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Dell 1 Product Comparison The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e 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 Blade Compatibility Form Factor No. of Blades I/O Module Bay Fabric Types Supported Power Supplies Management Modules KVM options 1855/1955 Chassis PowerEdge 1855/1955 7U 10 4 1 x Dual GbE 1 x Dual Xaui 1 Lane - GbE, FC2 4 Lane - 4 x IB 2 x (non-redundant) or 4 x 2100W PSUs 1 (std) 2nd(optional) 1 x Avocent® Analog or Digital KVM M1000e Chassis PowerEdge M600/M605 11G and beyond 10U 16 6 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 3 x non-redundant) or 6 x 2360W PSUs 1 (std) 2nd(optional) 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 PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 5

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Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide
5
1
Product Comparison
The
Dell™
PowerEdge
™
M1000e 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
11G and beyond
Form Factor
7U
10U
No. of Blades
10
16
I/O Module Bay
4
6
Fabric Types Supported
1 x Dual GbE
1 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
3 x non-redundant) or 6 x 2360W PSUs
Management Modules
1 (std) 2nd(optional)
1 (std) 2nd(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