You can choose server options from a broad portfolio based on your organization’s needs. For example, the PowerEdge R940xa, R940, R840, and R740xd servers have a capacity of up to 32 internal drives and provide outstanding performance.
The following table shows the PowerEdge servers that are SAP HANA certified and supported for use with Intel Skylake and Cascade Lake CPUs in TDI deployments:
Table 3. Supported PowerEdge server models for TDI deployments
Intel Xeon CPU |
Supported PowerEdge server models* |
Intel Xeon SP Skylake |
R640, T640, R740, R740xd, R840, R940, R940xa FC640, M640, FC640, MX740c, MX840c |
Intel Xeon SP Cascade Lake |
R640, T640, R740, R740xd, R740xd2, R840, R940, R940xa FC640, M640, FC640, MX740c, MX840c |
* R: Rack servers, T: Tower servers, FC and M/MX: Modular blade servers
For more detailed information about specific servers, see the Dell Technologies website.
The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX platform is the latest hardware implemented for Dell EMC solutions for SAP HANA TDI deployments. Dell EMC PowerEdge MX servers can be used in SAP HANA scale-out TDI and SAP HANA scale-up (single-node) TDI deployments, including virtual configurations.
PowerEdge MX is a modular blade-based platform that integrates servers, storage, networking, and management into a single chassis that is designed for maximum density, efficiency, and manageability. As a unified, high-performance, kinetic data center infrastructure, PowerEdge MX provides the agility, resiliency, and efficiency to optimize a wide variety of traditional and new emerging data center workloads and applications. Its responsive design provides the innovation and longevity that organizations of all sizes need for their IT and digital business transformations. For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX page on the Dell EMC website.
For configuration recommendations and a demonstration of how the PowerEdge MX infrastructure can help consolidate hardware requirements and simplify the implementation of an SAP HANA scale-out solution, see Appendix A: Designing and implementing an SAP HANA scale-out landscape using the PowerEdge MX platform.