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Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa
The 4S, 4U PowerEdge R940xa accelerates applications to deliver
real-time decisions. The R940xa combines four CPUs with four
GPUs in a powerful 1:1 ratio to drive database acceleration. With up
to 6TB of memory and four-socket performance, the R940xa
delivers consistent and fast response times.

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  • Page 1 Technical Guide Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa The 4S, 4U PowerEdge R940xa accelerates applications to deliver real-time decisions. The R940xa combines four CPUs with four GPUs in a powerful 1:1 ratio to drive database acceleration. With up to 6TB of memory and four-socket performance, the R940xa...
  • Page 2 © 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2018 - 05 Rev. A01...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 System overview......................6 ..................................6 Introduction ................................6 New technologies 2 System features......................8 ................................8 Product comparison ..................................9 Specifications 3 Chassis views and features.....................11 ..............................11 Front view of the system ................................11 Control panels ................................... 12 LCD panel ..............................
  • Page 4 ..............................43 Agent-free management ............................... 43 Agent-based management ................................43 Dell EMC consoles ..............45 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols ..........................46 Integration with third-party consoles ......................47 OpenManage connections with third-party consoles 12 Appendix A. Additional specifications................48 ................................48 System dimensions ............................
  • Page 5 ............................55 Additional professional services ..............................55 Dell Education Services ........................55 Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services ..............................55 Dell managed services...

  • Page 6: System Overview

    Introduction The Dell EMC™ PowerEdge™ R940xa is designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O, and network options. The systems features the Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family, with up to 48 DDR4 DIMMs, 12 PCI Express® PCIe Gen3 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of embedded NIC technologies.
  • Page 7 Technology Detailed description in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port and many more features. Wireless management The Quick Sync feature is an extension of NFC based low bandwidth Quick sync interface. Quick Sync 2.0 will offer feature parity with NFC interface with improved user experience. Since the introduction of iDRAC in PowerEdge Server, the server management has been improved by adding different local and remote user interfaces (Web GUI, RACADM, WSMAN, BIOS F2...

  • Page 8: System Features

    System features Product comparison The following table shows the comparison between the PowerEdge R940xa and the R930. Table 2. Comparison table Feature R940xa R930 4x Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family gold 4x Intel® Xeon® E5-5600 v3 and platinum CPU interconnect...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    4x 1GB, 4x 10GB, 2x 10GB+2x 1GB, or 2x 25GB Power Supplies AC (Platinum): • 1100W • 1600W • 2000W • 2400W • 1100W Mix Mode/HVDC (China and Japan only): • 1100W Remote Management iDRAC9 Dell EMC Systems management consoles and tools: Systems management...
  • Page 10 Feature PowerEdge R940xa • OpenManage Enterprise • OpenManage Essentials • OpenManage Mobile • OpenManage Power Center Embedded management: • iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller • iDRAC Direct iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish • Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless Integrations: • Microsoft® System Center •...

  • Page 11: Chassis Views And Features

    Chassis views and features Front view of the system Figure 1. Front view of 32 x 2.5-inch drive system Left control panel Drives (32) Right control panel Information tag Control panels The control panels allow you to manually control the inputs to the server. Left control panel view Figure 2.

  • Page 12: Lcd Panel

    The LCD panel can also be used to configure or view the system’s iDRAC IP address. For more information about error messages, see the Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 14th Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers at Dell.com/qrl.
  • Page 13 Table 4. LCD panel features Item Button or Description display Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments. Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor. Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments. During message scrolling: • Press and hold the right button to increase scrolling speed. •...

  • Page 14: Back View Of The System

    Option Description iDRAC IP Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for iDRAC9. Addresses include DNS (Primary and Secondary), Gateway, IP, and Subnet (IPv6 does not have Subnet). Displays the MAC addresses for iDRAC, iSCSI, or Network devices. Name Displays the name of the Host, Model, or User String for the system. Number Displays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system.

  • Page 15: Locating The Information Tag Of Your System

    Locating the information tag of your system You can identify your system using the unique Express Service Code and Service Tag. Pull out the information tag in front of the system to view the Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the back of the system chassis.

  • Page 16: Processor

    • Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel® AVX-512) with a single AVX512 fused multiply-add (FMA) execution units. SKUs which support Advanced RAS enable a 2nd FMA execution unit. Supported processors Table 6. Supported processors for PowerEdge R940xa Model Descript Cache...
  • Page 17 Model Descript Cache Onboard Cores Speed Steppin Intel SKU memory (GHz) type Intel Xeon Scalable Processor 27.5MB 768GB 2.4GH 150W Gold 6148 Family Intel Xeon Scalable Processor 24.75MB 768GB 3.6GH 165W Gold 6144 QS Family Intel Xeon Scalable Processor 24.75MB 768GB 3.4GH 165W...

  • Page 18: Chipset

    Processor Installation For processor installation instructions see the PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manuals. Chipset The PowerEdge R940xa systems use the Intel C610 - Intel® Platform Controller Hub (PCH) that provides extensive I/O support. Functions and capabilities include: • ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 4.0a •...
  • Page 19 • Intel Trace Hub for debug For more information, visit Intel.com...

