Dell EMC VxRail P series User manual

Dell EMC VxRail Appliances on PowerEdge
Servers
P Series, V Series, and S Series Owner's Manual

Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
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April 2020
Rev. A03

1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5
Supported configurations.....................................................................................................................................................5
Front view of the appliances................................................................................................................................................ 7
Left control panel view....................................................................................................................................................8
Right control panel view................................................................................................................................................10
Back view of the appliance..................................................................................................................................................11
NIC indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................12
Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................................................... 12
Hard drive indicator codes.................................................................................................................................................. 14
Locating the serial number of your appliance...................................................................................................................14
Looking up your appliance serial number in VxRail Manager.................................................................................... 15
Locating your physical VxRail Service Tag number................................................................................................... 15
2 Technical specifications.............................................................................................................. 16
Chassis dimensions.............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Chassis weight......................................................................................................................................................................16
Processor specifications......................................................................................................................................................17
PSU specifications................................................................................................................................................................17
Battery specifications.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Expansion bus specifications.............................................................................................................................................. 17
Memory specifications.........................................................................................................................................................18
Storage controller specifications........................................................................................................................................18
Drives.....................................................................................................................................................................................18
Ports and connectors specifications................................................................................................................................. 19
USB ports........................................................................................................................................................................19
NIC ports......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
VGA ports........................................................................................................................................................................19
Serial connector..............................................................................................................................................................19
Internal Dual SD Module................................................................................................................................................ 19
Video specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................. 20
Standard operating temperature..................................................................................................................................21
Expanded operating temperature.................................................................................................................................21
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications............................................................................................. 22
3 Initial setup and configuration..................................................................................................... 24
4 Pre-operating systems............................................................................................................... 25
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications...........................................................................................25
iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................25
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................. 25
5 Replacing and adding hardware................................................................................................... 26
Using the SolVe Desktop application for VxRail Series hardware tasks.......................................................................26
Contents
Contents 3

Supported hardware components.................................................................................................................................... 26
System memory...................................................................................................................................................................27
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................... 28
Expansion cards and expansion card riser........................................................................................................................29
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................... 29
6 Getting help............................................................................................................................... 31
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................... 31
Registering for online support............................................................................................................................................ 31
Accessing support resources..............................................................................................................................................31
VxRail documentation......................................................................................................................................................... 32
4 Contents

Overview
The VxRail appliances are hyper-converged appliances that support the following configurations:
Table 1. VxRail appliances supported configurations
Supported
configurations
VxRail V Series VxRail P Series VxRail S Series
Processor Two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable
Family processors
Up to two Intel Xeon Processor
Scalable Family processors
Up to two Intel Xeon
Processor Scalable Family
processors
DIMM 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1536
GB of memory
24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1536
GB of memory
24 DIMM slots supporting
up to 1536 GB of memory
Power supply units Two AC or DC redundant power
supply units
Two AC or DC redundant power supply
units
Two AC or DC redundant
power supply units
Drives 24 hard drives or solid state drives
(SSDs)
24 hard drives or solid state drives
(SSDs)
12 front accessible hard
drives or solid state drives
(SSDs), and two rear
accessible SSDs
NOTE: The appliances supports only internal, hot-swappable hard drives.
NOTE: In this document, HDD generically refers to both HDD and SSD.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives, and SSDs are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified
otherwise.
Topics:
•Supported configurations
•Front view of the appliances
•Back view of the appliance
•Hard drive indicator codes
•Locating the serial number of your appliance
Supported configurations
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances support the following configurations:
1
Overview 5

Figure 1. Supported configuration of VxRail P Series and V Series
1. drive backplane 2. backplane expander card
3. cooling fan in the cooling fan assembly (6) 4. memory module
5. CPU2 processor and heat sink module socket (with dust cover) 6. expansion card riser 3
7. network daughter card 8. expansion card riser 2
9. system board 10. expansion card riser 1
11. integrated storage controller card 12. CPU1 processor and heat sink module
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Figure 2. Supported configuration of VxRail S Series
1. drive backplane 2. backplane expander card
3. cooling fan in the cooling fan assembly (6) 4. memory module
5. CPU2 processor and heat sink module socket 6. rear drive cage 1
7. rear drive cage 2 8. system board
9. expansion card riser 1 10. integrated storage controller card
11. CPU1 processor and heat sink module
Front view of the appliances
The front view displays the features available on the front of the appliance. You can access components such as the power button, left
control panel, and right control panel from the front of the system. The diagnostic LEDs are prominently located on the front panel. The
hot-swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel.
