Description

PowerEdge MX740c Kenya

PowerEdge MX740c Kenya Compute Sled: High-Performance and Modular Server for Modern Data Centers

The PowerEdge MX740c Kenya Compute Sled is a feature-rich, highly efficient modular server designed to meet the demands of today’s modern data centers. Ideal for virtualization, software-defined storage, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), and big data applications, this flexible two-socket, single-width sled server offers unparalleled performance and scalability.

Efficient and Configurable Computing Power

Built for the PowerEdge MX kinetic infrastructure ecosystem, the PowerEdge MX740c Kenya provides powerful, dense two-socket compute capabilities. It is equipped with up to two 28-core 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, offering an optimal blend of performance and energy efficiency. The sled supports up to 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, enabling substantial memory capacity, with configurations of up to 1.5TB (RDIMM) or 3TB (LRDIMM).

Massive Storage and Flexibility

The PowerEdge MX740c Kenya is designed to meet the storage needs of demanding workloads. With support for up to six 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) or Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs, this server provides high-performance, direct-attached storage. The flexibility extends to Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory (PMem), offering up to 6.1TB of capacity, with a total of 7.68TB per server. Additionally, users can choose from M.2 Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) or an Internal Dual microSD Module (IDSDM) for streamlined OS and data storage management.

Intelligent Automation for Accelerated Operations

As part of the PowerEdge ecosystem, the MX740c benefits from integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 9, providing agent-free systems management. The Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition (OME-Modular) enables seamless in-system management, enhancing operational efficiency. With features like a unified web/RESTful API interface, administrators can easily deploy, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot the entire PowerEdge MX environment, including compute, storage, and networking elements.

With the enhanced iDRAC9 processor, system management performance is up to four times faster than the previous generation, further streamlining administrative tasks and improving server lifecycle management.

Robust Security for Critical IT Operations

The PowerEdge MX740c Kenya ensures the protection of sensitive data and operations through a Cyber-Resilient Architecture. By leveraging an immutable silicon-based chain of trust and comprehensive management tools, it provides multiple layers of security across hardware and firmware. Key security features include:

Signed firmware updates with SHA-256 hashing and 2048-bit RSA encryption for all critical server components.
System Lockdown to prevent unauthorized configuration or firmware changes (requires iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter license).
System erase functionality, allowing for secure and rapid data removal from local storage and embedded flash devices with proper authentication.

Key Features and Benefits:

Dual-socket compute sled designed for virtualization, collaborative workloads, and more.
A flexible, efficient workhorse with expansive memory and storage options to support diverse workloads.
Embedded iDRAC9 for simplified lifecycle management and improved operational efficiency.

Maximize Your Data Center’s Potential

With the PowerEdge MX740c Kenya Compute Sled, organizations can confidently tackle the most demanding IT workloads while ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency. Perfectly suited for today’s dynamic computing environments, the MX740c represents the future of modular server architecture.

Features and Design

Building blocks for the modern data center

Optimized for Dell EMC’s PowerEdge MX kinetic infrastructure ecosystem, the PowerEdge MX740c Kenya server, with dense compute, large memory capacity and rich set of storage subsystem options, delivers the flexibility and agility needed in today’s software-defined data centers.

Single-width; up to eight sleds per PowerEdge MX7000 chassis.
One or two, up to 28-core 2nd Generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable processors per sled, up to 448 cores per chassis.
Up to 24 DDR4 DIMMs slots, 3TB max memory and speeds up to 2933MT/s; up to 192 DIMMS per chassis for up to 24.5TB max memory.
Supports up to 12 slots for Intel^® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM (6.1TB) with a maximum total capacity of 7.68TB per server.
Up to six 2.5″ drive bays for SAS/SATA (HDD/SDD) and NVMe PCIe SSD support plus optional M.2 boot.

