Technical Specifications

Dell ECS EX-Series

Dell ECS is an enterprise-grade, cloud-scale, object storage platform. With ECS, any organization can deliver scalable public cloud
services with the reliability and control of a private-cloud infrastructure. ECS provides comprehensive protocol support for
unstructured—object and file—workloads on a single modern storage platform. Using ECS, organizations can easily manage globally
distributed storage infrastructure under a single global namespace with anywhere access to content. ECS features a flexible software-
defined architecture that is layered to promote limitless scalability. Each layer is completely abstracted and independently scalable with
high availability and no single points of failure. ECS also comes in a fully-integrated turnkey appliance that bundles software and Dell
PowerEdge servers into an easily deployed object system.
ECS is currently in its third generation of hardware appliances, the EX-Series, building on the legacy of the EMC Centera and Atmos
object storage platforms that predated ECS. The ECS EX-Series is comprised of three unique hardware products: EX500, EX5000 and
the all-flash EXF900.

ECS EX500 ECS EX5000 ECS EXF900

The perfect blend of economy and A high density, hot disk-swappable, object Built with NVMe-based SSDs on Dell
density, the EX500 is a versatile option storage system, the EX5000 packs up to PowerEdge servers, the EXF900
for midsized enterprises looking to 11.2PB per rack and can grow into appliance delivers extreme performance
support either modern application or exabyte-scale with ease. at scale for modern workloads such as
deep archive use cases. AI, machine learning, IoT and real-time
It’s an ideal platform for long-term
analytics applications.
It’s the ideal sandbox for in-house, cloud- retention, storage consolidation and multi-
native, mobile and web application purpose object storage requirements that Capacity begins at 230TB and scales up
storage. Rack capacity ranges from span S3, HDFS and archive workloads. to 5.898PB per rack.
120TB to 6.1PB.

Features EX500 EX5000 EXF900

Node ▪ Intel x86 servers ▪ Intel x86 servers ▪ Intel x86 servers
architecture ▪ Integrated storage ▪ Integrated storage ▪ Integrated storage
▪ 12 or 24 disk drives per node ▪ Up to 100 disk drives per node ▪ 12 or 24 disk drives per node

Network ▪ 25GbE FrontEnd ▪ 25GbE FrontEnd ▪ 25GbE FrontEnd

connectivity ▪ 25GbE BackEnd ▪ 25GbE BackEnd ▪ 25GbE BackEnd

Rack ▪ 1, through 16 node ▪ EX5000S: 1, through 7 node ▪ 1, through 16 node

configurations configurations (5 node configurations (5 node configurations (5 node
minimum initial rack) minimum initial rack) minimum initial rack)
▪ HA power ▪ EX5000D: 2, through 14 node ▪ HA power
configurations (8 node
minimum initial rack)
▪ HA power

Storage ▪ Unstructured storage up to ▪ Unstructured storage up to ▪ Unstructured storage up to

configurations 6144TB per rack 11,200TB per rack 5898TB per rack

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Features EX500 EX5000 EXF900

Architecture ▪ Standard 40U cabinet ▪ Titan S standard 42U cabinet ▪ Standard 40U cabinet
▪ 2U node containing server and ▪ EX5000S: 5U chassis ▪ 2U node containing server
disks containing server and disks and disks
▪ Fully accessible – field ▪ EX5000D: 5U chassis ▪ Fully accessible – field
serviceable containing server and disks serviceable
▪ Conventional front to back ▪ Fully accessible – field ▪ Conventional front to back
cooling serviceable components cooling
▪ HA power cabling and cooling ▪ Conventional front to back ▪ HA power cabling and cooling
cooling
▪ HA power cabling and cooling

Min / max ▪ 5 node minimum ▪ Single: 5 node minimum ▪ 5 node minimum

cluster size ▪ No maximum ▪ No maximum ▪ Maximum:112 nodes

▪ Dual: 8 node minimum

▪ No maximum

Min / max rack ▪ Min: 1 node = 1 server with Single: ▪ Min: 1 node = 1 server with
configuration included disks ▪ Min: 1 chassis = 1 server with included disks
▪ Max: 16 nodes = 16 servers included disks ▪ Max: 16 nodes = 16 servers
with included disks ▪ Max: 7 chassis = 7 servers with included disks
with included disks

Dual:
▪ Min: 1 chassis = 1 server with
included disks
▪ Max: 7 chassis = 7 servers
with included disks
(14 nodes per 42U rack)

