Introduction - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

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Introduction

The Dell PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k switches are
Layer 3, blade switches that operate in the Dell PowerEdge M1000e system.
The M1000e system can support up to 16 server blades and six PowerConnect
M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k blade switches.
The PowerConnect M6220 switch supports stacking and provides 20 Gigabit
Ethernet (GbE) ports (16 internal, 4 external) and two expansion slots for
external uplinks. The expansion slots can support up to four small form-factor
pluggable + (SFP+) ports or two 10GBase-T ports. The M6220 also supports
a 48 Gbps stacking module in the expansion slot.
The PowerConnect M6348 switch supports stacking and provides 32 internal
GbE server ports (two per server blade), 16 external integrated RJ45 GbE
ports, two external CX4 ports, and two small form-factor pluggable +
(SFP+) 10 GbE ports.
The PowerConnect M8024 switch provides 16 internal 10-GbE ports and two
10-GbE expansion slots for external 10-GbE uplinks. Each expansion slot can
support an SFP+ module (four ports), CX4 module (three ports), or
10GBase-T module (two ports). The the M8024 supports mixed
environments using combinations of SFP+, 10GBase-T, and CX4 modules.
The PowerConnect M8024-k switch provides 16 internal 10-GbE ports, four
external 10-GbE SFP+ ports, and one 10-GbE expansion slot for external
10-GbE uplinks. The expansion slot can support an SFP+ module (four
ports), CX4 module (three ports), or 10GBase-T module (two ports).
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