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ECS EXSeries
Version 3.4
Hardware Guide
08
February 2020
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2 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

CONTENTS
Figures 5
Tables 7
Welcome to ECS 9
Chapter 1 EX-Series Hardware Overview 11

Introduction.......................................................................................................12
Rack and node host names................................................................................ 12
Chapter 2 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
Chapter 3 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 hardware components...........................................................................56
EX300 configurations .......................................................................................57
EX300 upgrade paths....................................................................................... 60
EX300 server....................................................................................................60
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 hardware components.........................................................................88
EX3000 configurations..................................................................................... 89
ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 3

Contents
EX3000 upgrade paths..................................................................................... 93

EX3000 server.................................................................................................. 93
Server rear view...................................................................................98
EX3000 disk drives..........................................................................................100
EX3000 power cabling.................................................................................... 100
EX3000 iDRAC cabling..................................................................................... 111
EX3000 network cabling.................................................................................. 115
Chapter 6 Third-Party Rack Requirements 125

Third-party rack requirements.........................................................................126

FIGURES
1 Dell EMC S5148F switch ports.......................................................................................... 16

2 Front-end switches........................................................................................................... 16
3 Back-end switches.............................................................................................................17
4 Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack............19
5 Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks....................................................19
6 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)....................................... 20
7 EX500 minimum and maximum configurations.................................................................. 24
8 EX500 server physical dimensions.................................................................................... 27
9 EX500 server chassis front view ...................................................................................... 29
10 Left control panel .............................................................................................................29
11 Status LEDs decoded view................................................................................................30
12 Right control panel............................................................................................................30
13 EX500 server chassis back view ....................................................................................... 31
14 EX500 disk drive in carrier................................................................................................ 32
15 EX500 Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram ......................................................................... 37
16 EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram................................................................. 38
17 EX500 Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram.................................................................. 40
18 Fox switch iDRAC ports.....................................................................................................41
19 iDRAC cabling................................................................................................................... 42
20 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node....................................... 44
21 Node ports on front-end switches.................................................................................... 45
22 Network cable and labeling............................................................................................... 45
23 Node ports on back-end switches..................................................................................... 46
24 EX500 node network port cabling connections................................................................. 47
25 EX500 node network cable labeling.................................................................................. 48
26 EX500 network cabling..................................................................................................... 49
27 Linear or Daisy Chain topology..........................................................................................50
28 Split-brain topology.......................................................................................................... 50
29 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks... 51
30 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack
and a Gen2 U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack...............................................................51
31 Ring topology....................................................................................................................52
32 Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology.................................................................. 52
33 Star topology.................................................................................................................... 53
34 Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology.................................................................. 53
35 EX300 minimum and maximum configurations.................................................................. 58
36 EX300 server physical dimensions.................................................................................... 62
37 EX300 server chassis front view ...................................................................................... 62
38 Left control panel .............................................................................................................63
39 Status LEDs decoded view................................................................................................63
40 Right control panel............................................................................................................64
41 EX300 server chassis rear view ........................................................................................64
42 EX300 disk drive in carrier................................................................................................ 66
43 EX300 single-phase AC power cabling ............................................................................. 69
44 ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram .............................................................. 70
45 Three-phase Delta AC power cabling ................................................................................ 71
46 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram.......................................................72
47 Three-phase WYE AC power cabling ................................................................................ 73
48 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram........................................................74
49 Fox switch iDRAC ports.................................................................................................... 75
50 iDRAC cabling................................................................................................................... 76
51 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node....................................... 78
52 Node ports on front-end switches.....................................................................................79

Figures
53 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX300 node..........................79

54 Node ports on back-end switches..................................................................................... 79
55 EX300 node network port cabling connections................................................................. 80
56 EX300 node network cable labeling................................................................................... 81
57 EX300 network cabling..................................................................................................... 82
58 Linear or Daisy Chain topology..........................................................................................83
59 Split-brain topology.......................................................................................................... 83
60 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks.. 84
61 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack
and a Gen2 U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack.............................................................. 84
62 Ring topology....................................................................................................................85
63 Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology.................................................................. 85
64 Star topology.................................................................................................................... 86
65 Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology.................................................................. 86
66 EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis......................... 90
67 EX3000D minimum and maximum configurations for dual node chassis............................ 91
68 EX3000 server front view in rack......................................................................................94
69 EX3000 external chassis view ..........................................................................................95
70 EX3000 internal chassis view............................................................................................95
71 External view of server sled A in a EX3000D dual node chassis with two sleds................. 96
72 Front-panel features and indicators.................................................................................. 96
73 EX3000D server rear view in rack..................................................................................... 98
74 Back-panel features and indicators................................................................................... 98
75 EX3000 disk drive in carrier.............................................................................................100
76 PDU outlet numbers......................................................................................................... 101
77 PDU single-phase diagram...............................................................................................103
78 EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling ....................................................................... 104
79 EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling ....................................................................... 105
80 PDU three-phase diagram............................................................................................... 106
81 EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling ............................................................... 107
82 EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling ............................................................... 108
83 EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling................................................................ 109
84 EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling.................................................................110
85 EX3000S iDRAC cabling...................................................................................................112
86 EX3000D iDRAC cabling.................................................................................................. 114
87 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node.................................. 116
88 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node.................................. 117
89 Node ports on front-end switches....................................................................................117
90 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node.................... 118
91 Node ports on back-end switches.................................................................................... 118
92 EX3000 node network port cabling connections.............................................................. 119
93 EX3000 node network cable labeling............................................................................... 120
94 EX3000S network cabling................................................................................................ 121
95 EX3000D network cabling............................................................................................... 122

TABLES
1 Rack ID.............................................................................................................................. 12
2 Default node names........................................................................................................... 13
3 Switch port numbers......................................................................................................... 16
4 Switch port number........................................................................................................... 17
5 EX500 hardware components........................................................................................... 22
6 EX500 configurations ...................................................................................................... 24
7 EX500 Disk Upgrade Kit....................................................................................................26
8 Standard features of EX500 servers................................................................................. 27
9 Decoding of LEDs in light bar............................................................................................ 29
10 EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping...............................................................33
11 EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping............................................ 34
12 EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping...............................................................35
13 EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping........................................36
14 EX500 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping................................................................... 41
15 EX300 hardware components........................................................................................... 56
16 EX300 configurations ...................................................................................................... 58
17 Standard features of EX300 servers..................................................................................61
18 Decoding of LEDs in light bar............................................................................................ 63
19 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots.......................................................................................... 64
20 EX300 0U PDU cabling .................................................................................................... 67
21 EX300 2U PDU cabling .................................................................................................... 67
22 EX300 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping................................................................... 75
23 EX3000 hardware components......................................................................................... 88
24 EX3000S single node chassis configurations .................................................................... 91
25 EX3000D dual node chassis configurations ......................................................................92
26 EX3000 physical dimensions............................................................................................. 93
27 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors......................................................................... 96
28 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors......................................................................... 99
29 EX3000S PDU cabling......................................................................................................101
30 EX3000D PDU cabling..................................................................................................... 101
31 EX3000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping.............................................................. 111
32 EX3000D node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping..............................................................113
33 Legend for Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on EX30000S node..... 118

Tables

Welcome to ECS
ECS provides a complete software-defined cloud storage platform that supports the storage,
manipulation, and analysis of unstructured data on a massive scale on commodity hardware. ECS
can be deployed as a turnkey storage appliance or as a software product that can be installed on
qualified commodity servers and disks. ECS offers all the cost advantages of commodity
infrastructure with the enterprise reliability, availability, and serviceability of traditional arrays.
The ECS online documentation comprises the following guides:
l Administration Guide
l Monitoring Guide
l Data Access Guide
l Hardware Guide
l API Guide
Administration Guide
The Administration Guide supports the initial configuration of ECS and the provisioning of
storage to meet requirements for availability and data replication. Also, it supports the
ongoing management of tenants and users, and the creation and configuration of buckets.
Monitoring Guide
The Monitoring Guide supports the ECS administrator's use of the ECS Portal to monitor the
health and performance of ECS and to view its capacity utilization.
Data Access Guide

The Data Access Guide describes the protocols that are supported by ECS for user access to
ECS object storage. In addition to the S3, EMC Atmos, OpenStack Swift, and Centera (CAS)
object APIs, it introduces the ECS Management API, which can be used to configure ECS
before user access, and details the use of ECS as a Hadoop Filesystem (HDFS) and the
integration of ECS HDFS with a Hadoop cluster.
Hardware Guide
The Hardware Guide describes the supported hardware configurations and upgrade paths and
details the rack cabling requirements.
API Guide
The API Guide use the ECS Management API to configure, manage, and monitor ECS.
PDF versions of these online guides and links to other PDFs, such as the ECS Security Configuration
Guide and the ECS Release Notes, are available from support.emc.com.