Figure 3. Front view of VxRail P Series, and V Series – 24 x 2.5 inch drive appliance
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Figure 4. Front view of VxRail S Series –12 x 3.5 inch drive appliance
Table 2. Features available on the front of the appliance
Item Panels and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A Contains appliance health and appliance ID, status LED.
2 Hard drives N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your appliance. For
more information about drives, see Technical specifications.
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, VGA port, iDRAC Direct micro-USB port
and two USB 2.0 ports.
4 Information tag N/A The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains appliance
information such as Service Tag, Product Serial Number Tag (PSNT),
NIC, MAC address, and so on.
Left control panel view
Figure 5. Left control panel view
Table 3. Left control panel features
Item Indicator Icon Description
1 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the appliance. For more information, see Status
LED indicators.
2 Appliance health and
appliance ID indicator
Indicates the appliance health. For more information, see Appliance
health and appliance ID indicator codes.
Status LED indicators
NOTE: The status LED indicators are always off and only turns on to a solid amber if any error occurs.
8 Overview

Table 4. Status LED indicators and descriptions
Icon Description Condition Corrective action
Hard drive
indicator
The indicator turns solid amber if
there is a hard drive error.
Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive
has an error. If the problem persists, see Getting help.
Temperature
indicator
The indicator turns solid amber if the
appliance experiences a thermal error
(for example, the ambient
temperature is out of range or there
is a fan failure).
Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:
• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.
• Appliance cover, air shroud, memory module blank, or
back filler bracket is removed.
• Ambient temperature is too high.
• External airflow is obstructed.
If the problem persists, see Getting help.
Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the
appliance experiences an electrical
error (for example, voltage out of
range, or a failed power supply unit
(PSU) or voltage regulator).
Check the System Event Log or appliance messages for
the specific issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU,
check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU. If the
problem persists, see Getting help.
Memory indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
memory error occurs.
See the Getting help section.
PCIe indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a
PCIe card experiences an error.
See the Getting help section.
NOTE: For more information about the
supported PCIe cards, see Expansion card
installation guidelines.
Appliance health and appliance ID indicator codes
The appliance health and appliance ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your appliance.
Figure 6. Appliance health and appliance ID indicators
Table 5. Appliance health and appliance ID indicator codes
Appliance health and appliance ID indicator code Condition
Solid blue Indicates that the appliance is turned on, appliance is healthy, and
appliance ID mode is not active. Press the appliance health and
appliance ID button to switch to appliance ID mode.
Blinking blue Indicates that the appliance ID mode is active. Press the appliance
health and appliance ID button to switch to appliance health mode.
Solid amber Indicates that the appliance is in fail-safe mode. If the problem
persists, see Getting help.
Blinking amber Indicates that the appliance is experiencing a fault. If the problem
persists, see Getting help.
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Right control panel view
Figure 7. Right control panel view
Table 6. Right control panel features
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Power button Indicates if the appliance is turned on or off. Press the power button
to manually turn on or off the appliance.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an
ACPI-compliant operating system.
2 USB port (2) The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the appliance.
3 iDRAC Direct port The iDRAC Direct port is micro USB 2.0-compliant. This port enables
you to access the iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see
the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
4 iDRAC Direct LED N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC
Direct port is connected. For more information, see iDRAC Direct
LED indicator codes.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the appliance. For more
information, see Technical specifications.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC subsystem.
iDRAC Direct LED indicator is located below the iDRAC Direct port on the right control panel.
You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The
following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:
Table 7. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator code
Condition
Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.
Flashing green (on for two
seconds and off for two
seconds)
Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.
