Getting Started Guide
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Dell PowerEdge M1000e, M915, M910, M905, M805, M710HD, M710, M610x, M610, M605, and M600 Getting Started With Your System Model BMX01, HHB Series, FHB Series
Dell PowerEdge M1000e, M915, M910, M905, M805, M710HD, M710, M610x, M610, M605, and M600 Getting Started With Your System Model BMX01, HHB Series, FHB Series
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... hardware training and certification. See dell.com/training for 677 MHz operation 12 Getting Started With Your System or quad-core Intel Xeon processors 1333 MHz DDR3 ...quad-core AMD Opteron 2000 series processors One or two dual- Technical Specifications Blade Specifications Processor Processor type PowerEdge M915 PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M710HD, M710, M610x, M610 PowerEdge M605 PowerEdge M600 Memory Architecture PowerEdge M915 PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge M905, M805, M605 Two or four AMD Opteron 6000 series processors (eight- or twelve-core processors) ...
... hardware training and certification. See dell.com/training for 677 MHz operation 12 Getting Started With Your System or quad-core Intel Xeon processors 1333 MHz DDR3 ...quad-core AMD Opteron 2000 series processors One or two dual- Technical Specifications Blade Specifications Processor Processor type PowerEdge M915 PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M710HD, M710, M610x, M610 PowerEdge M605 PowerEdge M600 Memory Architecture PowerEdge M915 PowerEdge M910 PowerEdge M905, M805, M605 Two or four AMD Opteron 6000 series processors (eight- or twelve-core processors) ...
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...registered trademarks of any products herein. Environmental Protection Agency. Matrox is a registered trademark of others. ©Copyright 2012 Dell Inc. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in other countries and/or the EU. in the United States and/or in the marks and names...Systems Ltd. and other countries. Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of the U.S. All rights reserved. December 2012 | Version 3.0 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide ii AMD, AMD Opteron, AMD PowerNow!, CoolCore, and combinations thereof are either the entities claiming the marks and names ...
...registered trademarks of any products herein. Environmental Protection Agency. Matrox is a registered trademark of others. ©Copyright 2012 Dell Inc. Dell disclaims proprietary interest in other countries and/or the EU. in the United States and/or in the marks and names...Systems Ltd. and other countries. Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of the U.S. All rights reserved. December 2012 | Version 3.0 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide ii AMD, AMD Opteron, AMD PowerNow!, CoolCore, and combinations thereof are either the entities claiming the marks and names ...
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...pace. Using up to six dual-port 10GbE network cards can yield up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you the performance you the ability to monitor power and thermals at your important business applications and workloads. consolidate ...per U. 1.4 Throughput, Throughput, Throughput Unleash the potential of embedded network adapters. and scale during peak workloads. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is ideal for BIOS, firmware and drivers on a one-to-many updating: The Chassis Management Controller and ...
...pace. Using up to six dual-port 10GbE network cards can yield up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you the performance you the ability to monitor power and thermals at your important business applications and workloads. consolidate ...per U. 1.4 Throughput, Throughput, Throughput Unleash the potential of embedded network adapters. and scale during peak workloads. Dell 1 Product Comparison 1.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is ideal for BIOS, firmware and drivers on a one-to-many updating: The Chassis Management Controller and ...
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.../watt for high-end server applications, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generation 2, an internal redundant SD module, and iDRAC6 Enterprise. Dell 2 Key Technologies The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 features AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors, designed specifically for data-center infrastructures and highly dense deployments. The processor also...
.../watt for high-end server applications, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors, PCI Express Generation 2, an internal redundant SD module, and iDRAC6 Enterprise. Dell 2 Key Technologies The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 features AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors, designed specifically for data-center infrastructures and highly dense deployments. The processor also...
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...™: Mellanox® Dual-Port ConnectX® Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand Mellanox Dual-Port ConnectX-3 Fourteen Data Rate (FDR10) 40Gb PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 11 Product Features Summary Feature Technical Specification Processors AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors Chipset AMD (SR5670 and ...-plug Hard Drive Options: 2.5‖ SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K) Maximum Internal Storage: Up to 2TB1 per blade. Dell 3 System Information For the latest information on supported features for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915, visit Dell.com. Table 2.
...™: Mellanox® Dual-Port ConnectX® Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand Mellanox Dual-Port ConnectX-3 Fourteen Data Rate (FDR10) 40Gb PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 11 Product Features Summary Feature Technical Specification Processors AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors Chipset AMD (SR5670 and ...-plug Hard Drive Options: 2.5‖ SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K) Maximum Internal Storage: Up to 2TB1 per blade. Dell 3 System Information For the latest information on supported features for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915, visit Dell.com. Table 2.