Welcome to ECS

CHAPTER 1
EX-Series Hardware Overview
l Introduction........................................................................................................................... 12
l Rack and node host names.....................................................................................................12

Introduction
This guide describes the hardware components that make up the ECS appliance Generation 3
(Gen3) hardware models.
ECS Gen3 appliance series
The ECS Gen3 appliance series include:
l EX500 series: A dense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for small to medium-
sized ECS deployments.
The EX500 supports node expansion in increments of one when the capacity is the same as the
previous node. If the capacity is different from the previous node when expanding, EX500
supports expansion in a minimum of five-node increments. The recommended expansion is five
nodes. The EX500 series supports from 5 to 16 nodes per rack. With different drive sizes/
quantity and the flexibility of node additions, this platform can scale from 480TB RAW to
4.6PB RAW per rack.
l EX300 series: A dense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for small to medium-
sized ECS deployments. With different drive sizes and the flexibility of single node addition,
this platform can scale from 60 TB RAW to 1.5 PB RAW per rack.
l EX3000 series: An ultra-dense object storage solution of hyper-converged nodes for medium
to large-sized ECS deployments. This platform starts at a 2.2 PB RAW minimum configuration
and scales to 8.6 PB RAW per rack.
Note: In this document, the term node is used interchangeably with server, and the term appliance
refers to a cluster of nodes running ECS software.
Hardware generations
ECS appliances are characterized by hardware generation.
Gen3
l EX500 Gen3 models featuring 8TB or 12 TB disks (12 or 24 x HDD per node) became available
in September 2019.
l EX300 Gen3 models featuring 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB disks (12 HDD per 2U node) became
available in August 2018.
l EX3000 Gen3 models featuring 12 TB disks (4U chassis with single or dual node
configurations) became available in August 2018.
Gen2
For documentation on Gen2 hardware, see the Dell EMC ECS D- and U-Series Hardware Guide.
l U-Series Gen2 models featuring 12 TB disks became available in March 2018.
l The D-Series was introduced in October 2016 featuring 8 TB disks. D-Series models featuring
10 TB disks became available March 2017.
l The original U-Series appliance (Gen1) was replaced in October 2015 with second generation
hardware (Gen2).
Rack and node host names

Lists the default rack and node host names for an ECS Appliance.
The default rack IDs and color names are assigned in installation order as shown in the following
table.
Lists the Rack ID

Table 1 Rack ID
Rack Rack color Rack Rack color Rack Rack color

ID ID ID
1 red 18 carmine 35 cornsilk
2 green 19 auburn 36 ochre
3 blue 20 bronze 37 lavender
4 yellow 21 apricot 38 ginger
5 magenta 22 jasmine 39 ivory
6 cyan 23 army 40 carnelian
7 azure 24 copper 41 taupe
8 violet 25 amaranth 42 navy
9 rose 26 mint 43 indigo
10 orange 27 cobalt 44 veronica
11 chartreuse 28 fern 45 citron
12 pink 29 sienna 46 sand
13 brown 30 mantis 47 russet
14 white 31 denim 48 brick
15 gray 32 aquamarine 49 avocado
16 beige 33 baby 50 bubblegum
17 silver 34 eggplant
Nodes are assigned node names based on their order within the server chassis and within the rack
itself. The following table lists the default node names.
Table 2 Default node names
Node Node name Node Node name
1 provo 9 boston
2 sandy 10 chicago
3 orem 11 houston
4 ogden 12 phoenix
5 layton 13 dallas
6 logan 14 detroit
7 lehi 15 columbus
8 murray 16 austin
Nodes that are positioned in the same slot in different racks at a site have the same node name.
For example, node 4 is called ogden, assuming that you use the default node names.

The getrackinfo command identifies nodes by a unique combination of node name and rack
name. For example, node 4 in rack 1 is identified as ogden-red and can be pinged using its NAN
resolvable (through mDNS) name: ogden-red.nan.local.

CHAPTER 2
Switches
l Dell EMC S5148F switch........................................................................................................ 16

Switches
Dell EMC S5148F switch

The EX500. EX300, and EX3000 appliances all use the Dell EMC S5148F for the front-end pair of
switches and for the pair of back-end switches. Note that customers have the option of using their
own front-end switches instead of the Dell EMC S5148F switches. The Dell EMC S5148F switches
are required for the back-end pair.
Figure 1 Dell EMC S5148F switch ports
Front-end switch pair

Dell EMC offers an optional HA pair of front-end 25 GbE S5148F switches for customer network
connection to the rack. It has two 100 GbE virtual link trunking (VLT) cables per HA pair. These
switches are called the Hare (FE2) and the Rabbit (FE1) switches.
Customers can use their own front-end switch pair (10/25 GbE for EX300 and 25 GbE for EX500
and EX3000) using the Dell EMC Request for Product Qualification (RPQ) process. In this case,
the customer must provide the appropriate VLT cables, SFPs, or external connection cables.
CAUTION It is required to have connections from the customer's network to both front-end
switches (rabbit and hare) in order to maintain the high availability architecture of the ECS
appliance. If the customer chooses not to connect to their network in the required HA manner,
there is no guarantee of high data availability for the use of this product.
Figure 2 Front-end switches
Hare Switch (FE2)

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Rabbit Switch (FE1)

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Lists the switch port numbers:

Table 3 Switch port numbers
Switch Port number Description
Hare 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)

Switches
Table 3 Switch port numbers (continued)
17-40 Not designated
41-48 Customer uplink ports (10/25 GbE)
49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE)
51-54 Customer uplink ports (100 GbE)
Rabbit 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)
41-48 Customer uplink ports (10/25 GbE)
51-54 Customer uplink ports (100 GbE)
Back-end switch pair

Dell EMC provides two 25 GbE S5148F back-end switches (BE1 and BE2) with two 100 GbE VLT
cables. These switches are referred to as the Hound (BE2) and Fox (BE1) switches.
In the following diagram, all labeled ports relate to an ECS virtual data center (VDC) in which all
racks/nodes are EX-Series (Gen3 hardware), with the exception of ports 39 and 40. Ports 39 and
40 are only used in the scenario where there is Gen2 hardware series integration with EX-Series
hardware in the VDC. When Gen2 hardware is mixed with EX-Series hardware, ports 39 and 40 are
the only ports used for connectivity.
All iDRAC cables from nodes and all front-end switch management cable connections route to the
Fox (BE1) switch.
Figure 3 Back-end switches
Hound Switch (BE2)

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Fox Switch (BE1)

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54
Lists switch port numbers.

Table 4 Switch port number
Hound 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)

Switches
Table 4 Switch port number (continued)
17-40 Not designated.
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25
GbE)
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE)
51-54 Not designated (100 GbE)
Fox 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)
17-32 iDRAC ports
33 To Rabbit (FE1) switch
34 To service tray in front
35 To Hare (FE2) switch
36 Open for rear service connectivity
39 In from Gen2 Turtle switch
40 Out to Gen2 Turtle switch
41-44 In from EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25
GbE)
45-48 Out to EX-Series rack when the ECS system has more than one rack (10/25 GbE)
51-54 Not designated (100 GbE)
Front-end and back-end switch connections

The front-end switch management ports connect to back-end switch ports via two CAT6 cable
and two 1GBaseT SFP.
These two cables and two SFP are used for Dell EMC switches. If you are deploying in a third party
rack with customer switches, or using customer switches in a Dell EMC rack, these two cables and
two SFP are not required.
The connection between the front-end switch ports and back-end switch ports are as follows:
l Hare (FE2) to Fox (BE1)
l Rabbit (FE1) to Hound (BE2)
The connections are shown with green lines in the following diagram.

