Dell EMC PowerEdge R740, Technical Manual

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7 Networking and PCIe................................................................................................................................... 42
Network card options......................................................................................................................................................42
PCIe Expansion cards......................................................................................................................................................42
PCIe Expansion card riser......................................................................................................................................... 42
PCIe expansion card riser configurations................................................................................................................46
8 Power, Thermal, and Acoustics.................................................................................................................... 47
Power consumption and energy efficiency................................................................................................................... 47
Power supply units...........................................................................................................................................................48
Thermal and Acoustics....................................................................................................................................................48
Thermal design........................................................................................................................................................... 48
Acoustical design....................................................................................................................................................... 49
9 Rack rails.....................................................................................................................................................50
Sliding rails features summary........................................................................................................................................50
Static rails.......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
System-to-Rail Installation Method............................................................................................................................... 52
Cable management arm (CMA)..................................................................................................................................... 53
Rack Installation............................................................................................................................................................... 54
Installing system into the rack (option A: Drop-In)...................................................................................................... 54
Installing the system into the rack (option B: Stab-In)................................................................................................ 57
10 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management........................................................................................... 62
OpenManage systems management.............................................................................................................................63
iDRAC Lifecycle controller.............................................................................................................................................. 63
iDRAC features and comparison.............................................................................................................................. 63
Agent-free management.................................................................................................................................................68
Agent-based management............................................................................................................................................. 68
Dell EMC consoles........................................................................................................................................................... 68
OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols.............................................................................68
Integration with third-party consoles............................................................................................................................ 69
OpenManage connections with third-party consoles................................................................................................. 69
Dell EMC server management operations.................................................................................................................... 69
11 Appendix A. Additional specifications...........................................................................................................71
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................71
Chassis dimensions.......................................................................................................................................................... 72
Environmental specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 73
Video specifications......................................................................................................................................................... 73
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................73
12 Appendix B. Standards compliance............................................................................................................. 74
13 Appendix C Additional resources................................................................................................................ 75
14 Appendix D. Support and Deployment Services ......................................................................................... 76
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