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PowerEdge MX840c Compute Sled

Scalable high performance modular server

A flexible, storage-rich, four-socket compute sled. Designed for data-driven, mission-critical applications and performance workloads.

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Processor

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

TDP: 70-205W

Operating System

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

Chipset

Intel® C628 Chipset with optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 2933 MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM
NVDIMM-N

Memory Module Slots
48 DDR4 DIMM slots
12 slots enabled for NVDIMM-N
24 slots enabled for Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 3TB
LRDIMM 6TB
NVDIMM-N 192GB
Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM 12.2TB (total capacity of 15.36TB per server)

Storage

Front:
Up to 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HD/SDD) or NVMe PCIe SSD

Storage Controllers

Internal controllers:
PERC HBA330, H730P, H745P, HBA330 mini-mezz

Software RAID:
S140

Internal Boot:
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):
Choice HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs or
Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

Security

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

Management

Embedded / At-the-Chassis
OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition
Quick Sync 2 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) / wireless module

Embedded / At-the-Server – Compute Sled
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller 
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile (requires OM Enterprise or OM Essentials)

Tools
Dell Repository Manager
Dell System Update
Dell Server Update Utility
Dell Update Catalogs
iDRAC Service Module
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services

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

OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus® Operations Manager i (OMi)
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

Up to 6 x 3000W; PSU and grid redundancy support (MX7000 chassis)
5 rear- and 4 front-accessible hot-swap fans (MX7000 chassis)

Ports

Networking Options
Up to 2 pair redundant general-purpose switch or pass-through module bays (Fabrics A and B); redundant pair of storage specific switch bays (Fabric C)
Up to 25GbE, 32Gbps Fibre Channel, 12Gbps SAS

Front Ports
1 x USB 3.0

Rear Ports
1xUSB 2.0 management port for iDRAC
1xUSB 3.0 + USB 2.0 for IDSDM

Internal Ports
1 x USB 3.0

Slots

PCIe
4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots (Fabric A and B)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 mini-mezzanine slot (Fabric C)

Video Card
Integrated VGA controller in iDRAC, VGA over LAN

Chassis

MX7000

Form Factor

7U Chassis, double-width compute sled

Dimensions & Weight

Height
85.5mm (3.374")

Width
250.2mm (9.85")

Depth
618mm (24.33") (handle closed)

Weight
17.0kg (37.47lbs.)

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

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