Switches
Figure 4 Connections between front-end and back-end switches within an EX-Series rack
For back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks, port 41 on the back-end switches is
used for the inbound connection and port 45 is used for the outbound connection. These ports are
used for linear and ring topology rack-to-rack connectivity. For more information, see Network
connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site on page 50.
Figure 5 Back-end switch connections between EX-Series racks

Switches
Figure 6 Front-end switch connections to customer switches (example)

CHAPTER 3
EX500 Platform
l EX500 hardware components............................................................................................... 22

l EX500 configurations ...........................................................................................................23
l EX500 upgrade paths............................................................................................................26
l EX500 server.........................................................................................................................27
l EX500 disk drives.................................................................................................................. 31
l EX500 power cabling............................................................................................................ 32
l EX500 iDRAC cabling.............................................................................................................41
l EX500 network cabling......................................................................................................... 43
l Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ................................50

EX500 Platform
EX500 hardware components

The EX500 ECS appliance includes the following hardware components.
Lists EX500 hardware components and its description.
Table 5 EX500 hardware components
Component Description
40U rack Titan D racks that include:

l Gen3 0U PDUs supporting single phase, three-phase delta, and three-phase WYE
l Front and rear doors
l Racking by Dell EMC manufacturing
In addition to the Dell EMC-racked EX500 appliance, the EX500 nodes can be installed
in customer-provided racks. For more information on third-party racking requirements,
see the ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and Installation Guide.
Back-end (BE) switches l Two Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports
for private network and 6 x 100 GbE uplink ports.
connection
l 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end (FE) switches l Two optional Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches can be obtained for
for customer public network connection or the customer can provide their own 10 GbE or 25 GbE HA
network connection pair for the front end.
l If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT
cables, SFPs, or external connection cables.
l If Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, the 25 GbE ports are
configured to run at 25G to connect to the EX500 nodes, and 2 x 100 GbE VLT
cables are provided.
Nodes l Minimum number of nodes per rack is 1.

n Minimum initial configuration is 5.
n Supports spill-over expansion racks with just 1 node. For example, a 17-node
VDC has a 16-node rack and a 1-node rack.
l HDD sizes can be 8 or 12TB. (All drive sizes are the same in the node.)
l Within a Dell EMC manufactured rack delivered from the factory, all nodes within
the rack are of the exact same drive size. For node upgrades in the field, nodes
with other sized drives are allowed within the rack.
l 12 (slots 12-23) or 24 (slots 00-23) SATA hard drives (HDDs) in each node.
l 480 GB M.2 (BOSS) system disk in each node.
l 64 GB RAM per node.
l Two 10-core Xeon Silver 85W processors per node.
l 8x, 8GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Single Rank, x8 Data Width.
l Dual 1100W Platinum power supply.
l Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking.

EX500 Platform
EX500 configurations
Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance configurations.

EX500 Platform
The front view of an EX500 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EX500 rack with the
maximum node configuration is shown in the following diagram. The rear view requires a brace
wherever there is empty space above or below an EX500 server.
Figure 7 EX500 minimum and maximum configurations
The EX500 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a
customer-provided rack.
>
EX500 supports 5 nodes in the same configuration. You can combine 8 and 12 TB disks, with a
minimum of 5 nodes of the same disk configuration.
Lists the nodes, disks in each node, disk size, and the RAW storage capacity.
Table 6 EX500 configurations
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage

capacity
5 (minimum 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
configuration)
l 12 TB l 144 TB

EX500 Platform
Table 6 EX500 configurations (continued)

capacity
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
6 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
7 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
8 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
9 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
10 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
11 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB

EX500 Platform

capacity
12 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
13 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
14 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
15 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
16 (maximum 12 l 8 TB l 96 TB
configuration)
l 12 TB l 144 TB
24 l 8 TB l 192 TB
l 12 TB l 288 TB
EX500 upgrade paths

Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
l Disk upgrade kits are available in 12-disk increments.
l EX500 upgrades: 12 to 24 disks.
l To add disk capacity to an EX500, disk upgrade kits per node must be ordered based on the
existing disk capacity 8 or 12TB.
l All empty drive slots must be filled with a disk filler
Lists the disk upgrade kit details.

EX500 Platform
Table 7 EX500 Disk Upgrade Kit
Disk Upgrade Kit Quantity Upgrade Result Per

Server
12-disk upgrade 1 EX500 - 12 to 24 disk

upgrade
EX500 server
Learn about the EX500 servers standard features.
Lists the features of EX500 servers.
Table 8 Standard features of EX500 servers
Features 8 TB 12 TB
Chassis l EX500 24 x 3.5" 2 CPU chassis

l One-node server (2U) with two CPUs per node
l Maximum chassis weight is 43.2 kg (95.24 lb)
Riser l Each EX500 server supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) Gen3
Configuration expansion cards that can be installed on the system board using three
expansion card risers.
l Config 1 (1B + 2B)
l Four x8 slots and rear storage
Processors 2x Xeon Silver 10 core/20 thread 85W
Memory 8 x 8GB RDIMM, 2666MT/s, Single Rank, x8 Data Width
Disk Controller HBA330 mini (IOC, JBOD)
PCIe Slot 1 Broadcom 57414 2x25GbE, QSFP28
PCIe Slot 2 BOSS controller card + with 1 M.2 stick 480 GB, LP
PCIe Slot 3 Broadcom 57414 2x25GbE, QSFP28
Management iDRAC9 Enterprise
Power 2 x 1100W Platinum
HDDs in front 8TB 7.2k RPM 512e SATA HDD 12TB 7.2k RPM 512e
slots SATA HDD
Figure 8 EX500 server physical dimensions

EX500 Platform
Figure 8 EX500 server physical dimensions (continued)
Server front view

Learn about the EX500 front view.
The following figure shows the EX500 2U server chassis front with 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs.

EX500 Platform
Figure 9 EX500 server chassis front view
LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels.
Figure 10 Left control panel
The left control panel LED behavior is broken into two subsets, the light bar and the status LEDs.
The light bar also functions as a button. The light bar indicates chassis health and also functions as
System ID when pressed.
Lists the status of LEDs in light bar.
Table 9 Decoding of LEDs in light bar
Status ID button
Indicates that the system is turned on, system Solid Blue

is healthy, and system ID mode is not active.
Press the system health and system ID button
to switch to system ID mode.
Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. Solid Amber

If the problem persists, see the Getting help
section.
Indicates that the system is experiencing a Blink Amber

fault. Check the System Event Log for
specific error messages. For information
about the event and error messages
generated by the system firmware and agents
that monitor system components, see the
Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com

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Table 9 Decoding of LEDs in light bar (continued)
Status ID button
Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Blink Blue

Press the system health and system ID button
to switch to system health mode.
There are two status LEDs to indicate and identify any failed hardware components.
Figure 11 Status LEDs decoded view
1. System health and system ID indicator

2. Drive indicator
Figure 12 Right control panel
1. Power button
2. USB 2.0-compliant port
3. Micro-USB for iDRAC Direct
4. iDRAC LED indicator

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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 *
4 - Front-end switch 2 Server x FE 2 *
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.

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Figure 14 EX500 disk drive in carrier
EX500 power cabling

Review the EX500 ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase
delta and wye AC power.
Use the power and weight calculator to refine the power and heat values to more-closely match
the hardware configuration for your system. The calculator contains the latest information for
power and weight planning.

EX500 Platform
The EX500 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables.
The table describes EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping.
Table 10 EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping
PDU outlet Branch Component Line cord per zone
37 12 Empty 3
36 12 Empty 3
35 12 Empty 3
34 12 Empty 3
33 11 Node 16 3
32 11 Node 15 3
31 11 Node 14 3
30 10 Empty 2
29 10 Empty 2
28 10 Empty 2
27 9 Empty 2
26 9 Empty 2
25 9 Node 13 2
24 8 Node 12 2
23 8 Node 11 2
22 8 Node 10 2
21 7 Node 9 2
20 7 Node 8 2
19 7 Node 7 2
18 6 Empty 1
17 6 Empty 1
16 6 Empty 1
15 5 Empty 1
14 5 Empty 1
13 5 Empty 1
12 4 FE Switch 2 1
11 4 FE Switch 1 1
10 4 Tray/Light Bar 1
9 3 BE Switch 2 1
8 3 BE Switch 1 1
7 3 Empty 1

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Table 10 EX500 0U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued)
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 2 Node 4 1
3 1 Node 3 1
2 1 Node 2 1
1 1 Node 1 1
The table describes EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping.
Table 11 EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping
37 12 Empty 1
36 12 Empty 1
35 12 Empty 1
34 12 Empty 1
33 11 Empty 1
32 11 Empty 1
31 11 Empty 1
30 10 Empty 1
29 10 Empty 1
28 10 Empty 1
27 9 Empty 1
26 9 Empty 1
25 9 Empty 1
24 8 Empty 1
23 8 Empty 1
22 8 Empty 1
21 7 Node 16 1
20 7 Node 15 1
19 7 Node 14 1
18 6 Node 13 1
17 6 Node 12 1
16 6 Node 11 1
15 5 Node 10 1
14 5 Node 9 1

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Table 11 EX500 PDU three-phase Delta and WYE zone A/B mapping (continued)
13 5 Node 8 1
12 4 FE Switch2 1
11 4 FE Swtich 1 1
9 3 BE Switch 2 1
8 3 BE Switch 1 1
7 3 Node 7 1
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 2 Node 4 1
3 1 Node 3 1
2 1 Node 2 1
1 1 Node 1 1
The table describes EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping.

