Product Comparison; Table 1. Comparison Of Poweredge 1855/1955 Chassis And M1000E Chassis; Figure 1. Server Density Comparison - Dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Manual

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1 Product Comparison

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e offers significant enhancements over its predecessor, the 1955, as
can be seen in the following table:
Comparison of PowerEdge 1855/1955 Chassis and M1000e Chassis
Table 1.
Feature
Blade Compatibility
Form Factor
No. of Blades
I/O Module Bay
Fabric Types Supported
Power Supplies
Management Modules
KVM options
Putting 16 half-height blades in the PowerEdge M1000e is 60% more dense than using 1U servers.
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide
1855/1955 Chassis
PowerEdge 1855/1955
7U
10
4
1 x Dual GbE
1 x Dual Xaui
1 Lane – GbE, FC2
4 Lane – 4 x IB
2 x (non-redundant) or 4 x 2100W PSUs
1 (std) 2nd(optional)
1 x Avocent® Analog or Digital KVM
Server Density Comparison
Figure 1.
M1000e Chassis
PowerEdge M600/M605
11G and beyond
10U
16
6
2 x 2 Lane to support:
GbE2 x 4
2 X 4 Lane to support:
1 Lane – GbE, 10GbE serial/KR, FC8/4/2/1
4 Lane – IB, 10GbE (Xaui. KR), 40GbE
3 x non-redundant) or 6 x 2360W PSUs
1 (std) 2nd(optional)
1 x Avocent® Analog KVM (optional)
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