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5 PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis Power Sequence
1 Introduction
The Dell EMC MX7000 chassis is the latest chassis in the Dell EMC lineup, designed and constructed from
the ground up as a brand new chassis. This new chassis has some important differences in how the system
powers on from the older M1000e chassis, and this document will show the new power sequencing.
In this document, we will reference the Right Control Panel (RCP), the OpenManage Enterprise Modular UI
(OME), and OpenManage Mobile. The OME GUI is accessed from a web browser, you can get the IP
address of the OME GUI from the front panel LCD or from OpenManage Mobile. The OpenManage Mobile is
an optional Bluetooth module that can be ordered which provides connectivity to manage the chassis from a
mobile device. Apple IOS and Android apps are available for download. See the user’s guide or the
Quicksync whitepaper for more details.
1.1 Overview of Chassis power sequence
Diagram below shows chassis Power sequence
MX7000 has five different Power states
1. Chassis Aux Power state: This is the initial power state of the chassis after AC power is applied to the
chassis. Once the management module boots up, the chassis transitions to chassis power OFF state.
This state is not generally observable though most management interfaces because in this state,