Fabrics And Modules; Removing A Blank From Fabric A Or B Slot - Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 27. Installing the air baffle

Fabrics and modules

There are several connections on the Main Distribution Board to enable communication between the IOMs. Between each pair of IOMs (C1
and C2), there is a link for intermodule communication. This link is referred as Fabric-V in the schematics. This link supports a x1 connection
with each lane operating up to 10 Gbps per direction. In addition to the Fabric-V, there are handshake signals between the two modules to
facilitate redundancy/failover or other module to module communication. The usage of these interconnects depends on the IOM design
and its particular requirements.
There are three fabrics connections available in MX7000 enclosure.
• General purpose (2) - Fabric A and B
• Storage (1) - Fabric C
• Fabric module A or B
• Fabric module C
• Management module

Removing a blank from Fabric A or B slot

Steps
1 Press the blue release button to release the blank.
2 Pull the blank out of the enclosure.
NOTE: To maintain proper airflow, ensure that the blanks are installed if the IOMs are not
installed.
40 Installing and removing system components