DELL PowerEdge R750xa Rack Server User Manual

: June 9, 2024
: Dell

Table of Contents

Introduction
Innovate at scale with challenging and emerging workloads
Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with autonomous
Protect your data assets and infrastructure with proactive resilience
- PowerEdge R750xa
Recommended services
Dell Technologies on Demand
- Discover more about PowerEdge servers
References
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PowerEdge R750xa Rack Server

Introduction

The Dell PowerEdge R750xa, is a purpose-built server designed to boost acceleration performance across the widest range of customer needs.

Innovate at scale with challenging and emerging workloads

The Dell 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.

Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with autonomous

collaboration

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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 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

PowerEdge R750xa

The Dell 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

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, 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 (HDD/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 mixed mode
1800 W Titanium HLAC/240 mixed mode
2400 W Platinum AC/240 mixed mode
2800 W Titanium HLAC/240 mixed mode

Cooling Options|

Air cooling, optional processor liquid cooling

Fans|

High performance GOLD fa
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
Open Manage Software|

Open Manage Enterpris
Open Manage Power Manager plugin
Open Manage Support Assist plugin
Open Manage Update Manager plugin

Mobility| Open Manage Mobile
Integrations and Connections| Open Manage Integrations

BMC True sight
Microsoft System Center
Red Hat Ansible Modules
VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager

| Open Manage Connections

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OM Nimbus
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-US
1 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA

| Rear Ports

1 x USB 2.0
1 x Serial (optional)
1 x USB 3.
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 Hyperviso
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.

OEM-ready version available| From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you. For more information, visit Dell.com/OEM.

Recommended services

Dell Pro Support Plus for critical systems or Dell Pro Support for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit Dell.com/ Service Descriptions.

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