Dell PowerEdge XE9680 system
configurations and features
The Dell PowerEdge XE9680 is Dell’s latest 2-socket, 6U server that supports:
● Two 4
th
Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors with up to 56 cores per processor
● Up to 32 DDR5 DIMM slots
● Six redundant AC or DC power supply units
● Six high performance cooling fans on mid tray and ten high performance cooling fans on the rear of the system
● Up to 10 PCIe Gen5 slots to support the latest Gen5 PCIe devices and networking, enabling flexible networking design.
● Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe SSD drives or 16 x E3.S NVMe direct 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 Dell Support page > Browse all products > Infrastructure > Data Center Infrastructure
> Storage Adapters & Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Select This Product >
Documentation > Manuals and Documents.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified otherwise.
CAUTION: Do not install GPUs, network cards, or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated
and tested by Dell. Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the
system warranty.
Topics:
• System configurations - Front view for PowerEdge XE9680
• System configurations - Rear view for PowerEdge XE9680
• Inside the system
• Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag
• System information label
• Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix
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