  • Page 20: Memory

    Memory The PowerEdge R940xa support up to 48 DIMMs, with up to 6144GB of memory and speeds of up to 2666MT/s. The PowerEdge 940xa support registered (RDIMMs) and load reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs) which use a buffer to reduce memory loading and provide greater density, allowing for the maximum platform memory capacity.

  • Page 21: Memory Configuration

    The table below lists the memory configuration and performance details of the PowerEdge R940xa, based on the quantity and type of DIMMs per memory channel: Table 8. Memory configuration and performance details DIMM type DIMM ranking Capacity DIMM rated voltage, speed...
  • Page 22 Feature Description Recovery from single DRAM device failure (SDDC) Recovery from Single DRAM Device Failure (SDDC) provides error checking and correction that protects against any single memory chip failure as well as multi- bit errors from any portion of a single memory chip. Failed DIMM isolation This feature provides the ability to identify a specific failing DIMM channel pair, thereby enabling the user to replace only the...

  • Page 23: Storage

    The Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa provide scalable storage that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational demands. The Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa offers storage expansion with the middle hard drive tray and rear hard drive cage. The hard drive bay supports up to 32 2.5 inch hard drives or SSDs.

  • Page 24: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem

    • KIT,CRD,NVM,3.2,HHHL,PM1725 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem The Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) is offered as a means of booting PowerEdge systems to a full OS mode when, • Target OS is a full OS and not hypervisor that may be supported best by IDSDM •...
  • Page 25 Function or feature Supported NOTE: You must manually start the rebuild process using HII or using the Marvell CLI. Auto-rebuild NOTE: Auto-rebuild is performed when the system is powered on only if there is a surviving native virtual disk and another physical disk is present. Hot spare Change rebuild priority/rate Virtual disk write back/read ahead cache...

  • Page 26: Storage Controller

    Storage Controller Dell EMC’s RAID controller options offer performance improvements, including the MiniPERC solution. Mini PERC provides a base RAID HW controller without consuming a PCIe slot by using a small form factor and high density connector to the base planar.

  • Page 27: Tape Drives

    Tape drives The PowerEdge R940xa does not support internal tape drives. However, external tape drives are supported. The supported external tape drives are as mentioned below: • External RD1000 USB • External LTO-5, LTO-6,LTO-7 and 6 Gb SAS tape drives •...

  • Page 28: Pcie Subsystem

    PCIe subsystem The section below contains information about the PCIe Risers and PCIe slot power. PCIe risers The R940xa must have Riser 1 to be installed. The list below are the riser offerings for R940xa: Table 15. Expansion card riser specifications PCIe slot Riser Processor connection...
  • Page 29 Table 16. PCIe Riser Slot-Power and Aux Power Matrix Slots/Riser Riser 1 Riser 2 LP Slots Slot 3(6) Slot 4(7) Slot 1 Slot 2 300W Slot 3 Slot 4 300W Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 300W Slot 10 Slot 11...

  • Page 30: Power, Thermal And Acoustics

    Power consumption and energy efficiency With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density, Dell EMC provides tools and technologies to help you realize greater performance with lower energy cost and wastage. More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the need for additional data center space.

  • Page 31: Power Supply Units

    1000 W. The PowerEdge R940xa support up to 2 AC or DC power supplies with 1+1 redundancy, auto sensing, and auto-switching capability. If two PSUs are present during POST, a comparison is made between the wattage capacities of the PSUs. In the event that the PSU wattages don't match, the larger of the two PSU's is enabled.

  • Page 32: Thermal And Acoustics

    • Adherence to Dell EMC's high sound quality standards: Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles and hums. One of the sound quality metrics in the Dell EMC specification is prominence ratio of a tone.
  • Page 33 – Fan speeds and noise may increase from baseline factory configurations if certain profiles are changed by the user or the system configurations are updated. The following is a list of items that impact fan speeds and acoustical output: • iDRAC9 BIOS settings: Performance Per Watt (DAPC or OS) may be quieter than Performance or Dense Configuration (iDRAC Settings >...

  • Page 34: Rack Rails

    Supports tool-less installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant 4-post round hole racks and threaded hole racks. • Required for installing R940xa in a Dell EMC Titan or Titan-D rack. • Support full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components.
  • Page 35 • Tool-less attachment to rails. • Two depth positions to accommodate various cable bundle sizes and rack depths. • Supports cable bundle weight and controls stresses on server connectors. • Cables can be segregated into discrete, purpose specific bundles.

  • Page 36: Supported Operating Systems

    Supported operating systems The supports the following operating systems: RedHat Enterprise Linux Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Microsoft Windows Server Ubuntu VMWare ESXi Citrix Xen Server For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport.

  • Page 37: Dell Emc Openmanage Systems Management

    Dell EMC OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers, Dell EMC OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments. OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent-based and agent-free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.

