Reference Guide

15 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Deployment Guide
Dell EMC Networking MX5108n
The following MX5108n components are labeled in Figure 9:
1. Luggage Tag
2. Storage USB Port
3. Micro-B USB console port
4. Power and indicator LEDs
5. Module insertion/removal latch
6. One QSFP+ port
7. Two QSFP28 ports
8. Four 10GbE BASE-T ports
Note: While the examples in this guide are specific to the MX9116n FSE and MX7116n FEM, the use of two
MX5108n switches in a single chassis is supported for the solutions shown. Cabling options for the MX5108n
will differ from the MX9116n/MX7116n as shown in the
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX IO Guide.
2.2 Rack-mounted networking switches
This section covers the rack-mounted networking switches used in the examples in this guide.
2.2.1 Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON
The Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON is a 1-Rack Unit (RU) switch with forty-eight 1GbE BASE-T ports and
four 10GbE SFP+ ports. In this document, one S3048-ON supports out-of-band (OOB) management traffic for
all examples.
Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON