Dell ECS EX Series User Manual

EX500 configurations
Learn about the EX500 ECS appliance configurations.
The front view of an EX500 rack with the minimum node configuration and an EX500 rack with the maximum node configuration
is shown in the following diagram. The rear view requires a brace wherever there is empty space above or below an EX500
server.
Figure 44. EX500 minimum and maximum configurations
The EX500 appliance is available in the following configurations within a Dell EMC rack or a customer-provided rack.
EX500 supports 5 nodes in the same configuration. You can combine 8 TB, 12 TB, and 16 TB disks, with a minimum of 5 nodes
containing the same disk configuration (size and quantity). 16 TB requires ECS 3.5 and later releases.
Table 28. EX500 configurations
Nodes Disks in each node Disk Size RAW Storage capacity
5 (minimum configuration) 12
● 8 TB
● 12 TB
● 16 TB
● 480 TB
● 1.44 PB
● 1.92 PB
24
● 8 TB ● 960 TB
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Dell ECS EX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	ECS EX Series
Category	Server
Language	English