DELL Poweredge R740xd
The scalable system architecture behind the R740xd with up to 24 NVMe drives creates the ideal balance between scalability and performance. The R740xd 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 R740xd is the platform of choice for software defined storage and is the foundation for ScaleIO, VSAN or the PowerEdge XC.
Internal View
| 1. | Hard drive backplane | 2. | SAS expander card |
| 3. | Cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly | 4. | Air shroud |
| 5. | Expansion card riser 3 | 6. | Network daughter card |
| 7. | Expansion card riser 2 | 8. | System board |
| 9. | Expansion card riser 1 | 10. | Integrated storage controller card |
| 11. | NVDIMM-N battery |
Dell PowerEdge R740xd - Features
Accomplish IT transformation with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
• Simplify deployment and easily scale from 3 to 1000+ nodes for software-defined storage with Dell EMC Ready Node for ScaleIO.
• Maximize storage performance with up to 24 NVMe drives and ensure application performance scales to meet demands.
• Drive demanding workloads with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory.
Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management
Dell EMC automation and intelligent management mean you spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on bigger priorities.
Help maximize uptime with proactive diagnostics and automated remediation that increase productivity up to 90%.
Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
Help improve productivity with agent-free Dell EMC iDRAC9 for automated, efficient management.
Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to fully configure and prep servers in rapid, scalable fashion.
Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection
Dell EMC provides a comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server to protect your data.
Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
Take control of your firmware consoles with embedded authentication that is designed to allow only properly designed updates to run.
| Processor : | Up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor |
| Memory : | 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
| Storage controllers : | Internal controllers: PERC H730P, H740P, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB or 240 GB External PERC (RAID): H840 12Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID): External-12Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID): Internal- HBA330 (non-RAID) |
| 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 |
| Dimensions : | Form factor: Rack (2U) M |
| I/O & Ports : | 4 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE + 2 x 1GE or 4 x 10GE or 2 x 25GE Front ports: VGA, 2 x USB 2.0, dedicated IDRAC Direct Micro-USB Rear ports: VGA, Serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port Video card: VGA Riser options with p to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots |
