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PowerEdge XE9680 Rack Server

Take on demanding artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning

Rapidly develop, train and deploy large machine learning models with this high-performance application server made for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning.

Processor

Two 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with up to 64 cores per processor
Two 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with up to 56 cores per processor

Operating System

Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi

Chipset

Intel® C741 chipset

Accelerators

8 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology or
8 NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology or
8 AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB 750W OAM accelerator with AMD Infinity Fabric connectivity

Memory

DIMM Speed
Speeds up to 5600 MT/s on the 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Speeds up to 4800 MT/s on the 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors

Memory Type
Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only

Memory Module Slots
32 DDR5 DIMM slots

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 4 TB max

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe/SAS/SATA SSD drives max 122.88 TB
Up to 16 x E3.S NVMe direct drives max 122.88 TB
Note: Only 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives are supported with Intel Gaudi3.

Storage Controllers

Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs
Software RAID: S160
Internal Controllers (RAID): PERC H965i

Security

Cryptographically 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

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Module

Consoles
CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in
OpenManage Enterprise
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
OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow

Power Supplies

2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC redundant, hot swap

Fans
Up to 6 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed in mid tray
Up to ten high performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the rear of the system (up to 12 fans with Intel Gaudi3)
All are hot swap fans

Embedded OSFP
6 x 800 Gb (available only with Intel Gaudi3)


Ports

Network 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

Slots

PCIe
Up to 10 x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length (8 PCIe slots with Intel Gaudi3)

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

6U rack server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
10.36 in. (263.20 mm)

Width
18.97 in. (482.00 mm)

Depth
39.71 in. (1008.77 mm) with bezel
39.17 in. (995.00 mm) without bezel

Weight
up to 114.05 kg (251.44 lbs.)

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.

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Drivers, Manuals & Support

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