Dell M1000e Blade Enclosure

The Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure is a 10U, rack-mountable chassis that delivers high-density computing by housing up to 16 half-height blades (or 8 full-height blades) with shared power, cooling, and networking for enterprise data centers. Its power architecture includes up to 6 × 2700W redundant power supply units and high-efficiency hot-swappable cooling fans to maintain performance in dense blade deployments. Management is centralized through a Chassis Management Controller (CMC), and the enclosure includes integrated I/O modules supporting Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand connectivity via a passive midplane. Input voltage is 200–240 VAC, with N+N redundancy for both power and cooling to enhance reliability. Common applications include virtualization, database hosting, and other multi-workload workloads in enterprise and cloud data centers seeking scalable, space-efficient server infrastructure. Common replacements listed include the Dell PowerEdge MX7000 Modular Chassis.