About Your System; System Overview - Dell PowerEdge M1000E BMX01 Owner's Manual

About Your System

System Overview

Your system can include up to 16 half-height blades (server modules), eight full-height blades, eight sleeves with
quarter-height blades, or a mix of the three blade types. To function as a system, a blade or sleeve is inserted into an
enclosure (chassis) that supports power supplies, fan modules, a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) module, and at
least one I/O module for external network connectivity. The power supplies, fans, CMC, optional iKVM module, and I/O
modules are shared resources of the blades in the PowerEdge M1000e enclosure.
NOTE: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must be populated at all times with either
a module or with a blank.
Figure 1. Blade Numbering – Half-Height Blades
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