IT Unbound

PowerEdge MX Kinetic Infrastructure

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Introducing PowerEdge MX
Traditional and transformational workloads on one, adaptable infrastructure.

Software-Defined Converged
Business Storage Infrastructure
Applications

HCI

Dense
Virtualization

Scalable Fabric

Microsoft Exchange
ERP
Big Data Microsoft SQL

Database Data Analytics

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 PowerEdge MX: IT Unbound
AS DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE AS YOUR BUSINESS

FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
Dynamically scale and respond to changing needs

AGILE MANAGEMENT
Increase team effectiveness and accelerate operations

RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Protect infrastructure and lifecycle investment

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PowerEdge MX modular components
Delivering innovation and longevity needed to realize IT Transformation

Compute Storage Networking Chassis

MX740c & MX840c MX5016s MX5108n, MX9116n, MX7000

2 socket & 4 socket compute sleds Direct-attached SAS storage sled MX7116n, MXG610s 7U modular enclosure
Ethernet & Fibre Channel switches

with intelligent automation technology

OpenManage Enterprise Modular & iDRAC

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Dynamically scale and respond to changing needs
Assign the right resources for the right Pay-as-you-grow expansion, ensure
workload, change dynamically as needed maximum performance with scalable multi-
chassis fabric

Scalable Fabric Ultra-low latency 25GbE today, to 50GbE,

to 100GbE and beyond

Drive faster deployments with Increase vSAN performance with scalable

customizable profiles and personalities in-server and local-attached storage, low-
latency network

Up to 118 HDD/SDDs per chassis; 112 drives

Associate a profile with a slot or server local and six compute sled

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Increase effectiveness and accelerate operations
Increase effectiveness and accelerate operations
Manage all resources from one console, Simple management at any scale
expand across all PowerEdge servers

Single Multi-chassis Data center &

Holistic control compute, storage,
chassis multi-site
fabric + rack and tower

Streamline and automate server lifecycle management

SupportAssist iDRAC9 Quick Sync 2 Wireless LCD touchscreen

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Protect infrastructure and deliver investment protection
Streamline transition to new fabric Enable cooling of denser,
generations and architectures higher power configurations

No mid-plane No single Improved airflow Control algorithms

design point of failure

Future forward design to support new Integrated Cyber Resilient Architecture to

processor technologies and storage types protect applications and resources

Multi-generational assurance with support for at least Protect Detect Recover

three server processor microarchitecture generations

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One size doesn’t fit all needs
Modular infrastructure on a modern server architecture. For any workload.

POWEREDGE MX POWEREDGE FX2 POWEREDGE VRTX POWEREDGE C Series

Modular 7U integrated
solution designed for enterprise
data center density and future
extensibility with easy
deployment and management
Hybrid 2U rack integrated
solution delivering scalable
performance with rack flexibility
for data centers, private cloud
and demanding workloads
Single, compact tower- , rack- Ultra-dense 2U, accelerated
capable integrated solution platform ideal for demanding
optimized for small, remote and high performance hyperscale
branch offices and scale-out workloads

with intelligent automation technology

Dell EMC OpenManage & iDRAC

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 the #1 server in the world

OpenManage® Enterprise – Intelligent Automation Systems Management

TOWERS RACKS MODULAR EXTREME SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE

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Additional resources

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PowerEdge MX customer-inspired innovation

Zero throughput limitations Simple, unified control at any scale

Streamline transition to emerging fabrics Flexible at-the-box options
NO MIDPLANE DESIGN FOR DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT
FABRICS A & B ARCHITECTURE

Grow-as-needed across
Industry leading density Plug-and-play fabric
multiple chassis
Map to 1 or more servers deployment
GRANULAR SCALABLE FABRIC SMARTFABRIC
STORAGE ARCHITECTURE SERVICES

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PowerEdge MX7000 chassis
7U, 8-slot chassis architecture set to be the future foundation of modular architecture

A B C

A Four MX740c compute sleds

B One MX840c compute sled

307.4mm
C Two MX5016s storage sleds

811.6mm
445mm

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PowerEdge MX7000 chassis (front view)
7U chassis designed to support at least three future generations of server technologies

A D B C
A B C

Compute Sleds Storage Sleds

• No compromise • Flexible, granular
design with up to drive-level
eight 2-socket or assignment; drives
four 4-socket can be mapped to a
options server or shared
• Up to eight drives • Up to 16 SAS
plus M.2 boot option HDDs/SSDs
for greater storage • 12 Gb/s direct
options than ever attached SAT
before in large D
chassis

Power and Cooling

D • High efficiency 3 KW power supplies
• Grid and N+N redundancy
• Evenly distribute chassis-wide cooling
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PowerEdge MX7000 chassis (rear view)
F
E F

Storage Networking D Scalable Networking

• Redundant, highly • Two redundant
available Fibre general purpose
Channel or SAS fabrics
storage fabric for • MX Scalable Fabric
high availability F Architecture for
multi-chassis
networking
• Future forward
E design

OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition

G
• Single layer of management of compute, storage and fabrics
• Redundant modules with fault tolerant interlinking
• Simple expansion from one to many chassis
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PowerEdge MX7000 chassis