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... for a maximum of 8 blades in ) Weight: (maximum configuration) 12.7 kg (28 lb) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 13 It can be mixed with other existing Dell blades and is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis to operate. It occupies 2 slots in... 4.2 Dimensions and Weight The PowerEdge M915 dimensions and weight are listed as follows: Height: 38.5 cm (15.2 in) Width: 5 cm (2 in) Depth: 48.6 cm (19.2 in one M1000e chassis. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to mix with possible...
... for a maximum of 8 blades in ) Weight: (maximum configuration) 12.7 kg (28 lb) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 13 It can be mixed with other existing Dell blades and is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e chassis to operate. It occupies 2 slots in... 4.2 Dimensions and Weight The PowerEdge M915 dimensions and weight are listed as follows: Height: 38.5 cm (15.2 in) Width: 5 cm (2 in) Depth: 48.6 cm (19.2 in one M1000e chassis. Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to mix with possible...
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... or lower as needed to maintain proper cooling PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 21 Larger heat sinks provide increased cooling capability, which enables 4-socket 140W configurations without restrictions on Dell.com. 5.5 Thermal The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is used for processors, DIMMs, and NDC...® qualified configurations can be accessed from the ENERGY STAR Compliance results landing page on external ambient temperature. The M915 thermal solution includes the following features: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis-level airflow balancing ...
... or lower as needed to maintain proper cooling PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 21 Larger heat sinks provide increased cooling capability, which enables 4-socket 140W configurations without restrictions on Dell.com. 5.5 Thermal The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is used for processors, DIMMs, and NDC...® qualified configurations can be accessed from the ENERGY STAR Compliance results landing page on external ambient temperature. The M915 thermal solution includes the following features: Optimized airflow impedance for individual blade and chassis-level airflow balancing ...
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PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 23 AMD Opteron 6100, 6200, and 6300...after a reboot. The G34 processor also features AMD Opteron micro-architecture and AMD64 architecture for highend server applications. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors (G34) are designed ...61623; BIOS allows the user to maximize performance and performance/watt for two and four G34 processors. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 provides support for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments. Table 5. The G34 processor features up to...
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 23 AMD Opteron 6100, 6200, and 6300...after a reboot. The G34 processor also features AMD Opteron micro-architecture and AMD64 architecture for highend server applications. Dell 6 Processors 6.1 Overview The AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors (G34) are designed ...61623; BIOS allows the user to maximize performance and performance/watt for two and four G34 processors. The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 provides support for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments. Table 5. The G34 processor features up to...
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The platform supports registered ECC DDR3L DIMMs (LV RDIMM). The M915 memory system supports up to the preceding installation guidelines. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 27 The first DIMM slot in four channels per processor socket. Dell 7 Memory 7.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 uses DDR3 memory, providing a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of memory modules...
The platform supports registered ECC DDR3L DIMMs (LV RDIMM). The M915 memory system supports up to the preceding installation guidelines. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 27 The first DIMM slot in four channels per processor socket. Dell 7 Memory 7.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 uses DDR3 memory, providing a high performance, high-speed memory interface capable of memory modules...
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... each direction. 8.5 AMD SP5100 SouthBridge The AMD SP5100 is connected to the SP5100 using SPI interface.) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 29 Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 chipset has a dual I/O Bridge (IOB) configuration with up to 12 USB general purpose ports and ...2 USB embedded ports. (The PowerEdge M915 uses eight of these ports for internal and external use two ...
... each direction. 8.5 AMD SP5100 SouthBridge The AMD SP5100 is connected to the SP5100 using SPI interface.) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 29 Dell 8 Chipset 8.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 chipset has a dual I/O Bridge (IOB) configuration with up to 12 USB general purpose ports and ...2 USB embedded ports. (The PowerEdge M915 uses eight of these ports for internal and external use two ...
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...-metal deployment support Optional PCI Partitioning providing 8 PFs SR-IOV Energy Efficient Ethernet support PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 32 Dell 10 Embedded LAN on Motherboard (LOM) 10.1 PCI Express Network Daughtercards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to support two network daughtercards: 2 x 1GbE dual Broadcom® BCM5709S 2 x 10GbE Broadcom...
...-metal deployment support Optional PCI Partitioning providing 8 PFs SR-IOV Energy Efficient Ethernet support PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 32 Dell 10 Embedded LAN on Motherboard (LOM) 10.1 PCI Express Network Daughtercards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to support two network daughtercards: 2 x 1GbE dual Broadcom® BCM5709S 2 x 10GbE Broadcom...
