Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 9
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 2000mm depth racks.
3.2 Product Features Summary
Table 3. Feature Summary
16 Half Height, 8 Full Height
Total Blades in a 42U Rack
64 Half Height, 32 Full Height
6 (3 redundant or dual fabrics)
Management Modules and Interfaces
2 CMCs (1+1 redundant), 1 iKVM, Front
Control Panel, Graphical LCD Control
Panel
3+3
2+2
1+1
Each 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.
1+1
2+1
3+1
4+1
5+1
Each with one extra power supply that
comes online if one of the existing
power supplies fails.