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Silver 2U rack server front with twenty-six 3.5 inch drive bays and bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26 Bay 2x Xeon Gold 6154 18C 3.0GHz 32GB DDR4 26x 8TB SAS HBA330 iDRAC9 2x 1100W

SKU CH-6TVF-98PCX

2U rack server with dual 18-core Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs, 32GB DDR4, 26× 8TB SAS drives on HBA330, iDRAC9 Enterprise, and dual 1100W supplies

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed3.0GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver 36 cores at 3.0 GHz base clock
  • 32 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures data integrity for critical workloads
  • 26 × 8 TB 7.2K SAS drives provide massive raw storage capacity
  • PERC HBA330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity across all bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management with dedicated 1 GbE port

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 packs twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rackmount chassis. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver eighteen cores each at 3.0 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4-2666 ECC memory occupies four of sixteen slots. The PERC HBA330 controller manages the installed drives.

Upgrade from direct-attached arrays

This system replaces scattered JBOD enclosures or older 2U platforms that max out at twelve or sixteen bays. The jump is worth it when a single rack unit must serve both compute and high-capacity SAS storage. Workloads that outgrow the two-socket limit or need more than one terabyte of memory will require a larger platform.

SAS 12 Gb/s interface ceiling

The HBA330 connects drives at twelve gigabits per second over SAS, capping sequential throughput per drive at the 7.2 K rpm mechanical limit. The OCP 2.0 mezzanine card adds dual 10/25 Gb SFP28 ports for network uplinks. PCIe expansion slots remain available for additional controllers, but the two-processor maximum fixes the CPU ceiling.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver 36 cores at 3.0 GHz base clock
  • 32 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures data integrity for critical workloads
  • 26 × 8 TB 7.2K SAS drives provide massive raw storage capacity
  • PERC HBA330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity across all bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management with dedicated 1 GbE port

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR740xd2
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed3.0GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores18 Core-Processors
CPU FeaturesGold 6154
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size32GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)26 x 8TB 7.2K SAS
Storage ControllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelNone
Ethernet Controller1x Integrated Dual Port 1GbE LOM and 1x Dell EMC Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 Mezzanine Card
Remote ManagementiDRAC9 Enterprise
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features0

Questions about this item

What rack height and front drive bay count does the R740xd2 require?

The server occupies 2U of rack space and provides 26 front 3.5-inch SAS drive bays.

How are the 26 8TB SAS drives connected to the HBA330 controller during installation?

Drives slide into the hot-swap front bays and attach to the backplane; the HBA330 mini card plugs into its dedicated internal slot.

Which memory specification must replacement modules match for the 16 DDR4 slots?

Use DDR4-2666 ECC registered DIMMs; the system supports up to 1 TB across all 16 slots.

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