drive).
11 Power button ● The power button controls the PSU output to the system.
● NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems (OSs), turning off
the system using the power button causes the system to perform a
graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

12 System identification button ● The identification button can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack.
● Press to switch the system ID on and off.
● If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system
ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
● To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold the
button for more than 15 seconds.

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Server rear view
This topic illustrates the rear view of EX3000 server.

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Figure 132. EX3000D server rear view in rack

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Figure 133. Back-panel features and indicators

NOTE: Items numbers 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, and 15 are not in use on EX3000.

Table 61. Server indicators, buttons, or connectors

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
1 Blade EN connector (optional) This function is reserved.
2 Serial connector This connector enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
3 Video connector This connector enables you to connect a VGA display to the system.
4 Ethernet connector 1 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
5 Ethernet connector 2 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
6 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-
compliant.
7 SD vFlash card slot Provides persistent on-demand local storage and a custom deployment
environment that allows automation of server configuration, scripts, and
imaging. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide.
8 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 3.0-
compliant.
9 Dedicated Ethernet port This is a dedicated management port on the iDRAC ports card.
10 System identification button ● The identification button can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack.
● Press to switch the system ID on and off.
● If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system
ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
● To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup), press and hold the
button for more than 15 seconds.
11 Ethernet connector 3 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
12 Ethernet connector 4 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
13 Power button ● The power button controls the PSU output to the system.
● NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems (OSs), turning off
the system using the power button causes the system to perform a
graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.

14 Boot SSD 2.5-inch boot SSD

15 SSD in rear slots Optional 960 GB SATA MU SSD read cache.
● This feature is optional and available only with 3.5 and above. For more
information, see ECS Appliance SSD Read Cache Deployment guide.

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Table 61. Server indicators, buttons, or connectors (continued)
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
16 Power supply units These are two redundant power supply units (PSUs) for sled A.
17 Power supply units These are two redundant power supply units (PSUs) for sled B.

NOTE:
● Features of sled B are for EX3000D dual-node systems only.
● A dummy sled (sled B) is installed over the sled A compartment and two dummy PSUs over the PSU slots for sled B in
the EX3000S single-node system.

EX3000 disk drives

This section describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX3000 appliance.
The EX3000 4U chassis contains one or two server sleds, depending on whether the chassis is a single or dual node
configuration. Both chassis configurations support the 12 TB 3.5" 6 Gb/s SATA 512e and 16 TB SATA 512e disk drives.
In EX3000 single node chassis configurations, there can be 45, 60, or 90 12 TB or 16 TB drives per node. In EX3000 dual node
chassis configurations, there can be 30 or 45 12 TB or 16 TB drives per node (60 or 90 drives per chassis). Drives are drawer
accessible and hot-pluggable. There is a 2.5" S4510 960GB SSD in each EX3000 node for the operating system. You cannot mix
single and dual node chassis within the same rack.

NOTE: The 480 GB drive is going end of life in the Dell ordering system and is replaced with S4510 960GB SSD.

NOTE: EX3000 and EX300 drive carriers are not compatible.

Figure 134. EX3000 disk drive in carrier

1 - Release button
2 - 3.5-inch hard drive
3 - hard drive carrier handle
4 - hard drive carrier

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EX3000 power cabling
Provides EX3000S and EX3000D ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta and wye AC
power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match the hardware configuration for
your system. The calculator contains the latest information for power and weight planning.
The following diagram shows the PDU outlet numbers for Zone A and Zone B.

Figure 135. PDU outlet numbers

The EX3000S and EX3000D appliance connections to PDU outlets are listed in the following tables.

Table 62. EX3000S PDU cabling

PDU cabling Node A - PS1 Node A - PS2 Switch PS2 outlet Switch PS1 outlet Line cord number
outlet numbers outlet numbers numbers numbers per zone (single
phase)
Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables
FE 2 - - 13 13 1
FE 1 - - 1 1 1
Chassis 8 22 22 - - 3
Chassis 7 11 11 - - 3
Chassis 6 9 9 - - 3
Chassis 5 18 18 - - 2
BE 2 - - 14 14 1
BE 1 - - 2 2 1
Service tray 8 - - - 2
Light Bar - 20 - - 2
Chassis 4 7 7 - - 2
Chassis 3 5 5 - - 2
Chassis 2 15 15 - - 1
Chassis 1 3 3 - - 1

Table 63. EX3000D PDU cabling

PDU cabling Node B - Node B - Node A - Node A - Switch PS2 Switch PS1 Line cord
PS1 outlet PS2 outlet PS1 outlet PS2 outlet outlet outlet number per
numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers zone (single
phase)
Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables
FE 2 - - - - 13 13 1

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Table 63. EX3000D PDU cabling (continued)
PDU cabling Node B - Node B - Node A - Node A - Switch PS2 Switch PS1 Line cord
PS1 outlet PS2 outlet PS1 outlet PS2 outlet outlet outlet number per
numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers zone (single
phase)
Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables
FE 1 - - - - 1 1 1
Chassis 8 22 23 23 22 - - 3
Chassis 7 11 21 21 11 - - 3
Chassis 6 9 10 10 9 - - 3
Chassis 5 18 19 19 18 - - 2
BE 2 - - - - 14 14 1
BE 1 - - - - 2 2 1
Service tray 8 - - - - - 2
Light Bar 20 - - - - 2
Chassis 4 7 17 17 7 - - 2
Chassis 3 5 6 6 5 - - 2
Chassis 2 15 16 16 15 - - 1
Chassis 1 3 4 4 3 - - 1

