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About this manual, Intended audience, Related documentation – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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About this Manual

This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through -k
for M1000e.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the I/O module.

Related Documentation

Additional documentation available is provided in Table 1.

Terms, Abbreviations and Conventions

Table 1 - Referenced Documents

Firmware Releases

http://support.dell.com/support/

Table 2 - Abbreviations and Convention

Term

Definition

IOM

I/O Module

PTM

Pass Through Module

Downlink

Internal link – from servers to 10GbE PTM PHY (through the mid plane connector)

Uplink

External link – from 10GbE PTM PHY to external link (typically connected to Ethernet switch)

SSH

Secure Shell (also refers to a software program that allows connectivity using an SSH protocol.)

CMC

Chassis Management Controller

Component

10GbE PTM PHY device

Component numbering

Components are numbered from one (1) to three (3).
When looking at the 10GbE PTM component side with external connectors (uplink) up, the compo-
nents are numbered as follows:
Device number 1 is the right-most component
Device number 2 is the middle component
Device number 3 is the left-most component

Wherever applicable, device number 0 refers to the on-board micro-controller