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Hardware Guide
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June 2021
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  • Page 1 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide June 2021 Rev. 1.2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Tables............................7 Chapter 1: EX-Series Hardware Overview..................9 Introduction...................................9 Rack and node host names..............................10 Chapter 2: Switches........................11 Dell EMC S5148F switch..............................11 Front-end switch pair..............................11 Back-end switch pair..............................12 Front-end and back-end switch connections......................13 Chapter 3: EX500 Platform......................16 EX500 Hardware Components............................16 EX500 configurations ..............................
  • Page 3 Server front view.................................82 Server rear view................................86 EX3000 disk drives................................87 EX3000 power cabling..............................88 EX3000 iDRAC cabling..............................98 EX3000 network cabling..............................102 Chapter 6: Third-Party Rack Requirements.................111 Third-party rack requirements............................111 Index............................112 Contents...

  • Page 4: Figures

    Figures Dell EMC S5148F switch ports..........................11 Front-end switches..............................11 Back-end switches..............................12 Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack........14 Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks................14 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)..............15 EX500 minimum and maximum configurations....................18 EX500 server physical dimensions........................
  • Page 5 Right control panel..............................53 EX300 server chassis rear view........................... 54 EX300 disk drive in carrier............................ 55 EX300 single-phase AC power cabling.......................58 ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram..................... 59 Three-phase Delta AC power cabling......................... 60 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram................... 61 Three-phase WYE AC power cabling........................
  • Page 6 EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling....................95 EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling....................96 EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling....................97 EX3000S iDRAC cabling............................99 EX3000D iDRAC cabling............................101 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node............103 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node............104 Node ports on front-end switches........................

  • Page 7: Tables

    Tables Rack ID..................................10 Default node names..............................10 Switch port numbers............................... 12 Switch port number..............................12 EX500 hardware components..........................16 EX500 configurations.............................. 18 EX500 Disk Upgrade Kit............................20 Standard features of EX500 servers........................20 Decoding of LEDs in light bar..........................23 EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping....................
  • Page 8 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Ex-Series Hardware Overview

    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 Gen2 models featuring 12 TB disks became available in March 2018.

  • Page 10: Rack And Node Host Names

    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 1. Rack ID Rack ID Rack color Rack ID Rack color...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Switches

    Dell EMC S5148F switch The EX500. EX300, and EX3000 appliances all use the Dell EMC S5148F for the front-end pair of switches and for the pair of back-end switches. Note that customers have the option of using their own front-end switches instead of the Dell EMC S5148F switches.

  • Page 12: Back-End Switch Pair

    Customer uplink ports (100 GbE) Back-end switch pair Dell EMC provides two 25 GbE S5148F back-end switches (BE1 and BE2) with two 100 GbE VLT cables. These switches are referred to as the Hound (BE2) and Fox (BE1) switches. In the following diagram, all labeled ports relate to an ECS virtual data center (VDC) in which all racks/nodes are EX-Series (Gen3 hardware), with the exception of ports 39 and 40.

  • Page 13: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections

    The front-end switch management ports connect to back-end switch ports via two CAT6 cable and two 1GBaseT SFP. These two cables and two SFP are used for Dell EMC switches. If you are deploying in a third party rack with customer switches, or using customer switches in a Dell EMC rack, these two cables and two SFP are not required.

  • Page 14: Connections Between Front-End And Back-End Switches Within An Ex-Series Rack

    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 on the back-end switches 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.

  • Page 15: Front-End Switch Connections To Customer Switches (Example)

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

  • Page 16: Chapter 3: Ex500 Platform

    ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide. Back-end (BE) switches for ● Two Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports and 6 x private network connection 100 GbE uplink ports.

  • Page 17: Ex500 Configurations

    Table 5. EX500 hardware components (continued) Component Description ● Two 10-core Xeon Silver 85 W processors per node. ● 8x, 8 GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Single Rank, x8 Data Width. ● Dual 1100 W Platinum power supply. ● Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking. EX500 configurations Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance configurations.

