PowerEdge XE9640 Rack Server

Technical Specifications

Processor

• Two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor

• Or two 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor

Memory

• For XE9640 with Intel GPU:

  • 16 DIMM slots supported out of 32 (8 per processor)

  • Maximum 1 TB RDIMM

  • Speeds up to 5600 MT/s

• For XE9640 with NVIDIA GPU:

  • 8, 16, or 32 DIMMs supported

  • Maximum 2 TB RDIMM

  • Speeds up to 5600 MT/s

• Supports DDR5 RDIMM (registered DIMMs) only

GPU Options

• NVIDIA H100 SXM 700W NVLINK GPUs

• Intel Data Center Max GPU Series 1550 OAM 600W Xelink GPUs

Storage Controllers

• Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (NVMe BOSS-N1) with HW RAID 1, 2 × M.2 SSDs

• Software RAID: S160

Drive Bays

• Front: Up to 4 × 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs

• Maximum storage capacity: 61.44 TB

Power Supplies

• 2800W Titanium PSU, 200–240 VAC or 240 VDC

• Hot-swappable and redundant

• Note: Using mixed vendor PSUs in the same chassis is not recommended

Cooling Options

• Liquid cooling with internal manifold for GPUs and processors

• Four sets of high-performance (HPR) gold-grade dual fan modules for processors

• All fans are hot-swappable

Chipset

• Intel C741 chipset

PCIe Expansion

• Dual-CPU configuration: up to 4 × PCIe Gen5 x16 slots

Embedded NIC

• 2 × 1 GbE (optional)

Network Options

• 1 × OCP 3.0 card with 8 PCIe lanes

Dimensions and Weight

• Height: 86.8 mm (3.41 inches)

• Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches)

• Depth:

  • 926.5 mm (36.47 inches) with bezel

  • 912.8 mm (35.93 inches) without bezel

• Weight:

  • 43.2 kg (95.23 lbs) for Intel GPU systems

  • 46.3 kg (102.07 lbs) for NVIDIA GPU systems

Form Factor

• 2U rack server

Embedded Management

• iDRAC9

• iDRAC Direct

• iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish

• iDRAC Service Module

Bezel

• Optional LCD or security bezel

OpenManage Software

• CloudIQ for PowerEdge plugin

• OpenManage Enterprise

• OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter

• OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center

• OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center

• OpenManage Power Manager plugin

• OpenManage Service plugin

• OpenManage Update Manager plugin

OpenManage Integrations

• BMC Truesight

• Microsoft System Center

• OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow

• Red Hat Ansible Modules

• Terraform Providers

• VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager

Security

• Cryptographically signed firmware

• Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key management)

• 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 and CC-TCG certified

• TPM 2.0 China NationZ certified

Ports

Front Ports:

• 1 × iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB)

• 1 × USB 2.0

• 1 × VGA

Rear Ports:

• 1 × USB 2.0

• 1 × USB 3.0

• 1 × RJ-45 iDRAC9 Ethernet

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux