| Chassis / Sled Support |
7U modular enclosure; supports up to 8 single-width or 4 double-width sleds (compute or storage).
You can mix compute sleds and storage sleds as needed.
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| Compute Sleds |
Compute blades such as PowerEdge MX740c, PowerEdge MX750c, or PowerEdge MX840c — depending on slot/payload. For example, MX740c is a 2‑socket blade; MX840c is a 4‑socket (double‑width) blade.
On a compute sled: DDR4 memory, support for SAS/SATA/NVMe storage (on‑sled or through storage sleds), mezzanine slots for network / I/O / storage controllers.
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| Storage Sleds / Shared Storage |
Optionally you can attach storage‑sleds (e.g. PowerEdge MX5016s) giving you many drives (HDD/SSD/SAS/NVMe) that compute sleds can use — enabling disaggregated, shared storage.
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| Flexible I/O / Networking / Fabric |
MX7000 supports multiple “fabric” modules — typically 3 I/O fabrics: two general‑purpose (for network, NICs) and one storage‑specific (SAS / FC / storage network).
I/O standards supported: 25 Gb Ethernet, 12 Gb/s SAS, 32 Gb Fibre‑Channel (depending on modules) — giving flexibility depending on workload (networking, storage, SAN, etc.).
It allows multi‑chassis networking — you can link up to 10 MX7000 chassis together under a common fabric for large-scale deployments.
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| Power, Cooling & Redundancy |
Up to 6 front‑loading power supplies (AC or DC, 3000 W), supporting grid redundancy / N+N redundant power.
Cooling: Hot‑swap fans (front + rear) — 4 front fans + 5 rear fans — ensuring adequate airflow for densely packed sleds.
Management: Built‑in management modules (dual redundant), offering unified management via Dell OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition for compute, storage and networking — plus standard management on each sled (iDRAC, etc.)
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| Security / Firmware / Lifecycle |
Supports enterprise‑grade security and firmware practices: cryptographically signed firmware, secure boot, optional TPM 1.2/2.0, hardware root-of-trust (Silicon Root of Trust), system lockdown / secure erase options — important for data‑center or regulated workloads. |
