M1000e midplane mapping and capabilities, Fabric a capabilities, Fabric b & c capabilities – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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M1000e Midplane Mapping and Capabilities
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Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide
Half-Height Blade Slot (1 of 16)
Fabric A
LOM
Fabric B
Mezzanine
Fabric C
Mezzanine
Half-Height Blade Slot (16 of 16)
Fabric A
LOM
Fabric B
Mezzanine
Fabric C
Mezzanine
Left side of chassis
Right side of chassis
Front of
Chass
is
(Rear of
Chassis
)
External Fabric
Connections
(Rear of
Chassis)
M1000e Mid-plane
8.4Tb Mid-plane
2 lanes
4 lanes
4 lanes
4 lanes
2 lanes
4 lanes
4 lanes
4 lanes
4 lanes
2 lanes
2 lanes
4 lanes
Fabric A
1
Ethernet
I/O Module
Fabric A
2
Ethernet
I/O Module
Fabric B
1
I/O Module
Fabric B
2
I/O Module
Fabric C
1
I/O Module
Fabric C
2
I/O Module
A lane represents a single link between
an adapter and an IOM. Each port will
utilize 1, 2 or 4 lanes depending on the
communication protocol.
•
Up to 2 lanes to each IOM
•
1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet per each
lane
Fabric A Capabilities:
•
Up to 4 lanes to each IOM
•
1Gb or 10Gb Ethernet per each
lane or 40Gb Ethernet using all 4
lanes
•
4Gb, 8Gb, or 16Gb Fibre Channel
over 1 lane to each IOM
•
40Gb QDR, 40Gb FDR10, or 56Gb
FDR InfiniBand using all 4 lanes.
20Gb DDR InfiniBand using 2
lanes.
Fabric B & C Capabilities: