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Dell
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 6
1 Product Comparison
1.1 Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is a 4-socket full-height blade server ideal for mission-critical
applications needing maximum I/O scalability and performance.
1.2 Maximum Workload Performance
Input, process, analyze and report data on the same platform; consolidate servers; and scale during
peak workloads. With up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you the
performance you need to run your important business applications and workloads. Get the ability to
run robust virtual machines (VMs), maximize the number of virtual machines being run per server,
and reap all the benefits of consolidation. The M915 can also help increase database performance by
taking advantage of the high processor core count to run more tasks simultaneously.
1.3 Boost Business Performance
The PowerEdge M915 offers robust AMD processors designed to:
 Deliver up to 48 processor cores for optimal 4-socket performance with 2-socket value and
provide the essential features needed to operate your consolidated infrastructure efficiently.
 Give you the ability to monitor power and thermals at the processor level and assist with
platform efficiency.
 Offer vast pools of processor cores to be deployed, which is ideal for assignment to
virtualized servers. A fully loaded M1000e chassis with eight PowerEdge M915 blade servers
running 12-core AMD Opteron™ 6100 series processors can yield up to 384 processor cores per
chassis or 38 cores per U.
1.4 Throughput, Throughput, Throughput
Unleash the potential of your consolidated VMs with more I/O throughput:
 Maximizing both 10GbE and GbE port counts provides your virtualized applications the
dedicated bandwidth they need in I/O-intensive environments.
 Enabling the choice of fabric and vendor can enhance your flexibility to adopt and deploy
networks at your own pace.
 Using up to six dual-port 10GbE network cards can bring the total aggregate throughput into a
single server to an amazing 120 Gbps.
An integrated, flexible network daughter-card enables a choice of embedded network adapters.
Select either GbE network interface cards (NICs) or 10Gb converged network adapters (CNAs) to
attach to M1000e I/O modules, such as the PowerConnect M8428-k converged network switch. I/O
traffic can then flow to your existing Dell or 3rd-party switching infrastructure.
1.5 Enterprise-Class Manageability and Efficiency
Spend more time creating business value and less on planning, deploying and managing IT. Spend less
money keeping the lights on and cooling servers, reclaiming more resources for strategic business
needs.
 One-to-many updating: The Chassis Management Controller and Lifecycle Controller simplify
the update process for BIOS, firmware and drivers on a one-to-many basis without additional