Dell EMC ECS EX Series User Manual

Server back view
Learn about the EX500 back view.
The EX500 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy,
auto-sensing and auto-switching capability.
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 Server x FE 2 *
5 - Front-end switch 1 Server x FE 1 *
6 - Power cable (black) AC PS1
7 - Power cable (grey) AC PS2
EX500 disk drives
Learn about the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX500 appliance.
EX500 nodes contain 24 3.5 inch SATA front-accessible, hot-swappable drives in disk bay 1, slots
0-11 and disk bay 2, slots 12-23. Disk size can be 8TB or 12TB. All drives within a node must be of
the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes and quantities (12 or 24) within
a rack. In PCIe slot 2 of each node there is a 480 GB Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)
controller card with one M.2 stick.
EX500 Platform
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Dell EMC ECS EX Series Specifications

General

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