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Dell PowerEdge XE9680L Server - System Overview

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The Dell XE9680L server supports dual 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors each with up to 64 cores paired with the Intel C741 chipset. Memory configuration includes 32x DDR5 RDIMM slots running at speeds up to 5600 MT/s, and providing a maximum capacity of 4TB. Storage options feature up to 8x 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe drives. A Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem using 2x M.2 SSDs in a hardware RAID 1 can be used to boot the system. Expansion is provided by up to 12x PCIe Gen5 x16 full-height half-length slots plus 1x OCP 3.0 slot. The 4U chassis delivers power through 6x hot-swap 80 PLUS Titanium supplies with options for 2800W or 3000W depending on the GPU configuration. Cooling combines direct liquid cooling of critical components with 12x high-performance gold-grade fans. XE9680L rear panel

The Dell PowerEdge XE9680L supports two NVIDIA GPU configurations. One option consists of 8x NVIDIA HGX H200 GPUs. Each GPU has 141GB of memory and operates at 700W in the SXM5 form factor. These GPUs are fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology. The second option consists of 8x NVIDIA HGX B200 GPUs. Each GPU has 180GB of memory and operates at 1000W in the SXM form factor. These GPUs are also fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology. Management on the PowerEdge XE9680L is handled by iDRAC9 and the OpenManage portfolio.

Dell PowerEdge XE9680L Server - Specifications

Processor

- 2x 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
- Up to 64 cores per processor

Memory

- 32x DDR5 DIMM slots
- Supports RDIMM 4TB max
- Speeds up to 5600MT/s

Note: Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only

Storage Controllers

Internal Boot:
- Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 S

GPU

- 8x NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB 1000W SXM6 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology
- 8 x NVIDIA HGX H200 141GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology

Storage

- Up to 8x 2.5-inch NVMe SSD drives max 122.88 TB

Power Supply

- 3000W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant for B200 GPU
- 2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant for H200 GPU

Cooling Options

- Liquid cooled CPUs, GPUs, and NVLink Switches

Expansion Slots

- Up to 12x16 Gen5 (x16 PCIe) full-height, half-length slots

Embedded NIC

- 2x 1GbE

Network Options

- 1x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes)

Management

- iDRAC9
- iDRAC9 Direct
- iDRAC9 RESTful API with Redfish
- iDRAC Service Manual

Rack

- IR5000 required

Bezel

- Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

OpenManage Software

- CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in
- OpenManage Enterprise
- OpenManage Service plugin
- OpenManage Power Manager plugin
- OpenManage Update Manager plugin

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

Ports

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

Rear Ports:
- 1x USB 2.0
- 1x USB 3.0
- 1x iDRAC Direct ethernet port

Operating Systems & Hypervisors

- Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS

Dimensions & Weight

Height:
- 174.3 mm (6.86 inches)
Width Upper:
- 2U: 447 mm (17.59 inches)
Width Lower:
- 2U: 434 mm (17.08 inches)
Depth with bezel:
- 1037.57 mm (40.82 inches)
Depth without bezel:
- 1025.62 mm (40.37 inches)
Weight:
- 95.60 kg ( 206.35 pounds)

Dell PowerEdge XE9680L Server - Documentation

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