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PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide Maximized performance and bandwidth for mission-critical workloads and applications.
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide Maximized performance and bandwidth for mission-critical workloads and applications.
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... in the United States and/or other countries. in the United States and other jurisdictions. December 2012 | Version 3.0 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide ii Dell This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. Broadcom is a registered trademark of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Linux is ... ESX are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in other countries. Dell, the Dell logo, PowerEdge, and OpenManage are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the U.S. ...
... in the United States and/or other countries. in the United States and other jurisdictions. December 2012 | Version 3.0 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide ii Dell This document is unlawful and strictly forbidden. Broadcom is a registered trademark of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Linux is ... ESX are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in other countries. Dell, the Dell logo, PowerEdge, and OpenManage are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the U.S. ...
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Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Maximum Workload Performance 6 1.3 Boost Business Performance 6 1.4 Throughput, Throughput, Throughput 6 1.5 Enterprise-Class Manageability and Efficiency 6 1.6 Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 10 3 System ... Series Processors 24 6.4 AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors 24 6.5 Supported Processors 24 6.6 Processor Configurations 26 6.7 Processor Installation 26 7 Memory ...27 7.1 Overview 27 7.2 DIMMs Supported 27 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide iii
Dell Table of Contents 1 Product Comparison 6 1.1 Overview 6 1.2 Maximum Workload Performance 6 1.3 Boost Business Performance 6 1.4 Throughput, Throughput, Throughput 6 1.5 Enterprise-Class Manageability and Efficiency 6 1.6 Comparison 7 2 Key Technologies 10 3 System ... Series Processors 24 6.4 AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors 24 6.5 Supported Processors 24 6.6 Processor Configurations 26 6.7 Processor Installation 26 7 Memory ...27 7.1 Overview 27 7.2 DIMMs Supported 27 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide iii
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Statement of Volatility 48 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide iv Dell 7.3 DIMM Slots 27 7.4 DIMM Population Guidelines 27 7.5 Memory Speed 27 7.6 Sparing 28 7.7 Mirroring 28 7.8 Memory Scrubbing 28 8 Chipset ...29 8.1 Overview 29 8.2 AMD I/O Bridges 29 ...Scalent 40 17 Systems Management 42 17.1 Overview 42 17.2 Server Management 42 17.3 Embedded Server Management 43 17.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 43 17.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 43 17.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 44 17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media 44 17.8 Chassis...
Statement of Volatility 48 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide iv Dell 7.3 DIMM Slots 27 7.4 DIMM Population Guidelines 27 7.5 Memory Speed 27 7.6 Sparing 28 7.7 Mirroring 28 7.8 Memory Scrubbing 28 8 Chipset ...29 8.1 Overview 29 8.2 AMD I/O Bridges 29 ...Scalent 40 17 Systems Management 42 17.1 Overview 42 17.2 Server Management 42 17.3 Embedded Server Management 43 17.4 Dell Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server Configurator 43 17.5 Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 43 17.6 iDRAC6 Enterprise 44 17.7 iDRAC6 Enterprise with Virtual Flash (vFlash) Media 44 17.8 Chassis...
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.... Figure 3. Figure 6. Dell Appendix B. Table 19. Figure 4. Industry Standards 54 Table 1. Table 5. Table 17. Tables PowerEdge M915 Comparison to M910, R815, and R910 7 Product Features Summary 11 Environmental Specifications 20 Acoustical Performance of M1000e Chassis with Four M915 Blades Installed 22 AMD Opteron...Side View 16 Internal Chassis View 17 M1000e Chassis 18 2.5‖ Hard Drive Carrier 34 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide v Table 14. Table 18. Table 11. Regulatory Certifications 52 B 2. Product Safety Certifications 52 B 3. Figure 5. Table 16.
.... Figure 3. Figure 6. Dell Appendix B. Table 19. Figure 4. Industry Standards 54 Table 1. Table 5. Table 17. Tables PowerEdge M915 Comparison to M910, R815, and R910 7 Product Features Summary 11 Environmental Specifications 20 Acoustical Performance of M1000e Chassis with Four M915 Blades Installed 22 AMD Opteron...Side View 16 Internal Chassis View 17 M1000e Chassis 18 2.5‖ Hard Drive Carrier 34 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide v Table 14. Table 18. Table 11. Regulatory Certifications 52 B 2. Product Safety Certifications 52 B 3. Figure 5. Table 16.