Table 12 EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping
24 6 Empty 3
23 6 Empty 3
22 6 Empty 3
21 6 Node 16 3
20 5 Node 11 2
19 5 Node 10 2
18 5 Node 9 2
17 5 Node 8 2
16 4 Node 4 1
15 4 Node 3 1
14 4 FE Switch2 1
13 4 FE Swtich 1 1
12 3 Node 15 3
11 3 Node 14 3
10 3 Node 13 3
9 3 Node 12 3

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Table 12 EX500 2U PDU single-phase zone A/B mapping (continued)
7 2 Node 7 2
6 2 Node 6 2
5 2 Node 5 2
4 1 Node 2 1
3 1 Node 1 1
2 1 BE Switch 2 1
1 1 BE Switch 1 1
The table describes EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping.
Table 13 EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping
24 6 Empty 1
23 6 Empty 1
22 6 Empty 1
21 6 Node 16 1
20 5 Node 11 1
19 5 Node 10 1
18 5 Node 9 1
17 5 Node 8 1
16 4 Node 4 1
15 4 Node 3 1
14 4 FE Switch2 1
13 4 FE Swtich 1 1
12 3 Node 15 1
11 3 Node 14 1
10 3 Node 13 1
9 3 Node 12 1
7 2 Node 7 1
6 2 Node 6 1
5 2 Node 5 1
4 1 Node 2 1
3 1 Node 1 1
2 1 BE Switch 2 1

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Table 13 EX500 2U PDU three-phase Delta and Wye zone A/B mapping (continued)
1 1 BE Switch 1 1
In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails
to the rear.
Figure 15 EX500 Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 16 EX500 Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 17 EX500 Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram

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EX500 iDRAC cabling

Review the wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the
Fox back-end switch.
The Fox switch (BE1) port numbers used for connecting to the iDRAC ports on the EX500 nodes
are shown in the following diagram.
Figure 18 Fox switch iDRAC ports
Fox Switch (BE1)
17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
iDRAC port
The EX500 node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following
table.
Table 14 EX500 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping
Node 1 iDRAC port BE1 Port 17

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Figure 19 iDRAC cabling

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EX500 network cabling

The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX500 appliance in a Dell EMC or customer-provided
rack.
Customers connect to an EX500 appliance by way of 25GbE ports on the front-end switches. For
an EX500 appliance, the 25GbE ports run at 25GbE. Customer configurations can include 25GbE
front-end switches provided by Dell EMC or customers may provide their own front-end switches.
To distinguish between the two front-end switches and the two back-end switches, each switch
has a nickname:
l Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25GbE SFP28 ports to
EX500 nodes. It is located above the Rabbit switch in U22 of the EX500 rack.
l Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25GbE SFP28 ports
to EX500 nodes. It is located below the Hare switch in U20 of the EX500 rack.
l Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25GbE back-end switch running 25GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
It is located above the Fox switch in U18 of the EX500 rack.
l Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25GbE back-end switch running 25GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
It is located below the Hound switch in U16 of the EX500 rack.

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The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node are shown in the
following diagram.
Figure 20 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX500 node

EX500 Platform
The numbered front-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX500 nodes are
shown in the following diagram. Port 1 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 1.
Port 2 on the Hare switch (FE2) connects to port 4 on Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the
Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to port 3 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Rabbit switch (FE1) connects to
port 3 on Node 2, and so on.
Figure 21 Node ports on front-end switches
Hare Switch (FE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
customer ports
Rabbit Switch (FE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
Figure 22 Network cable and labeling
In the table below, x is the server number.
Network Cable Description Labeling

1 - iDRAC management port, back-end switch 1 Server x iDRAC *
6 - Power cable (black) AC PS1
7 - Power cable (grey) AC PS2
The numbered back-end switch ports used for connecting to the ports on the EX500 nodes are
shown in the following diagram. Port 1 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 1.
Port 2 on the Hound switch (BE2) connects to port 2 on Node 2, and so on. Similarly, Port 1 on the
Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1 on Node 1. Port 2 on the Fox switch (BE1) connects to port 1
on Node 2, and so on.

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Figure 23 Node ports on back-end switches

Hound Switch (BE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
Fox Switch (BE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54

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The EX500 node port to the iDRAC, back-end switch, and front-end switch port connections are
listed in the following table.
Figure 24 EX500 node network port cabling connections

EX500 Platform
The EX500 node network cable labeling is listed in the following table.
Figure 25 EX500 node network cable labeling

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Figure 26 EX500 network cabling

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Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a

single site
The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intra-rack networks into a single
inter-rack network through VLAN 4. Ports 41 - 44 are used to create port channel 100 and ports 45
through 48 are used to create port channel 101 on the back-end switch. Port channels 100 and 101
are used to connect to other intra-rack LANs.
Note: The private.4 network is also referred to as the Nile Area Network (NAN).
The ECS intra-rack backend management networks are connected together to create the inter-
rack topology. By connecting either port channel 100 or 101 to another private switch from another
ECS intra-rack network, the inter-rack network is created. Through these connections, nodes
from any intra-rack network can communicate to any other node on the inter-rack network. There
are three types of topologies you can use to connect the intra-rack LANs into an inter-rack
network:
l Daisy chain or line topology
l Ring topology
l Star topology
Linear or daisy chain topology
The simplest topology to connect the intra-racks together does not require any extra equipment.
All the private switches can be connected together in a linear or Daisy chain fashion as
demonstrated below.
Figure 27 Linear or Daisy Chain topology
This linear or daisy-chain topology is the least dependable setup and is easily susceptible to split-
brain topologies as demonstrated below.
Figure 28 Split-brain topology
The inter-rack linear topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.

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Figure 29 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks
The inter-rack linear topology between an EX-Series rack and a Gen2 rack is shown in the
following figure. For a mixed Gen2 and Gen3 environment, use Turtle switch port 51 for inbound,
and port 52 for outbound. On the Gen3 Fox switch, use port 39 for inbound and port 40 for
outbound. This is a requirement for mixing Gen2 and Gen3 racks in the same VDC. Ports 39 and 40
are not used in an all Gen3 environment with EX-Series racks.
Figure 30 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack and
a Gen2 U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack
Ring topology
For a more reliable network, the ends of the daisy chain topology can be connected together to
create a ring network as demonstrated below. The ring topology would require two physical link
breaks in the topology to create split-brain issue in the private.4 network.

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Figure 31 Ring topology
The ring topology is very similar to the daisy chain/line topology, except that it is more robust
since it requires two points of failure to break the topology which would cause a split-brain issue.
The inter-rack ring topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.
Figure 32 Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology
Star topology
The limitation with the daisy chain or ring topologies is that they do not scale well for large
installations. For ten or more ECS racks, one or two aggregation switches should be added support
the large installation. For high availability, the recommended topology is to use two aggregation
switches with port channel (VLT, vPC, MLAG) connectivity between them. If you use a single
aggregation switch, both the Fox switch (BE1) and the Hound switch (BE2) are connected to the
single switch. The impact of using only one aggregation switch is the loss of high availability for
the aggregation switch. For connectivity to aggregation switches, use the inbound port 41 on each
back-end switch to link to the aggregation switch(es).
By using aggregation switch(es) to connect to all the intra-rack networks, the star topology
provides better protection against the split-brain issue than both the daisy chain/linear or ring
topologies. With aggregation switch(es), link failures are isolated to a single intra-rack network in
the private.4 network.

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Figure 33 Star topology
The aggregation switch(es) connecting to the intra-rack networks must be set up as a trunk and
allow VLAN traffic to flow between all ports in the inter-rack network.
The inter-rack star topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.
Figure 34 Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology

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CHAPTER 4
EX300 Platform
l EX300 hardware components............................................................................................... 56

l EX300 configurations ........................................................................................................... 57
l EX300 upgrade paths............................................................................................................60
l EX300 server........................................................................................................................ 60
l EX300 disk drives..................................................................................................................65
l EX300 power cabling............................................................................................................ 66
l EX300 iDRAC cabling............................................................................................................ 75
l EX300 network cabling..........................................................................................................77
l Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a single site ................................83

EX300 Platform

The EX300 ECS appliance includes the following hardware components.
40U rack Titan D racks that include:

l Gen3 0U PDUs supporting single phase, three-phase delta, and three-phase WYE
l Front and rear doors
l Racking by Dell EMC manufacturing
In addition to the Dell EMC-racked EX300 appliance, the EX300 nodes can be installed
in customer-provided racks. For more information on third-party racking requirements,
see the ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Back-end (BE) switches l Two Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports
for private network and 6 x 100 GbE uplink ports.
connection
l 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables per HA pair.
Front-end (FE) switches l Two optional Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches can be obtained for
for customer public network connection or the customer can provide their own 10 GbE or 25 GbE HA
network connection pair for the front end.
l If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT
cables, SFPs, or external connection cables.
l If Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, the 25 GbE ports are
configured to run at 10 GbE to connect to the EX300 nodes, and 2 x 100 GbE VLT
cables are provided.
Nodes l Minimum number of nodes per rack is 5 with increments of 1 node up to a

maximum of 16 nodes.
l HDD sizes can be 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB. (All drive sizes are the same in the
node.)
l Within a Dell EMC manufactured rack delivered from the factory, all nodes within
the rack are of the exact same drive size. For node upgrades in the field, nodes
with other sized drives are allowed within the rack.
l Twelve SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) in each node.
l 480 GB M.2 (BOSS) system disk in each node.
l 64 GB RAM per node.
l Single 8-core SkyLake CPU per node. Xeon Bronze 3106 8 core/8 thread-11MB
L3, 1.7GHz, 85W.
l 4x 16GB RDIMM, 2667MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width.
l Dual 750W Platinum power supply (hot swappable).
l Each node has 4 x 10 GbE networking.

