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Simplified
Infrastructure
Management
Streamlined
Application
and Workload
Management
Intelligent
Data
Management
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Extreme Reliability
Blade chassis architecture
generally employs redundant
power, cooling & management, but
only Dell ensures that all blade
servers have true Enterprise-class
features to maximize uptime and
reliability.
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1 Half-Height Blade
2 Full-Height Blade
3 KVM Output
4 LCD
3
4
5
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2
3
Chassis Management
1 Controllers
2 iKVM
3 FlexI/O
4 Cooling
5 Power
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the PowerConnect (M)8024 10G Switch is really a switch and can be configured as
such. No specialized management structure is necessary, unlike with the HP & IBM
solutions. InfoWorld Blade Shootout 2010
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Address
Group
1
Group A
BLADE
1 Address
Group B
Address
Group
2
BLADE
2 Address
Address
Group
3
Group C
BLADE
3 Address
Address
Group
4
BLADE
4
Address
Group D
Group E
Address
Group
5
BLADE
5 Address
Address
Group
6
Group F
BLADE
6 Address
CMC
Address
Group
7
Group G
BLADE
7 Address
Chassis
Management
Controller
Group H
Address
Group
8
BLADE
8 Address
Address
Group
9
Group I
BLADE
9 Address
10
Address
10
Group J
BLADE Group
10 Address
11
Address
11
Group K
BLADEGroup
11 Address
12
Address
12
Group L
BLADEGroup
12 Address
13
Address
13
Group M
BLADEGroup
13 Address
14
Address
14
Group N
BLADE Group
14 Address
15
Address
15
Group O
BLADEGroup
15 Address
16
Address
16
Group P
BLADEGroup
16 Address
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SD card in CMC is
provisioned with a
UNIQUE pool of:
3136 MACs/WWNs 192 Ethernet/ iSCSI, 4
iDRAC per blade
CMC provisions MAC/WWN to blades
prior to boot
Each blade has addresses based on
the slot they occupy
FlexAddress
SD Card
FlexAddress Enabled
BLADE 1
Address Group 1
BLADE 2
Address Group 2
BLADE 3
Address Group 3
BLADE 4
Address Group 4
BLADE 5
Address Group 5
BLADE 6
Address Group 6
CMC
BLADE 7
Address Group 7
Chassis
Management
Controller
BLADE 8
Address Group 8
BLADE 9
Address Group 9
FlexAddress
SD Card
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11
12
Address Group
Group 12
L
BLADE 12 Address
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15
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SD card in CMC is
provisioned with a
UNIQUE pool of:
3136 MACs/WWNs 192 Ethernet/ iSCSI, 4
iDRAC per blade
CMC provisions MAC/WWN to blades
prior to boot
Each blade has addresses based on
the slot they occupy
PowerEdge M1000e
Up to 16 blade servers
PowerEdge M610X
Intel XEON 5600
192GB RAM (12)
2 x16 Gen2 PCIe Slots
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PowerEdge M710
Intel XEON 5600
192GB RAM (18)
PowerEdge M915
AMD Opteron
192GB RAM (24)
PowerEdge M910
Intel XEON 7500
512GB RAM (32)
Up to 2 Hot Swappable
Hard Drives
Up to 2 Processors
Fabric Connector
Up to 10 GbE Ports
Up to 4 10GbE Ports
Up to 4 FC8 Fibre Channel
1 QDR InfiniBand
Up to 18 Memory
DIMM Slots (M710HD)
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2 Fabric
Fabric Connector
Connectors
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Up GbE
to 18Ports
GbE Ports
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8 10GbE
FC8 Fibre
Ports
Channel
8
2 FC8
QDRFibre
InfiniBand
Channel
2 QDR InfiniBand
(populating
(populating all
all 4
4 Mezz
Mezz slots)
slots)
Easy Access Handle
Up to 32 Memory
DIMM Slots
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Up to 4 Processors
Failsafe Hypervisor
M710HD, M915, M910
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PowerEdge M910
FlexMem Bridge: Unique memory capabilities for maximum
scalability
What is it?
