PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node
R640 system overview
The PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system is a 1U rack server that supports a maximum of:
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All
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Two Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
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24 DIMM slots
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8 or 10 x 2.5-inch drives or 0 drives for diskless configuration
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Two AC redundant power supply units
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SAS, SATA, SAS SED, and NVMe
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VxFlex Ready Node only
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HDD
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BOSSless configuration
NOTE:
All instances of SAS, SATA, SAS SED, and NVMe drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless
specified otherwise.
Front view of the R640 system
The front view displays the features available on the front of the R640 system. There are two available versions for the R640 an 8-drive or
10-drive system.
Front view of 8-drive system
Figure 1. Front view of the 8-drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the 8-drive system
Item
Ports, panels, and slots Icon
Description
1
Left control panel
N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE:
The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
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Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see
on page 26.
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Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system
level diagnostic and error information that can be used in
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PowerFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R640 system overview
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