PowerEdge M805

The Dell PowerEdge M805 blade server is a rack-dense, energy-efficient, workhorse that is perfect for any data center. It's built upon the NVIDIA MCP55 chipset, and supports AMD Opteron™ Six-Core processors up to 3.1GHz, up to 128GB DDR3 memory per blade, and a variety of SAS and Solid State Drive (SSD) storage options.

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Dell PowerEdge M1000E Blade Enclosure

Enclosure Dimensions:	10U Form Factor, capable of housing up to sixteen blade servers 44.0cm (17.3”) H x 44.7cm (17.6”) W x 75.4cm (29.7”) D Weight: • Empty Chassis only — 98lbs • Chassis w/ all rear modules (IOMs, PSUs, CMCs, KVM) — 176lbs • Max Fully loaded w/ blades and rear modules — 394lbs
Power Supplies:	3 (non-redundant) or 6 (redundant) 2360 watt hot plug power supplies • Based on Dell’s Energy Smart Technologies, the M1000e Power Supplies deliver greater levels of efficiency (>91%), even at very low levels of utilization • Redundant Power Supplies support 3+3 (AC redundancy), 3+1 (Power Supply Redundancy), or 3+0 (non-redundant) modes • System supports new Dynamic Power Supply Engagement functionality, which (if enabled) puts lightly loaded power supplies into standby mode, driving up the utilization and thus the efficiency on the active supplies • Power Supplies Require 200+ volt AC input Dell offers a wide range of Power Distribution options for the M1000e with 20A, 30A, 60A single phase, or 30A three phase options
Cooling Fans:	M1000e Chassis comes standard with 9 hot pluggable, redundant fan modules • Based on Energy Smart Technologies, M1000e fans are a breakthrough in power and cooling efficiency • The fans deliver low power consumption, but also use next generation “low flow” technology to ensure the lowest possible amount of fresh air is consumed to cool the enclosure
Input Device :	Front Control Panel with interactive Graphical LCD • Supports initial configuration wizard • Local server blade, enclosure, and module information and troubleshooting Two USB Keyboard/Mouse connections and one Video connection (requires the optional Avocent iKVM switch to enable these ports) for local front “crash cart” console connections that can be switched between blades
I/O Modules Overview:	Up to six total I/O modules for three redundant fabrics, featuring Ethernet FlexIO technology providing on demand stacking and uplink scalability. Dell’s FlexIO technology delivers a level of I/O flexibility, bandwidth, investment protection, and capabilities unrivaled in the blade server market. FlexIO Technologies include: • Completely passive, high available midplane that can deliver greater than 5Tbps of total I/O bandwidth • Support for up to TWO ports of up to 40Gbps from EACH I/O Mezzanine card on the blade server • The industry’s only Ethernet pass-through module which supports full 10/100/1000Mb operation
I/O Module Options :	PowerConnectTM M6220 Ethernet Switch Includes 4 x fixed copper 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet uplinks standard plus 2 of the following optional modules: • 48Gb (full duplex) Stacking module • 2 x 10Gb Optical (XFP-SR/LR) uplinks • 2 x 10Gb copper CX4 uplinks Standard Features include: • Layer 3 routing (OSPF, RIP, VRRP) • IPv6 support • Layer 2/3 QoS • Access Control Lists PowerConnect M8024 24 port 10GbE switch – 16 internal server ports & up-to 8 external LAN ports• Up to 2 flexible modular external port options for greater diverse connectivity:• Up-to two 4x SFP+ modules (8 ports)• Up-to two 2x 10GbaseT ports per module (4 ports) (available 1HCY09)• Up-to two 3 CX4 modules (6 ports)• New 10Gb Ethernet dual port mezzanine card usable on any mezzanine card slot• Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch M 3032 Includes 4 x fixed copper 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet uplinks standard plus 2 optional module bays, each can support either 2 x 1Gb copper or optical SFPs Standard features include: • L2 switching • Base L3 routing (static routes, RIP) • Access Control • L2/3 QoS Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch M 3130G Includes 4 x fixed copper 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet uplinks, 64Gb (full duplex) Stackwise Plus stacking ports standard plus 2 optional module bays, each can support either 2 x 1Gb copper or optical SFPs Standard Features include: • L2 switching • Base L3 routing (static routes, RIP) • Access Control Lists • L2/3 QoS • Optional software license key upgrades to IP Services (Advanced L3 protocol support) and Advanced IP Services (IPv6) Cisco® Catalyst Blade Switch M 3130X Includes 4 x fixed copper 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet uplinks, 64Gb full duplex Stackwise Plus stacking ports, and support for 2 x X2 modules for up to a total of two 10G CX4 or SR/LRM uplinks Standard Features include: • L2 switching • Base L3 routing (static routes, RIP) • Access Control Lists • L2/3 QoS • Optional software license key upgrades to IP Services (Advanced L3 protocol support) and Advanced IP Services (IPv6) Dell Ethernet Pass-Through Module Supports 16 x 10/100/1000Mb copper RJ45 connections Only Ethernet Pass-through module on the market that supports full range of 10/100/1000Mb operation Brocade® M4424 SAN I/O Module Access Gateway Mode or FC Switch • Access Gateway Mode enables NPIV functionality on external ports which delivers enhanced fabric interoperability, simplified set up, and doesn’t consume an FC domain 12 or 24 port versions with 4 or 8 x FC 1/2/4Gb SFPs respectively Brocade® M5424 – FC8 Switch up-to 24 8Gb/s ports – 16 internal server ports & 8 external SAN ports• New 24 port models for simplified deployment and powerful new Brocade enterprise software (available Nov 2008)• 4Gb Fibre Channel Pass-Through Module 16 x FC 1/2/4Gb SFP ports Cisco M SFS7000 Infiniband Switch 8 copper or Optical external 4x Double Data Rate (DDR – 20Gb) Infiniband ports Emulex 4GB/S Fibre Module for Dell M1000e • 4Gb/s, 2Gb/s, 1Gb/s Fibre Channel • 16 Port, 4Gb/s FC per port, non-blocking • Port configuration: 16 4Gb/s FC internal connections to Server Blades & 16 4Gb/s FC external uplinks • Port type: 4Gb/s, FC optical SFPs, shortwave • Heat dissipation: 74.4 BTU/hr nominal, 81.9 BTU/hr max • Dedicated connection, guaranteed bandwidth to SAN • Interoperability with existing infrastructure
Management:	System Management Dell OpenManageTM Systems Management • Altiris Deployment Solution for Dell Blade Servers — reduce deployment time from hours to seconds • IT Assistant — manage multiple Dell servers from a single console • OpenManage Server Administrator — monitoring agents and 1:1 management utilities • Integration with 3rd party management solutions via Dell’s Certified Partner Program Remote Management 1 (standard) or optional 2nd (redundant) Chassis Management Controller(s) (CMC) which provide: • Single secure interface for inventory, configuration, monitoring, and alerting for the chassis and all components • Real Time Power/Thermal Monitoring and Management ► Real Time System AC Power Consumption with reset-able peak and minimum values ► System level power limiting and slot based power prioritization ► Manages Dynamic Power Engagement functionality which can help to lower overall system power consumption by ensuring Power Supplies run at their optimal efficiency points ► Manages fan speed control using Dell’s enhanced “low flow” technology to ensure fans are delivering optimal cooling while minimizing power consumption and airflow Secure Web (SSL) and CLI (Telnet/SSH) interfaces Supports multiple levels of user roles and permissions, including integration into Microsoft Active Directory Services 2 x 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet ports + 1 serial port • Provides single point of connection from management network to iDRAC on each of the blades and the management interfaces on the integrated I/O Modules • 2nd Ethernet port supports daisy chaining of CMCs for improved cable management Optional Integrated Avocent® keyboard, video and mouse (iKVM) switch • Enables USB keyboard/mouse and video port on front control panel • iKVM module has 2 x USB, video, and Analog Console Interface (ACI) ports • ACI port allows connectivity and seamless tiering via cat5 cables to Dell or Avocent KVM switches with Analog Rack Interface (ARI) ports.
External Storage Options :	Dell / EMC Fibre Channel and/or iSCSI external storage, including Dell/EMC AX150, AX150i, CX300, CX3-10c , CX3-20, CX3-40, and CX3-80, PowerVault MD3000i PowerVault NX1950 Unified Storage Solution

