Description

The Dell PowerEdge M640 is a high-density, half-height blade server designed for exceptional performance and scalability in a compact form factor. It is optimized for use within the Dell PowerEdge M1000e modular server enclosure, offering a powerful and efficient solution for various data center workloads. The M640 is particularly well-suited for applications that benefit from high density and power efficiency, such as virtualization, high-performance computing (HPC), and cloud computing.

Key Details

• Form Factor: Half-height blade server
• Enclosure Support: Dell PowerEdge M1000e
• Processor: Up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors
• Memory: Up to 2TB DDR4 ECC registered memory
• Storage: Up to 2 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
• Networking: Various Network Daughter Card (NDC) options
• Management: iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller

Specifications:

• Processors:
  • Up to two (2) 1st or 2nd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Up to 28 cores per processor, for a total of 56 cores & 112 threads per server.
• Memory:
  • 16 DDR4 DIMM slots for up to 2TB of RDIMM or LRDIMM operating at up to 2933MT/s
• Storage:
  • Controllers: Software RAID S140, PERC H330, PERC H730P with 2GB of NV-cache
  • Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)
  • Optional Boot Optimized Storage System (BOSS) for 2x M.2 SATA SSDs
  • Backplane options:
    • 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA
    • 2 x 2.5″ NVME direct
• Power & cooling: The M640 is powered and cooled by the M1000E or VRTX enclosure
• Dimensions:
  • D: 544.32 mm x W: 50.35 mm x H: 197.9 mm
  • D: 21.43 in x W: 1.98 in x H: 7.79 in (Handle push in)
• Front I/O:
  • Power button
  • System ID / Status LED
  • 1 USB 2.0 MicroAB port with iDRAC management function
  • 1 USB 3.0 port
• Expansion:
  • PCIe Gen3 bus
  • Mezzanine cards are used to connected to fabric B & C of the chassis primarily used for networking.
  • For the VRTX version, PCIe expanders are used to connect to the PCIe slots of the VRTX chassis.
• Network:
  • Mezzanine card options for 2x 10Gb, 4x 1Gb, 8Gb Fibre Channel, 16Gb Fibre Channel & Infiniband.
    The card must match the fabric type of the I/O module installed in that fabric slot (Ethernet/FC/IB)
  • bNDC daughter card options for 4×1 GbE, 2×10 GbE, 4×10 GbE
• Management:
  • iDRAC9 express or enterprise
  • Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on M1000e or VRTX