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What is the Dell PowerEdge R940 server?
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The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 2U rack server designed for mission-critical workloads, offering four Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 6TB RAM, and enterprise-grade reliability.
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How much memory does the PowerEdge R940 support?
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The PowerEdge R940 supports up to 6TB of DDR4 memory across 48 DIMM slots, enabling high-performance in-memory databases and virtualization environments.
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Which processors are available for the R940?
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The R940 supports up to four Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Cascade Lake or Skylake), delivering up to 112 cores for compute-intensive applications.
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What storage options does the Dell PowerEdge R940 offer?
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The R940 supports up to twelve 2.5” SAS/SATA drives or up to eight NVMe SSDs, plus two rear 2.5” drives, for flexible performance and capacity configurations.
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Can the PowerEdge R940 handle virtualization workloads?
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Yes. With its high core count, large memory capacity, and multiple I/O options, the R940 is optimized for VMware, Hyper-V, and other virtualized environments.
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Does the R940 support GPU acceleration?
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The R940 supports up to three full-height GPU or FPGA cards, enabling AI inference, machine learning, and HPC workloads with NVIDIA Tesla or AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators.
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What network connectivity options are available?
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The server comes standard with four 1GbE ports and optional 10/25/40/100GbE NICs, providing high-bandwidth, low-latency networking for data-intensive applications.
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How many PCIe expansion slots does the R940 have?
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The Dell PowerEdge R940 offers up to eight PCIe Gen3 slots for additional NICs, HBAs, SSDs, GPUs, or RAID controllers to meet growing business demands.
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What management features does the PowerEdge R940 provide?
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Integrated with Dell EMC OpenManage, the R940 offers automated lifecycle management, iDRAC9 remote access, and ProSupport for proactive monitoring and firmware updates.
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Which RAID controllers are supported on the R940?
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The R940 supports PERC H730P, H745, H740P, and software-defined RAID (SAS 12Gb/s) for hardware-accelerated RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60.
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How energy-efficient is the Dell PowerEdge R940?
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Featuring 80 PLUS Platinum power supplies, advanced cooling, and dynamic power management, the R940 delivers up to 94% efficiency to reduce operating costs.
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What security features are built into the R940?
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The R940 includes TPM 2.0, Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Boot, BIOS recovery, and System Lockdown to safeguard firmware, hardware, and data integrity.
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What warranty and support options are available?
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Dell ProSupport and ProSupport Plus offer 24x7 access to experts, next-business-day onsite service, and optional configuration and deployment services worldwide.
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What are the typical use cases for the PowerEdge R940?
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Ideal for real-time analytics, in-memory databases (SAP HANA), virtualization, ERP, and large-scale OLTP applications requiring high compute and memory density.
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Which operating systems are compatible with the R940?
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The R940 supports Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, and Ubuntu, with tested drivers and firmware updates.
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How does the R940 compare with the PowerEdge R940xa?
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The R940xa is GPU-optimized with room for four double-width GPUs, whereas the standard R940 balances CPU compute, memory, and storage expansion for general workloads.
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What deployment options and pricing are available?
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Dell offers direct purchase, leasing, and Consumption Flex on-demand pricing. Custom configurations and bundled support packages can be tailored to budget and performance needs.
