DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 26 Bay 3.5" 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8260 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 H330 iDRAC 9 2x 1100W

Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Storage Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for high-density storage workloads. It carries two Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors, each with 24 cores running at 2.4 GHz and a 3.9 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 16 slots and a Dell PERC H330 controller managing 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive trays. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management.

Suited for storage-dense deployments.

The chassis targets software-defined storage, backup repositories and large-scale data archives where drive count matters. The PERC H330 handles SAS and SATA drives through the 26 trays, and the OCP 2.0 mezzanine adds dual-port 10/25 Gb SFP28 connectivity. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets or a smaller drive-count platform should evaluate other server designs.

26-bay 3.5-inch drive capacity defines the storage

The single specification that decides fit is the 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch trays backed by the H330 controller. This density lets you install large-capacity SAS or SATA drives for multi-petabyte raw storage in 2U of rack space. If the workload requires fewer drives or a different form factor, another server will be more efficient.