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1 1I/O Connectivity Options for the PowerEdge MX PlatformPowerEdge MX I/O GuideOctober 2018; feedback to: of ContentsQuick Reference GuidesPowerEdge MX7000 OverviewMX Network I/O ModulesMX Scalable FabricArchitectureExample TopologiesCable & Optic InformationAdditional ResourcesQuick ReferencePowerEdge MX4 PowerEdge MX Ethernet I/O ModulesMX9116nMX5108nMX7116n25Gb Pass-Through10 GBT Pass-ThroughFabric Switching EngineHigh-performance, scalable L2/L3 25 GbE fabric switch with multi-chassis fabric scaling capabilitiesBasic Ethernet SwitchEntry level, high-performance 25G Ethernet blade switch for single chassis configurationsFabric Expander ModuleLow latency 25 GbE fabric expander that helps scale fabric bandwidth across multiple chassisDirect connectionTransparentlyconnect 8 MX compute sleds to the LAN of your choice at 25G or 10Gb connectionTransparentlyconnect 8 MX compute sleds to the LAN of your choice using 10G-BaseTPerformanceUplink Speeds10/25/40/50/100 GbE10/25/40/50/100 GbE25 GbE10/25 GbE10G-BaseTSwitch fabric capacity (Mpps)2380 Mpps363 Mpps---Latency (Microseconds)<450ns<800ns<75ns<100ns<10 0nsPortsInternal server ports (Speed)16 (25 GbE)8 (25 GbE)16 (25 GbE)16 (25 GbE)16 (10 GbE)

2 External QSFP28-DD Ports120200 External QSFP28 Ports42000 External QSFP+ Ports01000 External SFP28 Ports000160 External10G-BaseTPorts040016 FeaturesNative FibreChannel supportYesNo---FCoE/FCFCoE transit, 8/16/32G Native FCFCoE Transit---FC fabric servicesZoning, F_Port, NPIVNo---Converged iSCSI (LAN and SAN)YesYes---Optical transceivers supportedQSFP28 DD (DAC, AOC, SR)QSFP28(DAC, AOC, SR, LR)QSFP+(DAC, AOC, SR, LR)QSFP28(DAC, AOC, SR, LR)QSFP+(DAC, AOC, SR, LR)QSFP28 DD (DAC, AOC)SFP28 (SR)-Max VLANs (L2/L3)4K/5004K/500---Link Aggregation (Groups/Members)128/16128/16---Jumbo frames(Bytes)92169216---Max Routes (IPv4/IPv6)16K/8K16K/8K---MAC Table136K272K---PVST Total Instances128128---Fresh Air CompliantNoYesYesYesYes5 MXG610s32Gb FC SwitchDesigned for mission-critical applications and optimized for flash storage and highly virtualized server environmentsPerformanceSpeeds32 Gbps(multi-speed 8, 16, or 32 Gbps)Switch capacity (Gbps)1024 Gbps(32 * 32 Gbps) in Full Fabric Switch modeCredit Buffers2K,providing >50 credits/port averageLatency (Microseconds)< sMaximum frame size2112-bytepayloadPortsTotal ports16 internal ports (16, or 32 Gbps)8 external SFP+ ports (8, 16, or 32 Gbps)2 external QSFP ports- 4 ports each (16, or 32 Gbps)

3 Port model options8 ports w/2 SFP+ transceivers16ports w/4 SFP+transceivers16 ports w/8 SFP+transceivers, Enterprise Software License(port count can be increased with on-demand license)Port typesD_Port(Diagnostic Port),E_Port, F_Port, M_Port(Mirror Port); optional port type control in Brocade Access Gateway mode: NPIV-enabled N_PortFeaturesSecurityDH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, Secure Syslog, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted SwitchManagementHTTP, SNMP v1/v2/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities.

