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5 Is unlawful and strictly forbidden. Initial Release June 2010 dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 2 Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison .. 52 New Technologies .. Information .. 73 System Information .. Features Summary .. 94 Mechanical .. and Weight .. Panel View and Features .. Panel Features .. Supply Indicators .. and Cable Management .. Support .. View .. Panel/LCD .. 245 Power, Thermal, Acoustic .. Supplies .. Voltages .. Management .. Supply Specifications.

6 Dissipation .. Consumption .. Input Amps .. Sequence .. 336 Processors and Memory .. 357 Midplane .. 368 Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM) .. 399I/O .. and Priorities .. Mezzanine Cards and Switches .. Module Installation .. 4510 Storage .. 5111 Video .. 5212 Rack Information .. 53 dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 3 .. Management Arm (CMA) .. View .. 5513 Virtualization .. 5714 Systems Management .. Management .. Management .. Keyboard and Mouse Controller (iKVM).

7 6515 Peripherals .. 6816 Packaging Options .. 69 Tables Table of PowerEdge 1855/1955 Chassis and M1000e Chassis .. 5 Table vs. Blade Server Rack-Level Specification Comparison .. 6 Table Summary .. 9 Table .. 10 Table Modular Server System Rack Height and Cable Reduction .. 13 Table Specifications .. 43 Table Features and Benefits .. 47 Figures Figure Density Comparison .. 5 Figure Front View .. 10 Figure Server Module Sizes, Front Panel View .. 11 Figure Server Module Configurations.

8 11 Figure Supply Indicators .. 12 Figure Cabling .. 14 Figure Rack Kit Contents .. 15 Figure Rack Kit Contents .. 15 Figure in a Rack .. 16 Figure View Showing Fans .. 17 Figure , Blanks, and 1 Open Slot Needing to be Filled .. 18 Figure Supply, Power Supply Blanks, and Open Slot Needing to be Filled .. 18 Figure Module and Open Slot Needing to be Filled .. 19 Figure CMC, I/O Module, and Power Supply Blanks .. 20 Figure iKVM Blank .. 20 Figure Supply, CMC, and I/O Module Blanks .. 21 Figure Cabling.

9 22 Figure LCD Panel Recessed Position .. 23 Figure LCD Panel During Usage .. 23 Figure Panel Capabilities .. 24 Figure Supplies in M1000e .. 26 Figure Power Supply Rear View .. 27 dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 4 Figure Architecture .. 28 Figure Communication Channels .. 30 Figure Cooling Air Profile .. 31 Figure Module Inlet and IOM Locations .. 31 Figure Cooling Air Profile .. 32 Figure Supply Inlet and Cooling Air Profile .. 32 Figure .. 36 Figure Midplane Front View.

10 37 Figure Midplane Rear View .. 38 Figure I/O Modules .. 40 Figure Speed I/O Architecture .. 42 Figure Growth Path .. 43 Figure Between Passthroughs and Switch Modules .. 44 Figure Addresses .. 46 Figure Screen in the CMC .. 47 Figure SD Card .. 48 Figure Slot on bottom of CMC .. 48 Figure FlexAddress Summary Screen .. 49 Figure FlexAddress Server Detail Screen .. 50 Figure of Major Storage Platforms Supported .. 51 Figure RapidRails Static Rails .. 53 Figure VersaRails Static Rails.