Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Server

Offering an ideal 2U building block form factor, the Dell PowerEdge XE9640 server is optimized for dense supercomputer and HPC acceleration workloads and applications. CPUs offering a high core count of up to 64 cores in each of the dual 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors leverages the powerful GPU accelerators to tackle any workload. The machine offers either 4x NVIDIA H100 700W SXM GPUs, fully interconnected with NVLink, or 4x Intel Data Center Max GPU series 1550 600W OAM GPUs, fully interconnected with XeLink.

Overview

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Powered by 2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant power supplies, the PowerEdge XE8640 server supports up to 4x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives, with a maximum storage capacity of up to 61.44 TB. Liquid cooling with an internal manifold for the GPUs and processors, as well as 4x sets of high performance (HPR) gold grade dual module fans keep the processors cool. All fans are hot swap for easy replacement and upgrade. This high-performance server is designed for deep learning training, scientific research, data analytics, and more. Dell PowerEdge XE9640 server rear
Depending on the chosen memory configuration, memory module capacity differs. The system has 32 DDR5 DIMM slots. However, only 16x DIMM slots and up to 1TB of memory are supported, with 8x DIMMs per processor using Intel GPUs. Using NVIDIA GPUs, all 32x DIMM slots can be outfitted with DDR5 RDIMM memory modules providing up to 2TB of memory. Up to 4x PCIe x16 Gen5 slots can be installed for additional NICs or HD controllers. A single RJ45 iDRAC ethernet port is dedicated to manage the system. This platform supports 2x M.2 SSDs on the front panel for more storage options or to boot the OS.

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Specifications

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Processor - 2 Sockets

2x 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor
2x 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor

Memory

Only 16 DIMM slots are supported out of 32 DIMMs (with 8 DIMMs per processor)
Supports RDIMM 1TB max
8 DIMMS, 16 DIMMs and 32 DIMMs for XE9640 NVIDIA GPU supported systems. RDIMM max 2TB

Storage

Up to 4 x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives

Expansion Slots

2 CPU configuration: Up to 4 PCIe slots (4 x16 Gen5)

Controllers

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

Ports

1 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA
1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port

Rear Ports

1 x iDRAC9 (RJ45) ethernet port
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0

OS Compatibility

Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Power Supply

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

Cooling Options

Liquid Cooling with internal Manifold for GPUs and processors
Four sets (dual fan module) High performance (HPR) gold grade fans for Processors. All are hot swap fans

Management

iDRAC9
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Module

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

Chassis

Height — 86.8 mm (3.41 inches)
Width — 482 mm (18.97 inches)
Depth — 926.5 mm (36.47 inches) with bezel
Depth – 912.8 mm (35.93 inches) without bezel
Weight — 43.2 kg (95.23 pounds) for XE9640 Intel GPU supported systems
Weight — 46.3 kg (102.07 pounds) for XE9640 NVIDIA GPU supported systems

Documentation

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Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Specifications Sheet Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Technical Guide Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Quick Reference Guide