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PowerEdge R940 Rack Server

Demand uncompromising performance

Deliver greater compute, local storage, and memory footprint with this four-socket server. Designed for enterprise applications at peak performance.

Processor

Up to four 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
with up to 28 cores per processor

Operating System

Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 2933MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM
DCPMM (Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory)

Memory Module Slots
48 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 NVDIMM or 24 DCPMM slots)
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 3TB
LRDIMM 6TB
NVDIMM 384GB
DCPMM 12.28TB (15.36 with LRDIMM)

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 24 x 2.5” drives with up to 12NVMe PCie SSDs max 184.32TB

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers
PERC H730P, H740P, H330, HBA330

External Controllers
12Gbps SAS HBA

Software RAID
S140

Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):
HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB 

Internal Dual SD Module

Security

Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
Intel® Standard Manageability
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Power Supplies

1100W -48VDC Gold
1100W Platinum
1100W 380VDC Platinum
1600W Platinum
2000W Platinum
2400W Platinum
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option
Up to 8 hot plugs fans with full redundancy

Ports

Network Options
4 x 1GbE
4 x 10GbE,
2 x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE
2 x 25GbE

Slots

PCIe
13 x Gen3 slots (3 x 8 slots + 10x 16 slots)

Video Card
1 x VGA

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

3U Rack Server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
130.3mm (5.13")

Width
434.mm (17.08")

Depth
784.2mm (30.8”)

Weight
49.9kg (110lbs.)
*Dimensions do not include bezel

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks).

Recommended Support

Choose 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.

Drivers, Manuals & Support

Dell Support

From drivers and manuals to diagnostic tools and replacement parts, Dell Product Support has you covered!

Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

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