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Single-phase AC power cabling

Figure 136. PDU single-phase diagram

Each EX3000 install kit contains 93" black and gray power cables and 118" gray and black power cables. The 93'' and 118" cords
are sent with third party and Dell Technologies expansion nodes. However, Dell Technologies racks are shipped from the factory
with 93" AC cables. You should only use the appropriate length cable per the cabinet position being installed as shown in the
following diagrams. EX3000 systems shipped for a third-party rack require the extra 118" cables while Dell Technologies racks
only need the 93" cables. After you complete the power cabling for the EX3000 appliance, you will always have an extra pair of
unused power cables. In the following diagram, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the
rear.

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Figure 137. EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling

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Figure 138. EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling

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Three-phase AC power cabling

Figure 139. PDU three-phase diagram

The legends in the following diagrams map colored cables to part numbers and cable lengths.

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Figure 140. EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling

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Figure 141. EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling

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Figure 142. EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling

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Figure 143. EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling

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EX3000 iDRAC cabling
This section provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the Fox back-end
switch for the EX3000S system (single node chassis configuration) and the EX3000D system (dual node chassis configuration).
The EX3000S node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

Table 64. EX3000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port BE1 Port 24

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Figure 144. EX3000S iDRAC cabling

The EX3000D node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table.

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Table 65. EX3000D node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping
Node 1 iDRAC port (chassis 1) BE1 Port 17
Node 2 iDRAC port (chassis 1) BE1 Port 18
Node 3 iDRAC port (chassis 2) BE1 Port 19
Node 4 iDRAC port (chassis 2) BE1 Port 20
Node 5 iDRAC port (chassis 3) BE1 Port 21
Node 6 iDRAC port (chassis 3) BE1 Port 22
Node 7 iDRAC port (chassis 4) BE1 Port 23
Node 8 iDRAC port (chassis 4) BE1 Port 24
Node 9 iDRAC port (chassis 5) BE1 Port 25
Node 10 iDRAC port (chassis 5) BE1 Port 26
Node 11 iDRAC port (chassis 6) BE1 Port 27
Node 12 iDRAC port (chassis 6) BE1 Port 28
Node 13 iDRAC port (chassis 7) BE1 Port 29
Node 14 iDRAC port (chassis 7) BE1 Port 30
Node 15 iDRAC port (chassis 8) BE1 Port 31
Node 16 iDRAC port (chassis 8) BE1 Port 32

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Figure 145. EX3000D iDRAC cabling

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EX3000 network cabling
The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX3000 appliance in a customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EX3000 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EX3000 appliance, the
25 GbE ports run at 25 GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell Technologies or
customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname for S5148F:
● Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EX3000 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to EX3000 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch has a nickname for S5248F:
● Hare: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX3000 nodes.
● Rabbit: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX3000 nodes.
● Hound: The top S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX3000 nodes.
● Fox: The bottom S5248F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the EX3000 nodes.
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node are shown in the following diagram.

Figure 146. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node

The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node are shown in the following diagram.

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Figure 147. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node

The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX3000 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on
Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1)
connects to port 3 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 148. Node ports on front-end S5148F switches

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Figure 149. Node ports on front-end S5248F switches

Figure 150. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node

Table 66. Legend for Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on EX3000S node
Legend Description
1 BE1 Fox switch port
2 BE2 Hound switch port
3 FE1 Rabbit switch port
4 FE2 Hare switch port
5 iDRAC Port

The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX3000 nodes are shown in the following
diagram. Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port
2 on Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1)
connects to port 1 on Node 2, and so on.

Figure 151. Node ports on back-end S5148F switches

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Figure 152. Node ports on back-end S5248F switches

The EX3000 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table.

Figure 153. EX3000 node network port cabling connections

The EX3000 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.

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Figure 154. EX3000 node network cable labeling

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Figure 155. EX3000S network cabling

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Figure 156. EX3000D network cabling

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For information about connecting multiple ECS appliances, seeNetwork connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single
site .

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Third-party rack requirements

Customers who want to assemble an ECS appliance using their own racks must ensure that the racks meet the requirements
that are described in the following guides:
● ECS EX900 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide
● ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide
● ECS EX5000 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide
● ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide
● ECS EX3000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide

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Index
A
Aggregation switch pair S5232F 24

B
Back-end switch pair 16, 22

E
EX300 disk drives 138
EX300 network cabling 149
EX300 power cabling 138
EX300 Upgrade Paths 134
EX3000 disk drives 167
EX3000 network cabling 182
EX3000 power cabling 168
EX3000 upgrade paths 159
EX500 disk drives 114
EX500 network cabling 123
EX500 power cabling 114
EX500 upgrade paths 109
EX5000 Cable Kits 61
EX5000 disk drives 35
EX5000 network cabling 52
EX5000 power cabling 36
EX5000 upgrade paths 34
EXF900 Cable Kits 97
EXF900 disk drives 71
EXF900 network cabling 93
EXF900 power cabling 71
EXF900 Upgrade Paths 70

F
Front-end and back-end switch connections 17, 23
Front-end switch pair 15

S
Server back view 113
Server front view 68, 110, 135, 160
Server rear view 69, 137, 164