Rails And Cable Management; Table 5. Typical Modular Server System Rack Height And Cable Reduction - Dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Manual

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Rails and Cable Management

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RapidRails Static Rails for Square Hole Racks:
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Supports toolless installation in 19‖ EIA-310-E compliant square hole 4-post racks including all
generations of Dell racks except for the 4200 & 2400 series
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Has a minimum rail depth of 703 mm
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Provides a square-hole rack adjustment range of 712-755 mm
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Includes strain relief bar and cable enumerators for managing and securing cables
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VersaRails Static Rails for Square or Round Hole Racks:
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Supports tooled installation in 19‖ EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-
post racks
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Has a minimum rail depth of 703 mm
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Provides a square-hole rack adjustment range of 706-755 mm
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Provides a round-hole rack adjustment range of 706-755 mm
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Includes strain relief bar and cable enumerators for managing and securing cables
One of the advantages of a modular server system is the reduction in cable management needs
within a rack system. The inclusion of fabric switches, integrated KVM and system management
aggregation at the CMCs provides six‐fold or better cable reduction. The following table shows a
comparison of a typical reduction available when using the M1000e Modular system with integrated
switches, compared to traditional ―rack and stack‖ components. The configuration in the table
assumes a server with four Ethernet ports and two Fibre Channel ports. In support of the M1000e,
Dell offers a modular system cable management system to ease system installation in Dell or other
industry-standard racks.
Table 5.
Component
2 socket server
KVM
Ethernet Switches
FC Switches
Total Rack
M1000e Equivalent
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide
Typical Modular Server System Rack Height and Cable Reduction
Rack AC power
Height cables
1Ux16 2x16
1U 1
1Ux4 1x4
1Ux2 1x2
23U height 39 AC cables
10U height 6 AC cables
Ethernet Cables
4x16
‐
4x4
‐
72 Ethernet Cables
16 Ethernet Cables
FC Cables KVM Cables
2x16 USBx16 + VGAx16
‐ USBx1 + VGAx1
‐ ‐
2x2 ‐
36 FC Cables USBx17 + VGAx17
4 FC Cables USBx1 + VGAx1
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