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ECS EX Series Hardware Guide
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June 2021
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  • Page 1 ECS EX Series Hardware Guide June 2021 Rev. 1.3...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Tables............................8 Chapter 1: EX-Series Hardware Overview..................11 Introduction..................................11 Rack and node host names..............................12 Chapter 2: Switches........................13 Dell EMC S5148F switch..............................13 Front-end switch pair..............................13 Back-end switch pair..............................14 Front-end and back-end switch connections....................... 15 Dell EMC S5248F switch..............................17 Front-end switch pair..............................
  • Page 3 Chapter 5: EX300 Platform......................94 EX300 hardware components............................94 EX300 configurations ..............................95 EX300 Upgrade Paths..............................97 EX300 server..................................97 Server front view................................ 98 Server rear view.................................100 EX300 disk drives................................101 EX300 power cabling...............................101 EX300 iDRAC cabling..............................110 EX300 network cabling..............................112 Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ............118 Chapter 6: EX3000 Platform......................

  • Page 4: Figures

    Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack........16 Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks................16 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)..............17 Dell EMC S5248F switch ports..........................17 Front-end switches..............................18 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X10 example)............19 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X25 example)............19...
  • Page 5 ECS v3 EXF900 network cabling.........................57 Aggregation topology............................. 60 Inter-rack switch connectivity - aggregation topology.................. 60 EX500 minimum and maximum configurations....................65 EX500 server physical dimensions........................69 EX500 server chassis front view......................... 70 Left control panel..............................70 Status LEDs decoded view.............................71 Right control panel..............................71 EX500 server chassis back view..........................72 EX500 disk drive in carrier.............................73 EX500 Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram......................
  • Page 6 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram................. 107 Three-phase WYE AC power cabling........................ 108 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram.................. 109 Fox switch iDRAC ports............................110 iDRAC cabling................................111 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node............... 113 Node ports on front-end switches........................
  • Page 7 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node............150 Node ports on front-end switches........................150 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node.......... 151 Node ports on back-end switches........................151 EX3000 node network port cabling connections................... 152 EX3000 node network cable labeling........................

  • Page 8: Tables

    Tables Rack ID..................................12 Default node names..............................12 Switch port numbers............................... 14 Switch port number..............................15 Switch port numbers............................... 18 Switch port number..............................20 Switch port number..............................22 EXF900 hardware components..........................24 EXF900 configurations............................25 Standard features of EXF900 servers........................27 Decoding of LEDs in light bar..........................29 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots..........................30 EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 0U PDU Cabling....................32 EXF900 0U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch..................
  • Page 9 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots..........................100 EX300 0U PDU cabling............................102 EX300 2U PDU cabling............................102 EX300 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping....................110 EX3000 hardware components.......................... 122 EX3000S single node chassis configurations....................125 EX3000D dual node chassis configurations.....................126 EX3000 physical dimensions..........................127 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors.......................
  • Page 10 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2021 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: Connections Between Front-End And Back-End Switches Within An Ex-Series Rack

    ● 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 on the back-end switches is used for the inbound connection and port 45 is used for the outbound connection.

  • Page 17: Dell Emc S5248F Switch

    Front-end switch pair Dell EMC 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.

  • Page 18: Front-End Switches

    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 5. Switch port numbers Switch Port number Description Hare 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (25 GbE) 17-32 Not designated...

  • Page 19: Front-End Switch Connections To Customer Switches (4X10 Example)

    Figure 9. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X10 example) Figure 10. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X25 example) Switches...

  • Page 20: Back-End Switch Pair

    Figure 11. Front-end switch connections to customer switches (4X100 example) Back-end switch pair Dell EMC provides two 25 GbE S5248F back-end switches (BE1 and BE2) with two 200GbE (QSFP28-DD) VLT cables. These switches are referred to as the Hound (BE2) and Fox (BE1) switches.

  • Page 21: 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 22: Aggregation Switch Pair S5232F

    Aggregation switch pair S5232F Dell EMC provides two 100GbE S5232F back-end aggregation switches (AGG1 and AGG2) with four 100GbE VLT cables. These switches are referred to as the Falcon (AGG2) and Eagle (AGG1) switches and are required when expanding beyond 1 rack.

