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™ Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances Version 4.5 Owner's Manual REV 02...
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Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Published in the USA. Dell EMC Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748-9103 1-508-435-1000 In North America 1-866-464-7381 www.DellEMC.com Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances 4.5 Owner's Manual...
Introduction Introduction This document describes the VxRail G Series appliances, including their physical features and technical specifications. The target audience for this document includes customers, field personnel, and ™ partners who want to operate a VxRail Appliance, including the following models:...
Introduction Procedure 1. Point your Web browser to emc.com/vxrailsupport (or support.emc.com). 2. Click Register here. 3. Fill in the required information. Support will send you a confirmation email, typically within 48 hours. Where to go for support resources Access support resources for your VxRail Appliance by doing any of the following: Click the VxRail Manager Support tab.
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CHAPTER 2 About the VxRail G Series Handling the appliance..................10 Appliance components and controls..............10 About the VxRail G Series...
Figure 1 Location of server nodes 1. Node 1 2. Node 2 3. Node 3 4. Node 4 Each of the four server nodes has a front control panel and designated disk drive group. Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances 4.5 Owner's Manual...
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About the VxRail G Series Figure 2 Node control and disk drive groups 1. Node 1 disk drive group 2. Node 2 disk drive group 3. Node 3 disk drive group 4. Node 4 disk drive group 5. Node 1 front control panel 6.
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Amber Blinking Reports system health fault Power button Press and hold more than four seconds to turn off node ID LED Blue Blinking Identification activated (from front control panel) No identification Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances 4.5 Owner's Manual...
CHAPTER 3 Technical Specifications Appliance power and cooling information............14 Appliance dimensions and weight................14 Operating and storage environment..............15 Technical Specifications...
2.0 U (with or without bezel) Depth 31.1 in (79 cm) 32.1 in (81.53 cm) Width 17.48 in (43.4 cm) without 18.99 in (48.23 cm) with cabinet latch cabinet latch brackets brackets Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances 4.5 Owner's Manual...
Technical Specifications Table 6 Appliance dimensions and weight (continued) Dimension Appliance Appliance with rails Maximum weight 91.31 lb (41.42 kg) 102.34 lb (46.42 kg) Operating and storage environment The site must have air conditioning of the correct size and placement to maintain the specified temperature and relative humidity range listed in Table 3.
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CHAPTER 4 Installation Installation of your VxRail Appliance is performed by Dell EMC or your partner. Work with your Dell EMC or partner representative to arrange for installation of your appliance. This section contains information to help you prepare to have your VxRail Appliance installed.
Your sales representative or partner will work closely with you to ensure you have the following network resources available before installing the VxRail Appliance. 10GbE or 1GbE switches You must have one or more 10GbE or 1GbE switches: Dell EMC VxRail G Series Appliances 4.5 Owner's Manual...
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Installation Two or more network switches are recommended for failover, and for installations with more than four appliances. Two switch ports are required for each node (the VxRail 60 requires four ports per node). A fully-populated appliance can require eight switch ports. Cabling If you have RJ45 NIC ports on your appliance you need: Two CAT6 or higher cables per node (these cables are included with RJ45-...
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CHAPTER 5 Replacing and adding hardware You may be able to add or replace hardware components on your VxRail Appliance such as hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), power supplies, and so on. Only qualified personnel should perform these procedures. For some hardware components, you may need to contact Customer Support to arrange for repair or replacement.
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