NOTE:
When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD
panel and in the System Event Log.
Expanded operating temperature restrictions
● Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C.
● The operating temperature specified is for a maximum altitude of 3050 m (10,000 ft).
● 150 W/8 C, 165 W/12 C and higher wattage processor(TDP>165 W) are not supported.
● Redundant power supply unit is required.
● Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported.
● PCIe SSD is not supported.
● 3DX Point DIMMs and NVDIMMs-N are not supported.
● Rear installed drives are not supported
● Tape backup unit is not supported.
Thermal restrictions
The following table lists the configurations required for efficient cooling.
Table 29. Thermal restrictions configuration
Configuration
Number of
processor
s
XC640 Series (2.5
1
inch hard drives x 10)
XC640 Series
1
(3.5 inch hard drives
x 4)
2
NOTE:
*165 W and 150 W frequency optimized includes Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and 6144 processors.
Heatsink
Processor/
DIMM blank
Two 1U 2-pipe
Not required
heat sink for
CPU=200/205 W
and 150 W/165 W
FO*
One 1U standard
No
heat sink for CPU
≤ 165 W
One 1U 2-pipe
heat sink for
CPU=150 W/165
W FO*
One 1U 2-pipe
heat sink for
CPU=200/205 W
Two 1U standard
heat sink for CPU
≤ 165 W
Two 1U 2-pipe
Yes
heat sink for
CPU=150 W/165
W
Two 1U 2-pipe
No
heat sink for
CPU=200/205 W
DIMM blanks
Maximum
number of
DIMM blanks
Required
22 blanks
Required for
11 blanks
processor 1
Required
22 blanks
Technical specifications
Fan
Eight high
performance fans
Five standard
fans
Eight high
performance fans
Eight standard
fans
Eight high
performance fans
25