  • Page 18: Ex500 Minimum And Maximum Configurations

    Figure 7. EX500 minimum and maximum configurations 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 8 TB, 12 TB, and 16 TB disks, with a minimum of 5 nodes containing the same disk configuration (size and quantity).
  • Page 19 Table 6. EX500 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 16 TB ● 2.69 PB ● 8 TB ● 768 TB ● 12 TB ● 1.15 PB ● 16 TB ● 1.54 PB ● 8 TB ●...

  • Page 20: Ex500 Upgrade Paths

    Table 6. EX500 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 8 TB ● 2.88 PB ● 12 TB ● 4.32 PB ● 16 TB ● 5.76 PB 16 (maximum configuration) ● 8 TB ● 1.54 PB ●...
  • Page 21 Table 8. Standard features of EX500 servers (continued) Riser ● Each EX500 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 (1B + 2B) ●...

  • Page 22: Server Front View

    Figure 8. 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. EX500 Platform...

  • Page 23: Ex500 Server Chassis Front View

    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.

  • Page 24: Server Back View

    Figure 11. Status LEDs decoded view 1. System health and system ID indicator 2. Drive indicator Figure 12. 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.

  • Page 25: Ex500 Disk Drives

    Figure 13. 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 - Back-end switch 1 Server x BE 1 * 3 - Back-end switch 2 Server x BE 2 * 4 - Front-end switch 2...

  • Page 26: Ex500 Power Cabling

    Figure 14. 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.

  • Page 27: Ex500 0U Pdu Single-Phase Zone A/B Mapping

    The EX500 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables. Table 10. EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Empty Empty Node 16 Node 15 Node 14 Empty...

  • Page 28: Ex500 Pdu Three-Phase Delta And Wye Zone A/B Mapping

    Table 10. EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Node 1 Table 11. EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Empty Empty...

  • Page 29: Ex500 2U Pdu Single-Phase Zone A/B Mapping

    Table 11. EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Node 3 Node 2 Node 1 Table 12. EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Empty...

  • Page 30: Ex500 Single Phase Ac Cabling Diagram

    Table 13. EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Node 9 Node 8 Node 4 Node 3 FE Switch2 FE Swtich 1 Node 15 Node 14 Node 13 Node 12 Tray/Light Bar Node 7...
  • Page 31 EX500 Platform...

  • Page 32: Ex500 Three Phase Delta Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 16. EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram EX500 Platform...

  • Page 33: Ex500 Three Phase Wye Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 17. EX500 Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram EX500 Platform...

  • Page 34: Ex500 Idrac Cabling

    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.

  • Page 35: Ex500 Network Cabling

    Customers connect to an EX500 appliance by way of 25GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EX500 appliance, the 25GbE ports run at 25GbE. Customer configurations can include 25GbE front-end switches provided by Dell EMC or customers may provide their own front-end switches.
  • Page 36 ● Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25GbE SFP28 ports to EX500 nodes. It is located above the Rabbit switch in U22 of the EX500 rack. ● Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25GbE SFP28 ports to EX500 nodes. It is located below the Hare switch in U20 of the EX500 rack.

  • Page 37: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections To An Ex500 Node

    The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node are shown in the following diagram. Figure 20. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node EX500 Platform...

  • Page 38: Node Ports On Front-End Switches

    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.

  • Page 39: Node Ports On Back-End Switches

    Hound Switch (BE2) 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 VLT2 Fox Switch (BE1) 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 VLT2 Figure 23.

  • Page 40: Ex500 Node Network Port Cabling Connections

    The EX500 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table. Figure 24. EX500 node network port cabling connections EX500 Platform...

  • Page 41: Ex500 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX500 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 25. EX500 node network cable labeling EX500 Platform...

  • Page 42: Ex500 Network Cabling

    Figure 26. EX500 network cabling EX500 Platform...

  • Page 43: Network Connections Between Multiple Ecs Appliances In A Single Site

    Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intra-rack networks into a single inter-rack 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.

  • Page 44: Inter-Rack Switch Connectivity - Linear Topology (Daisy-Chain) Between Ex Series Racks

    Figure 29. Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks The inter-rack 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.

  • Page 45: Ring Topology

    Figure 31. Ring topology The ring topology is very similar to the daisy chain/line 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 inter-rack ring topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure. Figure 32.

