Dell PowerEdge MX5016s User Manual

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s and MX5000s

Technical specications

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2018 - 09

Rev. A00

Contents

1 System overview............................................................................................................................................4

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s sled overview..............................................................................................................4

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s SAS IOM overview....................................................................................................4

2 Technical specications.................................................................................................................................5

Sled dimensions..................................................................................................................................................................5

Sled weight......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Supported operating systems...........................................................................................................................................5

Storage expander specications...................................................................................................................................... 6

Drive specications............................................................................................................................................................6

Drive assignment................................................................................................................................................................6

Module dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Module weight....................................................................................................................................................................9

Environmental specications............................................................................................................................................ 9

Expanded operating temperature...................................................................................................................................10

Particulate and gaseous contamination specications ............................................................................................... 10

3 Documentation resources.............................................................................................................................12

4 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 14

Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................14

Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................................................14

Accessing system information by using QRL................................................................................................................ 14

Quick Resource Locator for the PowerEdge MX5016s system........................................................................... 15

Receiving automated support with SupportAssist ......................................................................................................15

Contents

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System overview

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s sled overview

The PowerEdge MX5016s is a Storage Sled installed in the PowerEdge MX7000 enclosure to provide disk expansion for PowerEdge MX
series Compute Sleds. In the PowerEdge MX7000 enclosure, the PowerEdge MX5016s is connected through an internal SAS fabric (Fab­C). The PowerEdge MX5000s provides exible SAS connectivity between compute sleds, and internal storage sleds connected to the
MX7000 enclosure.

PowerEdge MX5016s supports up to:

• 16 hot-swappable 2.5-inch SAS drives

• Two hot-swappable expanders providing dual SAS paths for all drives(HDDs/SSDs)

• Dual x4 SAS links to the MX platform infrastructure

• 12 GB/s SAS support

NOTE

: All instances of SAS hard drives and SSDs are referred to as drives in this document, unless specied otherwise.

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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s SAS IOM overview

The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s is a redundant, hot-swappable SAS switch solution for the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 enclosure
that is designed to be used with the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s storage sleds and SAS controllers that are installed in compute sleds.
The IOM facilitates SAS Storage subsystem, drive assignments, reporting health status and event logs for the associated SAS devices. You
can manage SAS fabric by using the OpenManage Enterprise-Modular user interface to view inventory, storage event logs and manage
drive or enclosure assignments.

4 System overview

Technical specications

The technical and environmental specications of your system are outlined in this section.

Topics:

• Sled dimensions

• Sled weight

• Supported operating systems

• Storage expander specications

• Drive specications

• Drive assignment

• Module dimensions

• Module weight

• Environmental specications

• Expanded operating temperature

• Particulate and gaseous contamination specications

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Sled dimensions

Table 1. System dimensions of the

System Height Width Depth(handle closed)

PowerEdge MX5016s 250.2 mm (9.85 inches) 42.15 mm (1.65 inches) 600.00 mm (23.62 inches)

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s

Sled weight

Table 2.

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s system weight

System Maximum weight

PowerEdgeMX5016s 12 kg (26.45 lbs)

Supported operating systems

The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s supports the following operating systems:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Microsoft Windows Server
Ubuntu
VMware ESXi
Citrix Xen Server

For more information about the specic versions and additions, go to https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/
SupportedOS/poweredge-MX5016s

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Storage expander specications

The storage expander modules provide the storage subsystem for the drives in the PowerEdge MX5016s. The SAS expanders each
connect to ports on all 16 HDDs. The rst expander connects to port A of the rst eight HDDs and port B of the second eight HDDs. The
second expander is the opposite and connects to port B of the rst eight HDDs and port A of the other eight HDDs. There is also a SAS
link between the expanders to facilitate communication/synchronization between the two expanders.

Drive specications

The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s supports the following drive types:

• Support for 10,000 RPM and 15,000 RPM 2.5-inch SAS drives

• Support for 2.5-inch SAS SSD

• Support for 7.2 K RPM 2.5-inch NearLine SAS drives

NOTE: SATA and NVMe drives are not supported but mixing of rotational and SSD SAS drives is supported.

Drive assignment

Each slot in the PowerEdge MX7000 chassis supports a Compute Sled or a Storage Sled, and there are no xed mappings for the sleds.
Using the OpenManage Enterprise-Modular web interface the disks in a storage sled can be mapped to a Compute Sled that gives you the
following options:

• Enclosure-Assigned mode

• Drive-Assigned mode

Enclosure-Assigned mode:

• All the drives in the PowerEdge MX5016s are assigned to the selected compute sleds.

