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Dell PowerEdge M420 Manual

About this Manual

This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through -k
for M1000e.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting
up the I/O module.

Related Documentation

Additional documentation available is provided in Table 1.
Table 1 - Referenced Documents
Firmware Releases

Terms, Abbreviations and Conventions

Table 2 - Abbreviations and Convention
Term
IOM
PTM
Downlink
Uplink
SSH
CMC
Component
Component numbering
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Definition
I/O Module
Pass Through Module
Internal link – from servers to 10GbE PTM PHY (through the mid plane connector)
External link – from 10GbE PTM PHY to external link (typically connected to Ethernet switch)
Secure Shell (also refers to a software program that allows connectivity using an SSH protocol.)
Chassis Management Controller
10GbE PTM PHY device
Components are numbered from one (1) to three (3).
When looking at the 10GbE PTM component side with external connectors (uplink) up, the compo-
nents are numbered as follows:
Device number 1 is the right-most component
Device number 2 is the middle component
Device number 3 is the left-most component
Wherever applicable, device number 0 refers to the on-board micro-controller
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