Processor replacements that fit into
two unpopulated processor slots
Redirects memory channels that would
normally only be accessible if all 4
processors were populated
Reroutes and terminates Quick Path
Interconnect (QPI) inter-processor
links for optimal performance
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SM
SM
B
B
FlexMem
Bridge
FlexMem
FlexMem
Bridge
SM
SM
B
B
SM
SM
B
B
SM
SM
B
B
SM
SM
B
B
SM
SM
B
B
Intel Xeon
Processor
7500 series
Intel Xeon
Processor
7500 series
SM
SM
B
B
SM
SM
B
B
Intel
Intel 7500
7500
Chipset
Chipset
Intelligent
Flexible
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Reliable
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Thanks
Backup
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PowerEdge M610x
Full-Height Blade Coupling the Dell M610 with Unique PCIe Expansion
Capabilities
Processors
Chipset
Intel: 5520
Memory
Hard Drives
RAID
PCIe Slots
I/O Mezzanine
Embedded
Networking
Management
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Dell OpenManage
iDRAC6 Enterprise Remote Management
Dell LifeCycle Controller
PowerEdge M610x
The M610x enables customers to incorporate more
feature-rich acceleration & connectivity solutions
than ever before available in Enterprise-class Blade
servers.
Dell Differentiation
Unparalleled Flexibility: Two fully powered x16
PCIe Gen2 expansion slots deliver unmatched
connectivity options & throughput within the M-series
Uncompromised Performance: Up to 8 GigaBYTES
per second of throughput from two 250W cards or one
300W card.
Over 120,000 IOPS with Fusion IO ioDrive Duo
Up to 1030 GIGAFLOPS with GPU cards such as NVIDIAs
Tesla or AMDs ATI Firestorm
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PowerEdge M610x
Two x16 Gen2 PCIe Slots
PCIe Expansion
Maximized Gen2 PCIe expansion is finally
realized within a blade
PCIe expansion capabilities bring a new
dimension of flexibility and performance
to the Dell M-Series
What it is
An expansion module containing x16
PCIe Gen2 expansion slots that can
support up to two standard fulllength/full-height PCIe cards.
Supplemental power and modular cooling
cradle up to two 250 max wattage cards
or one 300 max wattage card.
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Standard
Mezzanine
card(s)
Mezzanine
Interface
card
PCIe
Riser
PCIE
card(s)
Standard
Mezzanin
e card
PowerEdge M610x
Sample Use Case Flexibility
PowerVault
TL4000
with 4xLTO5
Drives
SAS6e HBAs
SAS6e HBA
PowerVault
TL2000
PER
C
PowerVault
MD1120
1 OR
2
FusionIO
Drive(s)
OR
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Disk to Disk
to Tape Backup
Solution
GPU(s
)
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1.73TB/hr Backup
Solution
Massive Read/Write
Database acceleration
for memory resident
applications
PowerEdge M710HD
The memory scalability of the M710 in a half-height form factor
Processors
Chipset
Intel: 5520
Memory
Hard Drives
RAID
I/O
Mezzanine
Embedded
Networking
Managemen
t
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Dell OpenManage
iDRAC6 Enterprise Remote
Management
Dell LifeCycle Controller
PowerEdge M710HD
The M710HD provides extreme consolidation in a
high-capacity, high-density form factor without
compromising high-availability features required for
Enterprise-class applications
Dell Differentiation
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PowerEdge M910
Full-Height Scalable 2S/4S Intel
Processors
Chipset
Intel: 7500
Memory
Hard Drives
RAID
I/O Mezzanine
Embedded
Networking
Management
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PowerEdge M910
The PowerEdge M910 provides significant
performance and reliability in a scalable, full-height,
four-socket blade server, allowing the deployment of
large Enterprise-class applications as well as the
ability to support heavy virtualization or workload
consolidation in maximum density.