4 Integrated management through Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise-ModularEnterprise BundleISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, and Extended FabricClasses of serviceClass 2, Class 3, and Class F (inter-switch frames)Brocade opticaltransceivers16 and 32 Gbps: SWL, LWL SFP+16 and 32 Gbps: SWL, QSFP+ (supports 4x1 Breakout) PowerEdge MX Fibre Channel I/O Module6 Ethernet Mezzanine CardsQL41262QL41232 XXV710 ConnectX-4 LXVendorQlogic/CaviumQlogic/CaviumIntelM ellanoxMax Speed25 GbE25 GbE25 GbE25 GbEPorts2222 NIC TypeCNANICNICNICDell PN51G0 WHJ3 FXH9 NTYWCHFYSKU543-BBDI543-BBDJ543-BBDH543-B BDKG eneralNPAR (# Partitions)Yes (16)Yes (16)NoNoSecure Firmware UpdatesYesYesYesYesPTP: IEEE 1588 YesYesYesYesDPDKYesYesYesYesNetworkBootU EFI iSCSI Offload BootYesNoNoYes(boot, no offload)UEFI FCoE BootYesNoNoNoLegacy iSCSI iBFTBootNoNoYesYesRDMARoCEv1 YesYesNoYesRoCEv2 YesYesNoYesiWarpYesYesNoNoOffloadsiSCSI HW OffloadYesNoNoNoFCoE HW OffloadYesNoNoNoLarge Receive Offload (LRO)YesYesNoYesGiant Send Offload (GSO)YesYesYesYesTCP Segmentation Offload (TSO)YesYesNoYesTransmit-Side Scaling (TSS)YesYesNoYesNetwork Virtualization OverlayGENEVEYesYesYesYesVxLAN-GPENoNoYe sYesMPLSYesYesYesYesAll NICs support the following.

5 IDRAC Connection View Wake On LAN SR-IOV UEFI iSCSI iBFTBoot UEFI PXE Boot Legacy PXE Boot NVGRE VxLAN IP, TCP, UDP checksum offloads Large Send Offload (LSO) Receive-Side Scaling (RSS)MX7000 OverviewPowerEdge MX8 PowerEdge MX7000 chassisModular foundation to scale across multiple racks to suit a range of demanding Cable Options Support for at least three server processor microarchitecture generations and ready for 400Gb Ethernet and beyond Non-disruptive upgrades; unique no mid-plane design makes for easier future technology upgradesHIGHLIGHTSKey Capabilities 7U modular enclosure holds up to 8 single-width or 4 double-width server sleds; up to 7 single-width storage sleds Support for 3 I/O fabrics, each with redundant modules QuickSync2 (wireless), Touchscreen LCD and traditional crash cart at-the-box management optionsHosts flexible blocks of server and storage resources while providing outstanding efficiencies through shared power, cooling, networking, I/O and management within the chassis itself9 PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis (front view)Storage Sleds Flexible, granular drive-level assignment.

6 Drives can be mapped to a server or shared Up to 16 SAS HDDs/SSDs 12 Gb/s direct attached SASP ower & Cooling High efficiency 3KW power supplies Grid and N+N redundancy Evenly distributed chassis-wide coolingCompute Sleds No compromise design with up to eight 2-socket or four 4-socket options Up to 6 SAS/SATA/NVMedrives in MX740c Up to 8 SAS/SATA/NVMedrives in MX840c boot option10 PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis (rear view)Fabric Slot C1 Fabric Slot A1 Fabric Slot B2 Fabric Slot A2 Fabric Slot B1 Fabric Slot C2 Scalable Networking Two redundant general purpose fabrics MX Scalable Fabric Architecture for multi-chassis networking Future forward designStorage Networking Redundant, highly available Fibre Channel or SAS storage fabric for high availability11 FeatureMX7000M1000eRTSS eptember 2018 Shipping since 10G (~ CY2008)RackHeight7U10 USled OrientationVerticalVerticalSledSupMX740c 2S standard-height, single-wideMX840c 4S standard-height, double-wideMX5016s SAS storage sled (16drives)M600/M605/M805/M905M610/M610X/ M710/M710HD/M910/M915M420/M520/M620/M820 M630/M830M640No.

7 Of BladesUp to 8 standard height (2S or storage sleds)Up to 4 double-wide (4S)Up to 32 quarter-height(M420)Up to 16 half-heightUp to 8 full-heightI/O Module Bays66 Fabric Types Supported2 general purpose (Ethernet,future technologies)1 storage specific (Fibre Channel, SAS)3 general purpose (Ethernet, Fiber Channel, InfiniBand)Power SuppliesUp to 6 3000W PSUsUp to 6 2360W, 2700W, or 3000W PSUsSystem ManagementOpenManage Enterprise -Modular (Redfish API)CMC (CLI-RACADM)Quick SyncSupportedNot supportedKVMI ntegratedwith Management ModuleDiscrete designPowerEdge MX7000 generational comparisonNetwork I/O ModulesPowerEdge MX13 PowerEdge MX9116n Fabric Switching EngineHigh-performance, scalable 25G fabric switchA comprehensive high-end L2/L3 switch with multi-chassis fabric scaling capabilities Optimum performance fabric switch providing high scalability at a low TCO Highly efficient embedded ToR functionality that reduces cost and improves performance & latency Industry s first Open Networking fabric switch with ONIE and a choice of OS10 Enterprise Edition or select 3rdparty OSKey Capabilities 16 x 25 GbE server-facing ports, 2 x 100 GbE Uplink ports, 2 x 100 GbE/8 x 32G FC uplink ports.

