Dell EMC ECS EX Series User Manual

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Welcome to ECS 9
EX-Series Hardware Overview 11
Introduction.......................................................................................................12
Rack and node host names................................................................................ 12
Switches 15
Dell EMC S5148F switch....................................................................................16
Front-end switch pair........................................................................... 16
Back-end switch pair............................................................................ 17
Front-end and back-end switch connections........................................ 18
EX500 Platform 21
EX500 hardware components...........................................................................22
EX500 configurations ...................................................................................... 23
EX500 upgrade paths....................................................................................... 26
EX500 server.................................................................................................... 27
Server front view................................................................................. 28
Server back view.................................................................................. 31
EX500 disk drives..............................................................................................31
EX500 power cabling........................................................................................ 32
EX500 iDRAC cabling........................................................................................ 41
EX500 network cabling.....................................................................................43
Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ........... 50
EX300 Platform 55
EX300 hardware components...........................................................................56
EX300 configurations .......................................................................................57
EX300 upgrade paths....................................................................................... 60
EX300 server....................................................................................................60
Server front view................................................................................. 62
Server rear view...................................................................................64
EX300 disk drives............................................................................................. 65
EX300 power cabling........................................................................................ 66
EX300 iDRAC cabling........................................................................................75
EX300 network cabling..................................................................................... 77
Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ........... 83
EX3000 Platform 87
EX3000 hardware components.........................................................................88
EX3000 configurations..................................................................................... 89
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4
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ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 3

Dell EMC ECS EX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell EMC
Model	ECS EX Series
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English