Base Standard Capabilities
Feature | Technical Specifications | |
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Processor | Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor with up to 60 cores per processor and with optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology | |
Memory | • 64 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 16 TB max, speeds up to 4800 MT/s • Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only | |
Storage controllers | • Internal Controllers: PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H355, HBA355i • External Controller: PERC H965e • Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB • External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e • Software RAID: S160 | |
Drive Bays | Front bays: • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122.88 TB • Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 245.76 TB • Up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB • Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB • Up to 32 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 491.52 TB • Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (SSD) max 122.88 TB • Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (SSD) + 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 245.76 TB | |
Power Supplies | • 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 2400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 2800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant | |
Cooling Options | • Air cooling • Optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) * Note: DLC is a rack solution and requires rack manifolds and a cooling distribution unit (CDU) to operate. | |
Fans | • Standard (STD) fans • Up to 6 sets (dual fan module) hot plug fans | |
Dimensions | • Height – 174.3 mm (6.86 inches) • Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches) • Depth – 883.195 mm (34.77 inches) with bezel 869.195 mm (34.22 inches) without bezel | |
Form Factor | 4U rack server | |
Embedded Management | • iDRAC9 • iDRAC Direct • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish • iDRAC Service Module • Quick Sync 2 wireless module | |
Bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel | |
OpenManage Software* | • CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in • OpenManage Enterprise • OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter • OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center • OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center • OpenManage Power Manager plugin • OpenManage Service plugin • OpenManage Update Manager plugin | |
Mobility* | OpenManage Mobile | |
OpenManage Integrations* | • BMC Truesight • Microsoft System Center • OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow • Red Hat Ansible Modules • Terraform Providers • VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager | |
Security | • Cryptographically signed firmware • Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt) • Secure Boot • Secure Erase • Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check) • Silicon Root of Trust • System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) • TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ | |
Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (optional) | |
Network options | 1 x OCP card 3.0 (optional) Note: The system allows either LOM card or an OCP card or both to be installed in the system. | |
GPU Options | Up to 4 x 400 W DW | |
Ports | Front Ports • 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port • 1 x USB 2.0 • 1 x VGA | Rear Ports • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port • 1 x USB 2.0 • 1 x USB 3.0 • 1 x Serial (optional) • 1 x VGA (optional for Direct Liquid Cooling configuration)* |
Internal Ports • 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) | ||
PCIe | Up to twelve PCIe slots: • Slot 1: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length • Slot 2: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length • Slot 3: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width) • Slot 4: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length • Slot 5: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length • Slot 6: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width) • Slot 7: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length • Slot 8: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width) • Slot 9: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length • Slot 10: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length • Slot 11: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width) • Slot 12: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length | |
Operating System and Hypervisors | • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS • Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V • Red Hat Enterprise Linux • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • VMware ESXi |
Compare Servers
Features | PowerEdge R960 | PowerEdge R940xa | ||
