Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Service Manual

● A flexible architecture – Nondisruptive provisioning, on-demand allocation of compute, storage, and networking resource
pools
● A scalable fabric – Cost-effective multichassis architecture with a broad array of open networking options and upgrade
simplicity for future I/O flexibility
● Granular storage – Dense, highly flexible, hot swappable, scale-out Direct Attached Storage sled with front access bays
Agile management
● End-to-end life cycle management and single point authentication for all devices from a single interface
● Simplified set-up/updates with no specialized training needed, and with multiple at-the-box management options
● An operational template methodology and comprehensive Rest API
Responsive design
● An industry-leading fabric, system thermal architecture, mechanical design, and control algorithms for dense configurations
with future compatibility
● A hardened design to protect, detect, and recover underlying infrastructure from cyber attacks
For more information about these modules and sleds, see their documents which are available at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals.
Product features
The MX7000 enclosure has the following features:
● Sleds
○
Eight single wide or four double wide sleds
○ Double wide sleds in slots 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
● Power supply units
○ Up to six front loading power supply units
● Fans
○ Four x 60 mm front fan modules
○ Five x 80 mm rear fan modules
● Right control panel ear
○ Power button and LED indicators
○ Two USB Type-A and one USB type Micro-AB
○ One Mini DisplayPort
● Left control panel ear - three configurations
○ LCD with QuickSync
○ LCD without QuickSync
○ LED indicators only
Product comparison
Table 1. Feature comparison
Feature MX7000 M1000e
Rack height 7U rack chassis enclosure 10U blade chassis enclosure
Sled orientation Vertical Vertical
Sled support Up to:
Eight single-width sleds or
Four double-width sleds
Up to seven Storage sleds can be
populated in the enclosure.
Up to:
16 half-height blades or
8 full-height blades or
32 quarter-height blades
Input output modules
3+3 (A/B/C)
A/B direct-IO interconnect
C is Midplane-based interconnect
3+3 (A/B/C)
Midplane-based interconnect
A reserved for Ethernet
6 Product overview

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Specifications

General

Form Factor	Modular Enclosure
Power Supplies	Up to 6 hot-plug power supply units (PSUs)
Management	Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Modular Edition
Enclosure Type	Modular Enclosure
Number of Slots	8 slots
Maximum Number of Compute Sleds	8
Maximum Number of Storage Sleds	8
Maximum Number of Fabric Switching Modules	8
Management Module Slots	2