Dell PowerEdge R740xd

The DELL PowerEdge R740xd offers generous and flexible storage options with support for a variety of drive types, including NVMe drives for optimal system performance. It delivers a perfect balance between storage scalability and performance. The PowerEdge R740xd adds extraordinary storage capacity options, making it well-suited for data- intensive applications that require greater storage, while not sacrificing I/O performance.

Higher Per-Core Performance: Up to 28 cores, delivery high performance and scalability for compute-intensive workloads across compute, storage & network usages.
6 memory channels and up to 6 DCPMMs per socket of Intel® Optane™ DC persistent
memory for data-centric workloads on select processors
Up to three Intel UPI channels increase scalability of the platform to as many as eight sockets, as well as improves inter-CPU bandwidth for I/O intensive workloads.
Near-zero encryption overhead enables higher performance on all secure data transactions
with enhanced hardware mitigation.

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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

Features

Dell PowerEdge R740xd - Features

Optimize flexibility and density

Benefit from scalable storage performance and data set processing with the PowerEdge R740xd server. This 2U, 2-socket platform brings you scalability and performance to adapt to a variety of applications. Choose up to 24 NVMe drives, or a total of 32 x 2.5” or 18 x 3.5” drives. As you scale your deployments, scale your productivity with embedded intelligence and automation from iDRAC9 and the entire OpenManage portfolio designed to simplify the IT lifecycle from deployment to retirement.

Accomplish IT transformation with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers

Transform your data center for modern applications and operations with the help of the R740xd. Storage performance and flexibility create the perfect balance for software-defined storage or data set processing and analytics. 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.

Specification

General
Type:	Server
Product Form Factor:	2U Rack
Processor
CPU:	Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor
Memory
Memory:	• 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2933MT/s, 3TB max • Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max • Up to 12 Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM, 6.14TB max, (7.68TB max with DPCMM + LRDIMM) • Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
Hard Drive
Hard Drive:	Up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 184.32TB or up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 168TB
Storage Controller
Internal Controller:	PERC H330, H730p, H740p, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem:	HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB or 480GB
Dimensions And Weight
Width:	434.0 mm
Depth:	737.5 mm
Height:	86.8 mm
Weight:	33.1 Kg
I/O & Ports
Network options:	4 x 1GbE or 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE or 4 x 10GbE or 2 x 25GbE
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
Power
Power supply:	Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W,750W 240VDC, 1100W,1100W 380VDC,1600W, 2000W and 2400W, Gold 1100W -48VDC

Dell PowerEdge R740xd

Dell PowerEdge R740xd

Overview

Dell PowerEdge R740xd

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