Hardware components
Hardware components
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Overview
The following table lists the minimum hardware components that are required to deploy this solution.
Table 19. Hardware components Component Quantity Details Dell PowerEdge R740xd
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Dell PowerEdge R640
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Dell PowerEdge R840
4–16 Minimum of 4 scale unit servers Dell PowerEdge R640 HLH server 1 Management server for HLH Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON switch
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Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX
Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option
For details, see Rail kit information.
2 Top of Rack (ToR) switches Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON switch
or
Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP
Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option
For details, see Rail kit information.
1 Management switch Dimensions of the Dell Integrated System factory rack, switch components, and PowerEdge R840, R640, and R740xd servers are also included.
The following sections provide details about the primary hardware components.
PowerEdge R840 server for dense and GPU scale units
The PowerEdge R840 server is a four-socket, 2U rack system for demanding environments. It provides a balance between storage, I/O, and application acceleration with configuration flexibility.
In Dell Integrated System, the PowerEdge R840 server, which is shown in the following figure, is configured with 24 SSDs and two M.2 solid-state boot drives. There is also a GPU option available.
Figure 3. Dell PowerEdge R840 server
R840 server dimensions
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R840 server.
Figure 4. R840 server physical dimensions
The following table lists the measurements for the R840 server, which is shown in the previous figure.
Table 20. R840 server measurements legend Measurement Inches Millimeters Xa (Front Width) 18.97 482.00 Xb (Rear Width) – without brackets 17.08 434.00 Xb (Rear Width) – with brackets 17.48 444.00 Y (Height) 3.41 86.80 Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) 1.41 37.84 Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) 0.94 23.90 Zb 31.96 812.00 Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) – with PSU handle 33.14 842.00 Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) – with chassis near wall handle 35.51 902.00 Note: Zb means the nominal rear wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors are located.
PowerEdge R740xd server for hybrid scale units
The PowerEdge R740xd server is a two-socket, 2U rack system for demanding environments. It provides a balance between storage, I/O, and application acceleration with configuration flexibility.
In Dell Integrated System, the PowerEdge R740xd server, which is shown in the following figure, is configured with 18 drives: 2 solid-state boot drives, 6 solid-state cache drives, and 10 HDDs for storage capacity.
Figure 5. Dell PowerEdge R740xd server
R740xd server dimensions
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R740xd server.
Figure 6. R740xd server physical dimensions
The following table lists the measurements for the R740xd server, which is shown in the previous figure.
Table 21. R740xd server measurements legend Measurement Inches Millimeters Xa (Front Width) 18.98 482.00 Xb (Rear Width) 17.09 434.00 Y (Height) 3.42 (2U) 86.80 Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) 1.41 35.84 Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) 0.87 22.00 Zb (Depth Behind Bezel) 26.72 678.00 Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) 28.17 715.50
PowerEdge R640 server for HLH and all-flash scale units (GPU support)
The PowerEdge R640 server, as shown in the following figure, is a scalable computing and storage rack in a 1U, two-socket platform with a balanced mix of performance, cost, and density for most data centers. When used as an all-flash SU, the server is configured with 12 drives: 2 solid-state boot drives and 10 solid-state flash drives. There is also an NVIDIA T4 GPU option.
Figure 7. Dell PowerEdge R640 server
R640 server dimensions
The following figure shows the physical dimensions of the R640 server.
Figure 8. R640 server physical dimensions
The following table lists the measurements for the R640 server, which shown in the previous figure.
Table 22. R640 server measurements legend Measurement Inches Millimeters Xa (Front Width) 18.97 482.00 Xb (Rear Width) 17.08 434.00 Y (Height) 1.68 (1U) 42.80 Za (Forward Depth with Bezel) 1.41 35.84 Za (Forward Depth without Bezel) 0 .87 22.00 Zb (Depth Behind Bezel) 29.61 733.82 Zc (Depth Behind Bezel) 30.42 772.67
PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON management switch
The PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON is a 1/10/100 GbE management switch, as shown in the following figure, and is a high-performance switch that uses a non-blocking architecture to handle unexpected traffic loads. The switch is ideal for mid- to large-enterprise campus networks or retail deployments. The N3248TE-ON is a 1RU form-factor switch that features 48 x 1 GB RJ-45 with 802.3at (30 W) PoE ports, 4 x 10 GB SFP+ ports, and 2 x 100 GB QSFP28 ports.
Figure 9. Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON switch
PowerSwitch S5248F-ON ToR switch
The PowerSwitch S5248F-ON is a 25/100 GbE fixed switch. The S5248F-ON is a Dell Technologies data-center networking solution. The switch provides high-density 25/100 GbE ports and a range of functionality to meet the growing demands of a data-center environment. The following figures shows the S5248F-ON, which is a 1-RU form-factor multilayer switch. It provides density with up to 48 ports of 25 GbE, 4 ports of 100 GbE, and 2 ports of 200 GbE.
Figure 10. Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON switch
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX switch
The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX switch can be used as a ToR switch.
This switch has 48 1/10/25 Gb/s Fiber ports and six 40/100 Gb/s QSFP28 ports.
Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option. For details, see Rail kit information.
Figure 11. Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX switch
Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP switch
The Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP switch can be used as a management switch.
This switch has 48 100M/1G BASE-T ports, four 10/25 Gb/s SFP28 ports, and two 40/100 Gb/s QSFP28 ports.
Note: Cisco switch is only available with the customer-rack option. For details, see Rail kit information.
Figure 12. Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP switch
