Dell PowerStore Hardware Information Guide for PowerStore 1000, 1200, 3000, 3200, 5000, 5200, 7000, 9000, and 9200

Base enclosure embedded modules

About embedded modules

Each node contains one embedded module that can hold one 4-port card for front-end connectivity and internal communication between nodes and appliances. The first two ports of the 4-port card on the embedded module connect to the Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches.

The 4-port card is located within the embedded module. There are two supported 4-port cards: the 4-port 25 GbE SFP-based card and the 4-port 10GBaseT card.

The 4-port 25 GbE SFP-based card supports 10 GbE or 25 GbE SFP28, 25 GbE passive TwinAx, and 10 GbE active or passive TwinAx. Depending on the installed SFP or TwinAx cable, the following speeds are supported: 1 GbE, 10 GbE, and 25 GbE. The ports may be configured individually with TwinAx or any of the supported SFPs.
NOTE:25 GbE SFPs only support 25 GbE speed.
The 4-port 10GBaseT card serves Ethernet traffic and iSCSI block protocol and supports speeds of 1 GbE and 10 GbE.

Embedded module v1

The embedded module v1 ships with the PowerStore 1000, 3000, 5000, 7000, and 9000.

The embedded module v1 contains the following components:

One 4-port card
One non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button (password reset)
Two mini-SAS HD back-end ports
Two RJ45 LAN connectors
- System management port ()
- Service port ()
One USB port (unused)
One mini-serial port (unused)
One micro DB9 serial port (service)

NOTE:The following figure shows the location of these components on the embedded module in node A. The locations of the components in node B are mirrored.

Figure 1. Embedded module v1 rear view with component locations

Table 1. Embedded module v1 component locationsColumn one lists the location of the component, and column two provides a description.
Location	Description
1	4-port card
2	Mini serial port (unused)
3	Mini-SAS HD back-end ports
4	Micro DB9 serial port (service)
5	RJ45 LAN connector - service port
6	RJ45 LAN connector - system management port.
7	Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button (password reset)
8	USB port (unused)

Embedded module v1 LEDs

Table 2. Embedded module LEDsColumn one lists the LEDs, and the other columns provide the location, state, and description.
LED	Location	State	Description
Embedded module fault	1	Amber	Embedded module has faulted.
Embedded module fault	1	Off	No fault has occurred, normal operation.
Ethernet port link	2	Green	Link established.
Ethernet port link	2	Off	No link established.
Ethernet port activity	3	Amber blinking	Port activity.
Ethernet port activity	3	Off	No port activity.
SAS port/activity Link	4	Blue	SAS port link is up.
SAS port/activity Link	4	Off	No link established.
Port link	5	Green	Link up with high speed.
		Amber	Link up with degraded speed.
		Off	Link down.
Node fault	6	Amber	Fault has occurred.
		Blue	Node in Degraded Mode.
		Amber or blue blinking	The system is booting.
		Blue and amber alternating (green for 3 seconds)	System uninitialized. A management IP address has not been assigned.
		Blue and amber alternating at one second intervals	Node in Service Mode.
		Off	No fault has occurred, normal operation.
Node power	7	Green	Node is on (main power).
		Green blinking	Node is initializing a serial over LAN session.
		Off	Node is off.
Unsafe to remove	8	White	Do not remove the node. Improper removal could cause data loss.
Unsafe to remove	8	Off	Safe to remove the node or embedded module when the node or embedded module has been properly prepared.

Embedded module v2

The embedded module v2 ships with the PowerStore 1200, 3200, 5200, and 9200. The optional 100 GbE 2-port card is required if you plan to connect NVMe expansion enclosures.

The embedded module v2 contains the following components:

One 4-port card
100 GbE 2-port QSFP28 card (optional)
Two RJ45 LAN connectors
- System management port
- Service port
One USB port (unused)
One mini-serial port (unused)
One micro DB9 serial port (unused)
One non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button (password reset)

NOTE:The following figure shows the location of these components on the embedded module in node A. The locations of the components in node B are mirrored.

Figure 3. Rear view with component locations

Table 3. Embedded module v2 component locationsColumn one lists the location of the component, and column two provides a description.
Location	Description
1	4-port card
2	Mini serial port (unused)
3	Micro DB9 serial port (unused)
4	RJ45 LAN connector (service)
5	100 GbE 2-port QSFP28 card (Required for connecting NVMe expansion enclosures)
6	RJ45 LAN connector - system management port.
7	NMI button (password reset)
8	USB port (unused)

Embedded module v2 LEDs

Table 4. Embedded module LEDsColumn one lists the LEDs, and the other columns provide the location, state, and description.
LED	Location	State	Description
Unsafe to remove	1	White	Do not remove the node. Improper removal could cause data loss.
Unsafe to remove	1	Off	Safe to remove the node when the node has been properly prepared.
Node power	2	Green	Node is on (main power).
		Green blinking	Node is initializing a serial over LAN session.
		Off	Node is off.
Node fault	3	Amber	A fault has occurred.
		Blue	Node in Degraded Mode.
		Amber or blue blinking	The system is booting.
		Blue and amber alternating (green for 3 seconds)	The system is uninitialized. A management IP address has not been assigned.
		Blue and amber alternating at one second intervals	Node in Service Mode.
Port link	4	Green	The link is up with high speed.
		Amber	The link is up with degraded speed.
		Off	The link is down.
Ethernet port activity	5	Amber blinking	There is port activity.
Ethernet port activity	5	Off	There is no port activity.
Ethernet port link	6	Green	There is a link established.
Ethernet port link	6	Off	There is no link established.
2-port 100GbE card port activity	7	Green blinking	There is port activity.
2-port 100GbE card port activity	7	Off	There is no port activity.
Embedded module fault	8	Amber	The Embedded module has faulted.
Embedded module fault	8	Off	No fault has occurred. The system is operating normally.
2-port 100GbE card port link	9	Green	There is a link established.
2-port 100GbE card port link	9	Off	There is no link established.

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