Reference Guide

NX3240 upgrades
The following options that are supported on the PowerEdge R740xd server can be ordered as separate customer kits and
installed on the NX3240 either by the customer or by an optional installation service. These options must be supported on a
PowerEdge R740xd server with the same chassis and riser combination as the NX3240 system.
DIMMs 2666MT/s UDIMMs or 3200MT/s RDIMMs
Network (PCIe)
cards
Full or half height
Fibre Channel
Cards
Supports the same Fibre Channel cards as the parent server that has the exact same chassis and riser
combination as the NX system.
Processor Second Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
Drives HDD/SSD data drives
NX3340 standard configurations
The following table describes the standard configurations for NX3340 systems:
Optimal Configuration Performance Configuration
Chassis
Drive capacity
System ships from the factory with only two or
four operating system drives.
8 x 2.5 in. 8 x 2.5 in.
PCIe 3.0 support (up to three x16 slots) Yes Yes
Hardware
Processor
a
Dual: Intel Xeon Silver 4208 2.1 G,
8C/16T, 9.6 GT/s 2UPI, 11 MB Cache,
Turbo, HT (85 W) DDR4-2400
Dual: Intel Xeon Silver 4214 2.2 G,
12C/24T, 9.6 GT/s 2UPI, 16.5 MB
Cache, Turbo, HT (85 W) DDR4-2400
Memory 32 GB (4 x 8 GB DIMMs) 64 GB (4 x 16 GB DIMMs)
LCD Bezel Yes Yes
Single, Hot-plug Power Supply (1+0), 750 W Yes Yes
PERC H730p (internal) Yes Yes
Broadcom 5720 QP 1 Gb Network Daughter
Card
Yes Yes
Operating system drives: RAID 1 (two HDDs
min.) or RAID 5 (min. four HDDs)
600 GB 2.5" SAS 10K
Yes Yes
Software
Windows Storage Server 2016 Yes Yes
iDRAC9, Enterprise Yes Yes
a.
Systems shipping before September 2019 use the following processors:
● Optimal—Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 1.7G
● Performance—Intel Xeon Silver 4114 2.2G
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