• The Fab-C Mezz controller can be either PERC H745P MX, or HBA330 MMZ. Enclosure assignment mode is required if the
PowerEdge MX5016s is to be shared between multiple compute sleds (that is clustered). Only HBA330 MMZ controller supports
shared assignments.

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Technical specications

Figure 1. Enclosure-Assigned mode

Drive-Assigned mode:

• A specied group of disks is assigned.

• Drive-Assigned mode assigns the individual drive from the PowerEdge MX5016s to another compute sleds (but cannot be assigned to
more than one sled simultaneously). The Fab-C Mezz controller on the mapped compute sled can be either a PERC H745P MX, or
HBA330 MMZ.

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Figure 2. Drive-Assigned mode

Module dimensions

Table 3. Dimensions of the

System Height Width Depth(handle closed)

PowerEdge MX5000s 27.50 mm (1.08 inches) 214.50 mm (8.44 inches) 208.30 mm (8.20 inches)

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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s

Module weight

Table 4. Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s module weight

System Maximum weight

PowerEdge MX5000s 1.5 kg (3.30 lb)

Environmental specications

NOTE: For additional information about environmental measurements for specic system congurations, see Dell.com/

environmental_datasheets.

Table 5. Temperature specications

Temperature Specications

Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117
ft)

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (68°F/h)

Table 6. Relative humidity specications

Relative humidity Specications

Storage 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be

Operating 10% to 80% relative humidity with 26°C (78.8°F) maximum dew point.

Table 7. Maximum vibration specications

Maximum vibration Specications

Operating 0.26 G

Storage 1.87 G

Table 8. Maximum shock specications

Maximum shock Specications

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

non-condensing at all times.

at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).

rms

at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).

rms

Operating One shock pulse in the positive z axis of 31 G for 2.6 ms in the operational

orientation.

Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,

and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.

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Table 9. Maximum altitude specications

Maximum altitude Specications

Operating

Storage 12,000 m (39,370 ft)

Table 10. Operating temperature de-rating specications

Operating temperature de-rating Specications

Up to 35°C (95°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m

40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m

3048 m (10,000 ft)

(3,117 ft).

(3,117 ft).

(3,117 ft).

Expanded operating temperature

Table 11. Expanded operating temperature specications

Expanded operating temperature Specications

Less than or equal to 10% of annual operating hours 5°C to 40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to

35°C), the system can operate continuously in temperatures as low
as 5°C and as high as 40°C.

For temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, de-rate maximum allowable dry
bulb temperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft).

Less than or equal to 1% of annual operating hours –5°C to 45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to

35°C), the system can operate down to –5°C or up to 45°C for a
maximum of 1% of its annual operating hours.

For temperatures between 40°C and 45°C, de-rate maximum allowable
temperature by 1°C per 125 m above 950 m (1°F per 228 ft).

NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, system performance may be impacted.

NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings maybe reported on the LCD panel

and in the System Event Log.

Particulate and gaseous contamination specications

The following table denes the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If
the levels of particulates or gaseous pollution exceed the specied limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to
rectify the environmental conditions. Re-mediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

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Table 12. Particulate contamination specications

Particulate contamination Specications

Air ltration Data center air ltration as dened by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a

95% upper condence limit.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center environments only. Air

ltration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be
used outside a data center, in environments such as an oce or
factory oor.

NOTE: Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13

ltration.

Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive

particles.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center

environments.

Corrosive dust

Table 13. Gaseous contamination specications

Gaseous contamination Specications

Copper coupon corrosion rate <300 Å/month per Class G1 as dened by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.

Silver coupon corrosion rate <200 Å/month as dened by AHSRAE TC9.9.

NOTE: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.

• Air must be free of corrosive dust.

• Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than
60% relative humidity.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center

environments.

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Documentation resources

This section provides information about the documentation resources for your system.

To view the document that is listed in the documentation resources table:

• From the Dell EMC support site:
a Click the documentation link that is provided in the Location column in the table.
b Click the required product or product version.

NOTE: To locate the product name and model, see the front of your system.

c On the Product Support page, click Manuals & documents.

• Using search engines:
– Type the name and version of the document in the search box.

Table 14. Additional documentation resources for your system

Task Document Location

Setting up your system

For more information about installing and securing
the system into a rack, see the Rail Installation
Guide included with your rack solution.