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Describes the EX300 ECS appliance configurations.

EX300 Platform
The front view of an EX300 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EX300 rack with the
maximum node configuration is shown in the following diagram. The rear view requires a brace
wherever there is empty space above or below an EX300 server.
Figure 35 EX300 minimum and maximum configurations
The EX300 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a
Lists the nodes, disks in each node, disk size, and RAW storage capacity.

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Table 16 EX300 configurations

capacity
5 (minimum 12 l 1 TB l 60 TB
configuration)
l 2 TB l 120 TB
l 4 TB l 240 TB
l 8 TB l 480 TB
6 12 l 1 TB l 72 TB
l 2 TB l 144 TB
l 4 TB l 288 TB
l 8 TB l 576 TB
7 12 l 1 TB l 84 TB
l 2 TB l 168 TB
l 4 TB l 336 TB
l 8 TB l 672 TB
8 12 l 1 TB l 96 TB
l 2 TB l 192 TB
l 4 TB l 384 TB
l 8 TB l 768 TB
9 12 l 1 TB l 108 TB
l 2 TB l 216 TB
l 4 TB l 432 TB
l 8 TB l 864 TB
10 12 l 1 TB l 120 TB
l 2 TB l 240 TB
l 4 TB l 480 TB
l 8 TB l 960 TB
11 12 l 1 TB l 132 TB
l 2 TB l 264 TB
l 4 TB l 528 TB
l 8 TB l 1.06 PB
12 12 l 1 TB l 144 TB
l 2 TB l 288 TB
l 4 TB l 576 TB
l 8 TB l 1.15 PB

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capacity
13 12 l 1 TB l 156 TB
l 2 TB l 312 TB
l 4 TB l 624 TB
l 8 TB l 1.25 PB
14 12 l 1 TB l 168 TB
l 2 TB l 336 TB
l 4 TB l 672 TB
l 8 TB l 1.34 PB
15 12 l 1 TB l 180 TB
l 2 TB l 360 TB
l 4 TB l 720 TB
l 8 TB l 1.44 PB
16 (maximum 12 l 1 TB l 192 TB
configuration)
l 2 TB l 384 TB
l 4 TB l 768 TB
l 8 TB l 1.54 PB
EX300 upgrade paths

Describes the EX300 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are four or more nodes in the system (VDC) with the same disk size or total node disk
capacity, the minimum node expansion is only one. This upgrade is possible when the expansion
node has the same disk size or the total disk capacity of the existing nodes.
For example, you have an EX300 appliance with five nodes containing 1TB disks or have a total disk
capacity of 12TB. You can add a single node with 1TB disks or a total disk capacity of 12TB.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes than the nodes currently in the system, you
must add a minimum of four nodes at a time.
For example, you have an EX300 appliance with five nodes containing 1TB drives. If you want to
add nodes of different drive size (2TB, 4TB or 8TB), you must add four or more nodes, at a time.
Note: All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of
differing drive sizes within a rack.
There are no drive upgrades.
EX300 server
EX300 servers have the following standard features:

EX300 Platform
Lists the features if EX300 servers

Table 17 Standard features of EX300 servers
Features 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB 8 TB
Chassis l EX300 12 x 3.5" 1 CPU chassis

l One-node server (2U) with one CPU per node
l Maximum chassis weight is 33.1 kg (72.91 lb)
Riser l Each EX300 server supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) Gen3
Configuration expansion cards that can be installed on the system board using three
expansion card risers.
l Config 1 (1B + 2B)
l Four x8 slots and rear storage
Processors 1 x Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8 core/8 thread, 1.7Ghz, 85W, 11 MB cache,
2400Mhz DIMMs
Memory 4 x 16 GB RDIMM, 2667MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width
Disk Controller HBA330 mini (IOC, JBOD)
NDC Foster Flat (Quad Port 10G SFP+) Intel X710
PCIe Slot 1 BOSS controller card + with 1 M.2 stick 480 GB, FH
Management iDRAC9 Enterprise
Power 2 x 750W Platinum
HDDs in front 1 TB 7.2k RPM 2 TB 7.2k RPM 4 TB 7.2k RPM 512n 8 TB 7.2k RPM 512e
slots 512n SATA 512n SATA SATA HDD SATA HDD
HDD HDD

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Figure 36 EX300 server physical dimensions
Server front view

The following figure shows the EX300 2U server chassis front with 12 x 3.5" SATA HDDs.
Figure 37 EX300 server chassis front view
LED indicators are on the left and right side of the server front panels.

EX300 Platform
Figure 38 Left control panel
The left control panel LED behavior is broken into two subsets, the light bar and the status LEDs.
The light bar also functions as a button. The light bar indicates chassis health and also functions as
System ID when pressed.
Table 18 Decoding of LEDs in light bar
Status ID button
Healthy Solid Blue
Fault Blink Amber
System ID Blink Blue
There are five status LEDs to indicate and identify any failed hardware components.
Figure 39 Status LEDs decoded view

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Figure 40 Right control panel
1. Power button with integrated power LED

2. Two USB 3.0 ports
3. Micro-USB for iDRAC Direct
4. Status LED for iDRAC Direct
5. VGA port
Server rear view

The EX300 server chassis provides dual hot-swappable power supplies with 1 + 1 redundancy,
auto-sensing and auto-switching capability.
Figure 41 EX300 server chassis rear view
Table 19 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots
Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion card The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-
slot (3) height PCIe expansion cards to the system. The Boot Optimized
Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick is in
the top PCIe slot (slot 1).
2 Half-height PCIe expansion card The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
slot expansion cards to the system.

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Table 19 Server Panel, Ports, and Slots (continued)
Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
3 Rear handle The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of
PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Drive slots The two rear 3.5 inch rear drive slots contain fillers.
5 Power supply unit (2) Two AC or DC power supply units (PSUs)
6 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card
(NDC) provide network connectivity. The two left 10 GbE data ports
of each node connect to one of the data ports on the back-end
switches. The two right 10 GbE data ports of each node connect to
one of the data ports on the front-end switches.
7 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you
to connect USB devices to the system.
8 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
9 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
10 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s
Guide.
11 System identification button The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and
back of the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack
by turning on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID
button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through
mode.
EX300 disk drives

Describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX300 appliance.
EX300 nodes contain twelve 3.5 inch SATA front-accessible, hot-swappable drives in slots 0 to 11.
Disk size can be 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, or 8 TB. All drives within a node must be of the same drive size,
but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack. In PCIe slot 1 of each node there is a
480 GB Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller card with one M.2 stick.

EX300 Platform
EX300 power cabling

Provides EX300 ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and three-phase delta
and wye AC power.