Modular foundation to scale across multiple

racks to suit a range of demanding use cases

Hosts flexible blocks of server and storage resources

while providing outstanding efficiencies through shared
power, cooling, networking, I/O and management within
HIGHLIGHTS
the chassis itself
• Support for at least three server processor
microarchitecture generations and ready for
Key Capabilities 400Gb Ethernet and beyond
• 7U modular enclosure has 8 front-accessible, single-width • Non-disruptive upgrades; unique no mid-plane
bays that accommodates variety of compute and storage sleds design makes for easier future technology
• Support for 3 I/O fabrics, each with redundant modules upgrades
• QuickSync2 (wireless), Touchscreen LCD and traditional crash
cart at-the-box management options

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OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition

Unified RESTful API interface manages all

nodes – compute, storage and networking

Delivers key functionality of OpenManage Enterprise for

PowerEdge MX, enabling more control over growing,
data centers and faster response to business demands
Key Capabilities
• Unified simple interface manages compute, storage and networks,
reducing costs, learning curve and consolidating multiple tools
• Simplified administration helps deploy and monitor at scale, from
one to many chassis, with support for remote management
• Agile, Intelligent automation drives faster hardware rollouts and
reduces repetitive tasks for accelerated lifecycle management
HIGHLIGHTS
• Manage up to 160 servers across 20 chassis
• Deploy faster with auto-chassis and node discovery
• Comprehensive OpenManage RESTful API helps
automate multiple tasks and integrate to 3rd party tools
• Enhance management with redundant OME-M module,
Touchscreen LCD and OpenManage Mobile option
• Expand management across any PowerEdge server with
OpenManage Enterprise

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PowerEdge MX740c compute

High performance with density for exceptional

scalability

Targeted Use Cases

• Dense virtualization, foundation for collaborative workloads HIGHLIGHTS
• Foundation for software-defined storage and networking, hyper-
• Full featured, no
converged infrastructure
compromise compute
Key Capabilities • Offering exceptional
• Up to two 28-core 2nd
Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable performance and a rich set
processors of storage options
• 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM / LRDIMM, up to • Supports several different
2933MT/s speeds; 12 slots for Intel® Optane™ DCPMMs server node configurations
to meet unique requirements
• High performance storage options include up to six 2.5” SAS/
SATA (HDD/SDD) or NVMe PCIe SSD drives plus optional M.2
boot
• Dual SD cards for fail safe virtualization is optional
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PowerEdge MX840c compute

Powerful scale-up server for exceptionally

demanding use cases

Targeted Use Cases

• Database-driven, mission-critical applications HIGHLIGHTS
• Big data analytics and performance workloads
• Full featured, no
compromise compute
Key Capabilities • Offering exceptional
• Up to four 28-core 2nd
Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable performance and a rich set
processors of storage options
• 48 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM / LRDIMM, up to • Supports several different
2933MT/s speeds; 24 slots for Intel® Optane™ DCPMMs server node configurations
to meet unique requirements
• High performance storage options include up to eight 2.5”
SAS/ SATA (HDD/SDD) or NVMe PCIe SSD drives plus
optional M.2 boot
• Dual SD cards for fail safe virtualization is optional
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 PowerEdge MX5016s storage

Dense, highly flexible, scale-out MX-Series

storage sled

Targeted Use Cases

• Software defined storage: perfect for SDS solutions like vSAN HIGHLIGHTS
• Databases: such as SQL and ERP that have high storage
• Up to 7 storage sleds
demands totaling 112 drives per
• Virtualization: dense footprint with flexibility MX7000 chassis (one
Key Capabilities compute sled is required per
chassis that offers up to 6
• Single-width,12Gbps, direct-attached SAS storage internal drives)
• Up to sixteen 2.5” hot-pluggable drives and redundant hot • Avoid complex storage
serviceable expanders to ensure availability administration with end-to-
• Drives can be individually mapped to one or more servers end lifecycle management
• PERC and HBA storage controller options to best suit your for all devices from a single
interface
workloads

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PowerEdge MX Ethernet & Fibre Channel I/O Modules

Cost-effective, high-performance scalable

networking provide 25GbE and 32G FC host
connectivity with 100GbE and 32G FC uplinks
Purpose-built for
• Data center infrastructure with integrated server, storage, networking
and unified management
Key Capabilities
• MX5108n Ethernet Switch – 8 x 25GbE server facing ports, 2 x
100GbE ports, 1 x 40GbE port, and 4 x 10GBase-T ports
• MX9116n Fabric Switching Engine – 16 x 25GbE server facing
ports, 2 x 100GbE/8 x 32G FC unified ports, 2 x 100GbE ports, and
12 Fabric Expansion ports
• MX7116n Fabric Expander Module – 16 x 25GbE server facing
ports and 2 Fabric Expansion ports
• MXG610s Fibre Channel Switch – 16 x 32G FC internal ports, 8 x
32G FC SFP+ ports, and 2 QSFP 4 x 32G FC uplink ports
HIGHLIGHTS
• MX Scalable Fabric Architecture provides low latency
25GbE connectivity across multiple chassis, managed
from one pane of glass
• Embedded ToR supports rack and modular servers and
capable of connection directly to fabric spine
• Comprehensive integrated management
• Open Networking running OS10EE and future-ready for
other OSes

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