Reference Guide

11 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Deployment Guide
2.1.2 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c compute sled
The PowerEdge MX840c, a powerful four-socket, full-height, double-width sled features dense compute and
memory capacity and a highly expandable storage subsystem. It is the ultimate scale-up server that excels at
running a wide range of database applications, substantial virtualization, and software-defined storage
environments. An MX7000 chassis supports up to four MX840c sleds.
PowerEdge MX840c key features include:
• Dual-width slot design
• Four CPU sockets
• 48 DIMM slots of DDR4 memory
• Boot options include BOSS-S1 or IDSDM
• Up to eight SAS/SATA SSD/HDD and NVMe PCIe SSDs
• Four PCIe mezzanine card slots for connecting to network Fabric A and B
• Two PCIe mini-mezzanine card slots for connecting to storage Fabric C
• iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c sled with eight 2.5-inch SAS drives