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Silver 2U rack server front with 26 drive bays and bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 26x 8TB SATA HBA330

SKU CH-7ZQC-W90TF

High-capacity 2U rack server with 26x 8TB SATA drives, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1GHz, 128GB DDR4, and HBA330 controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.1GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs with 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base clock
  • 128 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory across 8 populated slots
  • PERC HBA330 controller managing 26 drive bays for SATA storage
  • 26 enterprise 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives installed for high-capacity arrays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management plus dual 1100 W platinum power supplies

High-Density 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server fitted with twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays. Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver forty-eight cores at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. One hundred twenty-eight gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC HBA330 controller support the installed twenty-six 8 TB SATA hard drives. Dual 1100 watt platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power.

Storage-Focused Deployments

This platform suits organisations building software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories or media archives that need maximum spindle count in a 2U form factor. The HBA330 controller presents drives without hardware RAID, so buyers who require integrated RAID levels or GPU compute density should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twenty-Six Bay Capacity

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch SATA bays populated with 7.2K RPM enterprise drives, delivering over two hundred terabytes of raw capacity in a single 2U chassis.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs with 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base clock
  • 128 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory across 8 populated slots
  • PERC HBA330 controller managing 26 drive bays for SATA storage
  • 26 enterprise 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives installed for high-capacity arrays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management plus dual 1100 W platinum power supplies

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR740xd2
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.1GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores24 Core-Processors
CPU FeaturesPlatinum 8160
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)26 x 8TB 7.2K SATA
Storage ControllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
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 does the 2U server require?

The server occupies 2U of rack height and the ready rails and front bezel are not included with this unit.

How are the 26 installed 3.5-inch drives connected to the HBA330 controller?

The drives use SATA 6Gb/s interface and the HBA330 provides 12Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity; ensure cables are seated in the controller and backplane before powering on.

When should the 8TB 7.2K SATA drives be replaced?

Replace drives when SMART monitoring via iDRAC 9 reports reallocated sectors or when predictive failure alerts appear for any of the 26 drives.

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