Turns off Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.
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Back view of the appliance
The back view displays the features available on the back of the appliance.
Figure 8. Back view of VxRail S Series 2 – x 3.5 inch drive appliance
Table 8. Features available on the back view
Item Panels, ports and slots Icon Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (3)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the appliance. For more information, see
Expansion card installation guidelines.
2 Half-height PCIe expansion
card slot
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion cards to the appliance. For more information, see Expansion
card installation guidelines.
3 Rear handle N/A The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of PCIe
cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Drives N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your appliance. For
more information about drives, see Technical specifications.
5 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see Technical specifications.
6 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
configurations, see Technical specifications.
7 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the appliance.
8 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the appliance. For more
information, see Technical specifications.
9 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the appliance. For more
information, see Technical specifications.
10 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
11 Appliance identification
button
The Appliance Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back
of the appliances. Press the button to identify an appliance in a rack by
turning on the appliance ID button. You can also use the appliance ID
button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.
Overview 11

NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back panel has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator indicates if
data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 9. NIC indicator codes
1. link LED indicator
2. activity LED indicator
Table 9. NIC indicator codes
Status Condition
Link and activity indicators are off The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is blinking
green
The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is blinking
green
The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is being sent or received.
Link indicator is green and activity indicator is off The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and
data is not being sent or received.
Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is off The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port
speed and data is not being sent or received.
Link indicator is blinking green and activity is off NIC identify is enabled through the NIC configuration utility.
Power supply unit indicator codes
AC power supply units (PSUs) have an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator and DC PSUs have an LED that serves as
an indicator. The indicator shows whether power is present or a power fault has occurred.
Figure 10. AC PSU status indicator
1. AC PSU status indicator/handle
Table 10. AC PSU status indicator codes
Power indicator codes Condition
Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green.
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Power indicator codes Condition
CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating firmware. If
firmware update is interrupted, the PSUs do not function.
Blinking green and turns off When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU handle blinks green five times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns off. This
indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for
example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations
servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This results in a PSU
mismatch condition or failure to turn the appliance on.
CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking
indicator. Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and
unexpected appliance shutdown. To change from a high output configuration to a low output
configuration or vice versa, you must turn off the appliance.
CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 240 V and 120 V input voltages with the exception of
Titanium PSUs, which support only 240 V. When two identical PSUs receive different input
voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same
maximum output power.
CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.
Figure 11. DC PSU status indicator
1. DC PSU status indicator
Table 11. DC PSU status indicator codes
Power indicator codes Condition
Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.
Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.
Blinking green When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU indicator blinks green. This indicates that there is a PSU mismatch
with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label;
for example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous
generations servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This
results in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the appliance on.
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Power indicator codes Condition
CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking
indicator. Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and
unexpected appliance shutdown. To change from a High Output configuration to a Low
Output configuration or vice versa, you must turn off the appliance.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same
maximum output power.
CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.
Hard drive indicator codes
Each hard drive carrier has an activity indicator and a status indicator. The indicators provide information about the current status of the
hard drive. The activity LED indicates whether the hard drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicates the power condition of
the hard drive.
Figure 12. Hard drive indicators on the hard drive and the hard drive tray backplane
1. Hard drive activity indicator 2. Hard drive status indicator
3. Hard drive backplane on hard drive tray 4. Hard drive
Table 12. Hard drive indicator codes
Hard drive status indicator code Condition
Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off Hard drive ready for removal.
NOTE: The hard drive status indicator remains off until all
drives are initialized after the appliance is turned on. Hard
drives are not ready for removal during this time.
Flashes green, amber, and then turns off Predicted drive failure.
Flashes amber four times per second Hard drive failed.
Solid green Hard drive online.
Locating the serial number of your appliance
To get support for your appliance, use the VxRail Appliance serial number, also called the Product Serial Number Tag (PSNT). The PSNT is
a 14-digit number used to identify your appliance to Dell EMC support.
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NOTE: Only use the VxRail Appliance serial number to contact Customer Support. Sometimes, you may need to supply
the 7-digit Service Tag number.