  • Page 23: Switch Port Number

    Table 7. Switch port number (continued) Switch Port number Description 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 33-34 Unused Eagle Rack1 Fox uplink ports Rack2 Fox uplink ports 9-12 Rack3 Fox uplink ports...

  • Page 24: Chapter 3: Exf900 Platform

    For more information about third-party racking requirements, see the ECS EXF900 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide. Back-end (BE) switches for ● Two Dell EMC S5248F 25 GbE 1U Ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports and 4 x private network connection 100 GbE uplink ports.

  • Page 25: Exf900 Configurations

    The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EXF900 server. Figure 14. EXF900 minimum (Left) and maximum (right)configurations The EXF900 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a customer-provided rack. Table 9. EXF900 configurations Nodes...
  • Page 26 Table 9. EXF900 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity 3.84 TB 276 TB 3.84 TB 552 TB 7.68 TB 552 TB 7.68 TB 1105 TB 3.84 TB 322 TB 3.84 TB 645 TB 7.68 TB 645 TB 7.68 TB 1290 TB...

  • Page 27: Exf900 Server

    Table 9. EXF900 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage capacity 3.84 TB 1382 TB 7.68 TB 1382 TB 7.68 TB 2764 TB 16 (maximum configuration) 3.84 TB 737 TB 3.84 TB 1474 TB 7.68 TB 1474 TB 7.68 TB 2949 TB...

  • Page 28: Server Front View

    Figure 15. EXF900 server physical dimensions 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 16. EXF900 server chassis front view with12 disks EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 29: Exf900 Server Chassis Front View With 24 Disks

    Figure 17. EXF900 server chassis front view with 24 disks LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels. Figure 18. 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.

  • Page 30: Server Rear View

    Figure 20. 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 rare view of the server The EXF900 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy, auto-sensing and auto-switching capability.

  • Page 31: Exf900 Upgrade Paths

    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 32: Exf900 Power Cabling

    Figure 22. EXF900 disk drive in carrier EXF900 power cabling 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.
  • Page 33 Table 13. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 0U PDU Cabling (continued) PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone Empty Node 12 Node 11 Empty Node 10 Node 9 Empty Empty Empty Empty Node 8 Node 7 Empty Node 6 Node 5 Empty FE SW2 FE SW1 Zone B Service Tray/Zone A Light Bar...

  • Page 34: Exf900 Standard Single-Phase Ac 0U Cabling

    Figure 23. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase AC 0U Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 35: Exf900 0U Pdu Cabling With Aggregation Switch

    Table 14. EXF900 0U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Node 15 Node 14 Empty Node 13 Node 12 Empty Node 11 Node 10 Empty Node 9 Node 8 Empty AGG SW2 AGG SW1 Empty Empty...

  • Page 36: Exf900 Single-Phase 0U Cabling With Aggregation Switch

    Figure 24. EXF900 Single-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 37: Exf900 Standard 0U Three-Phase Pdu Cabling

    Table 15. EXF900 Standard 0U Three-Phase PDU Cabling PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Node 16 Node 15 Empty Node 14 Node 13 Empty Node 12 Node 11 Empty Node 10 Node 9...

  • Page 38: Exf900 Standard Delta 0U Cabling

    Figure 25. EXF900 Standard Delta 0U Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 39: Exf900 Standard Three-Phase Wye 0U Cabling

    Figure 26. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase Wye 0U Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 40: Exf900 Three-Phase 0U Cabling With Aggregation Switch

    Table 16. EXF900 Three-Phase 0U Cabling with Aggregation Switch PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Node 15 Node 14 Empty Node 13 Node 12 Empty Node 11 Node 10 Empty Node 9 Node 8...

  • Page 41: Exf900 Three-Phase Delta 0U Pdu With Aggregation Switch Ac Cabling

    Figure 27. EXF900 Three-Phase Delta 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 42: Exf900 Three-Phase Wye 0U Pdu With Aggregation Switch Ac Cabling

    Figure 28. EXF900 Three-Phase Wye 0U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 43: Exf900 Standard Single-Phase 2U Pdu Cabling

    Table 17. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone PDU2 16 Node 14 PDU2 15 Node 13 PDU2 14 Empty PDU2 13 Empty PDU2 4 Node 16 PDU2 3 Node 15 PDU2 2 Empty PDU2 1 Empty PDU1 24...