Dell.com/poweredgemanuals

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For information about setting up your system, see
the Getting Started Guide document that is
shipped with your system.

Conguring your system For information about the iDRAC features,

conguring and logging in to iDRAC, and managing

your system remotely, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User's Guide.

For information about understanding Remote
Access Controller Admin (RACADM)
subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces,
see the RACADM CLI Guide for iDRAC.

For information about Redsh and its protocol,
supported schema, and Redsh Eventing
implemented in iDRAC, see the Redsh API Guide.

For information about iDRAC property database
group and object descriptions, see the Attribute
Registry Guide.

For information about Intel QuickAssist Technology,
see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
User's Guide.

For information about earlier versions of the iDRAC
documents.

Dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Dell.com/idracmanuals

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To identify the version of iDRAC available on your
system, on the iDRAC web interface, click ? >

About.

Task Document Location

For information about installing the operating
system, see the operating system documentation.

Managing your system For information about systems management

software oered by Dell, see the Dell OpenManage
Systems Management Overview Guide.

For information about setting up, using, and
troubleshooting OpenManage, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.

For information about installing, using, and
troubleshooting Dell OpenManage Essentials, see
the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.

For information about installing and using Dell
SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist
Enterprise User’s Guide.

For information about partner programs enterprise
systems management, see the OpenManage
Connections Enterprise Systems Management
documents.

Working with the Dell
PowerEdge RAID controllers

For information about understanding the features
of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC),
Software RAID controllers, or BOSS card and
deploying the cards, see the Storage controller
documentation.

Dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals

Dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage
Server Administrator

Dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage
Essentials

Dell.com/serviceabilitytools

Dell.com/openmanagemanuals

Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals

Understanding event and error
messages

Troubleshooting your system For information about identifying and

For information about checking the event and error
messages generated by the system rmware and
agents that monitor system components, see the
Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 14th
Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers.

troubleshooting the PowerEdge server issues, see
the Server Troubleshooting Guide.

Dell.com/qrl

Dell.com/poweredgemanuals

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Getting help

Topics:

• Contacting Dell EMC

• Documentation feedback

• Accessing system information by using QRL

• Receiving automated support with SupportAssist

Contacting Dell EMC

Dell EMC provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you
can nd contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and
product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer service
issues:

1 Go to Dell.com/support/home.
2 Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
3 For customized support:

a Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag eld.
b Click Submit.

The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.

4 For general support:

a Select your product category.
b Select your product segment.
c Select your product.

The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.

5 For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support:

a Click Global Technical Support.
b The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell EMC Global Technical Support

team.

Documentation feedback

You can rate the documentation or write your feedback on any of our Dell EMC documentation pages and click Send Feedback to send
your feedback.

Accessing system information by using QRL

You can use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) located on the information tag in the front of the MX5016s, to access the information
about the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5016s.
Ensure that your smartphone or tablet has the QR code scanner installed.

The QRL includes the following information about your system:

• How-to videos

• Reference materials, including the Owner’s Manual, LCD diagnostics, and mechanical overview

• Your system service tag to quickly access your specic hardware conguration and warranty information

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• A direct link to Dell to contact technical assistance and sales teams

1 Go to Dell.com/qrl and navigate to your specic product or
2 Use your smartphone or tablet to scan the model-specic Quick Resource (QR) code on your system or in the Quick Resource

Locator section.

Quick Resource Locator for the PowerEdge MX5016s system

Figure 3. Quick Resource Locator for the PowerEdge MX5016s

Receiving automated support with SupportAssist

Dell EMC SupportAssist is an optional Dell EMC Services oering that automates technical support for your Dell EMC server, storage, and
networking devices. By installing and setting up a SupportAssist application in your IT environment, you can receive the following benets:

• Automated issue detection — SupportAssist monitors your Dell EMC devices and automatically detects hardware issues, both
proactively and predictively.

• Automated case creation — When an issue is detected, SupportAssist automatically opens a support case with Dell EMC Technical
Support.

• Automated diagnostic collection — SupportAssist automatically collects system state information from your devices and uploads it
securely to Dell EMC. This information is used by Dell EMC Technical Support to troubleshoot the issue.

• Proactive contact — A Dell EMC Technical Support agent contacts you about the support case and helps you resolve the issue.

The available benets vary depending on the Dell EMC Service entitlement purchased for your device. For more information about
SupportAssist, go to Dell.com/supportassist.

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