  • Page 38: Idrac With Lifecycle Controller

    Lifecycle controller The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for any additional software to be installed.
  • Page 39 Features iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 Basic Basic Express Express Express for Express Enterprise Enterprise Blades for Blades iDRAC Direct-Front panel Connection View NFS v4 NTLM v1 and NTLM v2 Security Role-based authority Local users SSL encryption IP blocking Directory services—AD, LDAP...
  • Page 40 Features iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 Basic Basic Express Express Express for Express Enterprise Enterprise Blades for Blades VNC connection to OS Quality/bandwidth control Virtual Console collaboration—6 users Virtual Console chat Virtual Flash partitions Group manager HTTP/HTTPS support along with NFS/CIFS Power and Thermal Real-time power meter...
  • Page 41 Features iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 Basic Basic Express Express Express for Express Enterprise Enterprise Blades for Blades Customizable settings for Exhaust Temperature Update Remote agent-free update Embedded update tools Sync with repository— scheduled updates Auto update Improved PSU firmware updates Deployment and Configuration...
  • Page 42 Features iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 iDRAC8 iDRAC9 Basic Basic Express Express Express for Express Enterprise Enterprise Blades for Blades LED health status indicator LCD screen—iDRAC9 requires optional bezel Quick Sync—require NFC bezel (13 G only) Quick Sync 2.0—requires BLE/WiFi hardware iDRAC Direct—front USB mgmt port...

  • Page 43: Agent-Free Management

    The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment. The Dell EMC systems management portfolio...
  • Page 44 The OpenManage Essentials console can be accessed through OpenManage Mobile over a secure IP network. This allows you to monitor all devices managed by OpenManage Essentials such as Dell EMC servers, storage, networking, firewall, and supported third party devices.

  • Page 45: Dell Emc Openmanage Systems Management Tools, Utilities And Protocols

    • Custom Server Update Utility (SUU) For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User’s Guide available at Dell.com/support/manuals. Dell Update Packages Dell Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable supported by Microsoft Windows or Linux that updates a component on a server and applications like OMSA, iSM, and DSET.

  • Page 46: Integration With Third-Party Consoles

    APIs. For more information, see delltechcenter.com/iDRAC and delltechcenter.com/LC. Integration with third-party consoles Dell EMC OpenManage provides integration with several leading third-party consoles, including: OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center The combination of Dell OpenManage Integration Suite and Microsoft System Center simplifies and enhances deployment, configuration, monitoring and updating of Dell servers and storage in physical and virtual environments.

  • Page 47: Openmanage Connections With Third-Party Consoles

    Dell EMC server systems to your existing IT environment. Integrate new systems at your own pace. Manage new Dell EMC servers and storage with your legacy management tools, while extending the useful life of your existing resources.

  • Page 48: Appendix A. Additional Specifications

    Appendix A. Additional specifications This section contains information about additional specifications for the PowerEdge R940xa. System dimensions This section describes the physical dimensions of the system. Figure 10. System dimensions of PowerEdge R940xa system...

  • Page 49: Environmental Specifications

    Front, rear, and internal USB ports are included in the base system for PowerEdge R940xa. Rear and internal ports support up to USB 3.0, while front ports support USB 2.0. The PowerEdge R940xa offer an upsell option that adds an additional USB 3.0 port to the front of the chassis.

  • Page 50: Appendix B. Standards Compliance

    Appendix B. Standards compliance Table 22. Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, acpi.info v2.0c Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/ Server serverdg.mspx IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface, v2.0 intel.com/design/servers/ipmi DDR4 Memory DDR4 SDRAM Specification...

  • Page 51: Appendix C. Additional Resources

    Appendix C. Additional resources Table 23. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following Installation and Service Manual Dell.com/Support/Manuals information: • Chassis features • System Setup program • System messages • System codes and indicators •...

  • Page 52: Appendix D. Support And Deployment Services

    From simple to the most complex server installations and software integration, we take the guess work and risk out of deploying your new server technology. Who's better suited to implement the latest Dell EMC servers than the Dell EMC elite deployment engineers who do it every day? Figure 11.

  • Page 53: Prosupport Enterprise Suite

    ProSupport Enterprise Suite With Dell EMC ProSupport Services, we can help you keep your operation running smoothly, so you can focus on running your business. We will help you maintain peak performance and availability of your most essential workloads. Dell EMC ProSupport is a suite of support services that enable you to build the solution that is right for your organization.

  • Page 54: Prosupport

    This offering is built on standard ProSupport components that leverage our global scale but are tailored to your company's needs. While not for everyone, it offers a truly unique solution for Dell EMC's largest customers with the most complex environments.

  • Page 55: Techdirect

    • Request technical support • Integrate APIs into your help desk Or, access all your Dell EMC certification and authorization needs. Train your staff on Dell EMC products as TechDirect allows you to: • Download study guides • Schedule certification and authorization exams •...
  • Page 56 cloud services designed to better address challenges with mobility, highly distributed organizations, security, compliance, business continuity, and disaster preparedness.

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