Owners Manual

About your system
Topics:
• System Overview
• System Control-Panel Features
• LCD Module
• Configuration Wizard
• Back-Panel Features
• Avocent iKVM Analog Switch Module (Optional)
• CMC Module
• System Messages
• Documentation Matrix
System Overview
Your system can include up to 16 half-height blades (server modules), eight full-height blades, eight sleeves with quarter-height blades, or
a mix of the three blade types. To function as a system, a blade or sleeve is inserted into an enclosure (chassis) that supports power
supplies, fan modules, a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) module, and at least one I/O module for external network connectivity.
The power supplies, fans, CMC, optional iKVM module, and I/O modules are shared resources of the blades in the PowerEdge M1000e
enclosure.
NOTE:
To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must be populated at all times with either a
module or with a blank.
Figure 1. Blade Numbering – Half-Height Blades
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