This Ready Stack was designed with two compute sleds: PowerEdge MX740c and PowerEdge MX840c.
Table 8. Compute sled configurations
Component/feature |
MX740c compute sled |
MX840c compute sled |
Form factor |
Single width, 2 sockets |
Double width, 4 sockets |
Processors |
1 or 2 x 28-core Skylake Intel Xeon Scalable processors |
2 or 4 x 28-core Skylake Intel Xeon Scalable processors |
I/O card for fabrics |
1 or 2 x dual-port 25Gb QLogic FastLinQ QL41262HMCU-DE CNAs |
1 or 2 x dual-port 25 Gb QLogic FastLinQ QL41262HMCU-DE CNAs |
Disk |
Up to 6 x 2.5-in. SAS/SATA (HD/SDD) or NVMe SSDs |
Up to 8 x 2.5-in. SAS/SATA (HD/SDD) or NVMe SSDs |
NVMe |
Optional support for up to 6 Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs |
Optional support for up to 8 Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs |
Boot device |
Dell EMC BOSS (2 X M.2 SDDs) or Dell EMC Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) |
Dell EMC BOSS (2 X M.2 SDDs) or Del EMC Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) |
OOB server management |
Dell EMC iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller |
Dell EMC iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller |
Hypervisor |
VMware ESXi 6.7 |
VMware ESXi 6.7 |
Within the MX7000 blade chassis:
Both server models use QLogic dual-port 25 Gb QLogic FastLinQ QL41262HMCU-DE converged network adapters (CNAs).
The PowerEdge MX7000 chassis hosts elastic compute and storage resources that are connected by a smart I/O fabric. Featuring an innovative design to accommodate streamlined transition to emerging technologies, the chassis delivers extensibility for evolving application requirements. Features include: