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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26x 3.5" 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24C 256GB DDR4 26x 4TB HBA330 iDRAC9 2x 1100W

SKU CH-E1CB-GDYT0

2U rack server with 26 × 3.5″ bays, dual Xeon Platinum 8160 24-core CPUs, 256 GB DDR4 and 26 × 4 TB SATA drives on an 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 provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory across 16 slots supports up to 1 TB capacity
  • PERC HBA330 controller manages 26 bays of 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote monitoring and administration
  • Two 1100 W platinum hot-swap power supplies deliver redundant power

High-density 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 packs twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack footprint. Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors provide forty-eight total cores running at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. Two hundred fifty-six gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory support data-intensive applications that demand both capacity and compute in a single chassis.

Upgrade from smaller arrays or older platforms

Replaces multi-server JBOD clusters or earlier 12-bay and 16-bay systems when storage growth outpaces rack space. The jump is worth it when workloads need twenty-six drives behind one management plane and the HBA330 controller can present raw capacity to software-defined storage layers without a hardware RAID abstraction layer.

Handles large sequential workloads comfortably

Twenty-six 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver over one hundred terabytes of raw capacity for backup repositories, media archives and analytics staging. The dual 1100 W platinum supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise keep the platform running during drive rebuilds. Random IOPS-heavy databases and latency-sensitive transactional workloads will saturate the mechanical drives before the CPU or memory headroom is exhausted.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory across 16 slots supports up to 1 TB capacity
  • PERC HBA330 controller manages 26 bays of 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote monitoring and administration
  • Two 1100 W platinum hot-swap power supplies deliver redundant power

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 Size256GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)26 x 4TB 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 and rails does the R740xd2 2U server need?

The server occupies 2U of rack height; front bezel and ready rails are not included.

How are the 26 × 3.5" drives installed, and what step is often missed?

Drives slide into the front hot-swap bays connected to the HBA330 controller; the common mistake is not seating each carrier until the latch clicks.

Which components will need replacement first in the R740xd2?

The 26 × 4TB 7.2K SATA drives and the two 1100W power supplies are the primary field-replaceable parts.

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