Dell PowerEdge XE9640 - default chapter; Table of Contents

Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Dell PowerEdge XE9640 system configurations and features....................................... 9
System configurations - front view for PowerEdge XE9640................................................................................... 9
System configurations - rear view for PowerEdge XE9640................................................................................... 10
System configurations - inside view for PowerEdge XE9640................................................................................ 12
Air and Liquid Cooling Infrastructure Requirements .................................................................................................17
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 17
System information label..................................................................................................................................................18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix......................................................................................................................20
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 21
Chassis dimensions............................................................................................................................................................ 21
System weight................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................22
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Cooling fan specifications............................................................................................................................................... 23
Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................................ 23
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................23
Expansion card riser specifications...............................................................................................................................23
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 24
Storage controller specifications...................................................................................................................................25
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
GPU Specifications........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Leakage behavior specifications....................................................................................................................................25
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 26
USB ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 26
Optional LOM and OCP NIC 3.0 specifications................................................................................................... 26
VGA ports specifications........................................................................................................................................... 26
iDRAC9 port specifications.......................................................................................................................................26
Video specifications..........................................................................................................................................................26
Environmental specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 27
Thermal restriction matrix......................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................29
Setting up the system......................................................................................................................................................29
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................29
Options to log in to iDRAC........................................................................................................................................ 30
Resources to install operating system.......................................................................................................................... 31
Options to download drivers and firmware ...........................................................................................................31
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................32
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................32
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