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The Dell PowerEdge R640 is the ideal dual-socket, 1U platform for dense scale-out data center computing. With 24 DIMM slots, the R640 combines performance and scalability to optimize application performance and data center density. Every PowerEdge server is designed as part of a cyber resilient architecture, integrating security into the full server lifecyle. The R640 leverages new security features built-into every new PowerEdge server strengthening protection so you can reliably and securely deliver accurate data to your customers no matter where they are.
Server Description
The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a compact 1U server that combines speed and flexibility to power some of the most demanding tasks. With 2 Xeon Intel processors, each with up to 28 cores, 24 DIMM slots with up to 3TB of memory, and up to 64 TB of storage, the R640 is an ideal server for enterprise level applications such as virtualization, high performance computing, and cloud computing. Call or chat with one of our server technicians and get the best possible price on a Dell PowerEdge R640.
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Server Specs
| Form Factor | 1U rack |
| Processors | Two Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor. |
| Memory | 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
| Drive Bays/Storage | Front drive bays: 10 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) with up to 8 NVMe SSD max 58TB or up to 10 NVMe drives max 64TB, or 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 48TB Rear drive bays: 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 12TB Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW |
| Storage Controllers | Internal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB, 240 GB External PERC (RAID): H840 12Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID): External- 12Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID), Internal- HBA330 (non-RAID) |
| I/O Slots | Network daughter card options 4 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE + 2 x 1GE or 4 x 10GE or 2 x 25GE Front ports: Video, 1 x USB 2.0, available USB 3.0, dedicated IDRAC Direct USB Rear ports: Video, serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port Video card: VGA, NVIDIA NVS310 available as PCIe card Up to 3 x Gen3 slots, all x16 |
| Embedded Management | IPMI 2.0 compliant iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Express, Enterprise) Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional |
| OpenManage™ Software | OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Mobile OpenManage Power Center |
| Integrations & Connections | Integrations: Microsoft® System Center, VMware® vCenter™, BMC Software Connections: Nagios & Nagios XI, Oracle Enterprise Manager, HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, IBM Tivoli® Network Manager, CA Network and Systems Management |
| Supported Operating Systems | Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS Citrix® XenServer® Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V Red Hat® Enterprise Linux SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server VMware® ESXi |
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