  • Page 44: Exf900 Standard Single-Phase 2U Pdu Ac Cabling

    Figure 29. EXF900 Standard Single-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 45: Exf900 Single-Phase 2U Pdu Cabling With Aggregation Switch

    Table 18. EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone PDU2 16 Node 13 PDU2 15 Node 12 PDU2 14 Empty PDU2 13 Empty PDU2 4 Node 15 PDU2 3 Node 14 PDU2 2 Empty PDU2 1 Empty...

  • Page 46: Exf900 Single-Phase 2U Pdu Cabling With Aggregation Switch

    Figure 30. EXF900 Single-Phase 2U PDU Cabling with Aggregation Switch EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 47: Exf900 Standard Three-Phase 2U Pdu Cabling

    Table 19. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU Cabling PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone PDU2 16 Node 14 PDU2 15 Node 13 PDU2 14 Empty PDU2 13 Empty PDU2 4 Node 16 PDU2 3 Node 15 PDU2 2 Empty PDU2 1 Empty PDU1 24...

  • Page 48: Exf900 Standard Three-Phase 2U Pdu Ac Cabling

    Figure 31. EXF900 Standard Three-Phase 2U PDU AC Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 49: Exf900 Three-Phase 2U Pdu With Aggregation Switch Cabling

    Table 20. EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch Cabling PDU Outlet Component Line cord per zone PDU2 16 Node 13 PDU2 15 Node 12 PDU2 14 Empty PDU2 13 Empty PDU2 4 Node 15 PDU2 3 Node 14 PDU2 2 Empty PDU2 1 Empty...

  • Page 50: Exf900 Three-Phase 2U Pdu With Aggregation Switch Ac Cabling

    Figure 32. EXF900 Three-Phase 2U PDU with Aggregation Switch AC Cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 51: Exf900 Idrac Cabling

    EXF900 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 EXF900 nodes are shown in the following diagram.
  • Page 52 EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 53: Exf900 Network Cabling

    Customers connect to an EXF900 appliance by way of 25GbE ports on the front-end switches. For an EXF900 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 54: Front-End And Back-End Switch Connections To An Exf900 Node

    The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EXF900 node are shown in the following diagram. Figure 35. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EXF900 node EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 55: Node Ports On Front-End Switches

    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.

  • Page 56: Exf900 Node Network Port Cabling Connections

    The EXF900 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are listed in the following table. Figure 39. EXF900 node network port cabling connections The EXF900 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 40.

  • Page 57: Ecs V3 Exf900 Network Cabling

    Figure 41. ECS v3 EXF900 network cabling EXF900 Platform...

  • Page 58: Exf900 Cable 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.

  • Page 59: Aggregated Exf900 Back-End Network Between Multiple Racks

    Table 25. 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 intra-rack networks into a single inter-rack network through VLAN 4.

  • Page 60: Aggregation Topology

    ECS EX900 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide. For installation in a Dell EMC rack, it is recommended to take the place of node 16 and rack Eagle and Falcon in U39 and U40 respectively.
  • Page 61 Table 26. Aggregation port cabling (continued) <-------------> <-------------> Port Port Eagle <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Rack 2 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation Expansion Switches <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Port Port Eagle <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Rack 3 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation Expansion...
  • Page 62 Table 26. Aggregation port cabling (continued) <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Port Port Eagle <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Rack 6 Hound Port Port Falcon Aggregation Expansion Switches <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Port Port Eagle <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> <-------------> Rack 7 Hound Port Port Falcon...

  • Page 63: Chapter 4: 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 64 Table 27. 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 Platform...

  • Page 65: Ex500 Configurations

    Figure 44. 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 66 Table 28. EX500 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 12 TB ● 1.44 PB ● 16 TB ● 1.92 PB ● 8 TB ● 576 TB ● 12 TB ● 864 TB ● 16 TB ●...

