Processor
Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 22 cores each
Operating System
Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi
Bezel
Optional security bezel
Dimensions & Weight
Form factor: Rack (2U)
Chassis Width: 448mm*
Chassis Depth: 810mm*
Chassis Weight: 40kg
*These metrics do not include the PSU handle, rack latches or the bezel.
Drive Bays
Front drive bays:
Up to 24 x 3.5” SAS/ SATA (HDD) max 336TB, or up 16 x 3.5” SAS/SATA (HDD) plus up to 8 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (SSD) max 285.44TB
Rear drive bays:
Up to 2 x 3.5” SAS/ SATA (HDD) max 28TB or up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (SSD) drives max 15.36TB
Note 2.5” drives use hybrid carrier to fit in 3.5” drive bay.
Memory*
16 DDR4 RDIMM slots, up to 2666MT/s, 512GB max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
Management
Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Power Center
Mobility
OpenManage Mobile
Tools
iDRAC Service Module
OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell EMC Repository Manager
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
Dell EMC Update Catalogs
Dell EMC RACADM CLI IPMI Tool
OpenManage Integrations
Microsoft® System Center
VMware® vCenter™
BMC Truesight (available from BMC)
Red Hat Ansible
OpenManage Connections
Nagios Core & Nagios XI
Micro Focus Operations Manager i (OMi)
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
I/O and Ports
Networking Options:
2 x1GbE BaseT LOM + (optional LOM riser) 2 x 1Gb BaseT or 2 x10GbE SFP+ or 2x 10GbE BaseT or 2x 25GbE SFP+
Front ports:
1 x USB 3.0, 1 managed (micro-usb), dedicated IDRAC Direct USB.
Rear ports:
Video, serial, iDRAC dedicated LAN, 2 x USB 3.0
Internal ports:
1 x USB 3.0
Video card:
VGA
PCIe:
Up to 5 x Gen3 slots (x16)
Security
TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Silicon Root of Trust
Secure Boot
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
Secure Erase
Storage Controllers
Internal Controllers:
PERC H730P, H330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem:
HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB or 480GB
12Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID):
Internal- HBA330 (non-RAID)
Respond effectively to data growth
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 helps you plan for future growth with large internal storage and cost-efficient drive capacities. Deliver two-socket compute performance with flash and fast networking options to meet streaming demands. Simplify management of large data sets with automated administration and front-serviceable drives. The R740xd2 lets you keep your data safely on-premise with built-in security, even as you scale capacity.
