To which two components do the front fans of the MX7000 provide cooling? (Select 2)

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• AMMs
• BPSUs
• CIOMs
• DServers

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  92% (35)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

In the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 chassis, the front fans are positioned to push airflow through the compute bay and across the power supply units, making PSUs (B) and Servers (D) the two components they directly cool. The servers (compute sleds) sit in the main compute bays where front-to-back airflow from the front fans passes directly over them, while the PSUs are also positioned in the front airflow path. The IOMs (C) are located at the rear of the chassis and have their own separate cooling path, so they are not cooled by the front fans. The MMs (A) (Management Modules) are similarly situated at the rear/top of the chassis and rely on a different airflow zone rather than the front fans.

Memory tip: Think "Front fans feed the Front load" - the Power (PSUs) and the Payload (Servers/compute) are both in the front airflow zone. IOMs and MMs live at the back and take care of themselves.

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