There are two identification tags on your appliance:
• The VxRail appliance serial number—You can find the serial number in VxRail Manager, or printed on the information tag.
• The Service Tag — You can find the Service Tag printed on the physical appliance.
Looking up your appliance serial number in VxRail Manager
1. In VxRail Manager, on the left navigation bar, click HEALTH.
2. To display appliance information, click Physical.
3. Observe the VxRail Appliance serial number, listed under the appliance ID as the PSNT.
Locating your physical VxRail Service Tag number
Your hardware is identified by a unique Service Tag number. The Service Tag is found on the front of the appliance by pulling out the
information tag.
Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the appliance. This information is used by Dell EMC to route support
calls to the appropriate personnel.
NOTE: Use the 7-digit Service Tag, only if instructed by Technical Support.
Figure 13. VxRail Service Tag
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Technical specifications
Chassis dimensions
Figure 14. Chassis dimensions
Table 13. Dimension details
Appliance Xa Xb Y Za (with
bezel)
Za (without
bezel)
Zb Zc
P Series, V Series, and
S Series
482.0 mm
(18.98
inches)
434.0 mm
(17.09 inches)
86.8 mm
(3.42 inches)
35.84 mm
(1.41 inches)
22.0 mm
(0.87 inches)
678.8 mm (26.72
inches)
715.5 mm
(28.17
inches)
Chassis weight
Table 14. Chassis weight
Appliance Maximum weight (with all hard drives/SSDs)
VxRail P Series and V Series – 2.5 inch
drive appliances
28.1 kg (61.95 lb)
2
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Appliance Maximum weight (with all hard drives/SSDs)
VxRail S Series – 3.5 inch drive
appliances
33.1 kg (72.91 lb)
Processor specifications
Table 15. Processor specifications
Appliance Maximum number of supported processors
VxRail V Series appliances Two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors
VxRail P Series and S Series appliances Up to two Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family processors
PSU specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports two AC or DC redundant power supply units (PSUs).
Table 16. PSU specifications
Supported VxRail
configurations
PSU Class Heat dissipation
(maximum)
Frequency Voltage Current
VxRail P Series, V Series, and
S Series appliances
1100 W AC Platinum 4100 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC,
autoranging
12 A–6.5
A
1100 W DC N/A 4416 BTU/hr N/A –(48–60) V DC,
autoranging
32 A
VxRail P Series and V Series
appliances
1600 W AC Platinum 6000 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC,
autoranging
10 A
VxRail V Series appliance 2000 W AC Platinum 7500 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC,
autoranging
11.5 A
NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the PSU wattage rating.
NOTE: This appliance is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding
240 V.
NOTE: If an appliance with 2000 W AC PSU operates at low line 100–120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated
to 1000 W.
NOTE: If an appliance with 1600 W AC PSU operates at low line 100–120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated
to 800 W.
NOTE: If an appliance with 1100 W AC PSU operates at low line 100–120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated
to 1050 W.
Battery specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell battery.
Expansion bus specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances support PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards, that can be installed on
the system board by using expansion card risers. These appliances support three types of expansion card risers. The following table
provides detailed information about the expansion card riser specifications:
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Table 17. Expansion card riser specifications
Supported
VxRail config
Riser config. and
supported risers
Slot desc PCIe slots
on riser 1
(Height and
length)
Proc conn PCIe slots
on riser 2
(Height
and
length)
Proc conn PCIe
slots on
riser 3
(Height
and
length)
Proc conn
VxRail P Series
and S Series
appliances
Riser configuration 1
with or without rear
storage (1B+2B)
Four x8
slots and
rear
storage
Slot 1: x8 full-
height, full
length
Processor 1
Slot 4: x8
low profile,
half length
Processor 1 N/A N/A
Slot 2: x8
full-height,
full length
Processor 1
Slot 3: x8
full-height,
half length
Processor 1
VxRail P Series
and V Series
appliances
Riser configuration 4
(1A+2A+3A)
Three x8
and four
x16 slots
Slot 1: x16
full-height,
full length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16
full-height,
full length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8
full-
height,
full length
Processor 2
N/A N/A Slot 5: x8
full-height,
full length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16
full-
height,
full length
Processor 2
Slot 3: x16
full-height,
half length
Processor 1 Slot 6: x8
low profile,
half length
Processor 1
Memory specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances support up to twenty four 288-pins RDIMMs, and LRDIMMs with speeds of 2666
MT/s, 2400 MT/s and 2133 MT/s with support for memory optimized operation.