Dell PowerEdge M805 Technical Specifications

Form Factor:	Blade form, designed for use with the M1000e Enclosure
Processors:	Up to Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Includes support for two 105W, 3.1GHz processors - 105W, 75W, 55W ACP options
Chipset:	NVIDIA MCP55
Memory:	16 DIMM slots 1GB/2GB/4GB ECC DDR2 667/800MHz Options Support up to 128GB using 16 x 8GB DIMMs
RAID controller:	SAS6/IR (Raid 0/1) hardware based CERC6/IR (Raid 0/1 w/ Cache) PERC 6i Modular (RAID 0/1 w/ battery-backed cache) PERC 6.2 Firmware
Drive Bays:	Two 2.5” Hot-Swappable SAS/Solid State Drives 2.5" 500GB SATA
Maximum Internal Storage:	Up to 600GB per blade via two 2.5" 300GB hot-swappable SAS (10k rpm) hard drives
Hard Drives (supported):	2.5" SAS (10K rpm): 73GB , 146GB or 300GB 2.5" SAS (15K rpm): 36GB, 73GB or 146GBGB 25GB or 50GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
External Storage:	Dell/EMC fibre channel and/or iSCSI external storage, including Dell/EMC CX300, CX3-10c , CX3-20, CX3-40, and CX3-80; CX4-120, CX4-240, CX4-480 and CX4-960