Reference Guide

Processor specifications
The PowerEdge MX840c sled supports up to four Intel Xeon Scalable Processors.
Intel Quick Assist Technology
The Intel® Quick Assist Technology (QAT) on the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c is supported with chipset integration and is
enabled through an optional license. The license files are enabled on the sleds through iDRAC.
For more information about iDRAC, see the Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
For more information about drivers, documentation, and white papers on the Intel® QAT, see https://01.org/intel-quickassist-
technology
Supported operating systems
The PowerEdge MX840c supports the following operating systems:
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Virtualization options:
VMware® ESXi
Citrix® XenServer®
NOTE: For more information about the specific versions and additions, go to https://www.dell.com/ossupport.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge MX840c sled supports CR 2032 3.0-V Nickel-Plated lithium coin cell system battery.
Memory specifications
The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c system supports the following memory specifications for optimized operation.
Table 6. Memory specifications
DIMM
type
DIMM rank
DIMM
capacity
Dual processors Quad processors
Minimum
RAM
Maximum
RAM
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
LRDIMM
Octa rank 128 GB 256 GB 3 TB 512 GB 6 TB
Quad rank 64 GB 128 GB 1.5 TB 256 GB 3 TB
RDIMM
Single rank 8 GB 16 GB 192 GB 32 GB 384 GB
Dual rank 16 GB 32 GB 384 GB 64 GB 768 GB
Dual rank 32 GB 64 GB 768 GB 128 GB 1.5 TB
Dual rank 64 GB 64 GB 768 GB 128 GB 1.5 TB
NVDIMM
-N
Single rank 16 GB
16 GB 192 GB Supported on the system board only (No NVDIMM-N
on PEM)
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