DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6150 2.7GHz 18C 64GB DDR4 26x 8TB SATA HBA330 iDRAC9 2x 1100W

High-density 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for data-intensive workloads that demand maximum storage density in a compact footprint. It targets IT teams deploying software-defined storage, large backup repositories or media archives where drive count matters more than raw compute expansion. The chassis fits 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch bays in two rack units, making it a practical choice for capacity-focused deployments.

26 enterprise drives with HBA330 passthrough

The server ships with 26 Dell Enterprise 8TB 7.2K SATA drives and a PERC HBA330 controller operating in passthrough mode. This combination presents every drive directly to the operating system or hypervisor without hardware RAID abstraction, which is exactly what software-defined storage platforms such as Ceph, ZFS or Storage Spaces Direct require. iDRAC 9 Enterprise adds full remote management including virtual console, power control and firmware updates over a dedicated network port.

Dual Xeon Gold 6150 with 64GB DDR4

Two Intel Xeon Gold 6150 processors deliver 36 total cores at 2.7GHz base and 3.7GHz turbo, while 64GB of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory occupies four of sixteen slots. This CPU and memory configuration suits storage-controller duties and light virtualization, but compute-heavy workloads such as large-scale databases or heavy VM consolidation will need more memory and faster processors. The platform maxes at two sockets and 1TB of RAM.