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PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 6
1 Product Comparison
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular server enclosure offers significant enhancements over its
predecessor, the 1955, as can be seen in the following table:
Table 1. Comparison of PowerEdge 1855/1955 Chassis and M1000e Chassis
Feature
1855/1955 Chassis
M1000e Chassis
Blade
Compatibility
PowerEdge 1855/1955
PowerEdge M600/M605/M610/M610x/M710/M710HD/M910/M915
Form Factor
7U
10U
Max No. of
Blades
10
16 half-height or 8 full-height
I/O Module Bay
4
6
Fabric Types
Supported
1 x Dual GbE1 x Dual
Xaui
1 Lane – GbE, FC2
4 Lane – 4 x IB
2 x 2 Lane to support:
GbE2 x 4
2 X 4 Lane to support:
1 Lane – GbE, 10GbE serial/KR, FC8/4/2/1
4 Lane – IB, 10GbE (Xaui. KR), 40GbE
Power Supplies
2 x (non-redundant)
or 4 x 2100W PSUs
Up to 6 x 2700W PSUs in either non-redundant, PSU redundant or
grid redundant profiles
Management
Modules
1 (std) 2
nd
(optional)
1 (std) 2
nd
(optional)
KVM options
1 x Avocent
®
Analog
or Digital KVM
1 x Avocent
®
Analog KVM (optional)
Putting 16 half-height blades in the PowerEdge M1000e is 60% more dense than using 1U servers.
Figure 1. Server Density Comparison