PowerEdge XE8545 system overview
The PowerEdge XE8545 system is a 4U server that supports:
● Two AMD EPYC SP3 processors
● Thirty-two DIMM slots
● Four redundant AC power supply units
● Up to ten universal U.2/SAS/SATA hot-plug drives (maximum eight NVMe drives)
NOTE: For more information about how to hot swap NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 device, see the Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe
SSD User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support> Browse all Products > Data Center Infrastructure > Storage
Adapters & Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Documentation > Manuals and
Documents.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives are seen as drives in this document, unless specified otherwise.
For more information about supported drives, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Topics:
• Front view of the system
• Rear view of the system
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of 10 x 2.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A Contains the system health, system ID, and the status LED.
● Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components.
There are up to five status LEDs and a system health LED (Chassis
health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED
indicators section.
2 Drive (10) N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your
system. For more information about drives, see the www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
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