Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure Product Details Dell PowerEdge M1000e Modular Blade

Dell^TM PowerEdge^TM M1000e Fully Modular Blade Enclosure

The Dell^TM PowerEdge^TM M1000e Modular Blade Enclosure is a breakthrough in enterprise server architecture. Built from the ground up using energy smart technologies the M1000e is designed to combat datacenter sprawl and IT complexity. The M1000e delivers one of the most energy efficient, flexible, and manageable blade server product on the market. Flexible and scalable, the M1000e is designed to support future generations of blade technologies so your investment is protected for the future. The M1000e is optimised for use with Dell’s M600 and M605 blade servers.

Energy Efficiency That Can’t Be Beat

The M1000e is the most power efficient blade solution on the market, built on Dell’s energy smart technology. The M1000e can help customers to increase capacity, lower operating costs, and delivers better performance/watt than leading blade competitors. The M1000e enclosure takes advantage of thermal design efficiencies, such as ultra-efficient power supplies, dynamic power efficient fans with optimized airflow design to efficiently cool the chassis and enable better performance in a lower power envelope. Energy efficiency and performance/watt that HP and IBM can’t beat.

Dell blade servers deliver performance and efficiency without compromise. The PowerEdge M1000e with the M600performs up to 12% ¹ better than the IBMBladeCenter H, delivers up to 25% ² better performance/watt than both the HP BladeSystem c-Class 2 and consumes up to 19% ³ less power than HP BladeSystem c-Class, which can help customers to increase capacity and lower operating costs

Energy Efficiency That Can’t Be Beat

The M1000e is the most power efficient blade solution on the market, built on Dell’s energy smart technology. The M1000e can help customers to increase capacity, lower operating costs, and delivers better performance/watt than leading blade competitors. The M1000e enclosure takes advantage of thermal design efficiencies, such as ultra-efficient power supplies, dynamic power efficient fans with optimized airflow design to efficiently cool the chassis and enable better performance in a lower power envelope. Energy efficiency and performance/watt that HP and IBM can’t beat.

Dell blade servers deliver performance and efficiency without compromise. The PowerEdge M1000e with the M600performs up to 12% ¹ better than the IBMBladeCenter H, delivers up to 25% ² better performance/watt than both the HP BladeSystem c-Class 2 and consumes up to 19% ³ less power than HP BladeSystem c-Class, which can help customers to increase capacity and lower operating costs

Easy to Use, Powerful Management Tools

The M1000e helps reduce the cost and complexity of managing computing resources so you can focus on growing your business or managing your organisation.

Centralised management controllers provide redundant, secure access paths for IT administrators to manage multiple enclosures and blades from a single console making the M1000e one of the easiest blade solutions to manage. Dynamic power management provides the capability to set high/low power thresholds to help ensure blades operate within your power envelope. Real time reporting for enclosure and blade power consumption, and the ability to prioritise blade slots for power provide optimal control over power resources. One of the only blade solutions with an integrated KVM switch, enabling easy set up and deployment, and seamless integration into an existing KVM infrastructure

FlexAddress, The Simple Low Cost Way To Limit Downtime

FlexAddress delivers persistent network and storage identities, equipping your datacenter to handle predictable or even unplanned changes – increase, upgrade, or remove servers without affecting the network. Dell’s patent pending FlexAddress technology allows any M-Series blade enclosure to lock the World Wide Name (WWN) of the Fibre Channel controller and Media Access Control (MAC) of the Ethernet and iSCSI controller into a blade slot, instead of to the blade’s hardware as was done in the past. By removing the network and storage identity from the server hardware, customers are now able to upgrade and replace components or the entire server without changing the identity on the network. FlexAddress can be implemented in four easy steps, just select the slots and fabrics you want FlexAddress to be enabled on and the Chassis Management Controller handles everything from there, no matter what I/O modules you choose. Simple efficient integration, Simplified IT at its best.

