DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6230 2.1GHz 20 Core 128GB DDR4 26 Bay 3.5" H730P

26-Bay 3.5" 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for high-capacity storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with a 3.9 GHz turbo and 20 cores. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 16 slots and a Dell PERC H730P hardware RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-six 3.5-inch drive trays provide dense internal storage capacity.

Suits storage-heavy deployments.

This platform fits software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories, media archives and big-data analytics that prioritise raw capacity and hardware RAID. Organisations needing maximum all-flash performance density or a different drive bay count should evaluate alternative chassis designs. The dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise support continuous operation in dense racks.

26 x 3.5-inch drive trays decide the fit

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch hot-swap bays served by the H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. If the workload requires this exact bay count and 3.5-inch form factor, the R740xd2 matches; otherwise a server with a different bay configuration is required.