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...peak workloads. A fully loaded M1000e chassis with eight PowerEdge M915 blade servers running 16-core AMD Opteron™ 6200 or 6300 series processors can yield up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you the performance you need to run your ... applications needing maximum I /O-intensive environments. Enabling the choice of consolidation. Get the ability to -many basis without additional PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 6 Select either GbE network interface cards (NICs) or 10Gb converged network adapters (CNAs) to attach to M1000e I /O traffic...
...peak workloads. A fully loaded M1000e chassis with eight PowerEdge M915 blade servers running 16-core AMD Opteron™ 6200 or 6300 series processors can yield up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you the performance you need to run your ... applications needing maximum I /O-intensive environments. Enabling the choice of consolidation. Get the ability to -many basis without additional PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 6 Select either GbE network interface cards (NICs) or 10Gb converged network adapters (CNAs) to attach to M1000e I /O traffic...
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...tolerance through the hardware RAID controller (PERC) offer data-protective redundancy that safeguards your organization from IT loss or corruption. 1.6 Comparison Table 1. Dell software. Multi-chassis management provides one console access to several blade enclosures. Industry leading power and cooling: Efficient power supplies (fully ...2.5‖ hot-plug SATA SSD, SAS, nearline SAS, SATA PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H200 PERC H700 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 7 PowerEdge M915 Comparison to 92+%) utilize minimal power without compromising productivity.
...tolerance through the hardware RAID controller (PERC) offer data-protective redundancy that safeguards your organization from IT loss or corruption. 1.6 Comparison Table 1. Dell software. Multi-chassis management provides one console access to several blade enclosures. Industry leading power and cooling: Efficient power supplies (fully ...2.5‖ hot-plug SATA SSD, SAS, nearline SAS, SATA PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H200 PERC H700 PERC H200 PERC H700 PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 7 PowerEdge M915 Comparison to 92+%) utilize minimal power without compromising productivity.
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... memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support iDRAC6 Enterprise, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell™ OpenManage™, Chassis Management Controller Optional: vFlash media Four x8 PCIe mezzanine slots R815...Support for memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell™ OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash media Five x8 PCIe slots (three with x16...Embedded NIC Broadcom 57711 + Broadcom 5709c Optional: various NICs available 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 8
... memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support iDRAC6 Enterprise, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell™ OpenManage™, Chassis Management Controller Optional: vFlash media Four x8 PCIe mezzanine slots R815...Support for memory demand and patrol scrubbing High availability failover cluster support iDRAC6 Express, BMC, IPMI 2.0, Dell™ OpenManage™ Optional: iDRAC6 Enterprise, vFlash media Five x8 PCIe slots (three with x16...Embedded NIC Broadcom 57711 + Broadcom 5709c Optional: various NICs available 2 front, 2 back, 1 internal PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 8
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... to twelve-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 10 Dell 2 Key Technologies The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 features AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors, designed specifically for high-end server applications, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors...
... to twelve-core processing to maximize performance and performance/watt for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 10 Dell 2 Key Technologies The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 features AMD Opteron™ 6100, 6200, and 6300 series processors, designed specifically for high-end server applications, DDR3 memory, DIMM thermal sensors...
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... Card Options Fully populated mezzanine card slots and switch modules that yield 3 highly available, redundant I/O fabrics per blade External Storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage. RAID Controller Options PERC H200 (6Gb/s) PERC H700 (6Gb/s) with TOE (BCM-5709S) Intel® Dual-Port 10Gb Ethernet Broadcom Dual... Channel HBA (LPm16002B-D) InfiniBand™: Mellanox® Dual-Port ConnectX® Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand Mellanox Dual-Port ConnectX-3 Fourteen Data Rate (FDR10) 40Gb PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 11 Table 2.
... Card Options Fully populated mezzanine card slots and switch modules that yield 3 highly available, redundant I/O fabrics per blade External Storage: For information about Dell external storage options, visit Dell.com/Storage. RAID Controller Options PERC H200 (6Gb/s) PERC H700 (6Gb/s) with TOE (BCM-5709S) Intel® Dual-Port 10Gb Ethernet Broadcom Dual... Channel HBA (LPm16002B-D) InfiniBand™: Mellanox® Dual-Port ConnectX® Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand Mellanox Dual-Port ConnectX-3 Fourteen Data Rate (FDR10) 40Gb PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 11 Table 2.
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For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 12 Dell Feature Operating Systems Featured Database Applications Technical Specification Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (...material and operating environment and will be less. Microsoft SQL Server® solutions (see Dell.com/SQL) Oracle® database solutions (see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide or the M1000e Blade Chassis Specification Sheet. actual capacity varies with optional vFlash media Chassis...