Node:disk ▪ 1:12, 1:24 ▪ EX5000S: 1:25, 1:50, 1:75, ▪ 1:12, 1:24

ratios 1:100

▪ EX5000D: 1:25, 1:50

Disk type ▪ 2TB, 4TB, 8TB, 12TB, 16TB ▪ 16TB ▪ 3.84TB, 7.68TB. 15.36TB (RI
(7200rpm, NVMe U.2 SSD)
SATA)

Optional ▪ Optional SSD (960GB) drive for improved metadata read/write cache ▪ N/A
cache SSD performance

Raw capacity ▪ 24TB, 48TB, 96TB, 144TB, ▪ 1600TB ▪ 46TB / 92TB / 184TB / 368TB
(per node) 192TB, 288TB, 384TB

Max raw ▪ Up to 6144TB ▪ Up to 11,200TB ▪ Up to 5898TB

capacity
(per rack)

Node ▪ 2U x D (810 mm) ▪ 5U x D (970.4 mm) with CMA ▪ 2U x D (715.5 mm)

dimensions ▪ Weight: 43.2KG (with 24 ▪ Weight(maximum): 276lbs ▪ Weight: 48lbs (with 12 drives)
drives) ▪ 52.5lbs (with 24 drives)

Rack ▪ H(75”) x W(24“) x D(47“) + 4” ▪ H(78.4”) x W(23.6“) x D(47.2“) ▪ H(75”) x W(24“) x D(47“) + 4”
dimensions for front door H(1905mm) x – including the front door for front door H(1905mm) x
W(610mm) x D(1194mm) ▪ Weight: 1179kg/2600lb with 4 W(610mm) x D(1194mm)
switches, 7 5U nodes
 ▪ Weight: 887kg/1955lb with 4 ▪ Weight: 887kg/1955lb with 4
switches, 16 2U nodes switches, 16 2U nodes

Max power ▪ .72 kVA per 2U node ▪ 2.4 kVA per 5U chassis ▪ 1.086 kVA per 2U node

Max heatload ▪ 2400 BTU/Hr for every 2U ▪ 8344 BTU/Hr for every 5U ▪ 3706 BTU/Hr for every 2U
node chassis node

Power ▪ 2X1100W power supplies per ▪ 2x2400W power supplies per ▪ 2X1100W power supplies per
specifications node (HA) node (HA) node (HA)
(server) ▪ 2X1600W power supplies per
node

Power ▪ Connection: 4 single phase L6- ▪ Connection: 8 single phase ▪ Connection: 8 single phase
specifications 30 (redundant power) L6-30 (redundant power) L6-30 (redundant power)
(rack) ▪ 30A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 30A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 30A circuit breaker (A) max.
per AC power source per AC power source per AC power source
▪ 2 three-phase WYE S52.30 ▪ 2 three-phase WYE S52.30 ▪ 2 three-phase WYE S52.30
(redundant power) (redundant power) (redundant power)
▪ 32A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 32A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 32A circuit breaker (A) max.
per AC power source per AC power source per AC power source
▪ 2 three-phase delta CS-8365C ▪ 2 three-phase delta CS- ▪ 2 three-phase delta CS-
(redundant power) 8365C (redundant power) 8365C (redundant power)
▪ 50A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 50A circuit breaker (A) max. ▪ 50A circuit breaker (A) max.
per AC power source per AC power source per AC power source
▪ Input voltage (VAC): 200-240 ▪ Input voltage (VAC): 200-240 ▪ Input voltage (VAC): 200-240
▪ Frequency (Hz): 50 - 60 ▪ Frequency (Hz): 50 – 60 ▪ Frequency (Hz): 50 - 60

Connectivity ▪ Uplink connectivity: up to 16x10 GbE, 16x25 GbE, 8x40GbE or 8x100GbE uplinks to customer network (800
Gb/s maximum bandwidth), including high availability configuration
▪ Network: dual 25 GbE front end switches and dual 25 GbE back end switches (internal traffic) per rack

Backend ▪ N/A ▪ Yes

aggregation
switches

Environmental ▪ Operating temperature (°F/°C): 41 - 90/ 5 - 32

specifications ▪ Max. altitude: 7,500 ft/ 2,286 m @ 90°F/32°C
▪ Relative humidity: 20 - 80% non-condensing
▪ Raised floor: not required

Upgrade ▪ Scale out by additional nodes ▪ Scale out by additional nodes ▪ Scale out by additional nodes
options ▪ 12 drive capacity upgrade kit ▪ 25 drive capacity upgrade kit ▪ 12 drive capacity upgrade kit

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