Dell PowerEdge MX7000 Technical Guide

1 dell PowerEdge MX7000 Technical GuideRegulatory Model: E44S SeriesRegulatory Type: E44S001 2017 - 2020 dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. dell , EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of dell Inc. or itssubsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective - 02 Rev. A011 System overview .. 6 New 62 System 93 Chassis view and 10 Front view of the control 11 Right control 13 Back view of the Internal 14 Infrastructure 14 System 155 Input output 16 Input output 166 Storage 18 Storage 187 System 19 Management Module (MM).. 19 Compute 19 Storage 19I/O 20 Power Supplies .. 20 Fans .. 208 Rail 219 Power, thermal, and acoustics .. 2310 OpenManage systems with Lifecycle 26 Agent-free 28 Agent-based 29 OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and 29 OpenManage Appendix A.

2 Additional 31 PSU redundancy and population 32 Chassis 33 Fan 34 PSU and connectors 34 Mini 34 PowerEdge MX modules ports and 35 PowerEdge Fabric Expander 35MX9116n Fabric Switching 35MX5108n Ethernet 36 MXG610s Fibre Channel 36 PowerEdge MX 10 GBASE-T Ethernet Pass-Through MX 25 Gb Ethernet Pass-Through operating 38 Expanded operating and gaseous contamination specifications .. 3912 Appendix B. Standards 4013 Appendix C. Additional 4114 Appendix D. Support and deployment Enterprise Suite and Residency 42 ProDeploy 42 Basic 42 Residency 43 Remote Consulting 43 Data Migration 43 ProSupport Enterprise 43 ProSupport 44 ProSupport One for Data 45 Support 45 Additional professional 464 ContentsDell Education 46 dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting 46 dell EMC Managed overviewThe dell EMC PowerEdge MX portfolio delivers a fully managed, high performance system that will free up valuable IT resources andpersonnel so you can focus on innovation.

3 Break free from the bounds of technology silos and routine, daily and time consumingoperational management to realize your IT and digital business MX, a unified, high performance kinetic infrastructure, provides the agility, resiliency and efficiency to optimize a wide varietyof traditional and new, emerging data center workloads and applications. With its kinetic architecture and agile management the MXportfolio dynamically configures compute, storage and fabric, increases team effectiveness and accelerates operations. Its responsivedesign delivers the innovation and longevity customers of all sizes need for their IT and digital business transformations. PowerEdge MXecosystem consists of a new chassis infrastructure, compute sleds, fabric switches, and a storage sled, all managed by dell EMCOpenManage Enterprise-Modular : Introduction New technologiesIntroductionThe MX7000 and MX-series portfolio delivers a fully managed, high performance system that will free up valuable IT resources andpersonnel so you can focus on innovation.

4 Break free from the bounds of technology silos and routine, daily and time consumingoperational management to realize your IT and digital business transformations. The new PowerEdge MX, a unified, high performancekinetic infrastructure, provides the agility, resiliency and efficiency to optimize a wide variety of traditional and new, emerging data centerworkloads and appliances. With its kinetic architecture and agile management the MX portfolio dynamically configures compute, storageand fabric, increases team effectiveness and accelerates operations. Its responsive design delivers the innovation and longevity customersof all sizes need for their IT and digital business PowerEdge MX infrastructure provides:Flexible architecture A flexible architecture Non-disruptive provisioning, on-demand allocation of compute, storage and networking resource pools.

5 A scalable fabric Cost-effective multi-chassis architecture with a broad array of open networking options and upgrade simplicity forfuture I/O flexibility. Granular storage Dense, highly flexible, hot swappable, scale-out direct attached storage sled with easy front management End-to-end lifecycle management and single point authentication for all devices from a single interface. Simplified set-up/updates with no specialized training needed, and with multiple at-the-box management options. An operational template methodology and comprehensive Rest design An industry leading fabric, system thermal architecture, mechanical design and control algorithms for dense configurations with futurecompatibility. A hardened design to protect, detect and recover underlying infrastructure from cyber technologiesThe following are the new technologies featured on the PowerEdge MX7000 :Table 1.

