
The PowerEdge R740xd2 delivers a perfect balance between storage scalability and performance. The 2U two-socket platform is ideal for software defined storage, service providers or as virtual desktop infrastructure.
The scalable system architecture behind the R740xd2 with up to 24 NVMe drives creates the ideal balance between scalability and performance. The R740xd2 versatility is highlighted with the ability to mix any drive type to create the optimum configuration of NVMe, SSD and HDD for either performance, capacity or both. The R740xd2 is the platform of choice for software defined storage and is the foundation for VSAN or the PowerEdge XC.
- Maximize storage performance with up to 24 NVMe drives and ensure application performance scales to meet demands.
- Free up storage space using internal M.2 SSDs optimized for boot.
- Simplify and accelerate ScaleIO or VMware vSAN™ deployments with validated, pre-bundled and tailored Ready Nodes.
- Accelerate workloads with up to 3 double-width 300W GPUs, up to 6 single-width 150W GPUs or up to 4 FPGAs.
Form Factor: |
2U Rackmount Server |
Chassis Depth: |
737.5 mm |
Processors: |
Up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor |
Memory: |
24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2933MT/s, 3TB max Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
Storage Controllers: |
Internal Controllers: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330 External Controllers: H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID:S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB Internal Dual SD Module |
Drive Bays: |
Front bays: Up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 153TB or up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 144TB Mid bay: Up to 4 x 2.5”, max 25TB SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 25TB or up to 4 x 3.5”, max 48TB Rear bays: Up to 4 x 2.5”, max 25TB SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD or up to 2 x 3.5” max 24TB SAS/SATA HDD |
Power Supplies: |
Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, and 2000W 48VDC 1100W, 380HVDC 1100W, 240HVDC 750W (China/Japan) Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy |
Embedded Management: |
iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish Quick Sync 2 wireless module (optional) |
Bezel: |
Optional LCD bezel or security bezel |
OpenManage Software: |
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Mobile OpenManage Power Center |
Integrations and Connections: |
Integrations: Microsoft® System Center, VMware® vCenter™, BMC Truesight, Red Hat® Ansible Modules Connections: Nagios® Core & Nagios® XI, Micro Focus Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus |
Security: |
TPM 1.2/2.0 optional Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot System Lockdown (requires iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter) Silicon Root of Trust Secure erase |
I/O & Ports: |
Network daughter card options 4 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE + 2 x 1GE or 4 x 10GE or 2 x 25GE Front ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro-USB, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) 1 x VGA Rear ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port, 1 x Serial, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA Video card: 2 x VGA Riser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots |
Accelerator Options: |
Up to three 300W or six 150W GPUs, or up to three double-width or four single-width FPGAs. GPU and FPGA options are available only on 24 x 2.5” drive chassis. |
Supported Operating Systems: |
Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS Citrix® Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V Oracle® Linux Red Hat® Enterprise Linux SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server VMware® ESXi |
More information can be found on the official Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 Specs PDF.
PowerEdge R740xd2
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