  • Page 67: Ex500 Upgrade Paths

    Table 28. EX500 configurations (continued) Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity ● 8 TB ● 2.50 PB ● 12 TB ● 3.74 PB ● 16 TB ● 4.99 PB ● 8 TB ● 1.34 PB ● 12 TB ●...

  • Page 68: Ex500 Server

    EX500 server Learn about the EX500 servers standard features. Table 30. Standard features of EX500 servers Features 8 TB 12 TB 16 TB HDDs in front 8TB 7.2k RPM 512e SATA HDD 12TB 7.2k RPM 512e 16 TB 7.2k RPM 512e slots SATA HDD SATA HDD...

  • Page 69: Server Front View

    Figure 45. 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 70: 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 71: Server Back View

    Figure 48. Status LEDs decoded view 1. System health and system ID indicator 2. Drive indicator Figure 49. 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 72: Ex500 Disk Drives

    Figure 50. 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 73: Ex500 Power Cabling

    Figure 51. 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 74: Ex500 Pdu Three-Phase Delta And Wye Zone A/B Mapping

    Table 32. EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Node 9 Node 8 Node 7 Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty FE Switch 2 FE Switch 1 Tray/Light Bar BE Switch 2 BE Switch 1 Empty Node 6...

  • Page 75: Ex500 2U Pdu Single-Phase Zone A/B Mapping

    Table 33. EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Empty Empty Node 16 Node 15 Node 14 Node 13 Node 12 Node 11 Node 10 Node 9 Node 8 FE Switch2 FE Swtich 1 Tray/Light Bar...

  • Page 76: Ex500 2U Pdu Three-Phase Delta And Wye Zone A/B Mapping

    Table 34. EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone Node 15 Node 14 Node 13 Node 12 Tray/Light Bar Node 7 Node 6 Node 5 Node 2 Node 1 BE Switch 2 BE Switch 1 Table 35.

  • Page 77: Ex500 Single Phase Ac Cabling Diagram

    Table 35. EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping (continued) PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone BE Switch 1 In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the rear. Figure 52.
  • Page 78 EX500 Platform...

  • Page 79: Ex500 Three Phase Delta Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 53. EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram EX500 Platform...

  • Page 80: Ex500 Three Phase Wye Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 54. EX500 Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram EX500 Platform...

  • Page 81: 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 82: 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 83 ● 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 84: 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 57. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node EX500 Platform...

  • Page 85: 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 86: Node Ports On Back-End Switches

    Figure 60. Node ports on back-end switches EX500 Platform...

  • Page 87: 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 61. EX500 node network port cabling connections EX500 Platform...

  • Page 88: Ex500 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX500 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 62. EX500 node network cable labeling EX500 Platform...

  • Page 89: Ex500 Network Cabling

    Figure 63. EX500 network cabling EX500 Platform...

  • Page 90: 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 91: Inter-Rack Switch Connectivity - Linear Topology (Daisy-Chain) Between Ex Series Racks

    Figure 66. 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 92: Ring Topology

    Figure 68. 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 69.

  • Page 93: Star Topology

    Figure 70. 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 71.

  • Page 94: Chapter 5: 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 95: Ex300 Configurations

    The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EX300 server. Figure 72. 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 38. EX300 configurations Nodes...
  • Page 96 Table 38. 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 ● 1 TB ● 72 TB ● 2 TB ●...

  • Page 97: Ex300 Upgrade Paths

    Table 38. 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) ●...

  • Page 98: Server Front View

    Table 39. Standard features of EX300 servers (continued) 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 73. EX300 server physical dimensions Server front view This topic illustrates the front view of EX300 server.

  • Page 99: Left Control Panel

    Figure 75. 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 40.

  • Page 100: Server Rear View

    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 101: Ex300 Disk Drives

    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.

  • Page 102: Ex300 0U Pdu Cabling

    The EX300 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables. Table 42. 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 103 Table 43. 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 104: Ex300 Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 80. EX300 single-phase AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 105: Ecsv3 740Xd Single Phase Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 81. ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 106: Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 82. Three-phase Delta AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 107: Ecsv3 740Xd Three Phase Delta Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 83. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 108: Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 84. Three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 109: Ecsv3 740Xd Three Phase Wye Ac Cabling Diagram

    Figure 85. ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram EX300 Platform...

