Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 User Manual

Technical Guide

Dell EMC PowerEdge T640

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 is a versatile, powerhouse server
ideal for mid-sized

offices,

remote sites and data centers. The
PowerEdge T640 combines powerful performance and massive
internal storage capacity in a rack or tower platform. The T640
allows you to address data-heavy, diverse workloads including
virtualization, database, analytics, imaging applications and SDS.
Meet dynamic performance and capacity demands with

flexible

storage and I/O options. The following documentation is designed
as both instructional aid and online reference material for the
PowerEdge T640 rack-capable tower server. The material
introduces new technologies and features

specific

to the

PowerEdge T640 in an

effort

to better prepare technicians to

provide outstanding support to our customers.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the
problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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2017 - 01

Rev. A00

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Contents

1 System overview ............................................................................................... 6

Introduction

.................................................................................................................................... 6

New Technologies

............................................................................................................................ 6

2 System features ............................................................................................... 8

Product comparison

......................................................................................................................... 8

Specifications

.......................................................................................................................... 9

3 Chassis views and features ................................................................................... 11

Chassis view and features

........................................................................................................................ 11

Front panel view and features

...................................................................................................... 11

Back view and features

....................................................................................................... 12

Inside the system

........................................................................................................................... 13

Control panels and LED

................................................................................................................... 13

Security features

............................................................................................................................ 14

4 Processor ....................................................................................................... 15

Processor Features

......................................................................................................................... 15

Supported Processors

..................................................................................................................... 15

Chipset

........................................................................................................................................ 16

5 System memory ............................................................................................. 18

Memory speed

.............................................................................................................................. 18

Memory module installation guides

........................................................................................................... 19

Memory RAS

.................................................................................................................... 19

6 Storage ................................................................................................................ 21

Supported hard drives

.................................................................................................................... 21

Storage controllers

......................................................................................................................... 22

IDSDM/vFlash card

................................................................................................................ 22

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)

................................................................................. 22

External storage

............................................................................................................................ 23

7 PCIe slots ....................................................................................................... 24

PCIe expansion slots

...................................................................................................................... 24

PCIe slot restrictions

.................................................................................................................. 24

8 GPU and FPGA ................................................................................................ 25

9 Power, Thermal, and Acoustics ....................................................................... 26

Power consumption and energy

efficiency

.......................................................................................... 26

Power supply units

......................................................................................................................... 27

4

Thermal and acoustics

.................................................................................................................... 28

Thermal design

........................................................................................................................ 28

Acoustical design

...................................................................................................................... 28

10 Rack rails ...................................................................................................... 29

Cable arm management (CMA)

....................................................................................................... 29

Rails

............................................................................................................................................ 29

11 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management ................................................. 30

OpenManage systems management

.......................................................................................... 30

iDRAC Lifecycle controller

............................................................................................................... 31

iDRAC features and comparison

.................................................................................................. 31

Dell EMC consoles

................................................................................................................. 36

Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols

............................................... 37

Integration with third-party consoles

................................................................................................. 39

OpenManage connections with third-party consoles

............................................................................ 39

12 Appendix A. Additional specifications ............................................................. 40

Power supply specifications

...................................................................................................... 40

Chassis dimensions

................................................................................................................................. 41

Environmental

specifications

............................................................................................................. 44

Video specifications

................................................................................................................ 44

USB peripherals

..................................................................................................................... 45

13 Appendix B. Standards compliance ................................................................ 46

14 Appendix C Additional resources .................................................................. 47

15 Appendix D. Support and deployment services .............................................. 48

ProDeploy Enterprise Suite

...................................................................................................... 48

ProDeploy Plus

......................................................................................................................... 48

ProDeploy

................................................................................................................................ 48

Basic Development

............................................................................................................ 48

ProSupport Enterprise Suite

..................................................................................................... 49

ProSupport Plus

.................................................................................................................... 49

ProSupport

........................................................................................................................... 50

ProSupport One for Data Center

............................................................................................... 50

Support Technologies

..................................................................................................................... 50

SupportAssist

.................................................................................................................. 50

TechDirect

........................................................................................................................................ 51

Additional professional services

....................................................................................................... 51

Dell Education Services

................................................................................................................... 51

Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services

..................................................................................... 51

Dell managed services

.................................................................................................................... 51

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Tables

Table 1. New technologies

................................................................................................................................. 6

Table 2. Product comparison

.............................................................................................................................. 8

Table 3. Tec hnical

specifications

.................................................................................................................. 9

Table 4. Secu rit y fe atu res

......................................................................................................................... 14

Table 5. Supported processors

...........................................................................................................................

15

Table 6. Supported memory

.............................................................................................................................. 18

Table 7. DIMM performance details

.....................................................................................................................

18

Table 8. Supported RAS features

................................................................................................................

19

Table 9. Supported hard drives

..........................................................................................................................

21

Table 10. PERC ser ies

offerings

..................................................................................................................

22

Table 11. Supported external storage devices

........................................................................................................

23

Table 12. Power tools and technologies

...............................................................................................................

26

Table 13. Power supply

specifications

..................................................................................................................

27

Table 14. Supported rack type

...........................................................................................................................

29

Table 15. iDRAC feature comparison

...................................................................................................................

31

Table 16. Power

efficiency

levels

........................................................................................................................

40

Table 17. Video modes

...................................................................................................................................... 44

Table 18. Industry standard documents

...............................................................................................................

46

Table 19. Additional resources

.................................................................................................................................. 47

Figures

Figure 1. PowerEdge T640 front panel

.................................................................................................................. 1 1

Figure 2. PowerEdge T640 back view

.......................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3. Server lifecycle management operations

................................................................................................ 30

Figure 4. Chassis base and top cover/foot height

.................................................................................................. 41

Figure 5. Left slam latch handle outer surface to right slam handle outer surface height

................................................

42

Figure 6. Chassis base width and foot to foot width

......................................................................................... 43

Figure 7. Bezel to rear wall/Bezel to rear power supply handle/Bezel to rear fan depth

.................................................. 44

Figure 8. ProDeploy Enterprise Suite capabilities

...................................................................................................

48

Figure 9. ProSupport Enterprise Suite

.................................................................................................................

49

Figure 10. ProSupport One for Data Center model

................................................................................................

50

Figure 11. SupportAssist model

................................................................................................................................ 51

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1

System overview

Introduction

The PowerEdge T640 is the latest 2-socket, rack-capable tower (5U rack) server designed to run complex workloads using highly
scalable memory, I/O, and network options. The system features the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable family, up to 24 DIMMs, PCI
Express (PCIe) 3.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface technologies to cover NIC and LOM.

The PowerEdge T640 is a general-purpose platform capable of handling demanding workloads and applications, such as:

• Server virtualization and desktop virtualization

• Consolidation

• Database, business analytics (BI), and intelligence

• Applications and imaging for medical

finance,

education, and science.

• ERP, CRM, and HPC

•

Software-defined

technologies

The PowerEdge T640 is the most scalable 2-socket tower server in the Dell EMC portfolio. The T640 is suitable for Remote

Office,

Branch

Office

(ROBO) and Small Medium Business (SMB) usage in an

office

or data center environment that requires large amount

of disk, memory space, I/O slots, and GPGPU.

New Technologies

Table 1. New technologies

Intel Xeon Processor Scalable family

•

14nm process technology

• Virtual address space: 48 bits

• Physical address space 46 bits

• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

• Up to 28 cores

• Up t o 3.6 GHz

• Max TDP: 205W

Intel C620 Chipset

Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH)

Memory •

6x DDR4 Channels per socket, 2 DIMMs per channel (2DPC)

• Up to 2666 MT/s

(configuration-dependent)

• RDIMMs up to 32GB

• LRDIMMs at 64GB supported.

• NVDIMMs of 16GB supported

NOTE: 128GB LRDIMMs and 16GB NVDIMMs will be supported after the initial
release.

iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller

The new embedded systems manage ment solution for the Dell EMC systems features
hardware and

firmware

inventory and alerting, data center level power mo nitoring, and faster

performance.

Technology

Detailed Description

7

For details, see the Dell EMC OpenManage systems management section

Wireless Management The Quick Sync 2 BLE/WiFi module

offers

secure, wireless access to the embedded iDRAC,

SupportAssist Collections, remote RACADM, and VNC remote console connectivity.

Technology

Detailed Description

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2

System features

Product comparison

Table 2. Product comparison

CPU

2x Intel® Xeon® processor Scalable Family

2x Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 (Haswell-EP),
Broadwell

Memory

•

24 DDR4 DIMM slots

• Supports RDIMMs/LRDIMMs

• Speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max

• Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192GB max

NOTE: 128GB LRDIMMs /3TB total memory and
16GB NVDIMMs are available post-initial release.

