Table 21. PCIe expansion card riser configurations - 2 CPU
Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the
riser
Height
Length
Link
LOM riser
Slot 1
Unique to Dell
Unique to Dell
x8
Right riser
Slot 2
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
Internal riser
Slot-integrated
Platform specific
Platform specific
x8
Left riser
Slot 3
Low Profile
Half Length
x16
Memory specifications
The VxRail D Series system supports 16 DDR4 registered DIMM (RDIMM) slots. The supported memory bus frequency is 2666
MT/s.
Table 22. Memory specifications
DIMM
type
DIMM rank
DIMM
capacity
Single processor
Dual processors
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
Minimum RAM
Maximum RAM
RDIMM
Dual rank
16 GB
16 GB
160 GB
32 GB
256 GB
RDIMM
Dual rank
32 GB
32 GB
320 GB
64 GB
512 GB
LRDIMM
Quad rank
64 GB
64 GB
640 GB
128 GB
1024 GB
Storage controller specifications
The Dell EMC VxRail D Series appliance supports:
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Internal controllers
: PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) HBA330
●
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)
: HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs 480 GB with 6 Gbps
○
1 CPU configuration - supports BOSS full-height form factor
○
2 CPU configuration - supports BOSS half-height form factor
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x8 connector using PCIe gen 2.0 x2 lanes, available only in the low-profile and half-height form factor
●
On board controller
: Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
Drive specifications
The VxRail D Series system supports up to 8 x 2.5-inch drives with drive adapter, hot swappable SAS, SATA SSDs.
Ports and connectors specifications
Common Access Card (CAC)
The integrated Common Access Card (CAC) reader or Smart card reader allows for an additional form of authentication for data
encryption. The VxRail D Series system supports one CAC on the front panel.
USB ports
The VxRail D Series system supports:
●
USB 2.0-compliant port on the front panel
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USB 3.0-compliant port on the back panel
Technical specifications
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