PowerEdge MX840c Compute Sled

$11,625.00

Scalable high performance modular server

A flexible, storage-rich, four-socket compute sled. Designed for data-driven, mission-critical applications and performance workloads.

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    Set the foundation for the modern data center

    Designed for Dell EMC’s PowerEdge MX kinetic infrastructure ecosystem, the PowerEdge MX840c server, with dense compute, exceptionally large memory capacity and highly expandable storage subsystem, delivers the flexibility and agility needed in today’s demanding, shared-resource environments.

    • Double-width; up to four sleds per PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.
    • Two or four, up to 28-core second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors per sled, up to 448 cores per chassis.
    • Up to 48 DDR4 DIMMs slots, 6 TB max memory and speeds up to 2933MT/s; up to 192 DIMMS per chassis for up to 24.5TB max memory.
    • Supports up to 24 DIMM slots for Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM (12.2TB) with a maximum total capacity of 15.36TB per server.
    • Up to eight 2.5″ drive bays for SAS/SATA (HDD/SDD) and NVMe PCIe SSD support plus optional M.2 boot.
    Dynamically configure for optimal workload performance and efficiency

    Dynamically configure for optimal workload performance and efficiency

    PowerEdge MX architecture disaggregates and granularly reassigns resources, maximizing utilization, minimizing overprovisioning and stranded infrastructure. PowerEdge MX840c fully configurable, no compromise compute maximizes scalability to enhance workload performance and optimization.

    • Scale compute resources with second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements.
    • Flexible memory configurations from capacities of 8GB to 6TB; RDIMMs and LRDIMMs for reduced memory loading and greater density.
    • Large, high-performance onboard storage footprint with double the HDD drives per compute sled.
    Intelligently automate to accelerate deployment and provisioning

    Intelligently automate to accelerate deployment and provisioning

    Deploy and provision PowerEdge MX servers faster and automate daily operations with agent-free lifecycle management. Unify and simplify management of compute, storage and fabric with Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition within the MX7000 chassis.

    • Up to four times more performance with integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) for easy lifecycle management from deploy to retirement.
    • Sixteen fewer steps and 30% time savings to perform basic server setup using Android or Apple mobile device with Quick Sync 2 .
    • Full Lifecycle Management of more than 5,000 nodes within 611 chassis over 7 continents simultaneously on a single OpenManage Enterprise console .
    Integrate innovation to maximize longevity and minimize disruption

    Integrate innovation to maximize longevity and minimize disruption

    PowerEdge MX infrastructure’s responsive and future-ready design mitigates the uncertainty of planning for future workload and data center needs. Industry leading thermal architecture, unique no mid plane design, forward thinking mechanical design and control algorithms for dense configurations allows for emerging technologies to easily integrate with existing infrastructure.

    • Multi-generational assurance for at least three sever processor microarchitecture generations.
    • More effective cooling and non-disruptive fabric upgrades with the no mid plane design – direct compute to I/O connections.
    • Simplified storage capacity expansion with the PowerEdge MX5016s which accommodates up to sixteen 2.5” hot-pluggable SAS drives that can be granularly assigned to servers.

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    Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
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    Deployment
    ProDeploy Enterprise Suite helps you get more out of technology starting on day one. Residency Service provides ongoing transition assistance to accelerate adoption. Trust our experts to lead deployments from basic hardware installations through planning, configuration and complex integrations to help you achieve business outcomes today and tomorrow.

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Description
Scalable high performance modular server

A flexible, storage-rich, four-socket compute sled. Designed for data-driven, mission-critical applications and performance workloads.

Powerful performance and scalability

Built on a scalable system architecture. Designed to flexibly meet software-defined storage, virtualization, and data analytics performance needs.

 

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
2U value-optimized server for added versatility

Increase storage density with this cost-effective rack server. Designed for small business IT infrastructure and lightweight virtualization.

Powerful performance and flexibility

Built on a scalable system architecture. Designed to meet performance demands for all flash software-defined storage, VDI, and data analytics.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Accelerate your applications

Maximize application performance with the optimal mix of accelerator cards, storage and compute power in a 2U, 2-socket platform optimized for VDI.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
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.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
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Set the foundation for the modern data center

Designed for Dell EMC’s PowerEdge MX kinetic infrastructure ecosystem, the PowerEdge MX840c server, with dense compute, exceptionally large memory capacity and highly expandable storage subsystem, delivers the flexibility and agility needed in today’s demanding, shared-resource environments.
  • Double-width; up to four sleds per PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.
  • Two or four, up to 28-core second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors per sled, up to 448 cores per chassis.
  • Up to 48 DDR4 DIMMs slots, 6 TB max memory and speeds up to 2933MT/s; up to 192 DIMMS per chassis for up to 24.5TB max memory.
  • Supports up to 24 DIMM slots for Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM (12.2TB) with a maximum total capacity of 15.36TB per server.
  • Up to eight 2.5" drive bays for SAS/SATA (HDD/SDD) and NVMe PCIe SSD support plus optional M.2 boot.
Dynamically configure for optimal workload performance and efficiency