• Up to 24 DDR4 DIMM slots

• 1.5TB max memory

• Speeds up to 2400MT/s

CPU Interconnect Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)

Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)

Hard drives

8x3.5 inch, 18x3.5 inch, 16x2.5 inch, 16x2.5 inch + 8x
NVMe, 32x2.5 inch - 12Gb SAS, 6Gb SATA

Storage Controllers Adapters: HBA330, H330, H730P, H740P, H840, 12Gb

SAS HBA Mini Mono: HBA330, H330, H730P, H740P SW
RAID: S140

8x3.5 inch, 18x3.5 inc h, 16x2.5 inch, 32x2.5
inch - 12Gb SAS, 6Gb SATA

Adapters: HBA330, H330, H730, H730P,
H830 (ext) Mini Mono: HBA330, H330, H730,
H730P SW RAID: S130

PCIe SSD Upto 8x PCIe SSD (NVMe) 4x PCIe SSD

PCIe Slots Max 8 PCIe 3.0 + 1 internal Max 5 PCIe Gen3 + 2 P CIe Gen2 + 1 internal

LOM 2x 10GbE

2x 1GbE

USB Ports

F r o n t : 1 p o r t ( U S B 3 . 0 ) , 1 p o r t ( U S B 2 . 0 ) , i D R A C D i r e c t
Micro AB, serial, video, 6x USB2.0/3.0

Fron t: 1 po rt (US B 3.0), 1 por t USB2.0, iD RAC
Direct, serial, video,4x USB 2.0

Tower/Rack

5U (rack)

5U (rack)

Power Supplies

•

2400W Platinum (AC only)

• 2000 Platinum (AC only)

• 1600W Platinum (AC only)

• 1100W Platinum (AC only)

• DC 1100W Gold (Telecom DC only)

• 750W Platinum/Titanium (AC only)

• 750W Platinum Mixed Mode (AC/HDVC)

• 495W Platinum (AC only)

AC: 495W, 750W, 1100W DC: 1100W Mixed
Mode: 750W 1100W DC, 1600W

Remote Management

iDRAC9

iDRAC8

Internal GPU

4x 300W (DW) Passive or 8x 150W (SW)

4x 300W (DW) Active or 7x 150w (SW)

Availability

•

Hot-plug Drives

• Hot-plug Redundant Cooling

• Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies

• Hot-plug Drives

• Hot-plug redundant Cooling

• Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies

Feature PowerEdge T640

PowerEdge T630

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• BOSS

• IDSDM

• IDSDM Support

Specifications

Table 3. Technical

specifications

Form factor

5U rackable tower

Chassis dimension

•

Wi dth : 217.7 m m

• Height: 443.23 mm

• Depth: 707.8 mm

Chassis weight

•

16x2.5 inch hard drive with 8 fans: 38.42 kg/84.70 lb

• 32x2.5 inch hard drive with 8 fans: 42.36 kg/93.38 lb

• 18x3.5 inc h har d driv e wit h 8 fa ns: 49.65 kg/109.45 l b

Processors

Intel Xeon processors Scalable family

Processor sockets

2 sockets

Chipset

Intel C620

Memory

•

Maximum RAM: 3TB-24 DIMM slots

NOTE: 128GB DIMMs/3TB max are available post initial release.

• Minimum RAM: 8GB-one module

• RDIMM-384GB per socket

• LRDIMM-768GB per socket

• Architecture: 1866/2133/2400 or 2666 MHz DDR4, registered

RAID controller

• H330

• H730P

• H840

• H740P

• HBA 330

• 12Gb SAS HBA

• Software RAID: S140

• Hardware RAID: M.2 SATA adapter (BOSS)

Drives bays

• Up to 8 x3.5 inch SAS, SATA, and SSD drives

• U p t o 1 8 x 3 . 5 i n c h S A S , S A T A , a n d S S D d r i v e s

• Up to 32 x2.5 inch SAS, SATA, and SSD drives

• U p t o 1 6 x 2 . 5 i n c h S A S , S A T A , a n d S S D d r i v e s

• Up to 16 x2.5 inch SAS, SATA and SSD plus up to 8 NVMe drives

PCIe slots

•

Slot 1: Full Length, Full Height, CPU1 - PCIe Gen3 x16 (x16 connector)

• Slot 2: Full Length, Full Height, CPU1 - PCIe Gen3 x4 (x8 connector)

• Slot 3: Full Length, Full Height, CPU1 - PCIe Gen3 x16 (x16 connector)

• Slot 4: Half Length, Full Height, CPU2 - PCIe Gen3 x8 (x8 connector)

• Slot 5: Full Length, Full Height, CPU2 - PCIe Gen3 (DMI) x4 (x8 connector)

• Slot 6: Full Length, Full Height, CPU2 - PCIe Gen3 x16 (x16 connector)

Feature PowerEdge T640

PowerEdge T630

Feature Specification

10

• Slot 7: Full Length, Full Height, CPU2 - PCIe Gen3 x8 (x8 connector)

• Slot 8: Full Length, Full Height, CPU2 - PCIe Gen3 x16 (x16 connector)

• Slot 9(internal): Half Length, Full Height, CPU1 - PCIe Gen3 x8 (x8 connector)

Power supply

•

495W AC, 86 mm-Platinum

• 750W AC, 86 mm-Titanium

• 750W AC, 86 mm -Platinum

• 750W AC/HVDC, 86 mm-Platinum (Mixed mode China only)

• 1100W AC, 86 mm-Platinum

• 1100W DC, 86 mm-Gold

• 1600W AC, 86 mm-Platinum

• 2000W AC, 86 mm-Platinum

• 2400W AC, 86 mm-Platinum

Availability

•

Hot-plug hard drives

• Hot-plug redundant cooling

• Hot-plug redundant power

• Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

• BOSS

Systems Management

•

Dell EMC Systems management consoles and tools:

– OpenManage Essentials
– OpenManage Mobile 2.0 with Quick Sync 2
– OpenManage Power Center
– Repository Manager

• iDRAC License options:

– iDRAC9 Basic (default)
– iDRAC9 Express (upgrade)
– iDRAC9 Enterprise (upgrade)
– vFlash with 16GB micro SD card (upgrade)

• Dell EMC OpenManage Integrations :

– Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center
– Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
– BMC Software (available from BMC)

• Dell EMC OpenManage Connections:

– HPE Operations Manager I (OMi)
– Nagios Core and Nagios XI

Operating systems

• Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V

• Citrix® XenServer®

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux

• VMware® ESXi

• Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS

For more information on the

specific

versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport.

Internal GPU 4x 300W (DW) passive or 8x 150W (SW)

Feature Specification

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Chassis views and features

Chassis view and features

Front panel view and features

The following components are located on the front of the PowerEdge T640:

Figure 1. PowerEdge T640 front panel

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1. Power button

2. System information tag

3. System health and system ID indicator

4. Status LED indicators

5. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless indicator (optional)

6. USB port

7. USB port

8. Micro USB port

9. Optical drive (optional)

10. Hard drive slots

For more information on the HDD numbering or to view other

configurations,

see the PowerEdge T640 Hardware Owner’s Manual

on www.dell.com/support.

Back view and features

The following components are located on the back of the PowerEdge T640:

Figure 2. PowerEdge T640 back view

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1. PCIe expansion card slot(s)

2. System health and system ID indicator

3. VGA port

4. Serial port

5. iDRAC9 Enterprise port

6. USB 2.0 port (2)

7. PCIe expansion card slot(s)

8. NIC port (2)

9. USB 3.0 port (4)

10. Power supply unit (2)

Inside the system

NOTE: Components that are hot swappable are marked orange and touch points on the components are marked blue.

1. release latch

2. drive cage

3. cooling fan assembly

4. GPU card holder

5. internal PERC

6. PCIe card holder

7. PCIe slots

8. left external fan

9. right external fan

10. CPU2 socket

11.

CPU1

12. backplane

Control panels and LED

For more information about the PowerEdge T640 control panels, see the PowerEdge T640's Owner’s Manual at Dell.com/Support/

Manuals.

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Security features

The latest generation of PowerEdge servers has the features listed in the table to help ensure the security of your data center.

Table 4. Security features

Cover latch

A tooled latch is integrated in the top cover to secure it to the
rack chassis.

TPM

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is used to generate/store
keys, protect/authenticate passwords, and create/store digital
certificates. Intel's TXT (Trusted Execution Technology)
functionality along with Microsoft's Platform Assurance feat ure
in Windows Server 2016 is supported. TPM can also be used to
enable the BitLocker™ hard drive encryption feature in Windows
Server 2012/2016. Three versions of TPMs are supported in 14G
namely TPM 1.2, TPM 2.0(Rest of World, aka everywhere
excluding China and Russia) and TPM 2.0. No TPMs are
supported for Russia in 14G.

Front bezel

The front bezel of the system contains a lock. A locked bezel
secures the system hard drives

Power-off

security

BIOS has the ability to disable the power button function.

Intrusion alert An internal switch is used to det ect chassis intrusion.

Secure Boot mode

A switch mounted on the air shroud is used to detect chassis
intrusion. When the cover is opened, the switch circuit closes to
indicate intrusion to ESM. When enabled, the software will
provide

notification

that the cover has been opened.

Security feature Description

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Processor

Processor Features

The Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family provid es the foundation for a powerful datacenter platform. The key features are as
follows:

• Higher Per-Core Performance: Up to 28 cores, delivery hig h performance and scalability for compute-intensive workloads across
compute, storage & network usages.

• Greater Memory Bandwidth/Capacity: 50% increased memory bandwidth and capacity. 6 memory channels vs. 4 memory
channels of previous generation for memory intensive workloads.

• Expanded I/O: 48 lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth and throughput for demandi ng I/O-intensive workloads.

• Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI): Up to three Intel UPI channels increase scalability of the platform to as many as eight
sockets, as well as improves inter-CPU band width for I/O intensive workloads.

• Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512) with a single AVX512 fused multiply add (FMA) execution units. SKUs
which support Advanced RAS enable a 2nd FMA execution unit.

• Security without Compromise: Near-zero encryption overhead enables higher performance on all secure data transactions.

Supported Processors

Table 5. Supported processors

Medal Processo

r

Frequency

(GHz) Cores/

Threads

Cache (M) UPI (GT/s)

Turbo

TDP (W) Max Memory

Speed(MHz)

Platinum 8180

2.5

28/56 38

10.4

Y

205

2666

Platinum 8180 2.5

28/56 38

10.4

Y

205

2666

Platinum 8176

2.1

28/56

38

10.4

Y

165

2666

Platinum 8176 2.1

28/56

38

10.4

Y

165

2666

Platinum 8170

2.1

26/52

36

10.4

Y

165

2666

Platinum 8170 2.1

26/52

36

10.4

Y

165

2666

Platinum 8168 2.7

24/48

33

10.4

Y

205

2666

Platinum 8164 2.0

26/52 36

10.4

Y

205

2666

Platinum 8160

2.1

24/48

33

10.4

Y

150

2666

Platinum 8160 2.1

24/48

33

10.4

Y

150

2666

Platinum 8153 2.0

16/32

22

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

6154 3.0

18/36

25

10.4

Y

200

2666

Gold

6152 2.1

22/44

30

10.4

Y

140

2666

Gold

6150 2.7

18/36

25

10.4

Y

165

2666

Gold

6148 2.4

20/0 27

10.4

Y

150

2666

Gold

6146 3.2

12/24

24.75

10.4

Y

165

2666

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Medal Processor

Frequency
(GHz)

Cores/
Threads

Cache (M) UPI (GT/s)

Turbo

TDP (W)

Max Memory
Speed(MHz)

Gold

6144

3.5

8/16

24.75

10.4

Y

155

2666

Gold

6142M

2.6

16/32

22

10.4

Y

150

2666

Gold

6142

2.6

16/32

22

10.4

Y

150

2666

Gold

6140M

2.3

18/36

25

10.4

Y

140

2666

Gold

6140

2.3

18/36

25

10.4

Y

140

2666

Gold

6138

2.0

2040

27

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

6136

3.0

12/24

24.75

10.4

Y

150

2666

Gold

6134M

3.2

8/16

24.75

10.4

Y

130

2666

Gold

6134

3.2

8/16

24.75

10.4

Y

130

2666

Gold

6132

2.6

14/28

19

10.4

Y

140

2666

Gold

6130

2.1

16/32

22

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

6128

3.4

6/12

19.25

10.4

Y

115

2666

Gold

6126

2.6

12/24

19.25

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

5122

3.6

4/8

16.5

10.4

Y

105

2666

Gold

5120

2.2

14/28

19

10.4

Y

105

2400

Gold

5118

2.3

12/24

16

10.4

Y

105

2400

Gold

5115

2.4

10/20

14

10.4

Y

85

2400

Silver

4116

2.1

12/24

16

9.6

Y

85

2400

Silver

4114

2.2

10/20

14

9.6

Y

85

2400

Silver

4112

2.6

4/24

8.25

9.6

Y

85

2400

Silver

4110

2.1

8/16

11

9.6

Y

85

2400

Silver

4109T

2.0

8/16

11

9.6

Y

70

2400

Silver

4108

1.8

8/16

11

9.6

Y

85

2400

Bronze

3106

1.7

8/8 11

9.6

N

85

2133

Bronze

3104

1.7

6/6 8

9.6

N

85

2133

Platinum 8160T

2.1

24/48 38

10.4

Y

150

2666

Gold

6138T

2.0

20/40 27

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

6130T

2.1

16/32

22

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

6126T

2.6

12/24

16

10.4

Y

125

2666

Gold

5120T

2.2

14/28

19

10.4

Y

105

2400

Chipset

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 uses the Intel C620 chipset (PCH) that provides extensive I/O support. Functions and capabilities
include:

• ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 4.0a

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• PCI Express Base

Specification

Revision 3.0

• Integrated Serial ATA host controller, supports data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s on all ports.

• xHCI USB controller with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports

• Direct Media Interface

• Serial Peripheral Interface

• Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface

• Flexible I/O-Allows some high speed I/O signals to be

configured

as PCIe root ports, PCIe uplink for use with certain PCH SKUs,

SATA (and sSATA), or USB 3.0.

• General Purpose Input Output (GPIO)

• Low Pin Count interface, interrupt controller, and timer functions

• System Management Bus

Specification,

Version 2.0

• Integrated Clock Controller / Real Time Clock Controller

• Intel High

Definition

Audio and Intel® Smart Sound Technology

• Integrated 10/1Gb Ethernet

• Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet MAC

• Supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise

• Supports Intel Active Management Technology and Server Platform Services

• Supports Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O

• Supports Intel Trusted Execution Technology

• JTAG Boundary Scan support

• Intel QuickAssist Technology

• Intel Trace Hub for debug

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5

System memory

• The PowerEdge T640 supports two DIMMs or one DIMM per channel for quad-rank DIMMs. There are 24 sockets-288 pins in
total.

• T640 supports RDIMM, LRDIMM and NVDIMM memory technologies at up to 2666 MHz-DDR4.

• T640 does not support mixing of DIMM types other than RDIMMs and NVDIMMs. Either the platform is populated with
RDIMMs (with or without NVDIMMs) or LRDIMMs.

Table 6. Supported memory

Capacity

Data width

DIMM max speed Rated voltage

SDDC support

Ranks per DIMM

8

x8

2666 MHz

1.2

Advanced ECC

1

16

x8

2666 MHz

1.2

Advanced ECC

2

32

x4

2666 MHz

1.2

All modes

2

64

x4

2666 MHz

1.2

All modes

4

16

x4

2666 MHz

1.2

All modes

1

32

x4

2666 MHz

1.2

All modes

2

Memory speed

The PowerEdge T640 support memory speeds of 1866 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, and 2666 MT/s depending on the DIMM
types installed and

configured.

All memory on all processors and channels run at the same speed and voltage. By default, highest
common supported speed between the CPUs and DIMMs. The operating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum
speed supported by the processor, the speed settings in the BIOS, and the operating voltage of the system.

Table 7. DIMM performance details

RDIMM

•

Maximum frequency of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum frequency using 2 DIMMs per channel of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum capacity of 32GB per DIMM

• Maximum system capacity of 768GB

LRDIMM

•

Maximum frequency of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum frequency using 2 DIMMs per channel of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum capacity of 64GB per DIMM

• Maximum system capacity of 1.5TB

NOTE: 128GB LRDIMMs/Max capacity 3TB are available post-initial
release.

NVDIMM •

Maximum frequency of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum frequency using 2 DIMMs per channel of 2666 MT/s

• Maximum capacity of 16GB per DIMM

• Maximum system capacity of 192GB (up to 12 DIMMs per system)

DIMM type Description

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Memory module installation guides

The list below are the PowerEdge T640's DIMM population requirements:

• Speed: If DIMMs of

different

speeds are mixed, all channels across all processors operate at the slowest DIMM's common

frequency.

• DIMM type: Max two types of DIMMs allowed per system and they have to be NVDIMMs and RDIMMS. RDIMM/LRDIMM and

LRDIMM/NVDIMM cannot be mixed.

• DIMMs with

different

data widths can be mixed. For 14G, DIMMs with x4 and x8 data widths are supported and mixing is

allowed.

• Can mix DIMMs with

different

capacities.

– Population rules require the largest capacity DIMM be placed

first

(slot A1 populated

first,

then A2, and so on... The second

CPU mirrors the

first

CPU population).

– Maximum of two

different

capacity DIMMs allowed in a system

• Can mix DIMMs with

different

ranks.

– Maximum of two

different

rank DIMMs allowed in a system

Memory RAS

Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) feat ures help keep the system online and operatio nal without

significant

impact to

performance, and decreases data loss a nd crashing issues. RAS helps in rapid and accurate diagnos is of system faults.

Table 8. Supported RAS features

Memory Optimized

Baseline RAS features for highest performance optimization.

Dense

configuration

optimized

profile

Increased memory reliability can be a result from this selectable
platform

profile

that adjusts parameters to reduce faults

regarding refresh rates, speed, temperature and voltage.

Memory demand and patrol scrubbing Demand scrubbing is the ability to write corrected data back to

the memory once a correctable error is detected on a read
transaction. Patrol scrubbing proactively searches the system
memory, repairing correctable errors.

Recovery from single DRAM device failure (SDDC)

Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure (SDDC) provides
error checking and correction that protects against any single
memory chip failure as well as multi- bit erro rs from any portion
of a single memory chip.

Failed DIM M isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a

specific

failing
DIMM channel pair, thereby enabling the user to replace only the
failed DIMM pair.

Memory mirroring Memory mirroring is a method of keeping a duplicate (secondary

or mirrored) copy of the contents of memory as a redundant
backup for use if t he primary intra-socket memory fails. The
mirrored copy of the memory is stor ed in memory of the same
processor socket.

NOTE: 16GB NVDIMMs are available post-initial release.

