Chapter 2: Vep4600 Platform; Introduction - Dell EMC VEP4600 Installation Manual

The following sections describe the Dell EMC Virtual Edge Platform 4600 (VEP4600) platform:
Topics:
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Introduction

• Features
• Physical dimensions
• LED display
• Pre-requisites
• VEP4600 configurations
• Luggage tag
Introduction
The VEP4600 platform is a one rack unit, x86-based networking platform running virtualized universal customer premise
equipment (uCPE) functions and basic switching/routing functions as a top-of-rack device. In addition, the VEP4600 platform
has four 1000Base-T user networking ports and two 10GbE small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) networking ports. The
platform includes one or two hot-swappable AC power supply units (PSUs) and four or five hot-swappable fan units with normal
(front-to-back) airflow.
There are two fixed VEP4600 Expansion Cards slots on the I/O side which permits networking expansion with the additional
network interface controller (NIC) ports.
Figure 2. VEP4600 I/O-side view
1. Platform status Icons LEDs
2. RS-232 console ports (top) and 10/100/1000 Base-T ports (bottom)
3. SFP+ ports
4. Luggage tag
5. 1000Base-T networking ports
6. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Power button
NOTE: See Site preparation power descriptions
7. Micro USB type-B port
8. USB Type A ports
9. rNDC VEP4600 Expansion cards (optional)
The VEP4600 platform has one RJ-45 serial console port for the processor, one RJ-45 serial console port for the baseboard
management controller (BMC), one micro USB type-B console port for the processor, one 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 Ethernet
management port for the processor, and one 10/100/1000 BaseT RJ-45 Ethernet management port for the BMC.
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