Yes, it is available. There are several requirements for the GPU configuration. If you do not select options that fulfill those requirements then the option to add a GPU will not be present. You can review the system manual for GPU requirements.
Select dual 1100w or higher power supplies. It is fine for them to be listed as redundant in the purchase.
Select a 2CPU configuration, this is in the chassis section
Select a valid PCIe riser configuration, the GPUs available may be limited based on the riser selected
If you select those three options then GPUs should be available as an option. You may need to select other options, like performance fans, to be able to finalize the purchase.
Hi! I know this is a closed topic, but I'm facing exactly the same issue while trying to configure a R640 with a GPU in premier. According to the documentation, that server can be configured with a T4 GPU, an I tried the suggestions here, such as selecting two CPUs, two 1100w power supplies, both riser options (config 2 and config 4)... to no avail. I even played a bit with the chassis selection. I'm now wondering if this is caused because I started with a bundle (it seems to be PER6403M), that is incompatible. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks!
Hello, Unfortunately, I do not have access to the Dell Premier page, so I could not control it by trying it in practice. But I was going to check the requirements that Daniel suggested above for the R740 by applying it to the R640 for you. Technically speaking, I have nothing to add other than these requirements. You have already continued by selecting these requirements. I thought it might have something to do with bundle as you stated but I can't check it because I can't access this Dell Premier tool. Here I would like to share the support channels I found to support you regarding Dell Premier. Then you can help others if you share the result with us here.
Thanks for the pointers. I contacted our permier support team, but got no response yet. Anyway, I was playing with it, and I finally managed to configure an R640 with GPU Tesla T4. The trick was to select the right chassis type, which in this case was: '2.5" Chassis with up to 8 Hard Drives and 2PCIe slots, 2CPU only PERC11'. This forced the selection of two CPUs as expected... somehow. Immediately the 'Accelerators' selection box appeared and I was able to select either the T4 GPU or a Intel FPGA. Also, I followed my user's suggestion and tried to configure a R650 (I was unaware they were already being sold), and it was straightforward to select the GPU in this case. Maybe also because I already knew what I should pay attention to. The price tag for a R650 starts a bit up from the R640's, but there are so many changes in hardware that's not easy to compare. Anyway, thanks for your help and attention.
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Hello
Yes, it is available. There are several requirements for the GPU configuration. If you do not select options that fulfill those requirements then the option to add a GPU will not be present. You can review the system manual for GPU requirements.
http://www.dell.com/support/
For the R740,
If you select those three options then GPUs should be available as an option. You may need to select other options, like performance fans, to be able to finalize the purchase.
Thanks
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macacus
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September 30th, 2021 01:00
Hi!
I know this is a closed topic, but I'm facing exactly the same issue while trying to configure a R640 with a GPU in premier. According to the documentation, that server can be configured with a T4 GPU, an I tried the suggestions here, such as selecting two CPUs, two 1100w power supplies, both riser options (config 2 and config 4)... to no avail. I even played a bit with the chassis selection.
I'm now wondering if this is caused because I started with a bundle (it seems to be PER6403M), that is incompatible.
Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks!
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September 30th, 2021 02:00
Hello,
Unfortunately, I do not have access to the Dell Premier page, so I could not control it by trying it in practice. But I was going to check the requirements that Daniel suggested above for the R740 by applying it to the R640 for you. Technically speaking, I have nothing to add other than these requirements. You have already continued by selecting these requirements. I thought it might have something to do with bundle as you stated but I can't check it because I can't access this Dell Premier tool. Here I would like to share the support channels I found to support you regarding Dell Premier. Then you can help others if you share the result with us here.
Premier Website Support https://dell.to/2Y3EySh
Premier Technical Support Contact Information https://dell.to/3zV60yU
Premier: How to find your Dell Sales Representative / Dell Account Team for your Dell Premier Webpage https://dell.to/3kRAAFo
Hope this will help!
macacus
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September 30th, 2021 05:00
HI!
Thanks for the pointers. I contacted our permier support team, but got no response yet.
Anyway, I was playing with it, and I finally managed to configure an R640 with GPU Tesla T4. The trick was to select the right chassis type, which in this case was: '2.5" Chassis with up to 8 Hard Drives and 2PCIe slots, 2CPU only PERC11'. This forced the selection of two CPUs as expected... somehow. Immediately the 'Accelerators' selection box appeared and I was able to select either the T4 GPU or a Intel FPGA.
Also, I followed my user's suggestion and tried to configure a R650 (I was unaware they were already being sold), and it was straightforward to select the GPU in this case. Maybe also because I already knew what I should pay attention to. The price tag for a R650 starts a bit up from the R640's, but there are so many changes in hardware that's not easy to compare.
Anyway, thanks for your help and attention.