Mxl - 10/40gbe blade, Converged, Adapters – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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MXL - 10/40GbE blade
4 port SFP+ Module
4 port 10GBASE-T
Module
Limited to only one
10GBASE-T module .
The other module
bay can be populated
2 port QSFP+
Module
Optical Transceivers
SFP+ 40Gb: SR only
QSFP+ to QSFP+ Direct Attach
1m, and 5m, Passive Copper
40GBASE-CR4 40Gb
QSFP+ to 4xSFP+ Breakout Cables
5m Passive Copper
40GBASE-CR4 10Gb
RJ45 / Cat6a Copper
10Gb/1Gb
(supports auto-negotiation)
Two Integrated QSFP+ ports
Ports are defaulted to stacking
mode but mode can be changed
QSFP+ to QSFP+
Fiber Cables
FlexIO modules do not
have to be the same
10
USB Port
11G
-Broadcom 57712-k
-Brocade BR1741M-k
-Intel X520-x/k
-QLogic QME8242-k
12G
-Broadcom 57810S-k
-Brocade BR1741M-k
-Intel X520-x/k
-Qlogic QME8262-k
S
upports connectivity to 10Gb-KR
adapters, all of which are notated
with “-k.” It does not provide
connectivity to legacy 10Gb-XAUI
NICs/CNAs
If connected to 1Gb Ethernet
Mezzanine cards or LOMs, device
will auto-negotiate individual
internal ports to 1Gb.
Adapters
Converged
Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide
Secondary
Management
Serial Port
(Cable included)
QSFP+ to
4xSFP+ Fiber
Breakout Cables
Designed for I/O bays
A
1
/A
2
B
1
/B
2
C
1
/C
2
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Optical Transceivers
SFP+ 10Gb: SR, LR
SFP 1GbE: SX, LX
SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (Twinax)
(0.5m, 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, 7m available)
Can operate at 10Gb and 1Gb
SFP to RJ45 converter
1000Base-T (only capable of 1Gbps)
More details in
Adapter Portfolio section