DIMM type Description

Feature Description

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Memory address parity protection This feature provides the ability to detect transient errors on t he

address lines of the DDR channel.

Memory sparing (rank) Memory sparing allo cates one rank per channel as a spare. If

excessive correctable errors occur in a rank or channel, they are
moved to the spare area while the op erating system is running to
prevent the errors from causing an uncorrectable failure.

Memory therm al throttling This feature helps to optimize power/performa nce and can also

be used to prevent DIMMs from overheating.

Feature Description

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Storage

The PowerEdge T640 provides storage expandability that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational demands. With
comprehensive storage options, the T64 0

offer

various drive types, internal and external sto rage controllers, and

different

backplanes

for varied number of drives.

Supported hard drives

The following table shows the internal hard drives that are supported by the T640

Table 9. Supported hard drives

2.5-inch •

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 10K, 512n, 300GB, 600GB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 15K, 512n, 300GB

• EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 15K, 512e, Turbo, 900GB

• EC, H DD, 12 Gbps SAS, 2.5, 7.2K , 512n, 1TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 7.2K, 4096n, 2TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 10K, 512n, 300GB, 600GB

• EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 10K, 512e, 1.8TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 15K, 512n, 600GB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 15K, 4096n, 900G

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 10K, 512n, FIPS-140, 1.2TB

• EC, HDD, 6Gbps SATA, 2.5, 7.2K, 512n, 1TB

•

EC, SSD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 512n, MU, 400GB, 480GB

• EC, SSD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 512n, RI, 960GB

• EC, SSD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 512n, WI, 400GB

•

EC, SSD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 512n, FIPS-140, MU, 800G

• EC, SSD, 6Gbps SATA, 2.5, 512n, RI, 480GB

• EC, SSD, 6Gbps SATA, 2.5, 512n, MU, 240GB

• EC, SSD, 6Gbps SATA, 2.5, 512n, Boot, 120GB

• EC, SSD, 12Gbps SAS, 2.5, 512n, MU, 960GB

• EC, SSD, 6Gbps SATA, 2.5, 512n, MU, 200GB

• EC, SSD, 6Gps SATA, 2.5 512n, RI, 480G

3.5-inch •

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 512n, 1TB, 2TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 4096n, 8TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 512e, 10TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 512n, FIPS-140, 4TB

• EC, HDD, 6Gbps SATA, 3.5, 7.2K, 512n, 1TB, 2TB

•

EC, HDD, 6Gbps SATA, 3.5, 7.2K, 512e, 8TB, 10TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 512e, 8TB

•

EC, HDD, 12Gbps SAS, 3.5, 7.2K, 4096n, 8TB

• EC, HDD, 6Gbps SATA, 3.5, 7.2K, 512n, 1TB

Form factor Capacitie s

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• EC, HDD, 6Gbps SATA, 3.5, 7.2K, 512e, 8TB

NVMe SSD •

800GB 2.5 inch Device

• 1.6TB 2.5 inch Device

• 3.2TB 2.5 inch Device

• 6.4TB 2.5 inch Device

• KIT,CRD,NVM,1.6,HHHL,PM1725

• KIT,CRD,CTL,NVME,PM1725

• KIT,CRD,NVM,3.2,HHHL,PM1725

Storage controllers

In order to reduce complexity and provide manageable system storage, the PowerEdge T640

offers

support for one version of PCIe

low-profile

form factor internal storage controller and four versio ns of external storage controllers-internal PCIe slot.

Table 10. PERC series offerings

Entry

S140-Software RAID SATA

Value

H330 internal, 12Gb SAS HBA-external

Value performance

H730P

Premium performance H740 and H840

IDSDM/vFlash card

This module contains the Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) and vFlash card that are combined into a single card module. There are
two SKUs available:

• vFlash

• vFlash + IDSDM

The IDSDM with vFlash module has a dedicated slot at the back of the system chassis. This is a Dell-proprietary PCIe x1 slot that
uses a USB 3.0 interface to host. In the system, the IDSDM and vFlash card size changes from SD to microSD and the supported
capacity for IDSDM microSD cards are 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB, while the vFlash capacity is 16GB only. The write-protect switch is
built onboard the IDSDM/vFlash module.

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)

BOSS is

offered

as a means of booting 14G servers to a full OS in the following scenarios:

• A solution such as IDSDM may be desired, but the target OS is a full OS (not just hypervisor).

• The user does not wish to trade

off

the standard hot-plug hard drive slot for OS install.

• A separate hardware RAID is required for OS boot so that data drives can be in Passthrough mode with a HBA.

BOSS is a PCIe card located at the rear of the system to support up to two 80mm or 110mm M.2 SATA or PCIe x1 devices.

NOTE: BOSS drives are not hot-plug capable.

Form factor Capacitie s

Performance level

Controller and description

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External storage

Table 11. Supported external storage devices

External backup options

•

PowerVAULT TL2000 and TL4000 Compact tape libraries

• PowerVault ML6000 Modular tape libraries

• PowerVault 124T Autoloader

External HBAs

12Gb SAS HBA full-height

External storage options

•

Dell Storage PS series

• PowerVault RD1000

• PowerVault MD3200

• PowerVault MD3200i

• PowerVault MD1120

• Dell EMC AX4-5

• Dell EMC CX4-120

• Dell EMC CX4-240

• Dell EMC CX4-480

• Dell EMC CX4-960

• Dell EMC NX4

• Dell EMC NS120

• Dell EMC NS480

• DELL EMC DD140

• DELL EMC DD610

• DELL EMC DD640

• PowerVault NX300

• PowerVault NX3000

• PowerVault NX3100

Device type Description

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PCIe slots

The PowerEdge T640

offer

balanced, scalable I/O capabilities including integrated PCIe 3.0 expansion slots. It

offers

the capability of

accommodating full-height or half-height PCIe cards.

PCIe expansion slots

The PowerEdge T640 provides eight PCI Express expansion slots and one dedicated storage slot. The list below are the supported
slots for the T640:

• Slot-1: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1

• Slot-2: one x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1 (x4 lanes)

• Slot-3: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU1

• Slot-4: one x8 PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH card from CPU2

• Slot-5: one x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2 (DMI x4 lanes)

• Slot-6: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2

• Slot-7: one x8 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2

• Slot-8: one x16 PCIe Gen3 for FL/FH card from CPU2

• Slot-9 (Internal PERC Slot): one x8 PCIe Gen3 for HL/FH card from CPU1

NOTE: Slots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 will only work with CPU2 populated.

PCIe slot restrictions

The list below are restrictions and population rules on the PCIe slots:

• Dual width cards in slot 3, 6, and 8 obstructs slot 2, 5, and 7 respectively.

• 2 PCIe bridge cards consume slot 1, 3, for NVMe

configurations.

• GPU are only allowed in slot 1, 3, 6, 8, two external fans are installed only (and required) for GPU ready

configurations.

If a GPU is

installed in slot 1, 3, Fan Ext R is blocking, no cards with external IO is allowed in slot 1~3.

• If a GPU are installed in slot 6, 8, Fan Ext R and Ext L are blocking, no cards with external IO is allowed in slot 1~3, 5~8.

• Only slot 4 will not be blocked by e xternal fans and IO ports will be accessible.

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GPU and FPGA

The T640 supports up to 4 double wide GPUs, up to 300W each, or up to 8 single wide GPUs, up to 150W each, with the following
restrictions:

• Must have 2 CPUs installed

• GPUs must be identical

• CPU TDPs of 150W/8C, 165W/12C(WS SKU), 200W and 205W have an ambient limit of 30C

GPUs on the T640 support

scientific

computing, co-processing and VDI/Flex (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) architectures. The
T640 can support four 300W, full-length, double-wide GPUs. Each GPU can support of dedicated memory and is either actively
cooled or passively cooled. The GPUs are installed on the PCIe x16 Gen 3 interfaces available on Slot 1, 3, 6 and 8. (Slot 6 and 8 will
only work with CPU2 populated.)

If a GPU is on slot 1/3, only 1x 5.25” RMSD device (ODD/RD1000/half-height tape is supported). 300W GPUs only support the
maximum ambient 30 degree C condition.

Requires a GPU-ready chassis in a rack form factor (GPUs are only supported in rack mode). 3.5 inch x18 HDD chassis is not
supported. Dual PERC (x32)

configuration

is not supported. Fresh Air

configuration

is not supported.

The GPU ready chassis has to be chosen during the initial purchase transactions.

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9

Power, Thermal, and Acoustics

The lower overall system-level power draw is a result of the breakthrough system design developed by Dell EMC. The system aims to
maximize performance-per-watt through a combination of energy

efficient

technologies, optimized thermal designs and int elligent
fan control algorithms. System fan control algorithms use an extensive array of sensors that automatically monitor power and
thermal activity to minimize fan speeds based on system cooling requirements, reducing the power required for cooling.

Power consumption and energy

efficiency

With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density, Dell EMC provides tools and technologies to help you
realize greater performance with lower energy cost and wastage. More

efficient

data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the

need for additional data center space. The following table lists the tools and technologies that Dell EMC

offers

to help you achieve

your data center goals by lowering powe r consumption and increasing energy

efficiency.

Table 12. Power tools and technologies

Feature Description

Power supply units (PSU) portfolio

PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically optimizing

efficiency

while maintaining availability and redundancy. For more information, see the

Power

supply units

section.

