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Silver 2U rack server with front drive bays and sliding rail kit

DELL

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server Dual Xeon 6148 2.40 GHz 256GB 32TB SAS Rail Kit Server 2022 Standard

SKU CH-XCPQ-R2CCH

A 2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors, 256GB DDR4 memory, 32TB enterprise SAS storage, PERC H730 RAID controller, iDRAC9 remote management.

  • Dual 20-core Xeon 6148 CPUs deliver 40 threads for heavy virtualization workloads
  • 256GB DDR4 3200MHz memory supports large datasets and dense VM consolidation
  • 32TB enterprise nearline SAS storage on PERC H730 RAID ensures data redundancy
  • Redundant power supplies with hot-swap keep critical applications running during maintenance
  • iDRAC9 Express remote management enables out-of-band server control and monitoring

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for small business and enterprise environments. It ships with a rail kit and Windows Server 2022 Standard licensed for 16 cores. Dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors provide 40 cores total for demanding virtualization and compute tasks. Hot-swappable redundant power supplies keep critical workloads running during maintenance.

Suited for virtualization, storage and HPC

The system targets dense software-defined storage, traditional applications, virtualization, private cloud and high-performance computing. Buyers who need onboard networking beyond 1 GbE, or who require GPU compute slots, should evaluate other platforms. The PERC H730 RAID controller with 2GB NV cache manages the four 8TB nearline SAS drives. Memory and drives arrive separately and require installation before use.

32TB Enterprise SAS storage array

Four 3.5-inch 8TB Enterprise Nearline SAS drives deliver 32TB raw capacity at 7.2K RPM over a 12Gb/s interface. The PERC H730 controller supports RAID configurations for redundancy or performance. This storage specification determines whether the server meets capacity and throughput requirements for the intended workload.

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Price $3,381.99
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Questions about this item

How do I install the eight 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory modules and four 8TB SAS drives into the R740, and what step is often missed?

Open the chassis, seat each DDR4 DIMM until the retention clips click, then insert the 3.5-inch SAS drives into the hot-swap bays; the step often missed is creating a virtual disk on the PERC H730 RAID controller before installing the OS.

Which components will need replacement first during the server's lifespan?

The four 8TB 7.2K RPM Nearline SAS drives and the redundant power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; DDR4 memory and the Xeon 6148 CPUs rarely require replacement under normal operation.

What performance limit appears first when the dual Xeon 6148 processors run sustained heavy workloads?

The 27.5MB L3 cache per CPU and the 12Gb/s SAS bandwidth through the PERC H730 controller become the bottlenecks before the 20 cores per processor reach full utilisation.

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