Dynamically configure for optimal workload performance and efficiency

PowerEdge MX architecture disaggregates and granularly reassigns resources, maximizing utilization, minimizing overprovisioning and stranded infrastructure. PowerEdge MX840c fully configurable, no compromise compute maximizes scalability to enhance workload performance and optimization.
  • Scale compute resources with second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements.
  • Flexible memory configurations from capacities of 8GB to 6TB; RDIMMs and LRDIMMs for reduced memory loading and greater density.
  • Large, high-performance onboard storage footprint with double the HDD drives per compute sled.
Intelligently automate to accelerate deployment and provisioning

Intelligently automate to accelerate deployment and provisioning

Deploy and provision PowerEdge MX servers faster and automate daily operations with agent-free lifecycle management. Unify and simplify management of compute, storage and fabric with Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition within the MX7000 chassis.
  • Up to four times more performance with integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) for easy lifecycle management from deploy to retirement.
  • Sixteen fewer steps and 30% time savings to perform basic server setup using Android or Apple mobile device with Quick Sync 2 .
  • Full Lifecycle Management of more than 5,000 nodes within 611 chassis over 7 continents simultaneously on a single OpenManage Enterprise console .
Integrate innovation to maximize longevity and minimize disruption

Integrate innovation to maximize longevity and minimize disruption

PowerEdge MX infrastructure’s responsive and future-ready design mitigates the uncertainty of planning for future workload and data center needs. Industry leading thermal architecture, unique no mid plane design, forward thinking mechanical design and control algorithms for dense configurations allows for emerging technologies to easily integrate with existing infrastructure.
  • Multi-generational assurance for at least three sever processor microarchitecture generations.
  • More effective cooling and non-disruptive fabric upgrades with the no mid plane design - direct compute to I/O connections.
  • Simplified storage capacity expansion with the PowerEdge MX5016s which accommodates up to sixteen 2.5” hot-pluggable SAS drives that can be granularly assigned to servers.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Man and woman sitting in an office talking.
Consulting
Consulting services give expert guidance to help you grow, optimize and transform your IT environment at your own pace and budget. We employ a broad range of certified consultants and engineers, backed by program management teams, who can deliver deep technical expertise. We give you the confidence that your project will be done right and on time.
Man fixing a server.
Support
Gain the freedom to focus on your business transformation with the support expertise and insights Dell is known for across the globe. Choose the right support based on the criticality of specific systems with available automated predictive analysis, collaborative third-party assistance and a Technology Service Manager.
Woman with a headset typing on a keyboard.
Deployment
ProDeploy Enterprise Suite helps you get more out of technology starting on day one. Residency Service provides ongoing transition assistance to accelerate adoption. Trust our experts to lead deployments from basic hardware installations through planning, configuration and complex integrations to help you achieve business outcomes today and tomorrow.

Virtualize your applications with confidence

The single-socket/2U design of the R7515 creates a flexible platform that can handle both traditional and emerging applications. The R7515 has vSAN Ready Node solutions that have been configurated, tested, and certified, removing the hassle and guesswork of provisioning. The balanced R7515 has room for up to 4x GPUs and 2x PCIe Gen4, enabling many data intensive applications.

Deliver breakthrough performance, innovation and density

Software has started to define the data center, which is why a platform design should scale for application performance. The PowerEdge R7515 is a storage dense server with GPU configurations for scalable virtualized environments. High-level specifications:
  • Direct connect SAS/SATA/NVMe for vSAN Ready Nodes
  • High core count performance for highest VM density in a single-socket design
  • Multi-die architecture offers low latency and floating-point performance for big data and containers

Your innovation engine

The Dell PowerEdge R550 is a 2U, dual-socket server that offers the best value for organizations seeking the latest processing, I/O and storage capabilities.

