DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6230 2.1GHz 20 Core 128GB DDR4 26x 4TB H730P

High-density 2U rack server for storage-heavy

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 packs 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive bays into a 2U chassis. Dual Xeon Gold 6230 processors deliver 40 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.9 GHz turbo. 128 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Two 1100 W platinum hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy.

Organisations needing maximum 3.5-inch capacity

This configuration suits backup repositories, software-defined storage clusters and media archives that rely on large SATA hard drives. The 26 installed 4 TB 7.2 K drives present a single high-capacity pool. Buyers who need more than 26 drive bays or who require faster flash media should evaluate platforms with additional slots or different form factors.

26-bay 3.5-inch SATA backplane as the capacity limit

The server’s defining constraint is the fixed 26-bay 3.5-inch backplane fed by the H730P controller. Expanding raw capacity means swapping the 4 TB drives for larger SATA units; adding bays is not possible in this 2U frame. Confirm that 26 drives meet the storage target before purchase.