Dell PowerEdge M915 Technical Manual

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DellPowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 61 Product Comparison1.1 OverviewThe Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915 is a 4-socket, full-height blade server ideal for mission-criticalapplications needing maximum I/O scalability and performance.1.2 Maximum Workload PerformanceInput, process, analyze, and report data on the same platform; consolidate servers; and scale duringpeak workloads. With up to 48 processor cores, the Dell PowerEdge™ M915 offers you theperformance you need to run your important business applications and workloads. Get the ability torun robust virtual machines (VMs), maximize the number of virtual machines being run per server,and reap all the benefits of consolidation. The M915 can also help increase database performance bytaking advantage of the high processor core count to run more tasks simultaneously.1.3 Boost Business PerformanceThe PowerEdge M915 offers robust AMD processors designed to: Deliver up to 64 processor cores for optimal 4-socket performance with 2-socket value andprovide the essential features needed to operate your consolidated infrastructure efficiently. Give you the ability to monitor power and thermals at the processor level and assist withplatform efficiency. Offer vast pools of processor cores to be deployed, which is ideal for assignment tovirtualized servers. A fully loaded M1000e chassis with eight PowerEdge M915 blade serversrunning 16-core AMD Opteron™ 6200 or 6300 series processors can yield up to 512 processorcores per chassis or 51.2 cores per U.1.4 Throughput, Throughput, ThroughputUnleash the potential of your consolidated VMs with more I/O throughput: Maximizing both 10GbE and GbE port counts provides your virtualized applications thededicated bandwidth they need in I/O-intensive environments. Enabling the choice of fabric and vendor can enhance your flexibility to adopt and deploynetworks at your own pace. Using up to six dual-port 10GbE network cards can bring the total aggregate throughput into asingle server to an amazing 120Gbps.An integrated, flexible network daughter-card enables a choice of embedded network adapters.Select either GbE network interface cards (NICs) or 10Gb converged network adapters (CNAs) toattach to M1000e I/O modules, such as the PowerConnect M8428-k converged network switch. I/Otraffic can then flow to your existing Dell or 3rd-party switching infrastructure.1.5 Enterprise-Class Manageability and EfficiencySpend more time creating business value and less on planning, deploying and managing IT. Spend lessmoney keeping the lights on and cooling servers, reclaiming more resources for strategic businessneeds. One-to-many updating: The Chassis Management Controller and Lifecycle Controller simplifythe update process for BIOS, firmware and drivers on a one-to-many basis without additional