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Technical specifications

Dell PowerEdge XE8640 — Full Technical Specifications

Official datasheet

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Full Specifications

ProcessorTwo 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with up to 56 cores per processor; Cooling options; Air cooling for Processors; Liquid Assisted Air Cooling for GPU. Note: No facility water to rack required.
Operating SystemCanonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
ChipsetIntel® C741 chipset
Accelerators4 NVIDIA® HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA® NVLink technology
StorageFront Bays; Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives max 122.88 TB;
Storage ControllersInternal Boot; Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs or USB; Software RAID; S160
SecurityCryptographically signed firmware; Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt); Secure Boot; Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check); Secure Erase; Silicon Root of Trust; System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter); TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ
ManagementEmbedded / At-the-Server; iDRAC9; iDRAC Direct; iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish®; iDRAC Service Module; Consoles; CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in; OpenManage Enterprise; OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware® vCenter®; OpenManage Integration for Microsoft® System Center; OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center; OpenManage Power Manager plugin; OpenManage Service plugin; OpenManage Update Manager plugin; Tools; Dell System Update; Dell Repository Manager; Enterprise Catalogs; iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish; IPMI; RACADM CLI; OpenManage Integrations; BMC Truesight; Microsoft System Center; OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow; RedHat Ansible Modules; Terraform Providers; VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager
Power Supplies2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 HVDC redundant, hot swap; Fans; Up to 6 Standard (STD) fans installed in mid tray; Up to 5 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the front of the system; All are hot swap fans
PortsNetwork Options; 1 x OCP 3.0 (optional); 2 x 1GbE LOM (optional); Front Ports; 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port; 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x VGA; Rear Ports; 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x USB 3.0; 1 x VGA; 1 x RJ45 iDRAC9 ethernet port
SlotsPCIe; 2 CPU configuration: Up to 4 PCIe slots (4 x16 Gen5); Bezel; Optional LCD bezel or security bezel;
Form Factor4U rack server
Dimensions & WeightHeight; 6.86 inches (174.3 mm); Width; 18.97 inches (481.91 mm); Depth; 35.48 inches (901.4 mm) with bezel; 34.07 inches (865.54 mm) without bezel; Weight; 135.36 pounds (61.4 kg)
Recommended SupportChoose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region
RegulatoryProduct Safety and Environmental Datasheets; Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page; Dell and the Environment

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