throttled back by that server if they reach a thermal threshold and then shut down if a critical over-
temperature threshold is met.
Note: The blank blade, hard drive, and server I/O fillers for every blank slot are required for cooling
and airflow reasons.
Figure 7.
I/O modules
For more information about the M1000e enclosure I/O modules, see Networking and Input/Output
section of this guide.
Cabling
The M1000e enclosure offers two types of external cabling simplification features:
Stacked Ethernet Switching:
Internal switches have optional 10GbE uplinks and/or stacking connectors
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Manage and configure multiple switches as one with stacking
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Consolidate uplinks from multiple chassis into two to four 10GbE ports
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Stacked CMCs:
CMC has a second Ethernet port for connection to other CMCs in the rack
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CMC connects to the management network to manage all blade servers
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Saves port consumption on external switches
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Installed CMC, I/O module, and power supply blanks