Users Guide
NOTE: The MX7116n FEM cannot act as a stand-alone switch and must be connected to the MX9116n FSE to function.
Dell EMC Networking MX5108n Ethernet switch
The Dell EMC Networking MX5108n Ethernet switch is targeted at small PowerEdge MX7000 deployments of one or two chassis.
Although not a scalable switch, it still provides high-performance and low latency with a non-blocking switching architecture. The
MX5108n switch provides line-rate 25 Gbps Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding capacity to all connected servers with no oversubscription.
In addition to eight internal 25 GbE ports, the MX5108n switch includes:
• One 40 GbE QSFP+ port
• Two 100 GbE QSFP28 ports
• Four 10 GbE RJ45 BASE-T ports
The ports can be used to provide a combination of network uplinks, VLT interconnects (VLTi), or for FCoE connectivity. The MX5108n
switch supports FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) Snooping Bridge (FSB) mode but does not support NPG or direct attach FC capabilities.
The PowerEdge MX7000 chassis supports up to four MX5106n Ethernet switches in Fabric A or Fabric B, or both.
Figure 11. Dell EMC Networking MX5108n Ethernet switch
1. Express service tag
2. Storage USB port
3. Micro-B USB console port
4. Power and indicator LEDs
5. Module insertion or removal latch
6. One QSFP+ port
7. Two QSFP28 ports
8. Four 10GBASE-T ports
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s SAS switch
The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s SAS module supports x4 SAS internal connections to all eight front-facing slots in the PowerEdge
MX7000 chassis. The PowerEdge MX5000s uses T10 SAS zoning to provide multiple SAS zones or domains for the compute sleds.
Storage management is done using the OME-Modular console.
PowerEdge MX5000s provides Fabric C SAS connectivity to each compute and one or more PowerEdge MX5016s storage sleds.
Compute sleds connect to the PowerEdge MX5000s using either SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBA) or a PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC)
in the mini-mezzanine PCIe slot.
The PowerEdge MX5000s switches are deployed as redundant pairs to offer multiple SAS paths to the individual SAS disk drives. The
PowerEdge MX7000 chassis supports redundant PowerEdge MX5000s in Fabric C.
Figure 12. Dell EMC PowerEdge MX5000s storage sled
1. Express service tag
2. Module insertion or removal latch
3. Power and indicator LEDs
4. Six SAS ports
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