Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa
Purpose built server designed to address emerging and highly
intensive
Innovate at scale with challenging and emerging workloads
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa, powered by the 3rd Generation Intel®
Xeon® Scalable processors, is a dual-
socket/2U rack server that delivers outstanding performance for the
most demanding emerging and intensive GPU
workloads. It supports 8 channels/CPU, up to 32 DDR4 DIMMs @ 3200
MT/s DIMM speed. In addition, to address
substantial throughput improvements the PowerEdge R750xa supports
PCIe Gen 4 and up to 8 SAS/SATA SSD
or NVMe drives. With one platform that supports all of the PCIe
GPUs in the PowerEdge portfolio, this makes the
PowerEdge R750xa the ideal server for emerging workloads including
AI-ML/DL Training and Inferencing, High-
Performance Computing and virtualization environments
Feature | Technical Specifications |
Processor | Up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, with up to
40 cores per processor |
Memory | • 32 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 2 TB max or LRDIMM 4 TB max,
speeds up to 3200 MT/s • Up to 16 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) slots, 8 TB max • Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
Storage controllers | • Internal controllers: PERC H745, HBA355I, S150, H345, H355, H755,
H755N • Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2): HW RAID 2 x M.2 SSDs
240 GB or 480 GB • External PERC (RAID): PERC H840, HBA355E |
Drive Bays | Front bays: • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (SSD) max 122.88 TB • Up to 6 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) direct-attach max 92.1 TB |
Power Supplies | • 1400 W Platinum AC/240 HVDC • 2400 W Platinum AC/240 HVDC |
Cooling Options | • Air cooling, optional processor liquid cooling |
Fans | • System fan (60 x 76 mm) • Up to six hot plug fans |
Dimensions | • Height – 86.8 mm (3.41 inches) • Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches) • Depth – 894.8 mm (35.22 inches) - without bezel 908.64 mm (35.77 inches) - with bezel |
Form Factor | 2U rack server |
Embedded Management | • iDRAC9 • iDRAC Service Module • iDRAC Direct • Quick Sync 2 wireless module |
Bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel |
OpenManage Software | • OpenManage Enterprise • OpenManage Power Manager plugin • OpenManage SupportAssist plugin • OpenManage Update Manager plugin |
Mobility | OpenManage Mobile |
Integrations and Connections | OpenManage Integrations • BMC Truesight • Microsoft System Center • Red Hat Ansible Modules • VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager | OpenManage Connections • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus • IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition • Micro Focus Operations Manager • Nagios Core • Nagios XI |
Security | • Cryptographically signed firmware • Secure Boot • Secure Erase • Silicon Root of Trust • System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) • TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ |
Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM |
Network Options | 1 x OCP 3.0 (x8 PCIe lanes) |
GPU Options | Up to four single-width 150 W or four double-width 300 W in the
front and two single-width 75 W at the rear |
Ports | Front Ports • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct micro-USB • 1 x USB 2.0 • 1 x VGA | Rear Ports • 1 x USB 2.0 • 1 x Serial (optional) • 1 x USB 3.0 • 2 x RJ-45 • 1 x VGA (optional for liquid cooling configuration) |
Internal Ports • 1 x USB 3.0 |
PCIe | Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots (up to 6 x16 + 2 x8) |
Operating System and Hypervisors | • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS • Citrix Hypervisor • Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V • Red Hat Enterprise Linux • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • VMware ESXi For specifications and interoperability details, see
Dell.com/OSsupport. |
Chassis views and features
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the R750xa (front riser slot numbering)
Figure 2. Front view of the R750xa with x8 SAS/SATA SSD on x8 NVMe
Figure 3. Front view of the R750xa with x6 NVMe direct attached
Figure 4. Front view of the R750xa with x8 Universal slots (slots
4-7 are universal)
Rear view of the system
There are only 4 storage configurations in the R750xa, which
comprise two backplane options (config 0, config1):
1. Up to 8x SAS/SATA SSD in a RAID config
2. Up to 8x NVMe in a RAID config
3. Up to 6x NVMe direct attach
4. Up to 4x SAS/SATA SSD in a RAID config + Up to 4x NVMe direct
attach
Figure 5. Rear view of the R750xa
Figure 6. Rear riser slot numbering
Figure 7. Rear view of the system with riser config 0: direct
attach NVMe cards (either 6x NVMe direct attach or 4x
NVMe direct attach + 4 Universal slots)
Figure 8. Rear view of the system with riser config 1: SAS/SATA SSD
only or NVMe RAID (not direct attach)
Inside the system
Figure 9. Inside the system R750xa Shroud +R3 riser
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• Built-in telemetry streaming, thermal management, and RESTful API
with Redfish offer streamlined visibility and
control for better server management
• Intelligent automation lets you enable cooperation between human
actions and system capabilities for added
productivity
• Integrated change management capabilities for update planning and
seamless, zero-touch configuration and
implementation
• Full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware,
ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools
Protect your data assets and infrastructure with proactive
resilience
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa server is designed with a
cyber-resilient architecture, integrating security deeply
into every phase in the lifecycle, from design to retirement.
• Operate your workloads on a secure platform anchored by
cryptographically trusted booting and silicon root of
trust
• Maintain server firmware safety with digitally signed firmware
packages
• Prevent unauthorized configuration or firmware change with system
lockdown
• Securely and quickly wipe all data from storage media, including
hard drives, SSDs and system memory with System Erase
Spec Sheet
PowerEdge R750xa
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa
offers compelling performance, high-
speed memory and capacity and
exceptional support for a wide range of
GPU offering – Ideal for:
• AI/ML/DL Training and Inferencing
• High-Performance Computing
• Virtualization
Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa
Purpose built server designed to address emerging and highly
intensive GPU
workload