PowerEdge R840 Rack Server
Turbocharge your data analytics
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
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 240VDC* Platinum
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.
Drivers, Manuals & Support
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