8 And 12 x Fabric Expansion/Uplink ports Each Fabric Expansion port can operate as 2 x 100 GbE, 2 x 40 GbE, 8 x 25 GbE, 8 x 10 GbE Supported in Fabrics A & B Supports all PowerEdge MX Ethernet Cards Supports Open Networking, Full Switch and SmartFabric operating modes < 450ns latency, Tbpsswitching fabric NVMeover Fabric ReadyHIGHLIGHTS2 x 100 GbE/32Gb FC QSFP28 Uplink Ports16x 25 GbE internal ports12 x QSFP28-DD Fabric Expander/Uplink Ports2 x QSFP28 Uplink Ports14 Physical Port <-> Port Group MappingEach QSFP28-DD socket is comprised of two separately addressed physical portsPort Group12345678910111213141516171921232527 2931333537394142434418202224262830323436 3840 Physical PortsEach QSFP28-DD & QSFP28 socket is logically addressed as a port groupA port group is a logical descriptor given to one or more physical ports that supports one or more logical configurations.

9 For example, port group 12represents physical ports 39and 4015 PowerEdge MX9116n Fabric Switching EngineTypical Cable & Optic OptionsBreakout 4x16/32 GFCQSFP-64 GFC-SW4 (4x 16 GFC Optic)ORQ28-128 GFC-SW4 (4x 32 GFC Optic)ANDCBL-MPO12-4LC-OM4-xMBreakout 8x25 GbEDAC-Q28DD-8S28-25G-xMORAOC-Q28DD-8S28 -25G-xMORQ28DD-200G-2SR4 (Optic)AND8xLC Breakout CartridgeDAC-Q28DD-200G-xMORAOC-Q28DD-20 0G-xMTo MX7116nBreakout 8x10 GbEDAC-Q28DD-8S28-25G-xMDAC-Q28DD-2Q28-1 00G-xMORAOC-Q28DD-2Q28-100G-xMORQ28DD-20 0G-2SR4 (Optic)ANDCBL-MPO12DD-2 MPO12-OM4-xMBreakout 2x100 GbE100 GbE UplinkDAC-Q28-100G-xMORAOC-Q28-100G-xMOR Q28-100G-SR4-NOF (Optic)ANDCBL-MPO12-OM4-xMNOTE: Not every option is presented on this page Contact your account team for additional optionsBreakout 4x25 GbEDAC-Q28-4S28-25G-xMORAOC-Q28-4S28-25G -xMORQ28-100G-SR4-NOF (Optic)ANDCBL-MPO12-4LC-OM4-xMBreakout 4x 10 GbEDAC-QSFP-4 SFP-10G-xMORAOC-QSFP-4 SFP-10G-xMORQSFP-40G-SR4 (Optic)

10 ANDCBL-MPO12-4LC-OM4-xMQSFP28-DD ports are backwards compatible and support QSFP28 and QSFP+ Optics and cablesQSFP28 ports are backwards compatible and support QSFP+ Optics and cablesDAC-Q28DD-2Q28-100G-xMBreakout 2x40 GbE16 Connecting to Cisco 10 GbE or 25 GbE uplink portsQSFP-40G-SR4/407-BBOZ10 GbE UplinkQSFP28-100G-SR4/407-BBSM25 GbE UplinkThe same optics & cables work on the QSFP+/QSFP28 ports on the MX5108nCBL-MPO12-4LC-OM4-xMCisco 10G OpticCBL-MPO12-4LC-OM4-xMCisco 25G OpticCisco SwitchCisco Switch17 PowerEdge MX5108n Ethernet switchEntry level, high performance, 25G Ethernet switchEconomical solution for single chassis configurations High-performance, low-latency Ethernet switch for single chassis deployments Option of Dell EMC Networking Linux-based OS10 Enterprise Edition OS Industry s first Open Networking blade switch with ONIE and a choice of select 3rdparty OSKey Capabilities 8 x 25 GbE server-facing ports, 2 x 100 GbE uplink ports, 1 x 40 GbE port and 4 x 10 GBase-T ports Supported in Fabrics A & B Supports all PowerEdge MX Ethernet Cards Supports Open Networking, Full Switch and SmartFabric operating modes < 800ns latency.