DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon 8260 2.4GHz 24C 16GB DDR4 HBA330 26x 4TB 57414 iDRAC9 2x 1100W

Storage-dense 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for high-capacity storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 24-core processors running at 2.4 GHz with 3.9 GHz turbo, 16 GB of DDR4-2933 ECC memory, a PERC HBA330 storage controller and twenty-six 4 TB 7.2K SATA hard drives. Redundant 1100 W power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the configuration.

Suited for archive and backup targets

This system suits organisations that need dense, cost-effective capacity for backup repositories, media archives or software-defined storage clusters. Buyers who require all-flash performance, faster drive protocols or GPU-accelerated workloads should evaluate other platforms because the installed HBA330 controller and SATA drives do not address those requirements.

Twenty-six drive bays in 2U

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays fitted into a 2U chassis, delivering over one hundred terabytes of raw capacity in a single rack unit. If the deployment needs fewer bays, higher spindle speeds or a different drive interface, a different server chassis will be a better fit.