Dell ECS EX Series User Manual

Table 6. Switch port number (continued)
Switch Port number Description
53-56 Uplink to Falcon aggregation switch
Fox 1-16 Private network ports connected to nodes (10/25 GbE)
17-32 iDRAC ports
33 To Rabbit (FE1) switch
34 To service tray in front
35 To Hare (FE2) switch
36 Open for rear service connectivity
37-48 Not designated
49-52 VLT ports (100 GbE)
53-56 Uplink to Eagle aggregation switch
Front-end and back-end switch connections
The front-end switch management ports connect to back-end switch ports via two CAT6 cable and two 1GBaseT SFP.
These two cables and two SFP are used for Dell EMC switches. If you are deploying in a third party rack with customer
switches, or using customer switches in a Dell EMC rack, these two cables and two SFP are not required.
The connection between the front-end switch ports and back-end switch ports are as follows:
● Hare (FE2) to Fox (BE1)
● Rabbit (FE1) to Fox (BE1)
The connections are shown with green lines in the following diagram.
Switches
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Dell ECS EX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	ECS EX Series
Category	Server
Language	English