Reference Guide

Dell EMC DSS 8440 system overview
The Dell EMC DSS 8440 system is a 4U system that supports:
• Two Intel Xeon Scalable processors
• Twenty-four DIMM slots
• Four AC power supply units
• Support up to 8 SAS, SATA drives, or NVMe drives. The total of SAS or SATA + NVMe drives is 10.
For more information about supported drives, see the Drive specifications section.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives, SSDs, or NVMe drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless
specified otherwise.
Topics:
• Front view of the system
• Rear view of the system
Front view of the system
NOTE:
The handles in front control panel are not intended to lift the system.
Control panel
Figure 1. Right control panel view
1. Power-on indicator/power button
2. System-health indicator
1
4 Dell EMC DSS 8440 system overview