Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
1 Audience and scope....................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Pre-deployment requirements........................................................................................................................9
Management host..............................................................................................................................................................9
Connectivity..................................................................................................................................................................9
Network services............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Domain Name Service................................................................................................................................................10
Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol......................................................................................................................10
Network Time Protocol..............................................................................................................................................10
4 Validated components...................................................................................................................................11
Hardware components......................................................................................................................................................11
Software and rmware.................................................................................................................................................... 12
Using the VMware Compatibility Guide......................................................................................................................... 12
View BIOS and compatible ESXi versions for system and server platform.........................................................12
View driver and rmware versions for Network Interface Card........................................................................... 12
View driver and rmware versions for disk controller............................................................................................ 12
Software............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Firmware and drivers........................................................................................................................................................13
5 Hardware overview.......................................................................................................................................14
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000.......................................................................................................................................14
Front view of the PowerEdge MX7000 chassis..................................................................................................... 14
Back view of the PowerEdge MX7000 chassis......................................................................................................15
Logical view of the PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.................................................................................................. 15
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c compute sled...............................................................................................................16
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s storage sled............................................................................................................... 17
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX9002m management module..............................................................................................18
Dell EMC Networking MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine...........................................................................................19
Dell EMC Networking MX7116n Fabric Expander Module.......................................................................................... 19
Dell EMC Networking MX5108n Ethernet switch....................................................................................................... 20
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s SAS switch...............................................................................................................20
6 Physical layout.............................................................................................................................................22
Conguration options...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Option 1—single PowerEdge MX7000 enclosure..................................................................................................22
Option 2—single PowerEdge MX7000 with MX5016s storage sled.................................................................. 22
Option 3—two PowerEdge MX7000 enclosures.................................................................................................. 23
Option 4—two PowerEdge MX7000 with MX5016s storage sled..................................................................... 23
Option 5—two PowerEdge MX7000 enclosures using Fabric Switching Engine............................................. 24
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