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Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server, 26 front 3.5-inch drive bays, silver front panel with blue accents

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 26x 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6150 2.7GHz 18C 32GB DDR4 26x 8TB HBA330 2x 1100W

SKU CH-FFEY-0M21P

2U rack server with 26 3.5-inch bays holding 26 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives, dual 18-core Xeon Gold 6150 at 2.7 GHz, 32 GB DDR4, HBA330 controller, dual 1100 W PSUs

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.7GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • 36 CPU cores at 2.7 GHz base speed handle heavy parallel workloads
  • 32 GB DDR4 ECC memory provides error-corrected reliability for critical data
  • 26 drive bays with 3.5-inch SATA drives deliver high-density local storage
  • HBA330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for all bays
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies ensure redundant hot-swap power delivery

Dense 2U server with 26 drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 packs 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch bays into a 2U rack chassis. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6150 processors provide 36 total cores at 2.7 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. The system ships with 32 GB of DDR4 memory across 16 slots and a PERC HBA330 controller managing the installed drives. Integrated iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management.

Suited for capacity-focused workloads

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup repositories and media archives that prioritise raw drive count over compute density. The 26-bay layout supports large sequential datasets while the dual 10/25 GbE mezzanine card handles high-throughput fabric. Buyers needing more than two processors or faster per-core performance should evaluate alternative platforms.

HBA330 controller with 26 SATA drives

The PERC HBA330 presents the 26 installed 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives to the operating system in JBOD or pass-through mode. This controller choice determines whether the array appears as individual disks or hardware RAID volumes, directly shaping storage software compatibility and rebuild behaviour.

Highlights

  • 36 CPU cores at 2.7 GHz base speed handle heavy parallel workloads
  • 32 GB DDR4 ECC memory provides error-corrected reliability for critical data
  • 26 drive bays with 3.5-inch SATA drives deliver high-density local storage
  • HBA330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for all bays
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies ensure redundant hot-swap power delivery

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR740xd2
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.7GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores18 Core-Processors
CPU FeaturesGold 6150
# 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 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

How do I install the 26 3.5-inch drives and what step is often missed with the HBA330 controller?

The chassis holds 26 drives in front-accessible trays. The HBA330 mini controller uses an internal PCIe slot; the step people miss is cabling each of its two mini-SAS HD connectors to the correct backplane segments so all 26 bays are seen by the OS.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The 26 enterprise 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives have moving parts and will reach their rated workload limits before the solid-state parts. The two 1100 W platinum power supplies and the system fans are hot-swap, so they can be swapped without downtime when they age.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6150 CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The dual 1100 W platinum PSUs share the load; if combined CPU package power plus 26 drives and memory exceeds the available budget, the platform will throttle the 18-core processors from 3.7 GHz turbo toward the 2.7 GHz base frequency to stay within the power envelope.

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