Description

PowerEdge M640 Kenya

PowerEdge M640 Kenya: Flexible and Efficient Modular Server

The PowerEdge M640 Kenya is a high-performance, density-optimized, half-height modular blade server designed to meet the demands of today’s dynamic business environment. Built for scalability and efficiency, it is the perfect solution for High Performance Computing (HPC), Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS), and private cloud applications. Whether you’re managing virtualization or handling edge workloads, this server can effortlessly adapt to your needs.

Deliver Scalability and High Density

As businesses grow, so do their data needs. The PowerEdge M640 Kenya is designed to provide the scalability and density that modern data centers require. With support for up to 16 Intel® 2nd generation Xeon® Scalable dual-socket compute nodes in a single chassis, the M640 offers an ideal platform for scaling out your infrastructure. Its modular architecture delivers flexibility while maintaining high-density performance, allowing businesses to efficiently scale as they expand.

This server is especially well-suited for environments requiring intensive workloads, including HPC, XaaS, and private cloud applications. The M640 excels in data centers that need to support large, multi-server clusters and highly scalable environments, delivering exceptional performance without compromising on space or efficiency.

Powerful 2-Socket Modular Architecture

The M640 leverages a powerful 2-socket modular architecture to enhance scale-out performance. Designed for flexibility, it is housed in the Dell EMC blade server chassis, offering a solution that balances power, performance, and space. The server’s architecture is engineered to support the demanding needs of modern business workloads, from compute-intensive applications to complex, high-density environments.

Innovative Management with Intelligent Automation

Managing and maintaining a server fleet has never been easier with the OpenManage portfolio, which brings intelligent, automated management to PowerEdge servers. Routine tasks are simplified, enabling IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than daily maintenance.

• Use the Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller (CMC) to manage your servers collectively or individually, integrated directly into PowerEdge VRTX and M1000e systems.
• OpenManage Enterprise allows for seamless management and monitoring of both Dell EMC and third-party hardware, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency.
• For on-the-go monitoring, the OpenManage Mobile app keeps you connected to hardware alerts and actions, offering flexibility and control from anywhere at any time.

Cyber-Resilient and Secure

Security is paramount, and Dell EMC’s PowerEdge M640 Kenya is designed with a cyber-resilient architecture that integrates security at every phase of the server’s lifecycle. From its initial design to end-of-life decommissioning, every component of the M640 is crafted with security in mind, providing businesses with peace of mind that their data is protected.

• Trust in a secure supply chain that ensures your server is protected from factory to deployment.
• Protect sensitive data with cryptographically signed firmware and Secure Boot to prevent unauthorized changes.
• Server Lockdown helps guard against malicious modifications, ensuring your system remains uncompromised.
• Easily wipe all data from storage media, including hard drives, SSDs, and system memory, with System Erase to ensure data privacy and security.

The PowerEdge M640 Kenya is the perfect blend of high performance, scalability, and security. It is an ideal solution for businesses requiring flexibility and efficiency across demanding applications, from HPC and XaaS to private cloud environments. With robust management capabilities and integrated security features, the M640 ensures that your infrastructure is future-ready, protected, and optimized for success.

Key Features:

• High-performance, density-optimized modular server
• Scalable to meet dynamic business needs
• Ideal for HPC, XaaS, and private cloud applications
• Secure architecture for enhanced protection and data privacy

Features and Design

High-performance modular compute with industry-leading density

Effectively meet dynamic business needs with the PowerEdge M640 Kenya. This modular blade server is designed to scale out and enable increased performance – all inside a PowerEdge VRTX chassis. Get up to 16 2nd generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable processor dual-socket compute nodes in a single chassis. The M640 is an outstanding match for data center workloads that benefit from high density and power efficiency, and for multi-server and clustered architectures.

Optimized for:

• High-performance computing (HPC)
• Anything as a service (Xaas)
• Virtualization
• Private cloud/On-premises

Speed IT transformation with the PowerEdge portfolio

Take the next step to modernize your data center with this modular compute platform. The PowerEdge M640 Kenya is a modular blade server built on a scalable business architecture that offers you choice and flexibility to meet performance demands easily.

• Scale compute resources with Intel^® 2nd Generation Xeon^® Scalable processors.
• Gain exceptional flexibility with a universal backplane and a choice of 2 x M.2 (BOSS) or dual SD cards.
• Maximize storage with 16 DDR4 DIMM slots and support up to 1024GB maximum memory.

Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Dell EMC OpenManage intelligent automation enables you to spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on business-critical 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 management.
• Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to configure and prep servers rapidly and scalably.

Fortify your servers with integrated security

A comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server helps 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 signed updates to run.

Technical Specifications:

Processor

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

Operating System

• Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
• Citrix® Hypervisor®
• Microsoft® Windows Server®
• Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware® ESXi®
• VMware® vSphere®

Memory

• DIMM Speed: Up to 2933MT/s
• Memory Type:
  • DIMM
  • RDIMM
  • LRDIMM
• Memory Module Slots: 16 DIMM slots (6 channels with 2 DPC / 1DPC / 1DPC)
• Maximum RAM:
  • DIMM 1TB
  • RDIMM 1TB
  • LRDIMM 2TB

Storage

• Front Bays: Up to 2 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 12.8TB
• Storage Controllers:
  • Internal controllers: PERC9 H330, H730p, H740p, H840
  • Internal Dual SD Module (optional)
• Software RAID: S140
• Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB

Security

• Cryptographically signed firmware
• Secure Boot
• Secure Erase
• System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)

Management

• Embedded / At-the-Server:
  • Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
  • iDRAC9
  • iDRAC Direct
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
• Consoles:
  • OpenManage Enterprise
  • OpenManage Power Center
• Mobility: OpenManage Mobile
• Tools:
  • Dell EMC Repository Manager
  • Dell EMC System Update
  • Dell EMC Server Update Utility
  • Dell EMC Update Catalogs
  • OpenManage Server Administrator
  • OpenManage Storage Services
  • iDRAC Service Module
• OpenManage Integrations:
  • BMC Truesight
  • Microsoft® System Center
  • VMware® vCenter
• OpenManage Connections:
  • Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
  • Nagios® Core & Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

• M640 (VRTX chassis):
  • 1100W Platinum
  • 1600W Platinum
• 4 Hot plug fans with N+1 redundancy
• See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification

Ports

• Network Options:
  • 2 x 10GE + 4 x 1GE
  • 4 x 10GE
• Front Ports:
  • 1 x Power button
  • 1 x System ID / Status LED
  • 1 x USB 2.0 MicroAB port with iDRAC management function
  • 1 x USB 3.0 port

Slots

• PCIe:
  • See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification
  • 8 x Gen3 low-profile cards for VRTX
  • 5 x Low profile, half-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX
  • 3 x Standard height, full-length x8 PCIe Gen2 cards for VRTX

Video Card

• 1 x VGA controller integrated with iDRAC

Chassis

• See PowerEdge VRTX chassis specification

Form Factor

• 2-socket Modular Blade Server

Dimensions & Weight

• Height: 198mm (7.79″)
• Width: 50mm (1.98″)
• Depth: 565mm (22.24″)
• Weight: 6.4 kg (14.11 lbs.)