EX300 Platform
The EX300 appliance connections to 0U PDU and 2U PDU outlets are listed in the following tables.
Table 20 EX300 0U PDU cabling
PDU cabling PS1 outlet PS2 outlet Line cord per zone (Single
numbers numbers phase)
Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables
Node 16 21 21 2
Node 15 20 20 2
Node 14 19 19 2
Node 13 18 18 1
Node 12 17 17 1
Node 11 16 16 1
Node 10 15 15 1
Node 9 14 14 1
Node 8 13 13 1
FE 2 12 12 1
FE 1 11 11 1
Service Tray and 10 10 1

Light Bar
BE 2 9 9 1
BE 1 8 8 1
Node 7 7 7 1
Node 6 6 6 1
Node 5 5 5 1
Node 4 4 4 1
Node 3 3 3 1
Node 2 2 2 1
Node 1 1 1 1
Table 21 EX300 2U PDU cabling
2U PDU cabling PS1 outlet PS2 outlet Line cord per zone (Single
Zone B Zone A
Node 16 21 21 3
Node 15 12 12 3

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Table 21 EX300 2U PDU cabling (continued)
2U PDU cabling PS1 outlet PS2 outlet Line cord per zone (Single
Zone B Zone A
Node 14 11 11 3
Node 13 10 10 3
Node 12 9 9 3
Node 11 20 20 2
Node 10 19 19 2
Node 9 18 18 2
Node 8 17 17 2
FE 2 13 13 1
FE 1 1 1 1
Service Tray and 8 8 2

Light Bar
BE 2 14 14 1
BE 1 2 2 1
Node 7 7 7 2
Node 6 6 6 2
Node 5 5 5 2
Node 4 16 16 1
Node 3 15 15 1
Node 2 4 4 1
Node 1 3 3 1
In the following diagrams, the switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails
to the rear.

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Figure 43 EX300 single-phase AC power cabling

EX300 Platform
Figure 44 ECSv3 740xd Single Phase AC Cabling Diagram

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Figure 45 Three-phase Delta AC power cabling

EX300 Platform
Figure 46 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Delta AC Cabling Diagram

EX300 Platform
Figure 47 Three-phase WYE AC power cabling

EX300 Platform
Figure 48 ECSv3 740xd Three Phase Wye AC Cabling Diagram

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EX300 iDRAC cabling

Provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the
Fox back-end switch.
The Fox switch (BE1) port numbers used for connecting to the iDRAC ports on the EX300 nodes
are shown in the following diagram.
Figure 49 Fox switch iDRAC ports
Fox Switch (BE1)
17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32
iDRAC port
The EX300 node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following
table.
Table 22 EX300 node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

EX300 Platform
Figure 50 iDRAC cabling

EX300 Platform

The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX300 appliance in a Dell EMC or customer-provided
rack.
Customers connect to an EX300 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches. For
an EX300 appliance, the 25 GbE ports run at 10 GbE. Customer configurations can include 25 GbE
front-end switches provided by Dell EMC or customers may provide their own front-end switches.
has a nickname:
l Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 10 GbE SFP28 ports to
EX300 nodes. It is located above the Rabbit switch in U22 of the EX300 rack.
l Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 10 GbE SFP28 ports
to EX300 nodes. It is located below the Hare switch in U20 of the EX300 rack.
l Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
It is located above the Fox switch in U18 of the EX300 rack.
l Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 10 GbE SFP28 ports to the
nodes. It is located below the Hound switch in U16 of the EX300 rack.

EX300 Platform
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node are shown in the
following diagram.
Figure 51 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX300 node

EX300 Platform
Hare Switch (FE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
customer ports
Rabbit Switch (FE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
Figure 53 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX300 node
Hound Switch (BE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
Fox Switch (BE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54

EX300 Platform

EX300 Platform

EX300 Platform
Figure 57 EX300 network cabling

EX300 Platform
Network connections between multiple ECS appliances in a

single site
The private.4 network interconnects multiple, co-located ECS intra-rack networks into a single
inter-rack network through VLAN 4. Ports 41 - 44 are used to create port channel 100 and ports 45
through 48 are used to create port channel 101 on the back-end switch. Port channels 100 and 101
are used to connect to other intra-rack LANs.
Note: The private.4 network is also referred to as the Nile Area Network (NAN).
The ECS intra-rack backend management networks are connected together to create the inter-
rack topology. By connecting either port channel 100 or 101 to another private switch from another
ECS intra-rack network, the inter-rack network is created. Through these connections, nodes
from any intra-rack network can communicate to any other node on the inter-rack network. There
are three types of topologies you can use to connect the intra-rack LANs into an inter-rack
network:
l Daisy chain or line topology
l Ring topology
l Star topology
Linear or daisy chain topology
The simplest topology to connect the intra-racks together does not require any extra equipment.
All the private switches can be connected together in a linear or Daisy chain fashion as
demonstrated below.
Figure 58 Linear or Daisy Chain topology
This linear or daisy-chain topology is the least dependable setup and is easily susceptible to split-
brain topologies as demonstrated below.
Figure 59 Split-brain topology
The inter-rack linear topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.

EX300 Platform
Figure 60 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between EX Series racks
The inter-rack linear topology between an EX-Series rack and a Gen2 rack is shown in the
following figure. For a mixed Gen2 and Gen3 environment, use Turtle switch port 51 for inbound,
and port 52 for outbound. On the Gen3 Fox switch, use port 39 for inbound and port 40 for
outbound. This is a requirement for mixing Gen2 and Gen3 racks in the same VDC. Ports 39 and 40
are not used in an all Gen3 environment with EX-Series racks.
Figure 61 Inter-rack switch connectivity - linear topology (daisy-chain) between an EX-Series rack and
a Gen2 U-Series, D-Series, or C-Series rack
Ring topology
For a more reliable network, the ends of the daisy chain topology can be connected together to
create a ring network as demonstrated below. The ring topology would require two physical link
breaks in the topology to create split-brain issue in the private.4 network.

EX300 Platform
Figure 62 Ring topology
The ring topology is very similar to the daisy chain/line topology, except that it is more robust
since it requires two points of failure to break the topology which would cause a split-brain issue.
The inter-rack ring topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.
Figure 63 Inter-rack switch connectivity - ring topology
Star topology
The limitation with the daisy chain or ring topologies is that they do not scale well for large
installations. For ten or more ECS racks, one or two aggregation switches should be added support
the large installation. For high availability, the recommended topology is to use two aggregation
switches with port channel (VLT, vPC, MLAG) connectivity between them. If you use a single
aggregation switch, both the Fox switch (BE1) and the Hound switch (BE2) are connected to the
single switch. The impact of using only one aggregation switch is the loss of high availability for
the aggregation switch. For connectivity to aggregation switches, use the inbound port 41 on each
back-end switch to link to the aggregation switch(es).
By using aggregation switch(es) to connect to all the intra-rack networks, the star topology
provides better protection against the split-brain issue than both the daisy chain/linear or ring
topologies. With aggregation switch(es), link failures are isolated to a single intra-rack network in
the private.4 network.

EX300 Platform
Figure 64 Star topology
The aggregation switch(es) connecting to the intra-rack networks must be set up as a trunk and
allow VLAN traffic to flow between all ports in the inter-rack network.
The inter-rack star topology between EX-Series racks are shown in the following figure.
Figure 65 Inter-rack switch connectivity - star topology

CHAPTER 5
EX3000 Platform
l EX3000 hardware components............................................................................................. 88

l EX3000 configurations..........................................................................................................89
l EX3000 upgrade paths..........................................................................................................93
l EX3000 server...................................................................................................................... 93
l EX3000 disk drives.............................................................................................................. 100
l EX3000 power cabling......................................................................................................... 100
l EX3000 iDRAC cabling..........................................................................................................111
l EX3000 network cabling.......................................................................................................115

EX3000 Platform

EX3000 S and D are offered in a Dell EMC rack from the factory and in third-party rack. EX3000
nodes include the following hardware components.
Lists the components of EX3000 hardware.
Customer-provided The requirements for customer-provided racks to accommodate the EX3000 nodes are
40U rack described in the ECS EX3000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.
Back-end switches for l Two Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches with 48 x 25 GbE SFP ports and 6
private network x 100 GbE uplink ports
connection
l 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables per HA pair
Front-end switches for l Two optional Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE 1U ethernet switches can be obtained for
customer public network connection or the customer can provide their own 25 GbE HA pair for the
network connection front end.
l If the customer provides their own front-end switches, they must supply all VLT cables,
SFPs, or external connection cables.
l If Dell EMC S5148F 25 GbE front-end switches are used, 25 GbE ports connect to the
EX3000 nodes and 2 x 100 GbE VLT cables are provided.
Nodes l Up to eight server chassis in a rack.

l Chassis are in one- and two-node configurations. (Each server chassis contains either
one or two nodes.) One-node chassis configuration is referred to as EX3000S and
dual-node chassis configuration is referred to as EX3000D.
l Chassis have the following disk configurations (all disks are 12 TB):
n EX3000S single node with 45, 60, and 90 disks
n EX3000D dual node with 60 or 90 disks total (30 and 45 disks per node)
l You cannot mix EX3000S nodes and EX3000D dual-node chassis in both Dell EMC and
l For chassis/node upgrades in the field, the nodes must match the existing drive
configuration. (In a system with EX3000S nodes with 90 disk drives, you can only add
EX3000S nodes configured with 90 disk drives. In a system with EX3000D nodes with
30 disk drives, you can only add EX3000D nodes configured with 30 disk drives (60
drives per chassis).
l EX3000S node has a single server sled with the midplane routing to 90 drive slots.
Filler is in the second server sled.
l EX3000D node has dual server sleds with the midplane routing each to 45 drive slots.
l Single 480 GB SSD sysdisk per node (hot swappable)
l 64 GB RAM per node
l Dual 8-core Broadwell CPU per node. E5-2620v4 8-core/16-thread 2.1GHz 20M cache
85W
l 4x 16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width

EX3000 Platform
Table 23 EX3000 hardware components (continued)
l EX3000S node has 2 x 1600W power supplies (hot swappable). EX3000D node has 4 x
1100W power supplies (hot swappable).
l LSI 9361-8i SAS Controller
l Each node has 4 x 25 GbE networking
Describes the EX3000 ECS appliance configurations.
The front views of an EX3000S appliance and an EX3000D appliance in both DellEMC and
customer-provided racks with the minimum and maximum node configurations are shown in the
following diagrams.