Tools for righ t-si zing

Enterprise Infrastructure Planning Tool (EIPT) is a tool that helps you plan and tune
your computer and infrastructure equipment for maximum

efficiency

by calculating
hardware power consumption, power infrastructure and storage. Learn more at

Dell.com/calc.

Power monitoring accuracy

PSU power monitoring improvements include:

• Power monitoring accuracy of 1%, whereas the industry standard is 5%

• More accurate reporting of power

• Better performance under a power cap

Power capping

Use Dell EMC systems management tools such as OpenManage Power Center and
iDRAC9 with an Enterprise license can be used to set a power limit for your server. This
limits the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption and help in
constrained power situations.

Systems management

The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is
embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge™ server and provides functionality that
helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for
any additional software to be installed. iDRAC functions regardless of operating system
or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to
work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.

Active power management

Dell EMC

offers

a complete power management solution accessed through the iDRAC9
with Enterprise licensing and OpenManage Power Center to implement policy-based
management of power and thermal levels at the individual s ystem, rack, or data center
level. Hot spares reduce power consumption of redundant power supplies. Thermal

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control of fan speed optimizes the thermal settings for your env ironment to reduce fan
consumption and lower system power consumption.

Power supply units

The PowerEdge T640 supports up to 2 AC or DC power supplies with 1+1 redund ancy, aut o sens ing, a nd aut o-sw itchi ng cap ability.

Table 13. Power supply

specifications

Power supply

Class

Heat dissipation
(maximum)

Frequency Voltage Current

495 W AC

Platinum

1908 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

6.5 A-3 A

750 W AC

Platinum

2891 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

10 A-5 A

750 W AC

Titanium

2843 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

200-240 V AC,
autoranging

5 A

750 W Mixed
Mode HDVC

Platinum

2891 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

10 A-5 A

(for

China only)

N/A

2891 BTU/hr

N/A

240 V DC,
autoranging

4.5 A

1100 W AC Platinum

4100 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

12 A-6.5 A

1100 W DC Gold

4416 BTU/hr

-

-(48-60) V DC,
autoranging

32 A

1600 W AC Platinum

6000 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

10 A

2000 W AC Platinum

7500 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

11.5 A

2400 W AC Platinum

9000 BTU/hr

50/60 Hz

100-240 V AC,
autoranging

16 A

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated usi ng the PSU wattage rating.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding
240 V.

NOTE: If a s yste m with 24000 W AC PS U ope rates at low line 100-120 V AC, the n the power rati ng per PSU i s dera ted t o
1400 W.

NOTE: If a system with 2000 W AC PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to
1000 W.

NOTE: If a sy stem with 1 600 W AC PSU opera tes at low li ne 100-120 V AC, then t he pow er ra ting p er PSU is der ated to
800 W.

NOTE: If a system with 1100 W AC PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to
1050 W.

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Thermal and acoustics

Thermal design

PowerEdge servers have an extensive co llection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate
temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption.

Thermal management of PowerEdge T640 delivers high performance for the right amount of cooling to components at the lowest
fan speeds across a wide range of ambient tem peratures from 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) and to extend ed ambient temperature
ranges (see Environmental

Specifications).

The

benefits

to you are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and

data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility.

Acoustical design

The acoustical design of the PowerEdge T640

reflects

the following:

• Versatility: The T640 saves power draw in the data center but are also quiet enough for

office

environment in typical and

minimum

configurations.

You may

find

that the system is

sufficiently

quiet where the sound it emits blends into the environment.

• Adherence to Dell's high sound quality standards: Sound quality is

different

from sound power level and so und pressure level in
that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles and hums. One of the sound quality metrics in the
Dell

specification

is prominence ratio of a tone.

• Noise ramp and descent at boot-up from power

off:

Fan speeds and noise levels ramp during the boot process (from power-

off

to power- on) in order to add a layer of protection for component cooling in the event that the system were not to boot properly.
In order to keep the boot-up process as quiet as possible, the fan speed reached during boot-up is limited to about half of full
speed.

• Noise level dependencies: If acoustics is important to you, several

configuration

choices and settings are important to consider:

– For lower acoustical output, use a small number of lower rotational- speed SATA hard drives, nearline SAS hard drives, or

non- rotational devices like SSDs. 15k hard drives generate more acoustic noise than that of lower rotational- speed hard
drives, and noise increases with number of hard d rives.

– Fan speeds and noise may increase from baseline factory

configurations

if certain

profiles

are changed by the user or the

system

configurations

are updated. The following is a list of items that impact fan speeds and acoustical output:

* iDRAC9 BIOS settings: Performance Per Watt (DAPC or OS) may be quieter than Performance or Dense

Configuration

(iDRAC Settings > Thermal > Max. Exhaust Temperature or Fan speed

offset).

* The quantity and type of PCIe cards installed: This

affects

overall system acoustics. Installation of more than two PCIe

cards results in an increase in overall system aco ustics.
* Using a GPU card: This results in an increas e in overall system acoustics.
* PCIe controller-based SSD drives: Drives such as Express

flash

drives and Fusion- IO cards require greater

airflow

for

cooling, and result in

significantly

higher noise levels.

* Systems with an H330 PERC: This

configuration

may be quieter than those with an H730P PERC with battery backup.

However, higher noise levels result when a system is

configured

as non-RAID.

* Hot spare feature of power supply unit: In the system default setting, the Hot Spare Feature is disabled; acoustical output

from the power supplies is lowest in t his setting.

The T640 is a rack-capable tower server appropriate for typical

office

environment. However, for HPC usage with GPGPU, it is

recommended to install T640 in an unat tended data center environment.

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Rack rails

The T640 is a rack-capable tower server. Whe n the customers select rack mode chassis, T640 will support the optional sliding rail
and CMA.

The sliding rail system for the T640 provides tool-less support for racks with square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all
generations of Dell racks. The sliding rails for the T640

offers

native support for threaded hole racks via the ReadyRails II mounting

interface. The rails ship in the tool-less mounting

configuration

but can be converted to the tooled

configuration

very quickly and

easily.

The optional cable management arm (CMA) can be mounted on either the left or right side of the rails without the use of tools for
fast and easy deployment.

Cable arm management (CMA)

The optional cable management arm (CMA) for the T640 organizes and secures the cords and cables exiting the back of the server
and unfolds to allow the server to extend out of the rack without having to detach the cables. Some key features of the T640 CMA
include:

• Large U-shaped baskets to support dense cable loads.
Both the CMA and the tray mount without the use of tools via simple and intuitive snap-in designs.

• Open vent pattern for optimal

airflow.

• Can be mounted on either side by simply swinging the attachment housings from one side to the other.

• Utilizes hook-and-loop straps rather than plastic tie wraps to eliminate the risk of cable damage during cycling.

• Includes a low

profile fixed

tray to both support and retain the CMA in its fully closed position.

Rails

The ReadyRails II sliding rails for the T640 suppo rt tool-less mounting in 19 inch-wide, EIA-310-E compliant square hole and
unthreaded round hole 4-post racks. They also support tooled mounting in threaded hole 4-post racks and are available with or
without the optional cable management arm (CMA).

Below is a summary of the rack types supported by the T640 rails:

Table 14. Supported rack type

Prod
uct

Identifier

Mounting
Interface

Rail type Rack types supported

4-post

2-post

Square Round Thread Flush Center

T640 C4 ReadyRails II

Sliding

Yes Yes Yes No No

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Dell EMC OpenManage systems management

Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers, Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
solutions provide comprehensiv e management for evolving IT environments. OpenMan age is based on open standards and provid es
agent-based and agent-free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. OpenManage solutions help
you automate and streamline essential hardware management tasks.

Start with a

firm

foundation for

efficient

hardware management using OpenManage tools, utilities and management consoles.
OpenManage systems man agement solutions consist of a combination of embedded management features and so ftware products
that help you automate and simplify the entire se rver lifecycle: deploy, update, monitor and maintain. OpenManage so lutions are
innovatively designed for simplicity and ease of use to help you r educe complexity, save time, achieve

efficiency,

control costs and

empower productivity. OpenManage ce nters around

efficient

management of server lifecycle.

Figure 3. Server lifecycle management operations

OpenManage systems management

The Dell EMC OpenManage systems management portfolio includes powerful hardware and software management tools and
consoles. OpenManage

simplifies

the lifecycle of deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your Dell EMC Po werEdge servers.

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iDRAC Lifecycle controller

The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge
server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for any
additional software to be installed. iDRAC functions regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or
bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.

iDRAC features and comparison

iDRAC9 is available in Express and Enterprise on the T640.

NOTE: The featur es listed in bold in the below t able are new for iDRAC9.

