Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 5)

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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.
Terms, Abbreviations and Conventions
Table 1 - Referenced Documents
Firmware Releases http://support.dell.com/support/
Table 2 - Abbreviations and Convention
Term Definition
IOM I/O Module
PTM Pass Through Module
Downlink Internal link – from servers to 10GbE PTM PHY (through the mid plane connector)
Uplink External link – from 10GbE PTM PHY to external link (typically connected to Ethernet switch)
SSH Secure Shell (also refers to a software program that allows connectivity using an SSH protocol.)
CMC Chassis Management Controller
Component 10GbE PTM PHY device
Component numbering 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