6 New technologiesNew technologyDetailed descriptionForm factorThe MX7000 has all new chassis, sled and I/O module form factorsI/O FabricsThe MX7000 support flexible I/O Fabrics16 System overviewNew technologyDetailed descriptionDirect Orthogonal connectionDirect Orthogonal Compute to I/O connections allowing for futuretechnology upgradesSystem management solutionNew Systems Management solution including x86 managementprocessor optionKVM moduleKVM solution integrated into Management processorSystem overview7 System featuresThe PowerEdge MX740c compute sled is a unique design for the PowerEdge MX7000 chassis and is not compatible with otherPowerEdge modular MX7000 chassis has the following features: Sleds 8 single-width or 4 double-width sleds Double wide sleds in slots 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Power supply units Up to 6 front loading power supply units Fans 4 x 60 mm front fan modules 5 x 80 mm rear fan modules Right control panel ear Power button and LED indicators 2 USB Type-A and 1 USB type Micro-AB 1 Mini DisplayPort Left control panel ear - three configurations LCD with QuickSync LCD without QuickSync LED indicators onlyFor additional information, please refer to the PowerEdge MX7000 Technical : Product comparison SpecificationsProduct comparisonTable 2.

7 Feature comparisonFeatureMX7000M1000eRack height7U rack chassis enclosure10U blade chassis enclosureSled orientationVerticalVerticalSled supportUp to:8 single-width sleds or4 double-width sledsUp to seven Storage sleds can bepopulated in the to:16 half-height blades or8 full-height blades or32 quarter-height bladesInput output modules3+3 (A/B/C)A/B direct-IO interconnectC is Midplane-based interconnect3+3 (A/B/C)Midplane-based interconnectA reserved for EthernetPower Supplies6 x 3 kW6 x 3 kWKVMI ntegrated with the Management moduleDiscrete design28 System featuresSpecificationsTable 3. Technical specificationsFeaturesSpecificationsForm factor7U rackSled orientationVerticalSled supportUp to 8 standard-height, or 4 double-wide, or 16 half-height sledsI/O modules3+3 (A/B/C). A and B direct I/O Ethernet interconnect.

8 C ismidplane-based fiber channel or SAS interconnectPower supplies6 x 3 KWKVMI ntegrated on the Management ModuleSystem features9 Chassis view and featuresThe MX740c is a full-height, single-width, two socket compute sled for the MX7000 : Front view of the enclosure Back view of the enclosureFront view of the enclosureFigure 1. Front view of the control compute fan (4) compute storage control supply unit (6)310 Chassis view and featuresLeft control panelFigure 2. Left control panel - Status LEDT able 4. Left control panel - LED indicator descriptionIndicatorDescriptionStatus1 System healthBlinks amber for 2 seconds and is OFF for 1 second when the chassis health has degraded. Bydefault, the LED is amber for 2 seconds and is OFF for 1 second when a thermal fault exists on the enclosure.

9 Bydefault, the LED is : A thermal fault includes excessive ambient temp, I/O modules thermal status,PSU thermal status, and fan module healthBlinks amber for 2 seconds and is OFF for 1 second when an I/O module is faulty. By default theLED is healthBlinks amber for 2 seconds and is OFF for 1 second when a front or rear mounted fan fails or has awarning. By default, the LED is or groupIndicates that the enclosure is a member of a status barIndicator statusDescriptionSolid blueIndicates that the enclosure is blueIndicates that the system ID mode is amberIndicates that the system is experiencing a ID buttonAllows you to identify the system or the installed 3. Left control panel - LCD optionsChassis view and features11 Table 5. Left control panel - LCD panel descriptionIndicatorDescriptionStatus1 LCD with QuickSyncLCD enabled with Quick Sync module2 LCD without QuickSyncLCD without Quick Sync module3 System ID indicatoron LCD panelThis option is a button/indicator on the LCD panel to identify the chassis, or choose specific sleds option button provides access to the inventory and configuration data of the MX7000enclosure.

10 It includes the Network Settings, System Information, (Model, Asset Tag, Service Tag),and Language (Only forLCD withQuickSync )Enables access to QuickSync related controls and connection : QuickSync feature allows you to manage your system using mobile feature is only available on certain : If not ordered at the time of purchase, the QuickSync module will not beavailable on the alertsindicatorSystem ID Indicator statusDescriptionSolid greenThe chassis has no degraded or critical amberThe chassis has critical or degraded health : This option button/indicator shows an amber colored alert icon and a combinedcritical and degraded alert count. Pressing the button takes the user to the alertdetails activationbutton/System IDindicator/IdentificationindicatorAllow s you to identify the : Press the button to activate the ID Indicator statusDescriptionBlinking blueSystem ID is amberChassis alerts are indicatorThe error indicator is displayed on the LCD when there are any critical/warning alerts on QuickSync wirelessstatus indicatorDisplays the connection status of the enclosure with any QuickSync enabled : For more information about the feature, see LCD touch view and featuresRight control panelFigure 4.