EX3000 Platform
Figure 66 EX3000S minimum and maximum configurations for single node chassis

EX3000 Platform
Figure 67 EX3000D minimum and maximum configurations for dual node chassis
There are five SKUs of EX3000 nodes that all have the same configuration except for their drive
load and number of nodes.
l EX3000S single node with 45, 60, or 90 12 TB HDDs
l EX3000D dual nodes with 60 or 90 12 TB HDDs total
EX3000S and EX3000D chassis cannot be mixed within a customer-provided rack.
The EX3000 appliance is available in the following configurations in both DellEMC and customer-
provided rack.

EX3000 Platform
Table 24 EX3000S single node chassis configurations
Nodes Disks in each node Disk size RAW storage

capacity
5 (minimum l 45 12 TB l 2.7 PB
configuration)
l 60 l 3.6 PB
l 90 l 5.4 PB
6 l 45 12 TB l 3.24 PB
l 60 l 4.32 PB
l 90 l 6.48 PB
7 l 45 12 TB l 3.78 PB
l 60 l 5.04 PB
l 90 l 7.56 PB
8 (maximum l 45 12 TB l 4.32 PB
configuration)
l 60 l 5.76 PB
l 90 l 8.64 PB
Table 25 EX3000D dual node chassis configurations

capacity
6 (minimum l 30 12 TB l 2.16 PB
configuration)
l 45 l 3.24 PB
8 l 30 12 TB l 2.88 PB
l 45 l 4.32 PB
10 l 30 12 TB l 3.60 PB
l 45 l 5.40 PB
12 l 30 12 TB l 4.32 PB
l 45 l 6.48 PB
14 l 30 12 TB l 5.04 PB
l 45 l 7.56 PB
16 (maximum l 30 12 TB l 5.76 PB
configuration)
l 45 l 8.64 PB

EX3000 Platform
EX3000 upgrade paths

Describes the EX3000 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
You can add EX3000S nodes in one-node increments to an existing system. The nodes must match
the existing drive configuration. For example, if your system contains EX3000S nodes with 90 disk
drives you can only add EX3000S nodes configured with 90 disk drives.
You can add EX3000D nodes in two-node increments to add to an existing system. The nodes
must match the existing drive configuration. For example, if your system contains EX3000D nodes
with 30 disk drives you can only add EX3000D nodes configured with 30 disk drives (60 drives per
chassis).
You can add drives to partially populated EX3000 nodes. The following drive upgrades are
supported:
l Convert EX3000S-45 to EX3000S-60
l Convert EX3000S-60 to EX3000S-90
l Convert EX3000D-30 to EX3000D-45
EX3000 server
The EX3000 4U server contains the EX3000 chassis and either one server sled (in the EX3000S
single node configuration) or two server sleds (in the EX3000D dual node configuration). EX3000
servers have the following standard features:
l One-node or two-node servers (4U) with two CPUs per node
l Dual 8-core Broadwell CPU per node. E5-2620v4 8-core/16-thread 2.1GHz 20M cache 85W
l 4x16GB RDIMM, 2400MT/s, Dual Rank, x8 Data Width
l One system disk per node (480 GB SSD)
l LED indicators for each node
l Dual hot-swap chassis power supplies per node
l One SAS adapter with two SAS ports per node
The EX3000 physical dimensions are listed in the following table.
Table 26 EX3000 physical dimensions
Height 173.8 mm (6.84 inch)
Width with rack latches 482.4 mm (18.99 inch)
Width without rack latches 448.0 mm (17.64 inch)
Depth 1,098.4 mm (43.24 inch)
Total depth of system with cable management 1,242.68 mm (48.92 inch)

(CMA) arm attached
Weight (maximum) 134.0 kg (295.42 lb)
Weight (empty) 57.1 kg (125.88 lb)

EX3000 Platform
Server front view

Figure 68 EX3000 server front view in rack

EX3000 Platform
Figure 69 EX3000 external chassis view
Figure 70 EX3000 internal chassis view
1. Server sled (one or two depending on whether the EX3000 system is single- or dual-node
chassis configuration)
2. Fan module (6)
3. 3.5-inch HDDs (up to 90)
4. PSU unit (2 for an EX3000S single node and 4 for an EX3000D dual node)

EX3000 Platform
Figure 71 External view of server sled A in a EX3000D dual node chassis with two sleds
For the EX3000S single-node system, a dummy sled is installed over the bottom sled A
compartment and there are air flow covers over the two empty power supply slots.
Figure 72 Front-panel features and indicators
Describes the server indicators, buttons, or connectors

Table 27 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors
Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
1 Power indicator The power indicator glows when the system is turned on.
2 ID indicator When a system identification button is pressed, the ID indicator

blinks blue to help locate a particular system within a rack.
3 Sled A HDD fault status indicator. The indicator blinks amber if an HDD
experiences an issue.
4 System board status indicator If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator glows solid blue.
The indicator blinks amber if the system is in standby, and if any
issue exists (for example, a failed fan or HDD).
5 Power button l The power button controls the PSU output to the system.
l Note: On ACPI-compliant operating systems (OSs), turning
off the system using the power button causes the system to

EX3000 Platform
Table 27 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors (continued)
perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is

turned off.
6 System identification button l The identification button can be used to locate a particular
system within a rack.
l Press to toggle the system ID on and off.
l If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the
system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
l To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and
hold the button for more than 15 seconds.
7 Power indicator The power indicator glows when the system is turned on.
8 ID indicator When a system identification button is pressed, the ID indicator

blinks blue to help locate a particular system within a rack.
9 Sled B HDD fault status indicator l The indicator blinks amber if an HDD experiences an issue.
l Note: Features of Sled B are for dual-node systems only.
10 System board status indicator If the system is on, and in good health, the indicator glows solid blue.
The indicator blinks amber if the system is in standby, and if any
issue exists (for example, a failed fan or HDD).
turned off.
progress mode.

EX3000 Platform
Server rear view

Figure 73 EX3000D server rear view in rack
Figure 74 Back-panel features and indicators
Note: Items numbers 4, 5, 7, 11, 12 and 15 are not in use on EX3000.

EX3000 Platform
Table 28 Server indicators, buttons, or connectors
1 Blade EN connector (optional) This function is reserved.
2 Serial connector Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
3 Video connector Enables you to connect a VGA display to the system.
4 Ethernet connector 1 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
6 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
2.0-compliant.
7 SD vFlash card slot Provides persistent on-demand local storage and a custom
deployment environment that allows automation of server
configuration, scripts and imaging. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide.
8 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB
3.0-compliant.
9 Dedicated Ethernet port Dedicated management port on the iDRAC ports card.
progress mode.
turned off.
14 Boot HDD A 2.5-inch boot HDD
15 Boot HDD B 2.5-inch boot HDD
16 Power supply units Two redundant power supply units (PSUs) for sled A.
17 Power supply units Two redundant power supply units (PSUs) for sled B.
Note: Features of sled B are for EX3000D dual-node systems only.
Note: A dummy sled (sled B) will be installed over the sled A compartment and two dummy
PSUs over the PSU slots for sled B in the EX3000S single-node system.

EX3000 Platform
EX3000 disk drives

Describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EX3000 appliance.
The EX3000 4U chassis contains one or two server sleds, depending on whether the chassis is a
single or dual node configuration. Both chassis configurations support the 12 TB 3.5" 6 Gb/s SATA
512e disk drive.
In EX3000 single node chassis configurations, there can be 45, 60, or 90 12 TB drives per node. In
EX3000 dual node chassis configurations, there can be 30 or 45 12 TB drives per node (60 or 90
drives per chassis). Drives are drawer accessible and hot-pluggable. There is a 2.5" 480 GB
1DWPD SATA SSD in each EX3000 node for the OS. You cannot mix single and dual node chassis
within the same rack.
Note: EX3000 and EX300 drive carriers are not compatible.
1 - release button
2 - 3.5-inch HDD
3 - HDD carrier handle
4 - HDD carrier
EX3000 power cabling

Provides EX3000S and EX3000D ECS appliance cabling diagrams for single-phase AC power and
three-phase delta and wye AC power.
The following diagram shows the PDU outlet numbers for Zone A and Zone B.

