System information

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Figure 27. M1000e Midplane Front View
The system is designed for receptacles on all midplane connectors and pins on all pluggable
components, so any potential for bent pins is limited to the pluggable field replaceable unit, not to
the system. This contributes to the high reliability and uptime of the M1000e modular system.
The midplane is physically attached to the enclosure front structural element. It is aligned by guide‐
pins and edges in all three axes. This provides close tolerance alignment between the server modules
and their midplane connections. The midplane has been carefully designed to minimize the impact to
the overall system airflow.