1. Module 8 Installation & Setup M1000e Chassis
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Welcome to the Dell 12G version of the PowerEdge M1000e training course. This training provides an overview of the components and features of the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server enclosure.

2. Module Objectives:
Installation of the M1000e platform, including the weight of the unit, both fully loaded and empty.
PowerEdge Field Replaceable Units (FRUs).
Overview of redundant and non-redundant power configurations. Such as advanced power management and AC and power supply configurations.

3. PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Installation

4. Installation The M1000e is heavy. Ships with all modules installed.
Up to 390lbs loaded.
Empty 98lbs
Ships with all modules installed.
REMOVE all modules following before lifting including:
Power supplies
Server blades
I/O Modules
Do not attempt to lift alone!
Use the handles located on the sling provided
Installation of a PowerEdge M1000e blade server is not an insignificant matter. The weight of the system can be quite significant, care must be used when installing the enclosure into a rack. Further, rack capacity and stability must be considered. Availability of AC mains power, maintaining proper air flow for proper cooling, and cable management for ongoing ease of maintenance.
Caution: Observe OSHA standards before lifting.

5. Rack Mounting Requires 10 U of rack space, mark installation location
Up to four units can be installed in one rack
Mount RapidRails or VersaRails assembly
Re-install and secure all modules
Setup cable management
Connect and bundle cable
Use the I/O Cable Enumerators
Secure cables to the Strain-Relief Bar
You must allow 10 U (44.45 cm or 17.5 inches) of vertical space for each system you install in the rack.
Identify in the rack where the new enclosure is to be installed and mount the RapidRails or VersaRails assembly at that location, make sure that the left and right rails are mounted at the same height.
Caution: If you are installing more than one system, install the first system in the lowest available position in the rack.
Remove all blades, rear modules, power supplies, and fans before installing your system in the rack. This lessens the weight of the enclosure and minimizes and potential damage to modules in the event of an accident.
Guide the system into the rack and lower the system onto the rail assemblies.
Caution: It is recommended that more than one person assist in lifting the system!
Notice: When you are lifting and installing your system in the rack, avoid grasping the LCD module on the front of the system as this part is fragile.
Tighten the thumbscrews on the chassis front panel.
Reinstall the blades, rear I/O modules, power supplies, and fans.
To provide maximum serviceability and airflow to your system, your system includes the following cable management features:
A strain-relief bar and Velcro tie wraps, which keep the area directly in back of the system as clear of cables as possible and allow you to move the cable bundles when you need to remove modules.
An I/O cable enumerator, which maintains the sequence of cables in the order they are connected to the system. Keeping the cable connections intact will facilitate the removal and replacement of I/O modules.

6. PowerEdge M1000e FRUs

7. Hot Swap FRU Components
CMC
iKVM
Blades
I/O Modules
Fan
PSU
All PowerEdge M1000e modules are hot-pluggable with the exception of the following components which cannot be hot swapped:
LCD panel
Internal server blade components
Mezzanine cards
Caution: 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.
Recall that the CMC module controls power management for the system. You can program the CMC to configure the power budget, redundancy, and dynamic power of the entire enclosure (chassis, servers, I/O modules, iKVM, CMC, and power supplies). The power management service optimizes power consumption and re-allocates power to different modules based on real-time demand.

8. Module Buttons and Handles
The server module is manually installed by aligning it with one of the open front slot locations and sliding it until the connectors begin to engage with the midplane. A translating handle, which travels in the same direction as the server module, is then used to fully engage and lock it in place. When the blade is securely installed, the handle returns to the closed position. To remove the server module, a button releases the translating handle latch. The handle is then used for pulling the server out of the system, disengaging the internal latch as the handle is pulled outwards and unmating the connectors.
Press Button to Release Handle or Module