Table 15. iDRAC feature comparison

Features

iDRAC8
Basic

iDRAC9
Basic

iDRAC8
Express

iDRAC9
Express

iDRAC8
Express for
Blades

iDRAC9
Express
for Blades

iDRAC8
Enterprise

iDRAC9
Enterprise

Interface/Standards

Redfish

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IPMI 2.0

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DCMI 1.5

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Web-based GUI

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Racadm command line—
local/remote

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SMASH-CLP—SSH-only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Telnet

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SSH

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Serial redirection

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

WSMAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Network Time Protocol

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Connectivity

Shared NIC

Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes

Dedicated NIC

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

VLAN tagging

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IPv4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IPv6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DHCP (new default; no
static IP)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DHCP with Zero Touch

No No No No No No No Yes

Dynamic DNS

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

OS pass-through

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Features

iDRAC8
Basic

iDRAC9
Basic

iDRAC8
Express

iDRAC9
Express

iDRAC8
Express for
Blades

iDRAC9
Express
for Blades

iDRAC8
Enterprise

iDRAC9
Enterprise

iDRAC Direct-Front panel
USB

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Connection View

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

NFS v4

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

NTLM v1 and NTLM v2 No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Security

Role-based authority

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Local users

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SSL encryption

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

IP blocking

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Directory services—AD,
LDAP

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Two-factor authentication

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Single sign-on

No No No No No No Yes Yes

PK authentication

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

FIPS 140-2

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Secure UEFI boot-

certificate

management

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Lock down mode

No

No No No No No Yes

Unique iDRAC default
password

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Customizable Security
Policy Banner-login page

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Quick Sync 2.0-optional
auth for read operations

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Quick Sync 2.0-add
mobile device number to
LCL

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Remote Presence

Power control

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Boot control

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Serial-over-LAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Virtual Media

No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Virtual Folders

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Remote File Share

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Virtual Console

No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

HTML5 access to virtual
console

No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Features

iDRAC8
Basic

iDRAC9
Basic

iDRAC8
Express

iDRAC9
Express

iDRAC8
Express for
Blades

iDRAC9
Express
for Blades

iDRAC8
Enterprise

iDRAC9
Enterprise

VNC connection to OS

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Quality/bandwidth control

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Virtual Console
collaboration—6 users

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Virtual Console chat

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Virtual Flash partitions

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Group manager

No No No No No No No Yes

HTTP/HTTPS support
along with NFS/CIFS

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Power and Thermal

Real-time power meter

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Power thresholds & alerts

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Real-time power graphing

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Historical power counters

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Power capping

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Power Center integration

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Temperature monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Temperature graphing

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Health Monitoring

Predictive failure
monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SNMPv1, v2 and v3—traps
and gets

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Email alerting

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Configurable

thresholds

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Fan monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Power Supply monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Memory monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

CPU monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

RAID monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

NIC monitoring

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

HD monitoring—enclosure

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Out of Band Performance
Monitoring

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Alerts for excessive SSD
wear

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

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Features

iDRAC8
Basic

iDRAC9
Basic

iDRAC8
Express

iDRAC9
Express

iDRAC8
Express for
Blades

iDRAC9
Express
for Blades

iDRAC8
Enterprise

iDRAC9
Enterprise

Customizable settings for
Exhaust Temperature

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Update

Remote agent-free update

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Embedded update tools

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sync with repository—
scheduled updates

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Auto update

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Improved PSU firmware
updates

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Deployment and

Configuration

Local

configuration

via F10

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Embedded OS deployment
tools

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Embedded

configuration

tools

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AutoDiscovery No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Remote OS deployment

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Embedded driver pack

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Full

configuration

inventory

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Inventory export

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Remote

configuration

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Zerotouch

configuration

No No No No No No Yes Yes

System Retire/Repurpose

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Server Configuration
Profile in GUI

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Diagnostics, Service and Logging

Embedded diagnostic tools

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Part Replacement

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Server

Configuration

Backup

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Server

Configuration

Restore

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Easy Restore—system

configuration

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Easy Restore Auto
Timeout

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

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Features

iDRAC8
Basic

iDRAC9
Basic

iDRAC8
Express

iDRAC9
Express

iDRAC8
Express for
Blades

iDRAC9
Express
for Blades

iDRAC8
Enterprise

iDRAC9
Enterprise

LED health status
indicator

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Quick Sync—require NFC
bezel (13 G only)

Yes No Yes No N/A No Yes No

Quick Sync 2.0—requires
BLE/WiFi hardware

No Yes No Yes No N/A No Yes

iDRAC Direct—front USB
mgmt port

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

iDRAC Service Module
(iSM) embedded

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

iSM to inband alert
forwarding to consoles

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Crash screen capture

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Crash video capture

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Boot capture

No No No No No No Yes Yes

Remote reset for iDRAC—
requires iSM

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Virtual NMI

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

OS watchdog

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SupportAssist Report—
embedded

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

System Event Log

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Lifecycle Log

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Enhanced logging in the
Lifecycle controller log

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Work notes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Remote Syslog

No No No No No No Yes Yes

License management

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Improved customer experience

iDRAC -Faster processor,
more memory

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

GUI rendered in HTML5

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Add BIOS configuration to
iDRAC GUI

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

iDRAC support for SW
RAID licensing

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

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Dell EMC consoles

The central console in a systems manag ement solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central cons ole provides
a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment. The Dell EMC systems management portfolio
includes several powerful consoles, depending upon your needs, including the following:

Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials

OpenManage Essentials is the o ne-to-many management console for monitoring Dell HW infrastructure including server, storage and
networking, as well as for lifecycle management of PowerEdge servers. It support Windows, Linux, VMware, and HyperV
environments. OME provides a simple and easy interface for system administrators to maximize the uptime and health of Dell
systems. It helps to

• Monitor health status and events for PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic or MD series storage, and PowerConnect and Force 10

switches.

• Provide hardware-level control and manage ment for PowerEdge server, blade syst em, and internal storage arrays.

• Link and Launch element management interfaces, such as, iDRAC, CMC, EQL group manager etc

• Integrate with the following Dell solutions:

– Dell Repository Manager : Builds customized se rver update baselines that OpenManage Essentials can use.
– OpenManage Power Center : Optimize power consumption in the servers.
– SupportAssist : Enables automatic hardware failure

notification

to be sent securely to Dell technical support for intelligent
analysis and diagnosis to optimize availability a nd reduce manual intervention. This solution is available as part of Dell
ProSupport and ProSupport Plus at no additional cost.

• Provide REST interface API support for 3rd Party Integration.

• Manage Server

Configuration

- it is a fee-based license available on Dell’s 14th generation of PowerEdge servers with iDRAC

Enterprise or iDRAC Express licenses. The key f eatures include the following:

–

Configure

a server or chassis using a template and deploying an operating system on the PowerEdge bare metal servers.

– During a server operation, automatically detect and notify any server or chassis drift from a

customer-defined

baseline

configuration.

– Boot a system from a network-mounted ISO using iDRAC.
– Replicate of FN-IOM and M-IOA

configurations

within M1000e chassis.

– Support VLAN Management for FN-IOM and M-IOA.

• For more information, see delltechcenter.com/OME

OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Mobile(OMM) is a software application that enables easy, convenient, and secure monitoring and management of
PowerEdge servers remotely, or at-the-server. With OpenManage Mobile, IT Administrators can securely perform several data center
monitoring and remediation tasks using an A ndroid or iOS mobile device. The OpenManage Mobile app is available as a free softwa re
download from the Apple Store and the Google Play Store.

OMM can also monitor and manage PowerEdge servers through a OpenManage Essentials console or by directly accessing the
server’s iDRAC.

The OpenManage Essentials console can be accessed through OpenManage Mobile over a secure IP network. This allows you to
monitor all devices managed by Ope nManage Essentials such as Dell EMC servers, storage, networking,

firewall,

and supported third

party devices.

If you are remote, you can access iDRAC over a secure IP network. If you are at-the-server, an iDRAC can be accessed directly by
tapping an NFC-enabled android mobile device on a PowerEdge “Quick Sync” bezel to perform several basic bare-metal

configuration

tasks such as assigning an IP address, and changing server credentials or the boot order.

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Key Features of OpenManage Mobile (When connected through OpenManage Essentials console):

• Connect to multiple servers which have OME ins talled, from a single mobile device.

• Connect to multiple servers individually through the iDRAC interface.

• Receive critical alert

notification

on your mobile device as they arrive into your OpenMa nage Essentials management console.

• Acknowledge, forward, and delete alerts from your mobile device.

• Browse through device details,

firmware

inventory, and event logs of individual systems.

• Perform several server management functions such as power-on, power cycle, reboot, and shutdown from the mobile
application.

Key Features of OpenManage Mobile (When connected through iDRAC):

• Connect to any 14th gen, 13th gen, or 12th gen serv er remotely

• Access 14th gen rack or tower server through Quick Sync 2 module.

• A ss ig n I P a dd re s s, c ha ng e c re d en t ia ls , a nd up d at e co m mo n BI OS a tt r ib ut es fo r B a re M et al

Configuration

•

Configure

one server manually, or multiple servers simultaneously through a template.

• Browse server details, health status, hardware &

firmware

inventory, networking details, and System Event or LC logs. Share this

information easily with other IT Administrators.

• Access SupportAssist reports, Last Crash screen and video (PowerEdge 14th gen servers)

• Access Virtual Console (and reduce the need for crash carts).

• Power On, Shut down, or Reboot your server from anywhere.

• Run any RACADM command

OpenManage Power Center

OpenManage Power Center is a one-to-many application that can read power usage and thermal readings information from Dell
EMC servers, Power Distribution Units (PDU), and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS). It can aggregate this information into rack,
row, and room-level views. On servers with iDRAC Enterprise license, you can also cap or throttle the power consumption. You may
need to set power caps to reduce the power consumpti on due to external events such as brownouts or failures of data-center
cooling devices. You can also use power capping to safely increase the numbers of servers in a rack to match the power that is
provisioned for that rack.