For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 12 Dell Feature Operating Systems Featured Database Applications Technical Specification Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (...material and operating environment and will be less. Microsoft SQL Server® solutions (see Dell.com/SQL) Oracle® database solutions (see the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide or the M1000e Blade Chassis Specification Sheet. actual capacity varies with optional vFlash media Chassis...
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... (internal USB connector and two SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for a maximum of 8 blades in ) Weight: (maximum configuration) 12.7 kg (28 lb) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 13 Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to mix with other existing Dell blades and is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e...
... (internal USB connector and two SD card slots) Refer to the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide for a maximum of 8 blades in ) Weight: (maximum configuration) 12.7 kg (28 lb) PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 13 Dell 4 Mechanical 4.1 Chassis Description The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is designed to mix with other existing Dell blades and is a full-height blade server that requires an M1000e...
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PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 14 Front View See the Blade Features section in the About Your System chapter of the M915. Dell 4.3 Front View and Features Figure 1 shows the front view of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. Figure 1.
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 14 Front View See the Blade Features section in the About Your System chapter of the M915. Dell 4.3 Front View and Features Figure 1 shows the front view of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. Figure 1.
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.... Both LEDs are used to indicate certain conditions under direction of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.6 LED Indicators Each disk drive carrier has two LED indicators visible from the front of the M915. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 15 The power supplies require a 200V-240V power source. The bicolor...
.... Both LEDs are used to indicate certain conditions under direction of the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com for more information. 4.6 LED Indicators Each disk drive carrier has two LED indicators visible from the front of the M915. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 15 The power supplies require a 200V-240V power source. The bicolor...
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Figure 3. Side View PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 16 Dell 4.7 Side View Figure 3 shows the side view of the M915.
Figure 3. Side View PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 16 Dell 4.7 Side View Figure 3 shows the side view of the M915.
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Dell 4.8 Internal-Chassis View Figure 4 shows the internal-chassis view of the M915. Figure 4. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 17 Internal Chassis View 4.9 Rails and Cable Management See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
Dell 4.8 Internal-Chassis View Figure 4 shows the internal-chassis view of the M915. Figure 4. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 17 Internal Chassis View 4.9 Rails and Cable Management See the PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide.
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... the Rack Installation Guide on Support.Dell.com. 4.13 Control Panel/LCD For detailed information, see the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.14 Security The M915 offers a configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6. Figure 5. Dell 4.10 Chassis View Figure 5 shows the M915 mounted in the PowerEdge M1000e chassis. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 18
... the Rack Installation Guide on Support.Dell.com. 4.13 Control Panel/LCD For detailed information, see the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. 4.14 Security The M915 offers a configurable client IP address range for clients connecting to iDRAC6. Figure 5. Dell 4.10 Chassis View Figure 5 shows the M915 mounted in the PowerEdge M1000e chassis. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 18
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PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 19 See the Opening and Closing the Blade section in the Installing Blade Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. Dell 4.15 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch for binding. TPM can also be used as to not allow any control of the system from ...
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 19 See the Opening and Closing the Blade section in the Installing Blade Components chapter in the Dell PowerEdge Modular Systems Hardware Owner's Manual on Support.Dell.com. Dell 4.15 Cover Latch The blade module includes a latch for binding. TPM can also be used as to not allow any control of the system from ...
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...core Ability to turn off embedded NICs or PCIe lanes when not being used Energy Smart components at Support.Dell.com for information on power supplies and power supply specifications. 5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of blade servers is... in operational orientations 1.54Grms at 10-250Hz in all orientations Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 2.6ms +/- 10% PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 20 The M915 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-configurable power options with a pulse duration of 31G +/- ...
...core Ability to turn off embedded NICs or PCIe lanes when not being used Energy Smart components at Support.Dell.com for information on power supplies and power supply specifications. 5.2 Power Efficiency One of the main features of blade servers is... in operational orientations 1.54Grms at 10-250Hz in all orientations Half sine shock in all operational orientations of 2.6ms +/- 10% PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 20 The M915 achieves higher power efficiency by implementing the following features: User-configurable power options with a pulse duration of 31G +/- ...
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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 I/O thermal sensors to maintain appropriate thermal margin while ...Dell Storage Altitude Operating Storage Airborne contaminant level Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2ms +/- 10% -15.2m to 3048m (-50 to 10,000ft) Note: For altitudes above algorithms is the first blade to maintain proper cooling PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide...
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 I/O thermal sensors to maintain appropriate thermal margin while ...Dell Storage Altitude Operating Storage Airborne contaminant level Half sine shock on all six sides of 71G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2ms +/- 10% -15.2m to 3048m (-50 to 10,000ft) Note: For altitudes above algorithms is the first blade to maintain proper cooling PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide...