Dell ECS EX Series

Figures..........................................................................................................................................4
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.................................................................................................................................................. 17
Back-end switch pair.................................................................................................................................................. 20
Front-end and back-end switch connections........................................................................................................21
Aggregation switch pair S5232F................................................................................................................................... 22
Chapter 3: EXF900 Platform....................................................................................................... 24
EXF900 hardware components..................................................................................................................................... 24
EXF900 configurations ................................................................................................................................................... 25
EXF900 server................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Server front view.........................................................................................................................................................28
Server rear view.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
EXF900 Upgrade Paths....................................................................................................................................................31
EXF900 disk drives............................................................................................................................................................ 31
EXF900 power cabling..................................................................................................................................................... 32
EXF900 iDRAC cabling..................................................................................................................................................... 51
EXF900 network cabling................................................................................................................................................. 53
EXF900 Cable Kits............................................................................................................................................................58
Aggregated EXF900 back-end network between multiple racks .........................................................................59
Chapter 4: EX500 Platform......................................................................................................... 63
EX500 Hardware Components...................................................................................................................................... 63
EX500 configurations ..................................................................................................................................................... 65
EX500 upgrade paths.......................................................................................................................................................67
EX500 server..................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Server front view........................................................................................................................................................ 69
Server back view.......................................................................................................................................................... 71
EX500 disk drives..............................................................................................................................................................72
EX500 power cabling........................................................................................................................................................73
EX500 iDRAC cabling........................................................................................................................................................81
EX500 network cabling....................................................................................................................................................82
Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ............................................................90
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