How are double-width compute sleds on the MX7000 numbered from the front?

Question

Options

• AAs 1, 3, 5, and 7, top to bottom
• BFrom 1 to 8, left to right
• CFrom 1 to 8, top to bottom
• DAs 1, 3, 5, and 7 left to right

• A
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  92% (24)

Explanation

Option D is correct because in the Dell EMC MX7000 chassis, double-width compute sleds span two adjacent bays horizontally, so they are identified by their left-most bay position - slots 1, 3, 5, and 7 - reading left to right across the front of the chassis. Each double-width sled occupies a numbered slot and the one immediately to its right (e.g., sled 1 covers bays 1–2, sled 3 covers bays 3–4, and so on).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A uses the correct numbers (1, 3, 5, 7) but says top to bottom - the MX7000 sled bays are arranged horizontally, not vertically like a traditional rack server.
• B implies all 8 slots are individually labeled left to right, which describes single-width sleds, not double-width ones.
• C combines the wrong direction (top to bottom) with the wrong count (1–8), fitting neither the orientation nor the double-width numbering scheme.

Memory tip: Think "double-width = skip a number" - because each sled eats two slots, you count in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7), and since the chassis lays sleds out side by side, you always go left to right.

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