9. Installing and Removing Blades
There are guide pins on both sides of the server module signal connector for precise alignment to the chassis. Keying features prevent the server module from installing upside down. A defined maximum sliding force insures ergonomic friendliness, while precision point of contact positioning and camming features ensure proper connector wipe for maximum signal quality. Modular server power is received through a dedicated 2x3 power block, with wide power pins designated in such a way to prevent power rail shorting in case a pin bends for any reason.
If you are installing a new blade, remove the plastic cover from the I/O connector(s) and save for future use.
Orient the blade so that the handle is on the left side of the blade.
If you are installing a blade in one of the eight upper bays, align the guide rail on the upper edge of the blade so that the rail fits between the plastic guides on the enclosure.
If you are installing a half-height blade in one of the eight lower bays, align the edge of the blade with the guide rail on the floor of the M1000e enclosure.
If you are installing a full-height blade in bays 1 or 2 or a half-height blade in bays 12 or 13, rotate the LCD module to the horizontal storage position to prevent accidental damage to the LCD screen.
Slide the blade into the enclosure until the handle engages and locks the blade in place.

10. Blanking Plates CMC blanking plate IOM blanking plate
In the absence of a component not being installed, a blanking plate must be installed to maintain consistent airflow and cooling throughout the system. If a plate is missing in either a server slot or the M1000e enclosure, a loss of circulation will occur affecting the cooling performance of the system.
PSU blanking plate

11. Redundant and Non-Redundant Power Configuration

12. M1000e Power Up to six 2700 watt PSU’s may be installed.
94%+ AC/DC Conversion Efficiency.
PSUs operates on v AC power.
Though supported, use of v AC power not recommended
Update CMC if using v AC
Dell does not support the mixing of 230V and 115V within the same enclosure.
Active PSUs are load sharing.
Total system redundant power is approximately 8100w in a 3+3 power supply configuration.
AC redundancy is supported in the following configurations, each of which requires the power supplies in slots 1, 2, and 3 to be connected to a different grid as compared to those in slots 4, 5, and 6.
The M1000e enclosure supports up to six hot-swappable power supply modules, accessible from the enclosure back panel. The M1000e views the six PSUs as two banks of 3 PSUs (a 3+3 redundant power supply system), and the chassis will run on just 3 powers supplies in one bank but both banks must be used if redundancy is required. The chassis should be connected with each bank of three power supplies to it's own AC power from a different mains circuits, providing mains redundancy as well as internal chassis power redundancy. Each power supply is rated at 2700w with current sharing between power supplies, total system redundant power is approximately watts in a fully configured 3+3 power supply configuration (3 PSUs x 2700 watts/PSU = watts).
It is recommended that the 2700w PSU be connected to v AC power sources, though it will operate on 110v AC power as well but in a reduced power state, so it is not recommended unless required. If using 110v AC power, the power budget calculations need to be updated with the changes, there is a 110v power setting parameter for the CMC that provides this power budget update. Roughly one-half the power is available to the M1000e when using 110v AC power and the CMC needs to be updated in order to calculate the appropriate power budget values.
Note: In addition to supplying power to the system, the power supply modules also have internal fans that provide thermal cooling for the blades. A power supply module must be replaced if an internal fan failure occurs.
AC redundancy is supported in the following configurations, each of which requires the power supplies in slots 1, 2, and 3 to be connected to a different grid as compared to those in slots 4, 5, and 6: 3+3, 2+2, and 1+1.
DC redundancy is supported in the following configurations, each with one extra power supply that comes online if one of the existing power supplies fails: 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, 4+1, and 5+1..

13. Turn On System
Press the power button on the enclosure. The power indicator should light.
The chassis power button will turn on all components related to the chassis and affects the main power bus within the chassis. Components such as the iDRACs, IOMs, and iKVM will begin to power up. Blades will not power up.
To manually turn off the system, push and hold the power button for 10 seconds to forcefully shutdown the chassis and ALL systems.

14. Turning On Blades
Press the power button on each blade, or power on the blades using the systems management software.
Blades can be powered on/off manually with the power button located on each blades faceplate. Pressing the button will power on the blade and begin POST.
Pressing and holding the power button for approximately 10 seconds forcefully powers off the blade.

