This is a genuine Dell PowerEdge R840 / R940 / C6420 SSD PCIe NVMe Extender Expansion Card (High-Profile) (P/N: YN9K8, 0YN9K8, UCEA-200, 0101EM000-000-G). This specialized adapter card is crucial for maximizing high-performance storage in Dell's flagship PowerEdge R840, R940, and C6420 servers. It functions as an NVMe extender, allowing these servers to utilize a greater number of high-speed PCIe NVMe SSDs, particularly in configurations where direct NVMe connectivity is limited or dedicated NVMe drives are preferred over traditional SAS/SATA. The high-profile design ensures compatibility with standard full-height PCIe slots. By providing additional PCIe lanes and connectivity for NVMe drives, this expansion card is essential for workloads demanding extremely high I/O throughput and low latency, such as big data analytics, in-memory databases, and high-performance computing (HPC) applications, ensuring your server infrastructure can handle the most intensive storage demands.
Key Features
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Genuine Dell Component: Ensures perfect compatibility, validated performance, and seamless integration with specified Dell PowerEdge servers.
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NVMe Extender Functionality: Expands the server's capability to support additional PCIe NVMe Solid State Drives.
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High-Profile Form Factor: Designed for installation in standard full-height PCIe expansion slots within compatible servers.
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Enhanced Storage Performance: Essential for maximizing I/O throughput and reducing latency by leveraging NVMe SSDs.
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Optimized for PowerEdge R840/R940/C6420: Specifically engineered for Dell's high-end 4-socket (R840, R940) and modular (C6420) server platforms.
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Increases NVMe Drive Count: Enables more direct-attached NVMe storage capacity and performance.
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Reliable for Enterprise Workloads: Built to Dell's rigorous standards for continuous 24/7 operation in data center environments.