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... slot of mezzanine cards requires an M1000e I /O Mezzanine Card Options 11.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 contains four PCIe Gen2 mezzanine slots. For more information, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. 11.2 Options Available options for all 4 mezzanine slots include: ... + FCoE) Emulex CNA OCM20102FM (10Gb Enhanced Ethernet) Intel 52599 (10Gb Enhanced Ethernet) The M915 does not support 4x1 (quad-port) Ethernet mezzanine cards. Installation of the mezzanine to support data flow through that fabric/slot. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 33
... slot of mezzanine cards requires an M1000e I /O Mezzanine Card Options 11.1 Overview The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 contains four PCIe Gen2 mezzanine slots. For more information, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide. 11.2 Options Available options for all 4 mezzanine slots include: ... + FCoE) Emulex CNA OCM20102FM (10Gb Enhanced Ethernet) Intel 52599 (10Gb Enhanced Ethernet) The M915 does not support 4x1 (quad-port) Ethernet mezzanine cards. Installation of the mezzanine to support data flow through that fabric/slot. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 33
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... H700) installed in this configuration. Figure 6. 2.5" Hard Drive Carrier 12.3 Empty Drive Bays For the slots that are not supported on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 34 Form Factor 2.5‖ 2.5‖ 2.5‖ Table 9. Supported Hard Drives Capacity Speed 50GB, 100GB N/A 73GB, 146GB 15K 146GB, 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K...
... H700) installed in this configuration. Figure 6. 2.5" Hard Drive Carrier 12.3 Empty Drive Bays For the slots that are not supported on supported hard drives, visit Dell.com. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 34 Form Factor 2.5‖ 2.5‖ 2.5‖ Table 9. Supported Hard Drives Capacity Speed 50GB, 100GB N/A 73GB, 146GB 15K 146GB, 300GB, 600GB, 900GB 10K...
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Dell 14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide and the M1000e Rack and Cable Advisor Tool. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 38
Dell 14 Rack Information For information on rack and cable accessories for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915, see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide and the M1000e Rack and Cable Advisor Tool. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 38
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For the most up-to meet the Microsoft® WinLogo 3.0 design specifications. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 39 Dell 15 Operating Systems The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to -date information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com.
For the most up-to meet the Microsoft® WinLogo 3.0 design specifications. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 39 Dell 15 Operating Systems The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to -date information, see the Operating System Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems on Dell.com.
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... a holistic computing solution that enables dynamic allocation of resources to move workloads seamlessly across hardware platforms for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915. The Dell Support site also has many blade-related virtualization documents, as well as server workloads) that can be dynamically ...Download version (NFI, No DIB) NFI, DIB only FI Download version (NFI, No DIB) Support.Dell.com has extensive information designed to manage networking, storage, and servers (as well as a detailed list of today's data center environment. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 40 Table 13.
... a holistic computing solution that enables dynamic allocation of resources to move workloads seamlessly across hardware platforms for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915. The Dell Support site also has many blade-related virtualization documents, as well as server workloads) that can be dynamically ...Download version (NFI, No DIB) NFI, DIB only FI Download version (NFI, No DIB) Support.Dell.com has extensive information designed to manage networking, storage, and servers (as well as a detailed list of today's data center environment. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 40 Table 13.
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PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 47 The USB memory key can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. Dell 18 USB Peripherals The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 provides an internal USB connector for a USB flash memory key. The M915 also supports an external USB DVD-ROM or DVD+RW.
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 47 The USB memory key can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. Dell 18 USB Peripherals The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 provides an internal USB connector for a USB flash memory key. The M915 also supports an external USB DVD-ROM or DVD+RW.
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... Yes. Only the iDRAC6 can enter a username and password which will be stored in the factory or using Dell flash utility. NA PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 48 Table 16. Configuration option information (pertinent to options such as user-definable configuration options (those not... soldered to it during normal operation? Dell Appendix A. The NV components detailed in Table 16 are not included in the PowerEdge M915 server. Volatility Server BIOS Memory Size: 4MB Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]: SPI ...
... Yes. Only the iDRAC6 can enter a username and password which will be stored in the factory or using Dell flash utility. NA PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 48 Table 16. Configuration option information (pertinent to options such as user-definable configuration options (those not... soldered to it during normal operation? Dell Appendix A. The NV components detailed in Table 16 are not included in the PowerEdge M915 server. Volatility Server BIOS Memory Size: 4MB Type: [Flash PROM, EEPROM]: SPI ...
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... II, Extensions to the industry standards detailed in Table 20. Industry Standards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 system conforms to SATA 1.0a, Rev. 1.2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference Specification, v2.6 TPM Trusted Platform Module Specification, v1.2...bin/ac.pl?t=f&f=sas1r10.pdf http://sata-io.org/ http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios/ http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/resources/tpm_mai n_specification PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 54 Industry Standards Standard ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Energy Star EPA Version 1.0 of the ...
... II, Extensions to the industry standards detailed in Table 20. Industry Standards The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 system conforms to SATA 1.0a, Rev. 1.2 SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference Specification, v2.6 TPM Trusted Platform Module Specification, v1.2...bin/ac.pl?t=f&f=sas1r10.pdf http://sata-io.org/ http://www.dmtf.org/standards/smbios/ http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/resources/tpm_mai n_specification PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 54 Industry Standards Standard ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, v2.0c Energy Star EPA Version 1.0 of the ...