Virtualization-ready 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R550 with 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors delivers the ideal balance of versatility and affordability with a large local storage capability for video streaming, surveillance, web-tech and a variety of applications
  • Supports up to 24 cores per CPU, and up to 16x DDR4 RDIMMs at up to 2933 MT/s
  • Built with a minimum footprint and enterprise compute to optimize expensive retail space
  • Manage with iDRAC9 Enterprise, OpenManage Enterprise and Plugins, iDRAC Direct, and Quick Sync 2.0
  • Full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools for on-premises, edge and cloud environments

Move the boundaries of workload performance

The two-socket/2U R7525 can handle any application in the data center. Given the performance boundaries created by 2x AMD EPYC™ processors, up to 8x PCIe Gen4 slots, and 4TB of memory, the R7525 is perfect for high requirement data applications. For your machine learning and HPC workloads, the R7525 has configurations with AMD’s MI100 Instinct GPUs and NVIDIA A100

Deliver breakthrough performance, innovation and density for traditional and emerging workloads

Data center evolution starts with modern platforms that are tailored for the right business outcomes. The PowerEdge R7525 is built upon a scalable system architecture, providing flexibility to meet open-ended performance demands. High-level specifications:
  • Up to 24 direct connect NVMe supports all flash AF8 vSAN Ready Node
  • Maximized IOPS, storage, and memory configurations enabled by up to 8 x PCIe Gen4
  • Accelerated by both the AMD MI100 and NVIDIA A100

General-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration

Maximize your application performance with the PowerEdge R740 server, which brings you the perfect balance of accelerator cards, storage and compute resources in a 2U, 2-socket platform. With a wide range of GPU and FPGA options, the R740 has the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the optimum platform for VDI deployments. The R740 offers up to 16 x 2.5” or 8 x 3.5” drives and iDRAC9, so you can scale to meet demands and simplify the entire IT lifecycle. Ideal workloads:
  • Cloud applications/Web tech
  • XaaS
  • HPC
  • Virtualization

Achieve IT transformation with the Dell PowerEdge portfolio

The R740 is a general-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration. With its versatility, the R740 can help you transform your data center for VDI, artificial intelligence and software-defined storage (SDS).
  • Simplify and accelerate VMware vSAN™ deployments with validated, pre-bundled and tailored Ready Nodes.
  • Drive demanding workloads with 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory.
  • Scale your VDI deployments with 3 double-width GPUs, supporting up to 50% more users when compared to R730.
  • Free up storage space using internal M.2 SSDs optimized for boot.

Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Dell automation and intelligent management mean you spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on bigger priorities.
  • Help maximize uptime and reduce the IT effort to resolve issues by up to 72% with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.
  • Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
  • Help improve productivity with agent-free Dell iDRAC9 for automated, efficient management.
  • Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to fully configure and prep servers in rapid, scalable fashion.

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection

Dell provides a comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server to protect your data.
  • Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
  • Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
  • Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
  • Take control of your firmware consoles with embedded authentication that is designed to allow only properly designed updates to run.

Power your business-critical workloads

The PowerEdge R840 accelerates business insights and delivers unprecedented performance density for your in-database analytics. Deliver consistent results for demanding applications with powerful, four-socket performance and large memory. Even as your workloads become more complex, OpenManage™ Enterprise simplifies management of your IT infrastructure so you can focus on your business objectives. Integrated security and proven reliability helps ensure maximum uptime in your enterprise data center. Ideal workloads:
  • Data intensive applications
  • Data analytics

Scale application performance for demanding data analytics workloads

The R840 offers versatile resources that allow you to meet changing business demands. Maximize performance and minimize latency with direct-attached NVMe drives.
  • Boost performance with up to four 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and up to 112 processing cores
  • Address large data sets with up to 48 DIMMs (24 of which can be DCPMMs) and up to 15.36TB of memory
  • Scale capacity and performance with up to 26 2.5” HDDs/SSDs (up to 24 NVME drives)
  • Accelerate applications with two doublewide GPUs or two FPGAs
  • Speed data transfers with fully integrated ultra path interconnects (UPIs)

Automate everyday tasks

Reduce the time and effort required to manage IT environments with intelligent automation.
  • Improve efficiency with agent-free iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller for automated, simplified management
  • Deploy OpenManage Enterprise as a virtual appliance in your choice of ESXI, Hyper-V or KVM environments
  • Use OpenManage Integrations or Connections to manage PowerEdge servers with existing console investments
  • Resolve issues with up to 72% less IT effort using automated proactive and predictive technology from ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.

Safeguard IT operations

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection to protect, detect and recover from cyber-attacks. Maximize uptime with a cyber-resilient architecture and robust security features.
  • Maintain data safety with cryptographically signed firmware packages and Secure Boot
  • Detect and prevent unauthorized or malicious changes with Server Lockdown
  • Ensure a trusted backup is used from a secure, hidden boot device with Rapid OS/BIOS recovery
  • Wipe all data from storage media quickly and securely with System Erase
  • Help deliver high availability with hot-pluggable drives and power supplies
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