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Processors | 4 x 4th Gen Intelยฎ Xeonยฎ Scalable Processors | 4 x 2nd Generation Intelยฎ Xeonยฎ Scalable Processor | ||
CPU interconnect | Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) | Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) | ||
Memory | โ 64 x DDR5 RDIMM โ Up to 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) / 4400 MT/s (2 DPC) | โ 48 x DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM โ 24 x PMem ( Intel Optane Persistent Memory) โ 12 x NVDIMM | ||
Storage Controllers | โ PERC 11G: H755, H355 โ PERC 12G: H965i, H965e โ HBA 11: HBA355i, HBA355e โ BOSS-N1 โ Software RAID: S160 | โ PERC 9G: H330, H730p โ PERC 10G: H740p, H840 โ HBA 9: HBA330, 12 Gbps SAS HBA โ HBA 11: HBA355e โ BOSS adapter โ Software RAID: S140 โ Internal Dual SD Module | ||
Drive Bays | Front bays: โ 2.5 inches - 24Gb SAS, 6Gb SATA, Gen3/4 NVMe โ E3.S - NVMe Gen5 EDSFF | Front bays: โ 2.5 inches - 12Gb SAS, 6Gb SATA, Gen3 NVMe | ||
Power Supplies | โ AC (Platinum): 1400 W, 2400 W โ AC (Titanium): 1100 W, 1800 W, 2800 W | โ AC (Platinum): 750 W, 1100 W, 1600 W, 2000 W, 2400 W โ AC (Titanium): 1600 W, 2600 W โ LVDC @-48VDC Input: 1100 W | ||
Cooling Options | โ Air Cooling | โ Air Cooling | ||
Fans | Standard (STD) fans | Standard (STD) fans | ||
Up to 6 sets (dual fan module) hot plug fans | Up to six hot swap fans | |||
Dimension | Height: 174.3 mm (6.86 inches) | Height: 174.3 mm (6.86 inches) | ||
Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches) | Width: 441.16 mm (17.37-inches) | |||
Depth: 883.195 mm (34.77 inches) with bezel | Depth: 877.84 mm (34.56 inches) with beze | |||
869.195 mm (34.22 inches) without bezel | 865.9 (34.09-inches) without bezel | |||
Form Factor | 4U rack server | 4U rack server | ||
Embedded Management | โ iDRAC9 โ iDRAC Direct โ iDRAC RESTful with Redfish โ iDRAC Service Manual โ Quick Sync 2 wireless module | โ iDRAC9 โ iDRAC Direct โ Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module | ||
Bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel | ||
OpenManage Software | โ CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in โ OpenManage Enterprise โ OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter โ OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center โ OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center โ OpenManage Power Manager plugin โ OpenManage Service plugin โ OpenManage Update Manager plugin | โ OpenManage Enterprise โ OpenManage Power Center | ||
Mobility | OpenManage Mobile | OpenManage Mobile | ||
Integrations and Connections | OpenManage Integrations โ BMC TrueSight โ Microsoft System Center โ OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow โ Red Hat Ansible Modules โ Terraform Providers โ VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager | OpenManage Integrations โ BMC TrueSight โ Microsoft System Center โ Red Hat Ansible Modules โ VMware vCenter | โ IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus โ Micro Focus Operations Manager I โ Nagios Core โ Nagios XI | |
Security | โ Cryptographically signed firmware โ Secure Boot โ Secure Erase โ Silicon Root of Trust โ System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) โ TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ โ Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check) โ Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt) | โ Cryptographically signed firmware โ Secure Boot โ Secure Erase โ Silicon Root of Trust โ System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) โ TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ | ||
Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM (optional) | 4 x 1 GbE Network Daughter Card (optional) | ||
Networking Options | OCP x16 (optional) Mezz 3.0 NOTE: The system allows either LOM card or an OCP card or both to be installed in the system. | NA | ||
GPU Options | Up to four double wide 400 W | Up to two double wide 300 W, or eight single wide 75 W accelerators | ||
Ports | Front Ports โ 1 x USB 2.0 โ 1 x VGA โ 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port | Rear Ports โ 1 x USB 2.0 โ 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port โ 1 x USB 3.0 โ 1 x Serial port (optional) โ 1 x VGA | Front Ports โ 1 x Dedicated iDRAC micro-USB โ 2 x USB 2.0 โ 1 x VGA | Rear Ports โ 2 x USB 3.0 โ 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port โ 1 x Serial port โ 1 x VGA |
Internal Port: 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) | Internal Port: 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) | |||
PCIe | Up to 12 x PCIe Gen5 slots | Up to 12 x Gen3 slots, (6x16 slots or 2x16 + 10x8 slots) | ||
Operating System and Hypervisors | โ Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS โ Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V โ Red Hat Enterprise Linux โ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server โ VMware ESXi | โ Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS โ Citrix Hypervisor โ Windows Server LTSC with Hyper-V โ Red Hat Enterprise Linux โ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server โ VMware ESXi |