DELL
DELL PowerEdge MX840C Half Width Blade 8 Bay H730P
Half-width blade sled with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and H730P MX RAID controller
- TypeRack
- Rack HeightHalf Width Blade
- Hard Drive (Installed)No HDD's or Trays
- Storage ControllerH730P MX
- Max HDD Capacity8x 2.5" Drive Bays
- Remote ManagementiDRAC9 Express
- 8 bays for 2.5 inch drives expand storage capacity
- H730P MX RAID controller protects data with hardware RAID
- Four PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots add high-speed I/O
- Two PCIe 3.0 x16 mini mezzanine slots provide fabric C connectivity
- iDRAC9 Express enables remote server management
Dense Compute Sled for Modular Infrastructure
The Dell PowerEdge MX840C is a half-width blade server designed for the PowerEdge MX chassis. It provides eight 2.5-inch drive bays and an integrated H730P MX RAID controller for local storage performance. The sled includes four heatsinks and iDRAC9 Express for remote management. It ships without memory, drives or drive trays.
Suited for Scale-Out Workloads
This compute sled suits organisations building dense, modular clusters inside a shared MX chassis. It fits environments that need local storage capacity and PCIe 3.0 mezzanine expansion for networking or acceleration. Buyers who require pre-installed memory, drives or a different RAID level should look at other configurations.
Half-Width Form Factor with Eight Drive Bays
The half-width blade occupies a single slot in the MX chassis while delivering eight 2.5-inch bays. This density drives the decision for storage-heavy, scale-out deployments. Confirm chassis compatibility and mezzanine card requirements before purchase.
Highlights
- 8 bays for 2.5 inch drives expand storage capacity
- H730P MX RAID controller protects data with hardware RAID
- Four PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots add high-speed I/O
- Two PCIe 3.0 x16 mini mezzanine slots provide fabric C connectivity
- iDRAC9 Express enables remote server management
Specifications
| Brand | DELL |
|---|---|
| Model | MX840C |
| Type | Rack |
| Rack Height | Half Width Blade |
| Hard Drive (Installed) | No HDD's or Trays |
| Storage Controller | H730P MX |
| Max HDD Capacity | 8x 2.5" Drive Bays |
| Remote Management | iDRAC9 Express |
Questions about this item
Does the MX840C compute sled ship with drives or drive trays installed?
The sled arrives with no 2.5" drives and no trays; you must supply both for the eight available bays.
Which RAID controller is fitted to the MX840C and how many drive bays does it support?
An H730P MX controller is installed and can manage all eight 2.5" drive bays in the chassis.
What I/O expansion slots are available on the MX840C for fabric connectivity?
Four PCIe 3.0 x16 mezzanine slots for Fabric A and B plus two PCIe 3.0 x16 mini-mezz slots for Fabric C are provided.
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