Chassis Enclosure
Form Factor: 10U modular enclosure holds up to sixteen half-height blade servers 440.5mm (17.34") H x 447.5mm (17.62")W x 753.6mm (29.67")D Weight: Empty Chassis only – 98lbs (44.5kg) Chassis w/ all rear modules (IOMs, PSUs, CMCs, KVM) - 176lbs (79.8kg) Max Fully loaded w/ blades and rear modules - 394lbs (178.7kg)
Power Supplies
3 (non-redundant) or 6 (redundant) 2360 watt hot plug power supplies Based on Dell’s Energy Smart Technologies, the M1000e Power Supplies deliver greater levels of efficiency, even at very low levels of utilisation Redundant Power Supplies support 3+3 (AC redundancy), 3+1 (Power Supply Redundancy), or 3 + 0 (non-redundant) modes System supports new Dynamic Power Supply Engagement functionality, which (if enabled) puts lightly loaded power supplies into standby mode, driving up the utilisation and thus the efficiency on the active supplies Power Supplies Require 200+ volt AC input Dell offers a wide range of Power Distribution options for the M1000e with 20A, 30A, 60A single phase, or 30A three phase options
Cooling Fans
M1000e Chassis comes standard with 9 hot pluggable, redundant fan modules Based on Energy Smart Technologies, M1000e fans are a breakthrough in power and cooling efficiency. The fans deliver low power consumption, but also use next generation “low flow” technology to ensure the lowest possible amount of fresh air is consumed to cool the enclosure
Input Device
Front Control Panel with interactive Graphical LCD Supports initial configuration wizard Local server blade, enclosure, and module information and troubleshooting Two USB Keyboard/Mouse connections and one Video connection (requires the optional Avocent iKVM switch to enable these ports) for local front “crash cart” console connections that can be switched between blades
Enclosure I/O Modules
Up to six total I/O modules for three redundant fabrics, featuring Ethernet FlexIO Switches providing on demand stacking and uplink scalability. PowerConnectTM M6220 Ethernet Switch Includes 4 x fixed copper 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet uplinks plus 2 of the following optional modules: 2 x 24Gb Stacking Ports 2 x 10Gb Optical (XFP-SR/LR) uplinks 2 x 10Gb copper CX4 uplinks Standard Features include Layer 3 routing (OSPF, RIP, VRRP) IPv6 support Layer 2/3 QoS Access Control Lists Dell Ethernet Pass-Through Module Supports 16 x 10/100/1000Mb copper RJ45 connections Only Ethernet Pass-through module on the market that supports full range of 10/100/1000Mb operation Brocade® M4424 SAN I/O Module Access Gateway Mode or FC Switch Access Gateway Mode enables NPIV functionality on external ports which delivers enhanced fabric interoperability, simplified set up, and doesn’t consume an FC domain 12 or 24 port versions with 4 or 8 x FC 1/2/4Gb SFPs respectively 4Gb Fibre Channel Pass-Through Module 16 x FC 1/2/4Gb SFP ports
Management
System Management Dell OpenManageTM System Management Integration into 3rd party management solutions via Dell’s Preferred Partner Program Remote Management 1 (standard) or optional 2nd (redundant) Chassis Management Controller(s) (CMC) which provide: Single secure interface for inventory, configuration, monitoring, and alerting for the chassis and all components Real Time Power/Thermal Monitoring and Management Real Time System AC Power Consumption with reset-able peak and minimum values System level power limiting and slot based power prioritisation Manages Dynamic Power Engagement functionality Manages fan speed control Secure Web (SSL) and CLI (Telnet/SSH) interfaces Supports multiple levels of user roles and permissions, including integration into Microsoft Active Directory Services 2 x 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet ports + 1 serial port Provides single point of connection from management network to iDRAC on each of the blades and the management interfaces on the integrated I/O Modules 2nd Ethernet port supports daisy chaining of CMCs for improved cable management Optional Integrated Avocent® keyboard, video and mouse (iKVM) switch Enables USB and video port on front control panel iKVM module has 2 x USB, video, and Analog Console Interface (ACI) ports ARI port allows connectivity and seamless tiering via cat5 cables to Dell or Avocent KVM switches with Analog Rack Interface (ARI) ports.
Storage
External Storage Options: Dell/EMC fibre channel and/or iSCSI external storage PowerVault NX1950 Unified Storage Solution

Dell PowerEdge R905 Server

Architected for Virtualisation Performance

The Dell^TM PowerEdge^TM R905 was designed for architected performance and streamlined virtualisation deployment. It’s fine-tuned to provide virtualisation performance with an ideal formula of processor technology, memory capacity, and I/O scalability. Featuring up to 2x the memory and I/O scalability of the previous generation standard 4U 4-socket servers, the PowerEdge R905 helps remove the barriers to running memory and I/O-bound applications like VMware’s ESX server. The PowerEdge R905 also allows you to start migrating real virtual machines within a few clicks of a mouse, streamlining deployment in virtualised environments.