Table 18. Memory specifications
DIMM
type DIMM rank DIMM capacity
Single processor Dual processors
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
LRDIMM Quad rank 64 GB 384 GB 768 GB 768 GB 1536 GB
RDIMM Dual rank 16 GB 96 GB 192 GB 192 GB 384 GB
RDIMM Dual rank 32 GB 192 GB 384 GB 384 GB 768 GB
Storage controller specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports the following internal storage controller cards:
• HBA330
• Boot Optimized Server Storage (BOSS-S1)
Drives
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports NVMe, SAS, SATA, Nearline SAS drives, or SSDs.
Table 19. Supported drive options for the VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances
VxRail S Series appliance
configuration
14 drives appliance Up to 12 3.5 inch (Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11, and
up to two 3.5 inch (SAS) rear accessible drives in slots 12 to 13.
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VxRail P Series appliance
configuration
24 drives appliance Up to 24 2.5 inch (NVMe, SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible
drives in slots 0 to 23.
NOTE: VxRail P Series appliance supports NVMe drives in cache
tier, slots 20 to 23 only.
VxRail V Series appliance
configuration
24 drives appliance Up to 24 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in
slots 0 to 23.
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports:
• Two USB 2.0-compliant ports on the front of the appliance
• One internal USB 3.0-compliant port
• One micro USB 2.0-compliant port in the front of the appliance for iDRAC Direct
• Two USB 3.0-compliant ports on the back of the appliance
NIC ports
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports up to four Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports that are integrated on
the network daughter card (NDC), and are available in the following configurations:
• Four RJ-45 ports that support 100 M, 1 G, and 10 Gbps
• Four SFP+ ports that support up to 10 Gbps
NOTE: You can install additional PCIe NIC cards. For more information on the PCIe NIC cards, see Expansion card
installation guidelines.
VGA ports
The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the appliance to a VGA display. The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series
appliances supports two 15-pin VGA ports on the front and back panels.
Serial connector
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports one serial connector on the back panel, which is a 9-pin connector, Data
Terminal Equipment (DTE), 16550-compliant.
Internal Dual SD Module
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances support Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM). The IDSDM is located at the back of the
appliance, in a Dell-proprietary slot. IDSDM card supports two micro SD cards. Micro SD cards capacity for IDSDM are 64 GB.
NOTE: The IDSDM on the VxRail appliances is pre-configured for appliance bare metal recovery. It is not recommended
to change any of the settings.
Video specifications
The VxRail P Series, V Series, and S Series appliances supports integrated Matrox G200eW3 graphics controller with 16 MB of video
frame buffer.
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Table 20. Supported video resolution options
Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)
1024 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 800 60 8, 16, 32
1280 x 1024 60 8, 16, 32
1360 x 768 60 8, 16, 32
1440 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 900 60 8, 16, 32
1600 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
1680 x 1050 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1080 60 8, 16, 32
1920 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32
NOTE: 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 resolutions are only supported in reduced blanking mode.
Environmental specifications
Table 21. Temperature specifications
Temperature Specifications
Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)
Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft) 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the
equipment.
Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (36°F/h)
Table 22. Relative humidity specifications
Relative humidity Specifications
Storage 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point.
Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.
Operating 10% to 80% relative humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew
point.
Table 23. Maximum vibration specifications
Maximum vibration Specifications
Operating 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
Storage 1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Table 24. Maximum shock specifications
Maximum shock Specifications
Operating Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and
negative x, y, and z axes of 40 G for up to 2.3 ms.
Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and
negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the appliance)
of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Table 25. Maximum altitude specifications
Maximum altitude Specifications
Operating 3048 m (10,000 ft)
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