Server Dell PowerEdge R760

The Dell PowerEdge R760 is a versatile 2U, two-socket rack server designed to handle a wide range of demanding workloads.¹ Its capabilities and intended tasks include:

Intended Tasks:

• Virtualization: It's well-suited for hosting multiple virtual machines, maximizing resource utilization and reducing hardware costs.²

• Databases: The server can support large databases with high transaction volumes, ensuring fast and reliable data access.³⁴
• Enterprise Applications: It can handle various corporate applications, providing the necessary performance and reliability.
• Cloud Infrastructure: The R760 can serve as a robust foundation for cloud environments.⁵
• Mixed Workload Standardization: Its flexibility allows it to efficiently run diverse types of applications.⁶
• Data Analytics: It can efficiently process and analyze large datasets, providing valuable insights for businesses.⁷

• E-commerce Platforms: The R760 provides the performance and scalability needed to handle high traffic and transaction volumes for online businesses.⁸⁹
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): With support for GPUs, the R760 can accelerate AI/ML workloads, such as training models and running inference.¹⁰

• High-Performance Computing (HPC): The R760 can handle complex calculations and simulations due to its powerful processors and high memory capacity.¹¹

• Virtual¹² Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): It can support high-density VDI environments, especially when configured with GPUs for graphics-intensive applications.¹³

Capabilities:

• High Performance: Supports up to two 4th or 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with a high core count (up to 64 cores per processor), delivering exceptional processing power.¹⁴ Optional Intel QuickAssist Technology is also available.
• Large Memory Capacity and Speed: Offers 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, supporting up to 8TB of RDIMM with speeds up to 5600 MT/s, enabling quick access to data and improved application performance.¹⁵
• Flexible Storage Options: Provides a variety of front bay configurations with support for SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives (both HDD and SSD).¹⁶ Options include:
  • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch drives (max 240 TB)
  • Up to 8, 16, or 24 x 2.5-inch drives (max up to 368.64 TB)
  • Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe SSDs (max 122.88 TB)¹⁷ Rear bays can also support up to 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives or 4 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe SSDs.
• Expandability: Offers up to eight PCIe slots (Gen5 and Gen4) for adding expansion cards such as GPUs, network adapters, and storage controllers.¹⁸ It can support up to 2 x 350W double-width GPUs or 6 x 75W single-width GPUs.
• Advanced Storage Controllers: Supports internal PERC (PowerEdge RAID Controller) cards (H965i, H755, H755N, H355) and external controllers (H965e), as well as software RAID (S160) and various SAS HBAs. It also features BOSS-N1 for internal boot with M.2 NVMe SSDs.¹⁹
• Networking Flexibility: Offers embedded Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1GbE and options for various Network Interface Cards (NICs) and OCP 3.0 cards for higher bandwidth.²⁰
• Efficient Power and Cooling: Features redundant hot-swap power supplies with various wattage options (up to 3200W Titanium) and up to 6 hot-plug fans with different performance levels (Standard, High Performance Silver, High Performance Gold) and optional Direct Liquid Cooling for specific configurations.²¹
• Integrated Management: Includes iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller for simplified deployment, updates, monitoring, and management. It supports various management consoles and integrations.
• Security Features: Offers built-in security features including secure boot, secure erase, silicon root of trust, system lockdown, TPM 1.2/2.0, and data at rest encryption.