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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays, four drives installed, bezel and rails included

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2x Gold 6126 12C 64GB 4x 300GB 10K SAS H730P rack server

SKU CH-ZZ28-SYPE0

2U rack server with dual 12-core Gold 6126 CPUs, 64GB DDR4, four 300GB 10K SAS drives and H730P RAID

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • CPU TypeIntel
  • Installed Memory Size64GB
  • Hard Drive (Installed)4x 300GB 10K SAS
  • Storage ControllerH730P
  • Dual 12-core Intel Gold 6126 CPUs at 2.6GHz power heavy workloads
  • 64GB DDR4 across four 16GB modules handles large datasets
  • Four 300GB 10K SAS drives in RAID via H730P controller
  • Eight 2.5-inch bays plus up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots for expansion
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise with Intel X550 10Gb and 1Gb Ethernet enables remote management

Dual Gold 6126 server for virtualisation workloads

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 ships as a 2U rack unit with two Intel Gold 6126 processors at 2.6GHz, each providing 12 cores. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 memory are installed across four 16GB modules running at 2666 MT/s. Four 300GB 10K SAS drives connect through an H730P RAID controller, while the chassis supports up to eight 2.5-inch bays for future expansion.

Redundant 1100W supply

Dual 1100W redundant power supplies share the load so fan speeds stay moderate during typical operation. The Intel X550 network daughter card adds two 10Gb RJ45 and two 1Gb RJ45 ports without extra cards. Remote management via iDRAC9 Enterprise lets administrators monitor temperatures and power draw from anywhere, reducing the need for physical checks.

Eight PCIe Gen 3 slots absorb sustained I/O pressure

Up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots are available for additional controllers, accelerators or networking cards when workloads grow beyond the base configuration. The 10K SAS spindles and H730P cache maintain consistent throughput during extended database or virtualisation runs. Memory capacity can scale beyond the installed 64GB using the remaining DIMM slots.

Highlights

  • Dual 12-core Intel Gold 6126 CPUs at 2.6GHz power heavy workloads
  • 64GB DDR4 across four 16GB modules handles large datasets
  • Four 300GB 10K SAS drives in RAID via H730P controller
  • Eight 2.5-inch bays plus up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots for expansion
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise with Intel X550 10Gb and 1Gb Ethernet enables remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
ModelR740
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
CPU TypeIntel
Installed Memory Size64GB
Hard Drive (Installed)4x 300GB 10K SAS
Storage ControllerH730P
Max HDD Capacity8x 2.5" Drive Bays
Remote ManagementiDRAC9 Enterprise

Questions about this item

How do I install the 2.5" SAS drives into the R740's front bays and what step is often missed?

Slide each 300GB 10K SAS drive into the 8-bay chassis until the latch clicks, then use iDRAC9 Enterprise or the H730P RAID controller BIOS to create the virtual disk before the OS sees it.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The 10K SAS drives and the 1100W redundant power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; fans and the 64GB DDR4 DIMMs can also be swapped without tools.

What performance limit appears first when the dual Gold 6126 CPUs run sustained workloads?

The 12-core 2.6GHz processors will hit their thermal ceiling before the H730P RAID controller or the 10GbE NDC ports saturate under continuous load.

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