PowerEdge M640 Blade Server
Flexible and efficient modular server
Deliver scalability and high density with this modular blade server. Designed for HPC, XaaS, and virtualization.
Flexible and efficient modular server
Deliver scalability and high density with this modular blade server. Designed for HPC, XaaS, and virtualization.
Tech Specs & Customisation
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Processor
Up to two Intel® 2nd Generation Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 28 cores per processor
Operating System
Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
Citrix® Hypervisor®
Microsoft® Windows Server®
Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi®
VMware® vSphere®
Memory
DIMM Speed
Up to 2933MT/s
Memory Type
DIMM
RDIMM
LRDIMM
Memory Module Slots
16 DIMM slots (6 channels with 2 DPC / 1DPC / 1DPC)
Maximum RAM
DIMM 1TB
RDIMM 1TB
LRDIMM 2TB
Storage
Front Bays
Up to 2 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 12.8TB
Storage Controllers
Internal controllers:
PERC9 H330, H730p, H740p, H840
Internal Dual SD Module (optional)
Software RAID
S140
Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):
HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB
Security
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
Management
Embedded / At-the-Server
Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center
Mobility
OpenManage Mobile
Tools
Dell EMC Repository Manager
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services
iDRAC Service Module
OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
VMware® vCenter
OpenManage Connections
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core &
Nagios® XI
Power Supplies
M640 (VRTX chassis)
1100W Platinum
1600W Platinum
4 Hot plug fans with N+1 redundancy
See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification
Ports
Network Options
2 x 10GE + 4 X 1GE
4 x 10GE
Front Ports
1 x Power button
1 x System ID / Status LED
1 x USB 2.0 MicroAB port with iDRAC management function
1 x USB 3.0 port
Slots
PCIe
See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification
8 x Gen3 low-profile cards for VRTX
5 x Low profile, half-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX
3 x Standard height, full-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX
Video Card
1 x VGA controller integrated with iDRAC
Chassis
See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification
Form Factor
2-socket Modular Blade Server
Dimensions & Weight
Height
198mm (7.79")
Width
50mm (1.98")
Depth
565mm (22.24")
Weight
6.4 kg (14.11 lbs.)
Recommended Support
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