System information

Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 10
3 System Information
3.1 Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular server enclosure is a breakthrough in enterprise server
architecture. The enclosure and its components spring from a revolutionary, ground-up design
incorporating the latest advances in power, cooling, I/O, and management technologies. These
technologies are packed into a highly available rack-dense package that integrates into standard Dell
and third-party 2000 mm depth racks.
3.2 Product Features Summary
Table 3. Product Features Summary
Feature
Parameter
Chassis Size
10U (height) rack-mount
Blades per Chassis
16 half-height, 8 full-height
Total Blades in a 42U Rack
64 half-height, 32 full-height
Total I/O Module Bays
6 (3 redundant or dual fabrics)
Total Power Supplies
Up to 6
Total Fan Modules
9 (8+1 redundant)
Management Modules and Interfaces
2 CMCs (1+1 redundant), 1 iKVM, front control
panel, graphical LCD control panel
AC Redundancy
(each configuration requires power supplies
in slots 1, 2, and 3 to be connected to a
different grid, as compared to those in slots
4, 5, and 6)
3+3
2+2
1+1
DC Redundancy
(each configuration has one extra power
supply that comes online if one of the
existing power supplies fails)
1+1
2+1
3+1
4+1
5+1