Flexible and efficient modular server - Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 delivers scalability and high density with a 2-socket, half-height modular blade server ideal for HPC, XaaS and virtualization.

Effectively meet dynamic business needs with the PowerEdge M640. This modular blade server is designed to scale out and enable increased performance - all inside a PowerEdge M1000e chassis. Get up to 16 Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor dual-socket compute nodes in a single chassis. The M640 is a better match for data center workloads that benefit from high density and power efficiency, and for multi-server and clustered architectures.

Optimized for:

• High-performance computing (HPC)
• Anything as a service (Xaas)
• Virtualization
• Private cloud

Take the next step to modernize your data center with this modular compute platform. The PowerEdge M640 is a modular blade server built on a scalable business architecture that offers you choice and flexibility to meet performance demands easily.

• Scale compute resources with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor that delivers a 27% increase in cores and a 50% increase in bandwidth over the previous generation.
• Gain exceptional flexibility with a universal backplane and a choice of 2 x M.2 (BOSS) or dual SD cards.
• Maximize storage with 16 DDR4 DIMM slots and support up to 1024GB maximum memory.

Dell EMC OpenManage intelligent automation enables you to spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on business-critical priorities.

• Help maximize uptime with proactive diagnostics and automated remediation that increase productivity up to 90%.
• Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
• Improve productivity with agent-free Dell EMC iDRAC9 for automated management.
• Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to configure and prep servers rapidly and scalably.

A comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server helps to protect your data.

• Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
• Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
• Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
• Take control of your firmware consoles with embedded authentication that is designed to allow only properly signed updates to run

Features

• High-performance modular compute with density
• Speed IT transformation with the PowerEdge portfolio
• Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management
• Fortify your servers with integrated security