Table 12. Server Panel, Ports, and Slots (continued)
Item Panel, Ports, and Slots Description
5 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. The two 25 GbE data ports of each node
connect to the data ports on the back-end switches.
6 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
7 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
8 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
9 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) User’s Guide.
10 System identification button The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning
on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset
iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.
EXF900 Upgrade Paths
Describes the EXF900 ECS appliance upgrade paths.
If there are five or more nodes in the system (VDC) with the same disk size and total node disk capacity, then the minimum
node expansion is only one. This upgrade is possible when the expansion node has the same disk size and the total disk capacity
of the existing nodes.
For example, you have an EXF900 appliance with five nodes containing 24 x 3.84 TB disks (92 TB). You can add a single node
with 24 x 3.84 TB disks.
If you are adding nodes that have different disk sizes or node capacity than the nodes currently in the system, then you must
add a minimum of five nodes at a time.
For example, you have an EXF900 appliance with five nodes containing 24 x 3.84 TB drives. If you want to add nodes of
different drive size (12 x 3.84 TB), you must add five or more nodes, at a time.
NOTE:
All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing drive sizes within a rack.
● Disk upgrade kits are available in 12-disk increments.
● EXF900 upgrades from 12 to 24 disks.
● To add the disk capacity to an EXF900 appliance, disk upgrade kits per node must be ordered based on the existing disk
capacity.
● All empty drive slots must be filled with a disk filler.
EXF900 disk drives
Describes the disk drives that are integrated into the server chassis of the EXF900 appliance.
EXF900 nodes contain 24 x 2.5 inch NVMe front-accessible drives in bay 1 (slot 0 to 11) and bay 2 ( slot 0 to 11). Disk sizes are
3.84 TB or 7.68 TB (when available). All drives within a node must be of the same drive size, but there can be nodes of differing
drive sizes within a rack. In PCIe slot 5 of each node there is a 480 GB Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) controller
card with one M.2 stick.
EXF900 Platform
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