15. Advanced Power Management

16. M1000e Power Subsystem
The M1000e ships with a minimum of three PSUs in a non-redundant configuration.
Three PSUs needed to power a full chassis
For redundancy, a minimum of four PSUs recommended
Dell recommends fully populating the enclosure with six PSUs.
The enclosure takes in AC power and distributes the load across all active internal power supply units (PSUs).
If you do not want to use all six power supplies, you can:
Manually turn off power supplies not in use.
Automatically turn off unused PSUs with dynamic power engagement.
When Dynamic Power Supply Engagement (DPSE) is enabled, the PSU units move between On and Off states depending upon actual power draw conditions to achieve high power efficiency by driving fewer supplies to maximum versus all with partial and less-efficient loading.

17. AC Redundancy Configurations
Dual Power Grid:
Protects against failure to an AC grid
Protects against failure to up to 3 power supplies
The purpose of the AC redundancy policy is to enable a modular enclosure system to operate in a mode in which it can tolerate AC power failures. These failures may originate in the AC power grid, the cabling and delivery, or a PSU itself. With AC redundancy, the system can tolerate the loss of an entire AC power grid or up to 50 percent of its capacity with failures of individual PSUs while still maintaining an operational state. The CMC supports three levels of N+N AC Redundancy—1+1, 2+2, and 3+3.
1+1 AC Redundancy Level — at least one PSU is connected to each AC grid.
2+2 AC Redundancy Level — at least two PSUs are connected to each AC grid.
3+3 AC Redundancy Level — three PSUs are connected to each power grid. Since three PSUs can power the entire enclosure, this configuration is unaffected by the complete failure of one AC grid without loss of power to the enclosure.
With AC Redundancy power input is load-balanced across all supplies. The first group of up to three power supplies is connected to one AC grid, while the second group of up to three is connected to the other AC grid. When the system is running optimally in AC Redundancy mode, power is load-balanced across all active supplies. In case of failure, the power supplies on the functioning AC grid take over with sufficient capacity.
In AC redundancy, the CMC reports all active power supplies as online. This is done to ensure that the system does not experience downtime in the event of a power failure to a grid. If any of the PSUs in a grid fail, the CMC reports the Enclosure Redundancy Status as No Redundancy. and/or SNMP alerts are sent to administrators if you have configured the Redundancy Lost event for alerting.
The no redundancy mode is the factory default setting for 3 PSU configuration and indicates that the chassis does not have any power redundancy configured. In this configuration, the overall redundancy status of the chassis always indicates No Redundancy.

18. Power Supply Redundancy Configuration
Dual or Single Power Grid:
Power Supply Redundancy protects against failure to a single power supply.
Power Supply or DC Redundancy identifies the capacity of the highest-rated power supply in the chassis and uses that PSU as a spare, ensuring that a failure of any one power supply does not cause the server modules or chassis to power-down. Power Supply Redundancy mode does not use all the power supplies; it uses sufficient power supplies to meet the power demands of the chassis and one additional power supply. Excess power supplies do not participate in Power Supply Redundancy unless there is a failure or removal of one of the active power supplies.
The power supply redundancy mode is useful when redundant power grids are not available, but you may want to be protected against a single PSU failure bringing down your servers in a modular enclosure. One PSU's capacity over the allocation requirements is kept in online reserve for this purpose:
This forms a Power Supply redundancy pool.
These PSUs join the redundancy pool if any PSU in the pool fails.
Any PSU installed outside this pool is not used.

19. No Redundancy Configuration
Single Power Grid:
No protection against grid or power supply failure
No Redundancy provides no protection from either a failure of the power grid (main circuit) or a failure of a PSU. The No Redundancy mode uses sufficient number of power supplies at a time, without backup, to power the system including the chassis, servers, IOMs, iKVM, and CMC. Failure of one of the power supplies being used may cause the server modules to lose power and data.

20. Module Summary After completing this module you should now be able to:
Describe the steps to safely install an M1000e.
Identify hot swappable components.
Describe the power specifications associated with the M1000e enclosure.
Understand how to power on both the M1000e enclosure and the blade servers.
Describe the various M1000e power options, including redundant and non-redundant AC grids and power supplies configurations.

21. Questions?