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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays, front bezel and slide rails

DELL

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-BFGZ-6CQ4P

A 2U rack server with dual 2.1 GHz 8-core Xeon processors, 128 GB DDR4, H730P RAID controller, 24× 600 GB 10K SAS drives and dual 1100 W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 2.1 GHz base
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis populated with 600 GB 10K SAS drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ networking

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider platforms that need dense drive capacity in a compact form factor.

Installation and common issues

The chassis uses 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and tool-less sliding rails, so drive replacement and initial racking are straightforward. The main complication is cable routing for the 24 SAS drives and the quad-port network daughter card; verify backplane cabling matches the PERC H730P controller layout before powering on.

PERC H730P RAID controller

The Dell PERC H730P 2GB 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller determines which RAID levels are available and whether JBOD pass-through is supported. It handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, so confirm the required level is on that list before purchase.

How it compares

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Price $1,850.99
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Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740xd
Model nameR740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

How can I confirm the PERC H730P controller is operating correctly after installation?

During POST the controller BIOS initialises and displays its firmware version; once the OS loads the Dell OpenManage tools show all 24 drives with healthy SMART status and the battery-backed cache reports ready.

Which components are included and what must be sourced separately?

The server ships with dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs, 128 GB DDR4 in eight 16 GB modules, 24 x 600 GB 10 K SAS drives, H730P RAID controller with battery, X520/I350 quad-port NIC, iDRAC9 Enterprise, dual 1100 W PSUs, rails and bezel; only an OS licence and SFP+ transceivers for the 10 GbE ports need to be added.

Which memory capacity should I choose if I want room to expand later?

Eight slots are already populated with 16 GB DDR4 modules leaving sixteen free slots, so you can scale up to the 3 TB maximum without removing any installed memory.

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