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The PowerEdge R740xd delivers a perfect balance between storage scalability and performance. The 2U two-socket platform is ideal for software defined storage, service providers or as virtual desktop infrastructure.
R740xd | Technical Specification | |
Processor | Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor | |
Memory | 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2933MT/s, 3TB max Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max Up to 12 Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory PMem, 6.14TB max (7.68TB max with PMem + LRDIMM) Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only | |
Storage controllers
Internal boot | Internal Controllers: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330, H750, HBA350i External Controllers: H840, HBA355e, 12 Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID:S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB Internal Dual SD Module1 | |
Drive bays | Front bays: Up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 184.32TB or up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 216TB Mid bay: Up to 4 x 2.5”, max 30.72TB SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), or up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD, max 64TB Rear bays: Up to 4 x 2.5”, max 30.72TB SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), or up to 2 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 32TB | |
Power Supplies | Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, 750W 240VDC,* 1100W, 1100W 380VDC* 1600W, 2000W and 2400W, Gold 1100W -48VDC Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy *Only available in China and Japan | |
Dimensions | Form factor: Rack (2U) | Height: 86.8m (3.42”) Width*: 434mm (17.08”) Depth*: 737.5mm (29.03”) Weight: 33.1kg (73lbs.) *Dimensions do not include bezel |
Embedded Management | iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish Quick Sync 2 wireless module (optional) | |
I/O & Ports | Network daughter card options 4 x 1GbE or 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE or 4 x 10GbE or 2 x 25GbE Front ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro-USB, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) 1 x VGA Rear ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port, 1 x Serial, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA Video card: 2 x VGA Riser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots |
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd are two socket, 2U rack servers designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity and network options. The R740xd features the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family, up to 24 DIMMs, PCI Express® (PCIe) 3.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface technologies to cover NIC and rNDC. The PowerEdge R740 is a general-purpose platform capable of handling demanding workloads and applications, such as data warehouses, e-commerce, databases, and high-performance computing (HPC).
The PowerEdge R740xd adds extraordinary storage capacity options, making it well-suited for data- intensive applications that require greater storage, while not sacrificing I/O performance.
R740xd front views
The R740xd supports up to 12x 3.5 -inch or up to 24 x 2.5 -inch front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that are secured by a removable front bezel.
R740xd Front view - 12 x 3.5 -inch hard drive configuration
R740xd Front view - 24 x 2.5 -inch hard drive configuration
R740 Front view - 8 x 3.5 -inch hard drive configuration
R740xd Rear view - with 2 x 3.5 -inch backplane installed
R740xd Rear view - with 4 x 2.5 -inch backplane installed
Figure 1. R740xd internal chassis view – hard drive tray and hard drive cage with NVDIMM-N battery