  • Page 110: 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 111: Idrac Cabling

    Figure 87. iDRAC cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 112: 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 113: 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 88. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node EX300 Platform...

  • Page 114: 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 115: 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 92. EX300 node network port cabling connections EX300 Platform...

  • Page 116: Ex300 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX300 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 93. EX300 node network cable labeling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 117: Ex300 Network Cabling

    Figure 94. EX300 network cabling EX300 Platform...

  • Page 118: 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 119: Inter-Rack Switch Connectivity - Linear Topology (Daisy-Chain) Between Ex Series Racks

    Figure 97. 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 120: Ring Topology

    Figure 99. 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 100.

  • Page 121: Star Topology

    Figure 101. 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 102.

  • Page 122: Chapter 6: 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 45. EX3000 hardware components Component...

  • Page 123: Ex3000 Configurations

    Table 45. 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 124: Ex3000S Minimum And Maximum Configurations For Single Node Chassis

    Figure 103. EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 125: Ex3000D Minimum And Maximum Configurations For Dual Node Chassis

    Figure 104. 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 126: Ex3000D Dual Node Chassis Configurations

    Table 46. 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 127: Ex3000 Upgrade Paths

    Table 47. 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 128: Server Front View

    Server front view This topic illustrates the front view of EX3000 server. Figure 105. EX3000 server front view in rack EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 129: Ex3000 External Chassis View

    Figure 106. EX3000 external chassis view Figure 107. 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 130: External View Of Server Sled A In A Ex3000D Dual Node Chassis With Two Sleds

    Figure 108. 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 109.
  • Page 131 Table 49. 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 132: Server Rear View

    Server rear view This topic illustrates the rear view of EX3000 server. Figure 110. EX3000D server rear view in rack Figure 111. Back-panel features and indicators EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 133: 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 134: 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 135: Ex3000S Pdu Cabling

    Table 51. 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 136: 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 137: Ex3000S Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 115. EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 138: Ex3000D Single-Phase Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 116. EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 139: Pdu Three-Phase Diagram

    Three-phase AC power cabling Figure 117. PDU three-phase diagram The legends in the following diagrams map colored cables to part numbers and cable lengths. EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 140: Ex3000S Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 118. EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 141: Ex3000D Three-Phase Delta Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 119. EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 142: Ex3000S Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 120. EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 143: Ex3000D Three-Phase Wye Ac Power Cabling

    Figure 121. EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 144: 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 53.

  • Page 145: Ex3000S Idrac Cabling

    Figure 122. EX3000S iDRAC cabling The EX3000D node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following table. EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 146: Ex3000D Node Idrac Port To Be1 Port Mapping

    Table 54. 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 147: Ex3000D Idrac Cabling

    Figure 123. EX3000D iDRAC cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 148: 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 149: 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 124. Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 150: 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 125. 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 151: Back-End Switch, Front-End Switch, And Idrac Ports On An Ex3000S Node

    Figure 127. Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node Table 55. 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 152: 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 129. EX3000 node network port cabling connections EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 153: Ex3000 Node Network Cable Labeling

    The EX3000 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table. Figure 130. EX3000 node network cable labeling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 154: Ex3000S Network Cabling

    Figure 131. EX3000S network cabling EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 155: Ex3000D Network Cabling

    Figure 132. EX3000D network cabling EX3000 Platform...
  • Page 156 For information on connecting multiple ECS appliances, see Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site EX3000 Platform...

  • Page 157: Chapter 7: Third-Party Rack Requirements

    Third-party rack requirements Topics: • Third-party rack requirements 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 ●...

  • Page 158: Document Feedback

    Topics: • Document feedback Document feedback If you have any feedback or suggestions regarding this document, mailto:ecs.docfeedback@dell.com.

  • Page 159: Index

    Index Aggregation switch pair S5232F Back-end switch pair 14, EX300 disk drives EX300 network cabling EX300 power cabling EX300 Upgrade Paths EX3000 disk drives EX3000 network cabling EX3000 power cabling EX3000 upgrade paths EX500 disk drives EX500 network cabling EX500 power cabling EX500 upgrade paths EXF900 Cable Kits EXF900 disk drives...

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