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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24-bay 2.5" rack server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 768GB DDR4 24x 1.2TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-T8M0-J2NZ1

A 2U rack server with 24 2.5-inch bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4, 24 1.2 TB SAS drives and a PERC H730P controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 24 x 1.2TB 10K SAS

  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • 24 enterprise 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives in 2.5 inch bays
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC 9 Enterprise management

Storage density and compute

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server combines 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays with dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors. Each CPU provides 24 cores at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 DIMM slots and a PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Twenty-four 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives are installed.

Suitable workloads and limits

The configuration suits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider platforms that need high drive count in a 2U form factor. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links is provided by an Intel X520/I350 daughter card. Remote management uses iDRAC 9 Enterprise. Buyers who need more than two sockets, GPU accelerator space or memory beyond the 3 TB maximum should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis with the H730P controller determines whether this server matches a given storage topology. The installed 1.2 TB 10K drives deliver a fixed raw capacity and the controller sets the available RAID levels. Memory expansion is possible up to 3 TB using the remaining DDR4 slots.

Highlights

  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • 24 enterprise 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives in 2.5 inch bays
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC 9 Enterprise management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores24-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size768GB
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

What rack height does this 2U server require?

The unit occupies 2U of vertical space in a standard rack enclosure.

Which steps must be followed to install the PERC H730P controller and its battery?

Seat the controller in the dedicated internal slot, connect the battery pack to the controller header, then cable the 24 drive backplane to the controller ports.

When will the PERC H730P battery need replacement?

The battery backs the controller cache; plan to replace it when the iDRAC9 health log reports a degraded or failed battery status.

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