For more information, see OpenManage Power Center User’s Guide available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and
protocols

Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools and utilities consist of the following:

Dell EMC Repository Manager:

Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) is an application that helps you to:

• Identify the updates that are relevant to the systems in your data center.

• Identify and notify when updates are available.

• Package the updates into

different

deployment format.

To automate the creat ion of baseline repositories, DRM provides advanced integr ation capabilities with iDRAC/LC, OpenManage
Essentials, Chassis Management Controller, OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and OpenManage Integration for
Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC). Also, DRM packages updates into custom catalogs that can be used for deployment.

Dell EMC Repository Manager can create the following deployment tools:

• Custom catalogs

• Lightweight deployment pack

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• Bootable Linux ISO

• Custom Server Update Utility (SUU)

For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User’s Guide availab le at Dell.com/support/manuals.

Dell Update Packages

Dell Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable supported by Microsoft Windows or Linux that updates a component on
a server and applications like OMSA, iSM, and DSET.

DUPs can be executed in GUI or in CLI mode.

For more information, see Dell EMC Update Packages User’s Guide available at www.delltechcenter.com/DSU.

Dell Remote Access Controller Administration (RACADM) CLI

The RACADM command-line utility provid es a scriptable interface to perform inventory,

configuration,

update, and health status

check of PowerEdge servers. RACAD M operates in multiple modes:•

• Local — supports running RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system.

• SSH or Telnet — known as Firmware RACADM; is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet

• Remote — supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop.

RACADM is supported by the iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller and by the Chassis Management Controller of the M1000e, VRTX and
FX2 modular systems. Local and Remote RAC ADM is supported on Windows Server, Windows clients, and on Red Hat, SuSe and
Ubuntu Linux.

For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available at Dell.com/support/
manuals.

iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Embedded Management APIs

iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller provides a rang e of standards-based applications programming interfaces (APIs) that enable scalable
and automated management of PowerEdge servers. Standard systems management APIs have been developed by organizations
such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). These APIs are
widely used by commercial systems management products and by custom programs and scripts developed by IT

staff

to automate

management functions such as discovery, inventory, health status checking,

configuration,

update, and power management. The

APIs supported by iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller include:

• Redfish

- In 2015, the DMTF Scalable Platforms Management Forum published

Redfish,

an open industry-standard

specification

and schema designed to meet the needs of IT administrators for simple, modern, and secure management of scalable platform
hardware. Dell is a key contributor to the

Redfish

standard, acting as co-chair of the SPMF, promoting the

benefits

of

Redfish,

and working to deliver those

benefits

within industry-leading systems management solutions.

Redfish

is a next generation

management standard using a data model representation inside a hypermedia RESTf ul interface. The data model is

defined

in
terms of a standard, machine-readable schema, with the payload of the messages expressed in JSON and the OData v4
protocol.

• WSMan -The Web Services For Management (WSMan) API,

first

published by the DMTF in 2008, is the most mature and robust
API provided by iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller. WSMan uses a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) with data modeled using
the Common Information Model. WSM an provides interoperability between management applications and managed resources,
and

identifies

a core set of web service

specifications

and usage requirements that expose a common set of operations central to

all systems management.

• IPMI - The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a message-based, hardware-level interface

specification

that can
operate over both LAN and serial interfaces. IPMI is supported broadly by server vendors, systems management solutions, and
open source software.

• SNMP - The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) helps in standardizing the management of network devices.
SNMP allows commercial management consoles created for monitoring network switches and routers to also monitor X86
severs. SNMP is primarily used to deliver event messages to alert administrators of problems on their systems but can also be
used to discover, inventory and

configure

servers.

To assist automating syst em management tasks and simplify API integration, Dell provides PowerSh ell and Python libraries and script
examples utilizing the WSMan interface. The iDRAC with LC pages of Dell Techcenter

offer

a library of technical white papers

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detailing the use of the embedded manage ment APIs. For more information, see delltechcenter.com/iDRAC and
delltechcenter.com/LC.

Integration with third-party consoles

Dell EMC OpenManage provides integration with several leading third-party consoles, including:

OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center

The combination of Dell OpenManage Integration Suite and Microsoft System Center

simplifies

and enhances deployment,

configuration,

monitoring and updating of Dell s ervers and storage in physical and virtual environments. Our agent-free and a gent-

based plug-ins deliver a unique leve l of integration and

efficiency

when managing Dell hardware within a System Center environ ment.

The OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center includes: Dell Server and Storage Management Packs for System
Center Operations Manager (SCOM); Dell Server Deployment Packs and Update Catalogs for System Center

Configuration

Manager (SCCM); and tools for optimizing management of Dell PowerEdge servers in virtual environments using System Center
Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter allows you to monitor, provision, and manage PowerEdge server hardware and

firmware.

You can perform these tasks through a dedicated Dell menu that can be accessed directly through the VMware vCenter
console. OMIVV also allows granular control and reporting for the hardware environment using the same role-based access control
model as vCenter. The OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager is available with OMIVV v4.0 onwards.
This helps in checking hardware health and alerting into vRealize operations, which also includes dashboard and reporting on the
server environment.

You can manage and monitor Dell hardware within the virtualized environment

• Alerting and monitoring environment for servers and chassis

• Monitoring and reporting for servers and chass is

• Updating

firmware

on servers

• Deploying enhanced options

For more information, see delltechcenter.com/omivv

NOTE: The Dell EMC Repository Manager integrates with OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. The Dell EMC
Repository Manager provides advanced functionality,

simplifies

the discovery, and deployment of new updates.

BMC Software

Dell EMC and BMC Software work together to simplify IT by ensuring tight integration between Dell EMC server, storage, and
network management functionality and the BMC Software process and data center automation products.

OpenManage connections with third-party consoles

Dell EMC OpenManage Connections gives you an easy path to adding support for third-party devices, so you can continue to use
your existing management tools whil e easily adding Dell EMC server systems to your existing IT env ironment. Integrate new systems
at your own pace. Manage new Dell EMC servers and storage with your legacy management tools, while extending the useful life of
your existing resources. With Open Manage Connections you can add monitoring and troubleshooting of Dell EMC assets to your IT
infrastructure.

• OpenManage Connection for Nagios Core and Nagios XI

• OpenManage Connection for HPE Operations Manager i (OMi)

For more information on these OpenManage Connections, visit Dell.com/openmanage.

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Appendix A. Additional

specifications

Power supply

specifications

Energy Smart power supplies have int elligent features, such as the ability to dynamically optimize

efficiency

while maintaining

availability and redundancy. Also featured a re enhanced power consumption reductio n technologies such as

high-efficiency

power
conversion and advanced thermal manageme nt techniques, and embedded management features incl uding high accuracy power
monitoring.

The following power supply unit options are available for the T640:

• 495 W

• 750 W, 750 W Titanium, 750 W HVDC

•

1100 W, 1100 W DC

•

1600 W

• 2000 W

• 2400 W

The T640 support up to 2 AC or DC power supplies with redundancy, auto sensing, and auto switching capability.

Table 16. Power

efficiency

levels

mm

Form

Output

factor

Class 10%

20%

50%

100%

Redund 495 W AC

Platinum

82% 90% 94% 91%

ant 86

750 W AC

Titanum

90% 94% 96% 91%

750 W AC

Platinum

82% 90% 94% 91%

750 W HVDC

Platinum

82% 90% 94% 91%

1100 W AC

Platinum

89% 93% 94.5% 92%

1100 W DC

Gold

80% 88% 91% 88%

1600 W AC

Platinum

87% 90% 94% 91%

2000 W AC

Platinum

89% 93% 94% 91%

2400 W AC

Platinum

89% 93% 94% 92%

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Chassis dimensions

Figure 4. Chassis base and top cover/foot height

• A: 430.48 mm-chassis base height

• B: 443.48 mm-top cover/foot height

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Figure 5. Left slam latch handle outer surface to right slam handle outer surface height

•

C: 481.8288 mm

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Figure 6. Chassis base width and foot to foot width

• D: 217.92 mm-chassis base width

• E: 302.5365 mm-foot to foot width

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Figure 7. Bezel to rear wall/Bezel to rear power supply handle/Bezel to rear fan depth

• A: 673.60 m m-be zel to rear wa ll

• B: 702.358 mm-bezel to rear power supply handle

• C : 7 1 9 . 7 5 8 m m - b e z e l t o r e a r f a n

Environmental

specifications

Sell the PowerEdge T640 Owner's Manual on Dell.com/support/manuals for detailed environmental

specifications.

