PowerEdge XE9780
Eight NVIDIA Blackwell HGX GPUs, air-cooled, as the successor to the XE9680 for large-model training.
The PowerEdge XE9780 is a current model, shipping and fully supported by the vendor. Eight NVIDIA Blackwell HGX GPUs, air-cooled, as the successor to the XE9680 for large-model training.
Platform facts
| Vendor | Dell |
|---|---|
| Generation | 17G |
| Form factor | rack (large air-cooled GPU chassis) |
| Sockets | 2 |
| CPU | Intel Xeon 6 |
| Memory | DDR5 RDIMM |
| Storage | NVMe front bays; BOSS-N1 boot |
| RAID | BOSS-N1; HBA options |
| Management | iDRAC10 |
| Released | 2025 |
| Status | current |
Field notes
Announced in 2025 alongside a liquid-cooled XE9780L and an AMD MI350 variant (XE9785). Power and cooling per node exceed what most enterprise rooms provide; treat it as a data center project, not a server purchase. Details on drive counts and DIMM population should be confirmed against the current Dell spec sheet. Linux only.
What we do with the PowerEdge XE9780
- Specification and procurement of new PowerEdge servers, configured to order
- Rack, rail and cable installation, iDRAC setup and firmware baseline
- Memory, NVMe, PERC and NIC upgrades with qualified parts
- Out-of-warranty repair: PSU, fan, backplane, PERC battery and motherboard replacement
- OS and hypervisor installs: Windows Server, VMware, Proxmox, RHEL, Ubuntu
- ProSupport case handling and lifecycle refresh planning
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Frequently asked questions
Do you work on PowerEdge servers you did not sell?
Yes. Most of our Dell work is on servers a business already owns, in or out of warranty.
Can you update firmware without downtime?
iDRAC and some component firmware update live. BIOS, PERC and NIC firmware need a reboot, which we schedule in a maintenance window.
Can the PowerEdge XE9780 run a current operating system?
Check the field notes above. As a rule, current models are certified for Windows Server 2022/2025, ESXi 8 and RHEL 9; legacy models usually stop at Windows Server 2019 or ESXi 7 and may need Proxmox or an older Linux to stay useful.
Need a hand with this?
Tell us what you are running and what is slowing you down. You get a straight assessment and a plan, with no obligation. Support desk is staffed 24/7.