  • Page 46: Star Topology

    Figure 33. Star topology The aggregation switch(es) connecting to the intra-rack networks must be set up as a trunk and allow VLAN traffic to flow between all ports in the inter-rack network. The inter-rack star topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure. Figure 34.

  • Page 47: Chapter 4: Ex300 Platform

    For more information on third-party racking requirements, see the ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide. Back-end (BE) switches for ● Two Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports and 6 x private network connection 100 GbE uplink ports.

  • Page 48: Ex300 Configurations

    Table 15. EX300 hardware components (continued) Component Description ● 4x 16GB RDIMM, 2667MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width. ● Dual 750W Platinum power supply (hot swappable). ● Each node has 4 x 10 GbE networking. EX300 configurations Describes the EX300 ECS appliance configurations. EX300 Platform...

  • Page 49: Ex300 Minimum And Maximum Configurations

    The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EX300 server. Figure 35. 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 16. EX300 configurations Nodes...
  • Page 50 Table 16. EX300 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 8 TB ● 672 TB ● 16 TB ● 1.34 PB ● 1 TB ● 96 TB ● 2 TB ● 192 TB ● 4 TB ●...

  • Page 51: Ex300 Upgrade Paths

    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.

  • Page 52: Server Front View

    Figure 36. EX300 server physical dimensions Server front view The following figure shows the EX300 2U server chassis front with 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs. Figure 37. EX300 server chassis front view LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels. Figure 38.

  • Page 53: Server Rear View

    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 18.

  • Page 54: Ex300 Disk Drives

    Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide. System identification button The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of the systems.

  • Page 55: Ex300 Power Cabling

    Figure 42. 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.

  • Page 56: Ex300 0U Pdu Cabling

    The EX300 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables. Table 20. 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...
  • Page 57 Table 21. 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 FE 2 FE 1 Service Tray and Light Bar BE 2 BE 1 Node 7 Node 6...

  • Page 58: Ex300 Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 43. EX300 single-phase AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 59: Ecsv3 740Xd Single Phase Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 44. ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 60: Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 45. Three-phase Delta AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 61: Ecsv3 740Xd Three Phase Delta Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 46. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 62: Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 47. Three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 63: Ecsv3 740Xd Three Phase Wye Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 48. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 64: Ex300 Idrac Cabling

    EX300 iDRAC cabling 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.

  • Page 65: Idrac Cabling

    Figure 50. iDRAC cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 66: Ex300 Network Cabling

    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 EMC or customers may provide their own front-end switches.

  • Page 67: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections To An Ex300 Node

    The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node are shown in the following diagram. Figure 51. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node EX300 Platform...

  • Page 68: Node Ports On Front-End Switches

    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.

  • Page 69: Ex300 Node Network Port Cabling Connections

    The EX300 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table. Figure 55. EX300 node network port cabling connections EX300 Platform...

  • Page 70: Ex300 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX300 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 56. EX300 node network cable labeling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 71: Ex300 Network Cabling

    Figure 57. EX300 network cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 72: Network Connections Between Multiple Ecs Appliances In A Single Site

    Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intra-rack networks into a single inter-rack 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.

  • Page 73: Inter-Rack Switch Connectivity - Linear Topology (Daisy-Chain) Between Ex Series Racks

    Figure 60. Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks The inter-rack 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.

  • Page 74: Ring Topology

    Figure 62. Ring topology The ring topology is very similar to the daisy chain/line 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 inter-rack ring topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure. Figure 63.

  • Page 75: Star Topology

    Figure 64. Star topology The aggregation switch(es) connecting to the intra-rack networks must be set up as a trunk and allow VLAN traffic to flow between all ports in the inter-rack network. The inter-rack star topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure. Figure 65.

  • Page 76: Chapter 5: Ex3000 Platform

    EX3000 iDRAC cabling • EX3000 network cabling EX3000 hardware components EX3000 S and D are offered in a Dell EMC rack from the factory and in third-party rack. EX3000 nodes include the following hardware components. Table 23. EX3000 hardware components Component...

