DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26x 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6254 3.1GHz 18 Core 64GB DDR4 26x 8TB H330 iDRAC 9 2x 1100W

2U rack server with 26 drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads such as software-defined storage, backup repositories and large media archives. It holds twenty-six 3.5-inch drives in a compact chassis. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6254 processors deliver eighteen cores each at 3.1 GHz with 4.0 GHz turbo. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4-2933 ECC memory supports data integrity in demanding environments.

Dual 1100 W platinum supplies

Two hot-swap 1100 W platinum-efficiency power supplies provide redundant power for the fully populated chassis. The dense 26-bay layout moves airflow across all drives and both CPUs to maintain thermal stability under sustained load. Fan speeds scale with component temperatures to balance cooling performance against acoustic output in the rack.

PERC H330 controller and iDRAC 9 Enterprise

The Dell PERC H330 storage controller manages the twenty-six 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives through twelve-gigabit SAS and SATA connectivity. Networking includes a dual-port 1 GbE LOM and a Broadcom 57414 dual-port 10/25 Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote monitoring, firmware updates and power control without physical access. The server ships without a front bezel or ready rails, so rack mounting hardware must be sourced separately.