Video

specifications

Table 17. Video modes

Resolution

Refresh rate

Rear panel

Front panel

1024x768

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1280x800

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1280x1024

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1360x768

60 Hz

Yes Yes

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Resolution

Refresh rate

Rear panel

Front panel

1440x900

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1600x900

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1600x1200

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1680x1050

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1920x1080

60 Hz

Yes Yes

1920x1200

60 Hz

Yes Yes

USB peripherals

The following list the available USB ports on the PowerEdge T640:

• Front ports:

– 1xUSB 2.0
– 1xUSB 3.0

• Rear ports:

– 2xUSB 2.0
– 4xUSB 3.0

The T640 supports the peripherals below:

• DVD-ROM-bootable, requires 2 USB ports

• USB key-bootable

• Keyboard-only one USB keyboard is supported

• Mouse-only one USB mouse is supported

• Floppy-bootable

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Appendix B. Standards compliance

Table 18. Industry standard documents

Standard

URL for information and

specifications

ACPI Advance

Configuration

and Power Interface

Specification,

v2.0c

acpi.info

Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005

standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html

HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows
Server

microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/
serverdg.mspx

IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface, v2.0

intel.com/design/servers/ipmi

DDR4 Memory DDR4 SDRAM

Specification

jedec.org/standards-documents/docs/jesd79-4.pdf

PCI Express PCI Express Base

Specification

Rev. 2.0 and 3.0

pcisig.com/specifications/pciexpress

PMBus Power System Management Protocol

Specification,

v1.2 pmbus.info/specs.html

SAS Serial Attached SCSI, v1.1

t10.org

SATA Serial ATA Rev. 2.6; SATA II, SATA 1.0a Extensions, Rev. 1.2 sata-io.org

SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference

Specification,

v2.7

dmtf.org/standards/smbios

TPM Trusted Platform Mo dule

Specification,

v1.2 and v2.0

trustedcomputinggroup.org

UEFI

Unified

Extensible Firmware Interface

Specification,

v2.1

uefi.org/specifications

USB

Universal Serial Bus

Specification,

Rev. 2.0

usb.org/developers/docs

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Appendix C Additional resources

Table 19. Additional resources

Owner’s Manual

This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following

information:

• Chassis features

• System Setup program

• System messages

• System codes and indicators

• System BIOS

• Remove and replace procedures

• Troubleshooting

• Diagnostics

• Jumpers and connectors

Dell.com/Support/Manuals

Getting Started Guide

This guide ships with the system, and is also available in PDF
format. This guide provides the following information:

• Initial setup steps

• Key system features

• Technical

specifications

Dell.com/Support/Manuals

Rack Installation Instructions This document ships with the rack kits, and provides

instructions for installing a server in a rack.

Information Update This document ships with the system, is als o available in PDF

format online, and provides information on system updates.

System Information Label

The system information label documents the system board
layout and system jumper settings. Text is minimized due to
space limitations and translation considerations. The label size
is standardized across platforms.

Quick Resource Locator (QRL)

This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone
application to access additional information and resources for
the server, including videos, reference materials, service tag
information, and Dell contact information.

Dell.com/Support/Manuals

Dell.com/Support/Manuals

Inside the system chassis cover

Inside the system chassis cover

Energy Smart Solution Advis or
(ESSA)

The Dell online ESSA enables easier and more meaningful
estimates to help you determine the most

efficient

configuration

possible. Use ESSA to calculate the power
consumption of your hardware, power infrastructure, and
storage.

Dell.com/calc

Resource Description of contents Location

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Appendix D. Support and deployment services

ProDeploy Enterprise Suite

ProDeploy Enterprise Suite gets your server out of the box and into optimized production - fast. Our elite deployme nt engineers with
broad and deep experience utilizing bes t-in-class processes along with our established global scale can help you around the clock
and around the globe. From simple to the most complex server installations and software integration, we take the guess work and
risk out of deploying your new server technology. Who's better suited to implement the latest Dell EMC servers than the Dell EMC
elite deployment engineers who do it every day?

Figure 8. ProDeploy Enterprise Suite capabilities

ProDeploy Plus

From beginning to end, ProDeploy Plus provides the skill and scale needed to successfully execute demanding deployments in today's
complex IT environments.

Certified

Dell EMC experts start with extensive environmental assessments and detailed migration

planning and recommendations. Post-deployment

configuration

assistance, testing, and product orientation help you rest easy

knowing your systems have been deployed and integrated by the best.

ProDeploy

ProDeploy provides full service installation and

configuration

of both server hardware and system software by

certified

deployment
engineers. To prepare for the deployment, we conduct a site readiness review and implementation planning. System testing,
validation and full project documentation wit h knowledge transfer complete the process. We focus on getting you up and running so
you can focus on your business and p repare for whatever comes next.

Basic Development

Basic Deployment delivers worry-free prof essional installation of your servers by experienced technicians who k now Dell EMC
servers inside and out.

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ProSupport Enterprise Suite

With Dell EMC ProSupport Services, we can help you keep your operation running smoothly, so you can focus on running your
business. We will help you maintain peak performance and availability of your most essential workloads. Dell EMC ProSupport is a
suite of support services that enable you to build the solution that is right for your organization. Choose support models based on
how you use technology and where you want to allocate resources. From the desktop to the data center, address everyday IT
challenges, such as unplanned downtime, mission-critical needs, data and asset protection, support planning, resource allocation,
software application management and more. Optimize your IT resources by choosing the right support model.

Figure 9. ProSupport Enterprise Suite

ProSupport Plus

When you purchase your PowerEdge server, we recommend ProSupport Plus, our proactive and preventative support for your
business-critical systems. ProSupport Plus provides you with all the

benefits

of ProSupport, plus the following:

• A designated Technology Service Manager who knows your business and your environment

• Access to senior ProSupport engineers for faster issue resolution

• Personalized, preventive recommendations based on analysis of support trends and best practices from across the Dell EMC

customer base to reduce support issues and improve performance

• Predictive analysis for issue prevention and optimization enabled by SupportAssist and Secure Remote Services

• Proactive monitoring, issue detection,

notification

and automated case creation for accelerated issue resolution enabled by

SupportAssist and Secure Remote Services

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ProSupport

Our ProSupport service

offers

highly trained experts around the clock and around the globe to address your IT needs. We will help

you minimize disruptions and maximize availability of your PowerEdge server workloads with:

• 24x7x365 access to

certified

hardware and software experts

• Collaborative 3rd party support

• Hypervisor and Operating Environment Software and OS support

• Consistent level of support available for Dell EMC hardware, software and solutions

• Onsite parts and labor response options including next business day or four-hour mission critical

ProSupport One for Data Center

ProSupport One for Data Center

offers flexible

site-wide support for large and distributed data centers with more than 1,000 assets.

This

offering

is built on standard ProSupport components that leverage our global scale but are tailored to your company's needs.

While not for everyone, it

offers

a truly unique solution for Dell EMC's largest customers with the most complex environments.

• Team of designated Technology Services Managers with remote, on-site options

• Designated ProSupport One technical and

field

engineers who are trained on your environment and

configurations

• On-demand reporting and analytics-based recommendations

• Flexible on-site support and parts options that

fit

your operational model

• A tailored support plan and training for yo ur operations

staff

Figure 10. ProSupport One for Data Center model

Support Technologies

Powering your support experience with predictive, data-driven technologies.

SupportAssist

The best time to solve a problem is before it happens. The automated proactive and predictive technology SupportAssist* helps
reduce your steps and time to resolution, o ften detecting issues before they become a crisis.

Benefits

include:

• Value - SupportAssist is available to all customer at no additional charge.

• Improve productivity - replace manual,

high-effort

routines with automated support.

• Accelerate time to resolution - receive issue alerts, auto matic case creation and proactive contact from Dell experts.

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• Gain insight and control - optimize enterprise devices with on-demand ProSupport Plus reporting in TechDirect and get

predictive issue detection before the problem starts

SupportAssist is included with all support plans but features vary based on service level agreement.

Figure 11. SupportAssist model

Get started at Dell.com/SupportAssist

TechDirect

Boost your IT team's productivity when supporting Dell EMC systems. With over 1.4 million self-dispatches processed each year,
TechDirect has proven its

effectiveness

as a support tool. You can:

• Self-dispatch replacement parts

• Request technical support

• Integrate APIs into your help desk

Or, access all your Dell EMC

certification

and authorization needs. Train your

staff

on Dell EMC products as TechDirect allows you to:

• Download study guides

• Schedule

certification

and authorization exams

• View transcripts of completed courses and exams

Register at TechDirect.com

Additional professional services

Dell Education Services

Dell Education Services

offers

the PowerEdge server training courses designed to help you achieve more with your hardware
investment. The curriculum is designed in conjunction with the server development team, as well as Dell’s technical support team, to
ensure that the training delivers the information and practical, hands-on skills you and your team need to

confidently

manage and

maintain your Dell server solution. To learn more or register for a class today, visit LearnDell.com/Server.

Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services

Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services use skilled solution architects, innovative tools, automated analysis and Dell’s
intellectual property to give you rapid insight into the root causes of unnecessary complexity. We seek better answers than traditional
service models, and our strategy is t o help you quickly identify high-impact, short-duration projects t hat deliver return on investment
(ROI) and free up resources. The results are practical, action-oriented plans with

specific,

predictable, measurable outcomes. From

data center optimization to server virtualization to systems management, our consulting services can help you build a mo re

efficient

enterprise.

Dell managed services

Dell Managed Services are a modular set of lifecycle services designed to help you automate and centrally

configure,

deploy, and

manage your day-to-day data center operatio ns. These services extend your existing on-premise IT infrastructure with

off-premise

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cloud services designed to better address challenges with mobility, highly distributed organizations, security, compliance, business
continuity, and disaster preparedness.