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Silver 2U rack server with twenty-four 2.5 inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24-Bay 2.5" rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 128GB DDR4 H730P 24× 600GB SAS

SKU CH-Y436-NFDBA

2U rack server with 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS bays, dual 8-core 3.2 GHz Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs, 128 GB DDR4 ECC and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed3.20 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz deliver 16 cores for heavy workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualised environments
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 2 GB cache
  • 24 × 600 GB 10 K SAS drives provide high-capacity low-latency storage
  • Quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ plus iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify remote management

24-bay 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each and 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives in the front bays. Redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management are included.

Ideal for storage-heavy roles

This configuration suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider platforms that need high drive counts in a compact rack footprint. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who require solid-state media, GPU acceleration or a lower drive count should consider other platforms because the chassis is populated exclusively with spinning SAS drives and has no GPU provisioning.

PERC H730P RAID controller

The Dell PERC H730P 2 GB 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller with battery-backed cache determines the storage capabilities of this server. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 as well as pass-through mode for software-defined storage stacks. All twenty-four drive bays connect through this single controller, so its feature set and firmware version define the achievable redundancy, performance and management options for the entire array.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz deliver 16 cores for heavy workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualised environments
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 2 GB cache
  • 24 × 600 GB 10 K SAS drives provide high-capacity low-latency storage
  • Quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ plus iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed3.20 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores8-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features24 x 2.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How are the 24 2.5-inch SAS drives installed in the R740xd, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a front hot-swap bay until the carrier latch clicks; the step often missed is waiting for the PERC H730P to initialise the new disk in the RAID BIOS before the OS sees it.

Which components in this server will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The 24 600 GB 10K SAS hard drives and the two 1100 W power supplies are the field-replaceable parts most likely to require swap-outs over time.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo for extended periods?

The dual 1100 W platinum power supplies set the sustained power ceiling; if combined CPU and drive draw exceeds their capacity the system will throttle before any temperature limit is reached.

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