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Introduction

This document describes the VxRail

 60 Appliance, including its physical features and

technical specifications.

The target audience for this document includes customers, field personnel, and
partners who want to operate a VxRail

 Appliance, including the following models:

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VxRail 60 Appliance

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VxRail 60F Appliance

This document is designed for people familiar with:

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Dell EMC systems and software

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VMware virtualization products

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Data center appliances and infrastructure

The VCE Glossary provides terms, definitions, and acronyms that are related to VCE
Systems.

To suggest documentation changes and provide feedback on this book, send an email
to docfeedback@vce.com. Include the name of the topic to which your feedback
applies.

Support

Create an Online Support account to get access to support and product resources for
your VxRail Appliance.

If you already have an account, register your VxRail Appliance to access the available
resources.

For convenience, you can link your Online Support account with VxRail Manager and
access support resources without having to log in separately.

Note

If you plan to set up ESRS, your Online Support account must be linked to VxRail
Manager under the same party ID or the deployment will fail. Your appliance must also
be in an installed state in the Install Base.

Registering for online support

Create an Online Support account to access support resources.

After you register, you can:

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Register your system

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Obtain product license files and software updates

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Download VxRail Series product documentation

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Download the SolVe Desktop application for hardware replacement and upgrade
procedures

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Browse the VxRail Series community and support information

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Link your support account for access to resources from within VxRail Manager

Introduction

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Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance

 

4.5 

 

Owner's Manual

Summary of Contents for VxRail 60 Appliance

Page 1: ...Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance Version 4 5 Owner s Manual REV 02 ...

Page 2: ...IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE USE COPYING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANY DELL SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PUBLICATION REQUIRES AN APPLICABLE SOFTWARE LICENSE Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners Published in the U...

Page 3: ...0 Appliance components and controls 10 Technical Specifications 13 Appliance power and cooling information 14 Appliance dimensions and weight 14 Operating and storage environment 14 Installation 17 Pre installation Site Checklist 18 10GbE or 1GbE switch networking 18 Network requirements 18 Replacing and adding hardware 21 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 CONTENTS Dell EMC VxRail ...

Page 4: ...CONTENTS 4 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

Page 5: ...CHAPTER 1 Introduction l Introduction 6 l Support 6 Introduction 5 ...

Page 6: ...sources for your VxRail Appliance If you already have an account register your VxRail Appliance to access the available resources For convenience you can link your Online Support account with VxRail Manager and access support resources without having to log in separately Note If you plan to set up ESRS your Online Support account must be linked to VxRail Manager under the same party ID or the depl...

Page 7: ...ion for VxRail Series procedures Step by step instructions for procedures such as replacing hardware or performing system administrative tasks are available through the SolVe Desktop application CAUTION To avoid potential data loss refer to the VxRail Series procedures in the SolVe Desktop application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade activity To download the SolVe Desktop appl...

Page 8: ...Introduction 8 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

Page 9: ...CHAPTER 2 About the VxRail 60 Appliance l Handling the appliance 10 l Appliance components and controls 10 About the VxRail 60 Appliance 9 ...

Page 10: ...upper center of the enclosure above disk drive 4 Figure 1 VxRail 60 and VxRail 60F appliances 1 2 1 VxRail 60 Appliance 2 Product serial number tag The VxRail 60 Appliance provides capacity for 10 2 5 inch front access hot swappable disk drives The disk drives and the front control panel are accessible at the front of the appliance Drives can be all SSD Caching all HDD Capacity or a Hybrid of both...

Page 11: ... 3 Front control panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Identification LED 2 Identification button 3 Reset button 4 Power button with LED 5 LAN2 LED 6 LAN1 LED 7 HDD activity LED 8 Fault LED Each drive assembly consists of the carrier tray in which the drive is mounted Figure 4 Disk drive assembly 1 2 1 Status fault LED 2 Active LED About the VxRail 60 Appliance Appliance components and controls 11 ...

Page 12: ...nel 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 1 2 8 1 Main power supply unit PSU1 2 USB ports 3 Dedicated NIC port 4 NIC 1 port 5 NIC 2 port 6 COM port A 7 VGA connector 8 ID LED activated from front control panel 9 10 GbE ports 10 Secondary power supply unit PSU2 About the VxRail 60 Appliance 12 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

Page 13: ...CHAPTER 3 Technical Specifications l Appliance power and cooling information 14 l Appliance dimensions and weight 14 l Operating and storage environment 14 Technical Specifications 13 ...

Page 14: ...U hr 430 3 41214 BTU hr Maximum inrush current 55 A per power supply unit up to one quarter of AC cycle Appliance dimensions and weight Table 2 Appliance dimensions and weight Dimension Appliance Appliance with rails Form factor 1U chassis 1U chassis Height 1 7 in 4 32 cm 2 0 U with or without bezel Depth 29 21 in 74 20 cm 30 21 in 76 73 cm Width 17 24 in 31 09 cm without cabinet latch brackets 18...

Page 15: ...ent continued Specification Description Non operating relative humidity 20 to 90 RH Storage time unpowered Recommendation Do not exceed 6 consecutive months of unpowered storage Technical Specifications Operating and storage environment 15 ...

Page 16: ...Technical Specifications 16 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

Page 17: ...ork with your Dell EMC or partner representative to arrange for installation of your appliance This section contains information to help you prepare to have your VxRail Appliance installed l Pre installation Site Checklist 18 l 10GbE or 1GbE switch networking 18 l Network requirements 18 Installation 17 ...

Page 18: ...your switch is properly set up to work with your VxRail Appliance according to the instructions provided by your switch manufacturer The following table lists the type of switches needed for different VxRail Appliance models Table 4 VxRail Appliance network switch requirements VxRail Appliance model Network switch requirement VxRail 60 VxRail 60F VxRail E460 VxRail P470 VxRail S470 VxRail V470 10G...

Page 19: ... appliance requires up to eight cables the VxRail 60 requires 16 cables If you have SFP NIC ports on your appliance you need l Two compatible Twinax Direct Attach Copper DAC cables per node these cables are not included you must supply your own Active DAC cables should be used if the cable is over 5 meters long or l Two compatible fiber cables with appropriate transceivers per node these cables an...

Page 20: ...Installation 20 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

Page 21: ...ation Using the SolVe Desktop application for VxRail Series hardware tasks Step by step hardware component tasks such as replacement and upgrade procedures are available through the SolVe Desktop application CAUTION To avoid potential data loss refer to the VxRail Series procedures in the SolVe Desktop application before performing any hardware replacement or upgrade procedures To download the Sol...

Page 22: ...Replacing and adding hardware 22 Dell EMC VxRail 60 Appliance 4 5 Owner s Manual ...

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