Dynamically provision to maximize workload performance and drive efficient infrastructure

Disaggregate and granularly reassign resources with the PowerEdge MX architecture to maximize utilization and minimize overprovisioning and stranded infrastructure. PowerEdge MX740c Kenya fully configurable, no compromise compute provides impressive performance in compact customizable configurations for workload optimization.

Scale compute resources with second-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements.
Flexible memory configurations from capacities of 8GB to 3TB; RDIMMs and LRDIMMs for reduced memory loading and greater density.
High performance Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD delivers exceptional endurance in demanding enterprise environments.

Intelligently automate to accelerate operations and effectiveness

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

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

Future-proof infrastructure to avoid technology and architectural disruption

Designed to support future generations of compute sleds regardless of processor/chipset architecture and I/O needs, the PowerEdge MX responsive design helps eliminate the uncertainty of planning for emerging workload and data center needs. Industry leading thermal architecture, unique no mid plane design, forward thinking mechanical design and control algorithms for dense configurations allows for emerging technologies to easily integrate with existing infrastructure.

Multi-generational assurance for at least three sever processor microarchitecture generations.
More effective cooling and more disruptive fabric upgrades with the no mid plane design – direct compute to I/O connections.
Simplified storage capacity, up to 118 2.5” direct-attached SAS hot-serviceable drives in a single MX7000 chassis when paired with PowerEdge MX5016s storage sled.

Technical Specifications:

Processor

- Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, with up to 28 cores per processor
- TDP: 70-205W

Operating System

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

Chipset

- Intel® C628 Chipset with optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology

Memory

- DIMM Speed: Up to 2933 MT/s
- Memory Type: RDIMM, LRDIMM, NVDIMM-N
- Memory Module Slots: 24 DDR4 DIMM slots
  - 12 slots enabled for NVDIMM-N
  - 12 slots enabled for Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM
- Maximum RAM:
  - RDIMM: 1.5TB
  - LRDIMM: 3TB
  - NVDIMM-N: 192GB
  - Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM: 6.1TB (total capacity of 7.68TB per server)

Storage

- Front Bays: Up to 6 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) or NVMe PCIe SSD
- Storage Controllers:
  - Internal controllers: PERC HBA330, H730P, H745P, HBA330 mini-mezz
  - Software RAID: S140
  - Internal Boot: Choice HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs or Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

Security

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

Management

- Embedded / At-the-Chassis: OpenManage Enterprise – Modular Edition, Quick Sync 2 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)/wireless module
- Embedded / At-the-Server – Compute Sled: iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
- Consoles: OpenManage Enterprise, OpenManage Essentials, OpenManage Power Center
- Mobility: OpenManage Mobile (requires OM Enterprise or OM Essentials)
- Tools: Dell Repository Manager, Dell System Update, Dell Server Update Utility, Dell Update Catalogs, iDRAC Service Module, OpenManage Server Administrator, OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integration

- BMC® Truesight
- Microsoft® System Center
- RedHat® Ansible®
- VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections

- IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
- IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
- Micro Focus® Operations Manager i (OMi)
- Nagios® Core
- Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

- Up to 6 x 3000W; PSU and grid redundancy support (MX7000 chassis)
- 5 rear- and 4 front-accessible hot-swap fans with full redundancy (MX7000 chassis)

Ports

- Network Options:
  - Up to 2 pair redundant general-purpose switch or pass-through module bays (Fabrics A and B)
  - Redundant pair of storage-specific switch bays (Fabric C)
  - Up to 25GbE, 32Gbps Fibre Channel, 12Gbps SAS
- Front Ports: 1 x USB 3.0
- Rear Ports:
  - 1 x USB 2.0 management port to iDRAC
  - 1 x USB 3.0 + USB 2.0 for IDSDM
- Internal Ports: 1 x USB 3.0
- Slots:
  - 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots (Fabric A and B)
  - 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 mini-mezzanine slot (Fabric C)
- Video Card: Integrated VGA controller in iDRAC, VGA over LAN