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PowerEdge M640 Blade Server

Deliver scalability and high density with this modular blade server. Designed for HPC, XaaS, and virtualization.

Processor

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

Operating System

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

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 2933MT/s

Memory Type
DIMM
RDIMM
LRDIMM

Memory Module Slots
16 DIMM slots (6 channels with 2 DPC / 1DPC / 1DPC)

Maximum RAM
DIMM 1TB
RDIMM 1TB
LRDIMM 2TB

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 2 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 12.8TB

Storage Controllers

Internal controllers:
PERC9 H330, H730p, H740p, H840
Internal Dual SD Module (optional)

Software RAID
S140

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

Security

Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

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

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core &
Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

M640 (VRTX chassis)
1100W Platinum
1600W Platinum
4 Hot plug fans with N+1 redundancy
See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification

Ports

Network Options
2 x 10GE + 4 X 1GE
4 x 10GE

Front Ports
1 x Power button
1 x System ID / Status LED
1 x USB 2.0 MicroAB port with iDRAC management function
1 x USB 3.0 port

Slots

PCIe
See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification
8 x Gen3 low-profile cards for VRTX
5 x Low profile, half-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX
3 x Standard height, full-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX

Video Card
1 x VGA controller integrated with iDRAC

Chassis

See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification

Form Factor

2-socket Modular Blade Server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
198mm (7.79")

Width
50mm (1.98")
 
Depth
565mm (22.24")
 
Weight
6.4 kg (14.11 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

Dell Support

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