Dell’s virtualisation strategy is to help you manage your infrastructure with the tools you already have, which is why we work with industry leaders to deliver an integrated solution for managing physical and virtual infrastructures.

Smarter Path to Virtualisation

A smart foundation designed to deliver exceptional performance the competition can’t beat. From initial design and deployment to on-going support, Dell is focused on eliminating unnecessary steps in managing your virtual infrastructure. Dell offers fixed-scope services that can deliver the expertise you need when and where you need it, to help you quickly and efficiently deploy an optimised virtual infrastructure.

Dell’s server and storage platforms are engineered for virtual environments to help provide an optimal balance between performance and cost. We also partner with the leading providers of virtualisation solutions to provide you with choice and flexibility in your virtualisation deployments.

An Energy Efficient Virtualisation Solution

Dell’s approach to optimisation emphasises energy efficiency at every level of the infrastructure. Boasting high energy-efficient power supplies and memory, plus the latest AMD processors, the PowerEdge^TM R905 is designed for businesses that want a combination of virtualisation performance and low energy consumption. Together, the PowerEdge R905 and Dell’s PS5000 family of SAN arrays – built on EqualLogic Virtualisation Technology – are engineered to provide an energy-efficient virtualised iSCSI solution.

System Support

Dell ProSupport for IT is designed to provide tech-to-tech support for IT Professionals, Database Administrators and internal service desks or helpdesks. Features such as Fast-Track Dispatch, direct access to Dell Expert Centers, and customer-controlled severity levels were designed with your specific challenges in mind. With Dell ProSupport for IT, you are treated like the expert you are – allowing you to satisfy the needs of your internal customers while freeing up your time to focus on strategic IT projects.

Processors
AMD OpteronTM Processors Options AMD Quad-Core Opteron 8384, 6MB L3 Cache,2x2.7GHz(75W) AMD Quad-Core Opteron 8382, 6MB L3 Cache,2x2.6GHz(75W) AMD Quad-Core Opteron 8380, 6MB L3 Cache,2x2.5GHz(75W) AMD Quad-Core Opteron 8378, 6MB L3 Cache,2x2.4GHz(75W)
Chipset
Broadcom HT-2100 and HT-1100 server
Memory
Up to 256GB (32 DIMM slots): 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB ECC DDR2 SDRAM Single or Dual-Rank DIMM support Error Checking and Correction (ECC) and Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) technologies maintain system data integrity and help prevent single bit or multi bit errors on DIMMs Spare Bank support for enhanced data protection in the event of a DRAM chip failure (Requires 16 DIMMs populated to function) 800 MHz REG-PDIMMs
Operating Systems
Factory Installed O/S: Microsoft Windows® Server 2008, Standard Edition Microsoft Windows® Server 2008, Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 x64 Datacenter, including Hyper-V Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 R2, x64 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 R2, x64 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Small Business Server Standard Edition Microsoft HyperV via Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v4, ES and ES x86-64 Red Hat® Linux® Enterprise v5 x86-64 Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 x86_64 Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86-64 Novell SuSe Linux 10 SP2 VMware ESX 3.5 Standard edition VMware ESX 3.5 Enterprise edition Solaris 10 (Non-factory Installed)
Embedded Hypervisor (optional)
VMware ESXi 3.5 Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition Citrix XenServer Dell Enterprise Edition
Storage
Hard Drives: 2.5 inch SAS (10K rpm): 73GB or 146GB 2.5 inch SAS (15K rpm): 36GB or 73GB Maximum Internal Storage: Up to 2.25TB