DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26 Bay 3.5" Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 64GB DDR4 H330 26x 8TB

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount system built for workloads that demand maximum drive count in minimal rack space. It ships with twenty-six 3.5-inch bays populated by 8TB 7.2K SATA drives managed by a PERC H330 controller. Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors provide forty-eight total cores for parallel throughput. This configuration suits backup repositories, software-defined storage clusters and media archives.

Dual 1100 W platinum supplies

Redundant hot-swap 1100 watt platinum-efficiency power supplies maintain uptime during a module failure. Two 24-core CPUs at 2.1 GHz base clock with 3.7 GHz turbo draw significant power under sustained load, so the chassis uses high-airflow cooling tuned for dense drive populations. Acoustic output reflects the airflow required for twenty-six spinning disks and dual-socket compute in a 2U envelope.

Twenty-six bay front access

All 26 drives are accessible from the front without removing the server from the rack, simplifying drive replacement during rebuilds. The H330 controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity across the backplane. An OCP 2.0 mezzanine card adds dual 10/25 Gb SFP28 ports alongside the integrated dual 1 GbE LOM. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full out-of-band management. Front bezel and ready rails are not included.