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PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 20
4.10 Cabling
There are two types of external cabling simplification features offered:
• Stacked Ethernet Switching:
o Internal switches have optional 10GbE uplinks and/or stacking connectors
o Manage and configure multiple switches as one with stacking
o Consolidate uplinks from multiple chassis into 2–4 x 10GbE ports
• Stacked CMCs:
o CMC has a 2nd Ethernet port for connection to other CMCs in the rack
o CMC connects to the management network to manage all blade servers
o Saves port consumption on external switches
Figure 14. Simplified Cabling