PowerEdge R640 Rack Server

Ideal balance of density and scalability

Get scalable computing and storage in a 1U, 2-socket platform with an ideal mix of performance, cost and density for most data centers.

Processor

Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 28 cores per processor

Dimensions & Weight

Height
42.8mm (1.69”)

Width
482.0mm (18.98″)

Depth
808.5mm (31.8″)

Weight
21.9kg (48.3 lbs.)

Memory*

DIMM Speed
Up to 2933MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM
NVDIMM

Memory Module Slots
24 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 NVDIMM only)
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 1.53TB
LRDIMM 3TB
NVDIMM 192GB

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

Tools
Dell EMC RACADM CLI
Dell EMC Repository Manager
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs
iDRAC Service Module
IPMI Tool
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® Ansible® Modules
VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI

Regulatory

Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment

Storage Controllers

Internal controllers:
PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330

Software RAID:
S140

External HBAs (non-RAID):
12Gbps SAS HBA

External PERC (RAID):
H840

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem:
HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB or 240GB

Accelerators

Up to one single-width FPGA
Up to one single-width GPU

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 10 x 2.5” with up to 8 NVMe, SAS/SATA/SSD/NVMe, max 76.8TB
Up to 10 NVMe drives max 64TB
Up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA, max 56TB

Rear Bays
Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/SSD/NVMe, max 15.36TB

Supported Operating Systems

Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
Citrix® Hypervisor
Microsoft® Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V
Oracle® Linux
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

Security

Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional

Power Supplies

495W Platinum
750W Platinum
750W 240HVDC Platinum*
1100W 48VDC*
1100W Platinum
1100W 380HVDC Platinum*
1600W Platinum
750W Titanium
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option
Up to 8 hot plugs fans with full redundancy
*Available in China and Japan only

Slots

PCIe
3 x Gen3 slots all x16

Video Card
1 x VGA

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

1U Rack Server

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks).

Recommended Support

Choose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region.

Uncompromising performance and density for data center productivity and scale

The PowerEdge R640 is the ideal dual-socket platform for dense scale-out data center computing and storage. Benefit from the flexibilty of 2.5” or 3.5” drives, the performance of NVMe and embedded intelligence to ensure optimized application performance in a secure platform. With embedded diagnostics and SupportAssist, the R640 delivers maximum uptime in a worry-free environment.

Ideal workloads:

  • Dense software-defined storage
  • Service providers: application tier
  • Dense private cloud
  • Virtualization
  • HPC

Drive transformation with the Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio

Data center evolution starts with modern platforms that easily scale and are optimized for application performance. The PowerEdge R640 is built upon a scalable system architecture and provides the choice and flexibility to easily meet performance demands.

  • Simplify deployment and easily scale from 3 to 1000+ nodes for software-defined storage with Dell EMC Ready Node for ScaleIO.
  • Maximize storage performance with up to 8 NVMe drives.
  • Scale compute resources with 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements.

Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Dell EMC automation and intelligent management mean you spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on bigger priorities.

  • Help maximize uptime and reduce the IT effort to resolve issues by up to 72%*with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.
  • Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
  • Improve productivity with agent-free Dell EMC iDRAC9 for automated, efficient management.
  • Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to fully configure and prep servers in rapid, scalable fashion.

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection

Dell EMC provides a comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server to protect your data.

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

Dell EMC offers complete end-to-end services

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