EX3000 Platform
Figure 76 PDU outlet numbers
The EX3000S and EX3000D appliance connections to PDU outlets are listed in the following
tables.
Lists the EX3000S PDU cabling.
Table 29 EX3000S PDU cabling
PDU Node A - PS1 Node A - PS2 Switch PS2 Switch PS1 Line cord number
cabling outlet numbers outlet numbers outlet numbers outlet numbers per zone (single
phase)
Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A
Black cables Gray cables Black cables Gray cables
FE 2 13 13 1
FE 1 1 1 1
Chassis 8 22 22 3
Chassis 7 11 11 3
Chassis 6 9 9 3
Chassis 5 18 18 2
BE 2 14 14 1
BE 1 2 2 1
Service tray 8 2
Light Bar 20 2
Chassis 4 7 7 2
Chassis 3 5 5 2
Chassis 2 15 15 1
Chassis 1 3 3 1
Lists the EX3000D PDU cabling.

EX3000 Platform
Table 30 EX3000D PDU cabling
PDU Node B - Node B - Node A - Node A - Switch PS2 Switch PS1 Line cord
cabling PS1 outlet PS2 outlet PS1 outlet PS2 outlet outlet outlet number per
numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers numbers zone (single
phase)
Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A Zone B Zone A
Black Gray cables Black Gray cables Black Gray cables

cables cables cables
FE 2 13 13 1
FE 1 1 1 1
Chassis 8 22 23 23 22 3
Chassis 7 11 21 21 11 3
Chassis 6 9 10 10 9 3
Chassis 5 18 19 19 18 2
BE 2 14 14 1
BE 1 2 2 1
Service tray 8 2
Light Bar 20 2
Chassis 4 7 17 17 7 2
Chassis 3 5 6 6 5 2
Chassis 2 15 16 16 15 1
Chassis 1 3 4 4 3 1

EX3000 Platform
Single-phase AC power cabling

Figure 77 PDU single-phase diagram
Each EX3000 install kit contains 93" black and gray power cords and 118" gray and black power
cords. The 93'' and 118" cords are sent with third party and Dell EMC expansion nodes. However,
Dell EMC racks are shipped from the factory with 93" AC cables. You should only use the
appropriate length cable per the cabinet position being installed as shown in the following
diagrams. EX3000 systems shipped for a third party rack require the extra 118" cables while Dell
EMC racks only need the 93" cables. After you complete the power cabling for the EX3000
appliance, you will always have an extra pair of unused power cords. In the following diagram, the
switches plug into the front of the rack and route through the rails to the rear.

EX3000 Platform
Figure 78 EX3000S single-phase AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
Figure 79 EX3000D single-phase AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
Three-phase AC power cabling

Figure 80 PDU three-phase diagram
The legends in the following diagrams map colored cables to part numbers and cable lengths.

EX3000 Platform
Figure 81 EX3000S three-phase delta AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
Figure 82 EX3000D three-phase delta AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
Figure 83 EX3000S three-phase WYE AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
Figure 84 EX3000D three-phase WYE AC power cabling

EX3000 Platform
EX3000 iDRAC cabling

Provides wiring diagrams for the iDRAC cables that connect the iDRAC port on the node to the
Fox back-end switch for the EX3000S system (single node chassis configuration) and the
EX3000D system (dual node chassis configuration).
The EX3000S node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following
table.
Table 31 EX3000S node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping

EX3000 Platform
Figure 85 EX3000S iDRAC cabling
The EX3000D node iDRAC port to the Fox switch (BE1) port connections are listed in the following
table.

EX3000 Platform
Table 32 EX3000D node iDRAC port to BE1 port mapping
Node 1 iDRAC port (chassis 1) BE1 Port 17

EX3000 Platform
Figure 86 EX3000D iDRAC cabling

EX3000 Platform

The network cabling diagrams apply to the EX3000 appliance in a customer-provided rack.
Customers connect to an EX3000 appliance by way of 25 GbE ports on the front-end switches.
For an EX3000 appliance, the 25 GbE ports run at 25 GbE. Customer configurations can include
25 GbE front-end switches provided by Dell EMC or customers may provide their own front-end
switches.
has a nickname:
l Hare: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25 GbE SFP28 ports to
EX3000 nodes.
l Rabbit: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE front-end switch. This switch runs 25 GbE SFP28 ports
to EX3000 nodes.
l Hound: The top S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the nodes.
l Fox: The bottom S5148F 1U 25 GbE back-end switch running 25 GbE SFP28 ports to the
nodes.

EX3000 Platform
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node are shown in the
following diagram.
Figure 87 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000S node

EX3000 Platform
The front-end switch and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node are shown in the
following diagram.
Figure 88 Front-end and back-end switch connections to an EX3000D node
Hare Switch (FE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
customer ports
Rabbit Switch (FE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54

EX3000 Platform
Figure 90 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX3000S node
Table 33 Legend for Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on EX30000S node
Legend Description
1 BE1 Fox switch port
2 BE2 Hound switch port
3 FE1 Rabbit switch port
4 FE2 Hare switch port
5 iDRAC Port
Hound Switch (BE2)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54
Fox Switch (BE1)
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 VLT1 51 53
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 VLT2 52 54

EX3000 Platform

EX3000 Platform

EX3000 Platform
Figure 94 EX3000S network cabling

EX3000 Platform
Figure 95 EX3000D network cabling

EX3000 Platform
For information on connecting multiple ECS appliances, see Network connections between
multiple ECS appliances in a single site on page 50.

EX3000 Platform

CHAPTER 6
Third-party rack requirements
l Third-party rack requirements............................................................................................. 126


Customers who want to assemble an ECS EX500 appliance using their own racks must ensure that
the racks meet the requirements described in the ECS EX500 Third-Party Rack Planning and
Installation Guide. A Request for Product Qualification (RPQ) is required for transfers of Dell EMC-
racked EX500 systems to customer-provided rack(s).
Customers who want to assemble an ECS EX300 appliance using their own racks must ensure that
the racks meet the requirements described in the ECS EX300 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide. A
Request for Product Qualification (RPQ) is required for transfers of Dell EMC-racked EX300
systems to customer-provided rack(s).
EX3000 appliances must be installed in customer-provided racks in accordance with the
requirements described in the ECS EX3000 Third-Party Rack Installation Guide.

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ECS EXSeries

2 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

Chapter 1 EX-Series Hardware Overview 11

Chapter 3 EX500 Platform 21

Chapter 4 EX300 Platform 55

Chapter 5 EX3000 Platform 87

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 3

EX3000 upgrade paths..................................................................................... 93

Chapter 6 Third-Party Rack Requirements 125

4 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

1 Dell EMC S5148F switch ports.......................................................................................... 16

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 5

53 Back-end switch, front-end switch, and iDRAC ports on an EX300 node..........................79

6 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 7

8 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

Data Access Guide

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 9

10 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 11

Rack and node host names

12 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

Rack Rack color Rack Rack color Rack Rack color

1 red 18 carmine 35 cornsilk

2 green 19 auburn 36 ochre

3 blue 20 bronze 37 lavender

4 yellow 21 apricot 38 ginger

5 magenta 22 jasmine 39 ivory

6 cyan 23 army 40 carnelian

7 azure 24 copper 41 taupe

8 violet 25 amaranth 42 navy

9 rose 26 mint 43 indigo

10 orange 27 cobalt 44 veronica

11 chartreuse 28 fern 45 citron

12 pink 29 sienna 46 sand

13 brown 30 mantis 47 russet

14 white 31 denim 48 brick

15 gray 32 aquamarine 49 avocado

16 beige 33 baby 50 bubblegum

Table 2 Default node names

Node Node name Node Node name

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 13

14 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

l Dell EMC S5148F switch........................................................................................................ 16

ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide 15

Dell EMC S5148F switch

Front-end switch pair

Hare Switch (FE2)

Rabbit Switch (FE1)

Lists the switch port numbers:

Switch Port number Description

Hare 1-16 Data network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)

16 ECS EXSeries Hardware Guide

Table 3 Switch port numbers (continued)

Switch Port number Description

17-40 Not designated

41-48 Customer uplink ports (10/25 GbE)

49-50 VLT ports (100 GbE)

51-54 Customer uplink ports (100 GbE)