  • Page 77: Ex3000 Configurations

    Table 23. EX3000 hardware components (continued) Component Description ● Dual 8-core Broadwell CPU per node. E5-2620v4 8-core/16-thread 2.1GHz 20M cache 85W ● 4x 16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width ● EX3000S has 2 x 1600W power supplies (hot swappable). EX3000D has 4 x 1100W power supplies (hot swappable).

  • Page 78: Ex3000S Minimum And Maximum Configurations For Single Node Chassis

    Figure 66. EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 79: Ex3000D Minimum And Maximum Configurations For Dual Node Chassis

    Figure 67. 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 ●...

  • Page 80: Ex3000D Dual Node Chassis Configurations

    Table 24. EX3000S single node chassis configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity ● 60 ● 4.8 PB ● 90 ● 7.2 PB ● 45 12 TB ● 3.24 PB ● 60 ● 4.32 PB ●...

  • Page 81: Ex3000 Upgrade Paths

    Table 25. EX3000D dual node chassis configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 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).

  • Page 82: Server Front View

    Server front view Figure 68. EX3000 server front view in rack EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 83: Ex3000 External Chassis View

    Figure 69. EX3000 external chassis view Figure 70. 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.

  • Page 84: External View Of Server Sled A In A Ex3000D Dual Node Chassis With Two Sleds

    Figure 71. 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 72.
  • Page 85 Table 27. 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. Power indicator The power indicator glows when the system is turned on. ID indicator When a system identification button is pressed, the ID indicator blinks blue to help locate a particular system within a rack.

  • Page 86: Server Rear View

    Server rear view Figure 73. EX3000D server rear view in rack Figure 74. Back-panel features and indicators EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 87: Ex3000 Disk Drives

    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. USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 3.0- compliant.

  • Page 88: Ex3000 Power Cabling

    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.

  • Page 89: Ex3000S Pdu Cabling

    Table 29. 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...

  • Page 90: Pdu Single-Phase Diagram

    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 EMC racks only need the 93"...

  • Page 91: Ex3000S Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 78. EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 92: Ex3000D Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 79. EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 93: Pdu Three-Phase Diagram

    Three-phase AC power cabling Figure 80. PDU three-phase diagram The legends in the following diagrams map colored cables to part numbers and cable lengths. EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 94: Ex3000S Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 81. EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 95: Ex3000D Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 82. EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 96: Ex3000S Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 83. EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 97: Ex3000D Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 84. EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 98: Ex3000 Idrac Cabling

    EX3000 iDRAC cabling 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 31.

  • Page 99: Ex3000S Idrac Cabling

    Figure 85. EX3000S iDRAC cabling The EX3000D node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table. EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 100: Ex3000D Node Idrac Port To Be1 Port Mapping

    Table 32. 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...

  • Page 101: Ex3000D Idrac Cabling

    Figure 86. EX3000D iDRAC cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 102: Ex3000 Network Cabling

    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 EMC or customers may provide their own front-end switches.

  • Page 103: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections To An Ex3000S Node

    The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node are shown in the following diagram. Figure 87. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 104: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections To An Ex3000D Node

    The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node are shown in the following diagram. Figure 88. 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.

  • Page 105: Back-End Switch, Front-End Switch, And Idrac Ports On An Ex3000S Node

    Figure 90. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node Table 33. Legend for Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on EX30000S node Legend Description BE1 Fox switch port BE2 Hound switch port FE1 Rabbit switch port FE2 Hare switch port iDRAC Port The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX3000 nodes are shown in the following...

  • Page 106: Ex3000 Node Network Port Cabling Connections

    The EX3000 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table. Figure 92. EX3000 node network port cabling connections EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 107: Ex3000 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX3000 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 93. EX3000 node network cable labeling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 108: Ex3000S Network Cabling

    Figure 94. EX3000S network cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 109: Ex3000D Network Cabling

    Figure 95. EX3000D network cabling EX3000 Platform...
  • Page 110 For information on connecting multiple ECS appliances, see Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 111: Chapter 6: Third-Party Rack Requirements

    ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide. A Request for Product Qualification (RPQ) is required for transfers of Dell EMC-racked EX500 systems to customer-provided rack. Customers who want to assemble an ECS EX300 appliance using their own racks must ensure that the racks meet the requirements that are described in the ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.

  • Page 112: Index

    Index EX500 network cabling...

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