Dell
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
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Table of Contents
1
Product Comparison ........................................................................................... 6
1.1
Overview .................................................................................................. 6
1.2
Maximum Workload Performance ...................................................................... 6
1.3
Boost Business Performance ............................................................................ 6
1.4
Throughput, Throughput, Throughput ................................................................ 6
1.5
Enterprise-Class Manageability and Efficiency ....................................................... 6
1.6
Comparison ............................................................................................... 7
2
Key Technologies ............................................................................................. 10
3
System Information .......................................................................................... 11
4
Mechanical .................................................................................................... 13
4.1
Chassis Description..................................................................................... 13
4.2
Dimensions and Weight ................................................................................ 13
4.3
Front View and Features .............................................................................. 14
4.4
Back View and Features ............................................................................... 15
4.5
Power Supply Indicators ............................................................................... 15
4.6
LED Indicators .......................................................................................... 15
4.7
Side View ................................................................................................ 16
4.8
Internal-Chassis View .................................................................................. 17
4.9
Rails and Cable Management ......................................................................... 17
4.10
Chassis View ............................................................................................ 18
4.11
Fans ...................................................................................................... 18
4.12
Cabling ................................................................................................... 18
4.13
Control Panel/LCD ..................................................................................... 18
4.14
Security .................................................................................................. 18
4.15
Cover Latch ............................................................................................. 19
4.16
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) ...................................................................... 19
4.17
Power Off Security ..................................................................................... 19
4.18
USB Key .................................................................................................. 19
4.19
Battery ................................................................................................... 19
4.20
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)........................................................................ 19
4.21
User Accessible Jumpers, Sockets, and Connectors ............................................... 19
5
Power, Thermal, Acoustic .................................................................................. 20
5.1
Power Supplies ......................................................................................... 20
5.2
Power Efficiency ....................................................................................... 20
5.3
Environmental Specifications......................................................................... 20
5.4
ENERGY STAR Compliance ............................................................................ 21
5.5
Thermal.................................................................................................. 21
5.6
Acoustics ................................................................................................ 22
6
Processors ..................................................................................................... 23
6.1
Overview ................................................................................................ 23
6.2
Features ................................................................................................. 23
6.3
AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processors ................................................................ 24
6.4
AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors ................................................................ 24
6.5
Supported Processors .................................................................................. 24
6.6
Processor Configurations .............................................................................. 26
6.7
Processor Installation .................................................................................. 26
7
Memory ........................................................................................................ 27
7.1
Overview ................................................................................................ 27
7.2
DIMMs Supported ....................................................................................... 27