Dell Differentiation
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PowerEdge M610
Half-Height Two Socket Intel
Processors
Chipset
Intel: 5520
Memory
Hard Drives
RAID
I/O
Mezzanine
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Embedded
Networking
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PowerEdge M710
Full-Height Two Socket Intel
Processors
Chipset
Intel: 5520
Memory
Hard Drives
RAID
I/O
Mezzanine
Embedded
Networking
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Managemen
t
FLEXI/O Options
Dell M-series provides complete, snap-in FlexI/O scalability down to the switch
interconnects. FlexI/O technology is the foundation of the M1000e I/O
subsystem.
Up to 6 I/O modules for maximum throughput and redundancy.
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Experience modular
Ethernet switches with
FlexI/O
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48Gb stacking
module
2 x 10GBASE-T
Copper Uplinks
2 x 10Gb
Optical
XFP (SR/LR)
Uplinks
2 x 10Gb
CopperCX-4
Uplinks
10Gb Ethernet
Broadcom
NetXtreme II 5709
Quad Port Ethernet
Broadcom
NetXtreme II 5709
Dual Port Ethernet
with TOE & iSCSI
Offload
Intel Gigabit ET
Quad Port with
Virtualization
technology & iSCSI
Initiator
Infiniband
Mellanox QDR & DDR ConnectX
Dual-Port Dual Data Rate (QDR &
DDR) InfiniBand Host Channel
Adapters (HCA)
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Broadcom
NetXtreme II 57711
Dual Port 10Gb
Ethernet with TOE &
iSCSI Offload
Converged Ethernet
QLogic QME8142
Dual Port 10Gbps
Converged Network
Adapter w/ FCoE & iSCSI
Initiator
Intel X520 (82599)
10GbE KX4 w/CEE & DCB
iSCSI Initiator, SR-IOV
Converged Network
Adapter
FCoE
Emulex OCm10102-F-M
Dual Port 10Gbps
Converged Network
Adapter
w/ FCoE & iSCSI Initiator
Brocade BR1741M-k
Dual Port 10Gbps
Converged Network
Adapter
w/ FCoE & iSCSI Initiator
Fibre Channel
QLogic QME2572
8Gb Fibre Channel I/O Card
Emulex LPe1205-M
8Gb Fibre Channel I/O Card
What it is
Broadcom 1GbE
Broadcom 2x10GbE CNA
SR-IOV, NIC Partitioning, FCoE and iSCSI offload.
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Fabric
A
LOM 1
Fabric A
1GB or 10Gb
(M710HD
Only)
Current &
Maximum
Throughput Per
Port with
Shipping
Technologies
Incoming
Throughput
10Gb/S
LOM 2
Outgoing
Throughput
10Gb/S
Total
Mezz 1
Fabric
B
Port 1
Port 2
Mezz 2
Fabric
C
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Incoming
Throughput
Maximum
Throughput per
Chassis: 5.76Tb/S
Current
Maximum
Throughput Per
Port
40Gb/S (Max
speed requires
QDR IB)
Outgoing
Throughput
40Gb/S (Max
speed requires
QDR IB)
Total
Port 1
Port 2
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Fabric B & C
Maximum
Throughput per HalfHeight Blade:
360Gb/S
Supported
Technologies
GbE, 10GbE,
CEE/DCB, FC4, FC8,
DDR, QDR InfiniBand
(IB)
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FlexAddress Plus
Cost Effective & Intelligent Network Addressing
CMC offers simple interface for enabling FlexAddress by chassis, by slot,
or by fabric, assigning WWN/MAC values in place of factory-assigned
WWN/MAC
User-configurable enablement of iSCSI MAC, Ethernet MAC, and/or WWN
Persistence which allows blades to be swapped without affecting SAN
Zoning, iSCSI zoning, or any MAC-dependent functions
FlexAddress Plus SD card provisioned with unique pool of 3136
MACs/WWNs
Original
hardwareassigned MACs
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FlexAddressassigned
MACs
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10GbE
GbE
GbE
Pass
Through
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M6220
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3032
3130G
3130X
M6348
M8024
10GbE
Pass
Through
10Gb
DCB/FCoE
M8428-k
CHANNEL
FC8/4
Pass
Through
FC8/4 SAN
Module
FC8/4
M5424
INFINIBAND
M2401G
DDR
InfiniBand
M3601Q
QDR
InfiniBand