PowerEdge R840 Rack Server

Name: PowerEdge R840 Rack Server
SKU: poweredge-r840

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Turbocharge your data analytics

Speed up data analytics for faster insights with this entry-level four-socket server. Designed to balance compute with extensive local storage.

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Turbocharge your data analytics

Speed up data analytics for faster insights with this entry-level four-socket server. Designed to balance compute with extensive local storage.

Tech Specs & Customisation

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Processor

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

Operating System

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

Accelerators

Up to two double-width GPUs
Up to two full-height FPGAs

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 2933MT/s

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

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

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

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 61.44TB
Up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSDs) with up to 12 NVMe PCIe SSDs max 184.32TB
Up to 24 x NVMe PCIe SSDs max 153TB

Rear Bays
Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 15.36TB

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers
PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330

External HBAs Controllers (RAID)
H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA

Software RAID
S140

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

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
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

Tools
Dell EMC RACADM CLI
Dell EMC Repository Manager
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs
iDRAC Service Module
IPMI Tool
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® Ansible® Modules
VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

750W Platinum
750W 240VDCPlatinum
750W Titanium
1100 Platinum
1100W 240VDC Platinum
1100W - 48VDC Gold
1600W Platinum
2000W Platinum
2400W Platinum
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option
Up to 6 hot plug fans with N +1 redundancy

Ports

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

Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB
2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0 (optional on the 8-drive configuration only)
1 x VGA

Rear Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC port
1 x Serial
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Video

Internal Ports
1 x USB 3.0

Slots

PCIe
6 x Gen3 slots

Video Card
1 x VGA

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

2U Rack Server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
86.8mm (3.4”)

Width
434.0mm (17.8")

Depth
835.9mm (32.9")

Weight
36.6kg (80.7lbs.)

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.