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Ambient temperature limitations

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Number of hard drives Risers Number of processo rs Number of GPUs Heat sink Up to 205W Up to 205W processor processor (CPU 1/2) (CPU 3/4) 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/ 8 PCIe SATA + (X16 PCIe Riser 1/X16 4 8 x 2.5 PCIe Riser inch SAS/ 2) SATA 4U height HSK 2 2U height HSK (L-shape) 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/ 8 PCIe SATA + (X16 PCIe Riser 1/X16 4 8 x 2.5 PCIe Riser inch SAS/ 2) SATA 4U height HSK 4 2U height HSK (L-shape) 8 x 2.5 12 PCIe inch SAS/ (X8 PCIe SATA Riser 1/X8 2 PCIe Riser N/A 2U height HSK N/A 2) 8 x 2.5 12 PCIe inch SAS/ (X8 PCIe SATA Riser 1/X8 4 PCIe Riser 2) 4U height N/A 2U height HSK HSK (L-shape) 8 x 2.5 8 PCIe inch SAS/ (X16 PCIe SATA Riser 1/X16 2 PCIe Riser 2) 2 2U height HSK N/A 8 x 2.5 8 PCIe inch SAS/ (X16 PCIe SATA Riser 1/X16 4 PCIe Riser 2) 4U height 2 2U height HSK HSK (L-shape) 8 x 2.5 8 PCIe inch SAS/ (X16 PCIe SATA Riser 1/X16 4 PCIe Riser 2) 4U height 4 2U height HSK HSK (L-shape) Fan type Six standar d Six standar d Six standar d Six standar d Six standar d Six standar d Six standar d Shroud DIMM blank Remove the GPU shroud Yes (max 44x) Remove the GPU shroud Yes (max 44x) Yes (max Standard 22x) Yes (max Standard 44x) Remove the GPU shroud Yes (max 22x) Remove the GPU shroud Yes (max 44x) Remove the GPU shroud Yes (max 44x) Processo r/DIMM blank N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Fan blank N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ambient temperature limitations The following table lists configurations that require ambient temperature less than 30°C: NOTE: The ambient temperature limit must be adhered to ensure proper cooling and to avoid excess CPU throttling, which may impact system performance. Table 21. Configuration-based ambient temperature restrictions System PowerEdge R940xa Backplane CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP) 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/ Up to 205 W SATA + 8 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA CPU heat sink Fan type 2U height HSK + Standard fan 4U height HSK GPU Ambient restriction ≥1 double-width/ 30°C single-width Technical specifications 29

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Number
of hard
drives
Risers
Number
of
processo
rs
Number
of GPUs
Heat sink
Fan
type
Shroud
DIMM
blank
Processo
r/DIMM
blank
Fan
blank
Up to 205W
processor
(CPU 1/2)
Up to 205W
processor
(CPU 3/4)
24 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA +
8 PCIe
(X16 PCIe
Riser 1/X16
PCIe Riser
2)
4
2
2U height
HSK
4U height
HSK
Six
standar
d
Remove
the GPU
shroud
Yes
(max
44x)
N/A
N/A
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
(L-shape)
24 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA +
8 PCIe
(X16 PCIe
Riser 1/X16
PCIe Riser
2)
4
4
2U height
HSK
4U height
HSK
Six
standar
d
Remove
the GPU
shroud
Yes
(max
44x)
N/A
N/A
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
(L-shape)
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
12 PCIe
(X8 PCIe
Riser 1/X8
PCIe Riser
2)
2
N/A
2U height
HSK
N/A
Six
standar
d
Standard
Yes
(max
22x)
N/A
N/A
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
12 PCIe
(X8 PCIe
Riser 1/X8
PCIe Riser
2)
4
N/A
2U height
HSK
4U height
HSK
Six
standar
d
Standard
Yes
(max
44x)
N/A
N/A
(L-shape)
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
8 PCIe
(X16 PCIe
Riser 1/X16
PCIe Riser
2)
2
2
2U height
HSK
N/A
Six
standar
d
Remove
the GPU
shroud
Yes
(max
22x)
N/A
N/A
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
8 PCIe
(X16 PCIe
Riser 1/X16
PCIe Riser
2)
4
2
2U height
HSK
4U height
HSK
Six
standar
d
Remove
the GPU
shroud
Yes
(max
44x)
N/A
N/A
(L-shape)
8 x 2.5
inch SAS/
SATA
8 PCIe
(X16 PCIe
Riser 1/X16
PCIe Riser
2)
4
4
2U height
HSK
4U height
HSK
Six
standar
d
Remove
the GPU
shroud
Yes
(max
44x)
N/A
N/A
(L-shape)
Ambient temperature limitations
The following table lists configurations that require ambient temperature less than 30°C:
NOTE:
The ambient temperature limit must be adhered to ensure proper cooling and to avoid excess CPU throttling,
which may impact system performance.
Table 21. Configuration-based ambient temperature restrictions
System
Backplane
CPU Thermal
Design Power
(TDP)
CPU heat sink
Fan type
GPU
Ambient
restriction
PowerEdge
R940xa
24 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA + 8 x 2.5
inch SAS/SATA
Up to 205 W
2U height HSK +
4U height HSK
Standard fan
≥1 double-width/
single-width
30°C
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