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A tall black 5U rack server with twenty-five 3.5-inch drive bays visible at the front

DELL

DELL XE7100 5U rack server 2x XE7420 Gold 6132 2.6GHz 14C 256GB 25x 16TB SATA

SKU CH-ES29-559FD

A 5U rack server with two compute nodes, dual Intel Gold 6132 processors, 256GB DDR4, 25x 16TB SATA drives and redundant 2400W power

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Rack height5U
  • Installed storage25x 16 TB 7.2K SATA
  • Disk controllerH730P
  • Maximum storage100x 3.5 in Drive Bays
  • Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise
  • Massive 400 TB raw capacity with 25x 16 TB 7.2K SATA drives
  • Dual Intel Gold 6132 CPUs deliver 28 total cores at 2.6 GHz
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory across 16 modules at 3200 MT/s
  • Dual H745 RAID controllers with H730P for storage resilience
  • 2x 2400 W redundant PSUs plus iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

Chassis capacity and drive count

This Dell XE7100 5U rack server provides one hundred 3.5-inch drive bays and is populated with twenty-five 16TB 7.2K SATA hard drives. Dual H745 RAID controllers manage the array, while the H730P controller handles additional storage duties. Two 2400W redundant power supplies support the fully loaded chassis.

Suited for density workloads, not small deployments

Organisations needing maximum spindle count in a single rack unit will use the hundred-bay chassis for archival, backup or media repository workloads. The dual-node design delivers two Intel Gold 6132 processors at 2.6GHz with fourteen cores each and 256GB of DDR4 memory. Buyers who need fewer bays or a smaller power envelope should consider a different platform.

Hundred 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

The chassis limit of one hundred 3.5-inch drive bays is the single specification that decides whether this server fits the capacity plan. With twenty-five 16TB drives installed, seventy-five bays remain open for future expansion under the dual H745 controllers.

How it compares

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Price $28,867.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameXE7100
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Storage
Installed storage25x 16 TB 7.2K SATA
Disk controllerH730P
Maximum storage100x 3.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack height5U
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise

Questions about this item

How do I confirm the iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management is responding after the server boots?

After powering on, connect to the iDRAC9 Enterprise network port and open its web interface; the dashboard should show both XE7420 nodes, the dual H745 controllers and the 256 GB DDR4 memory as healthy.

Which components ship inside the chassis and which items such as SFP28 transceivers must be sourced separately?

The 5U chassis arrives with 25× 16 TB 7.2K SATA drives, 4× 960 GB SATA SSDs, dual H745 RAID controllers, 2× 2400 W redundant PSUs, rails and power cords; SFP28 modules for the 25 GbE ports are not included.

Should I choose the configuration with 25× 16 TB SATA drives or add more bays up to the 100-bay limit for greater capacity?

The system ships with 25 drives installed and supports up to 100× 3.5" bays, so you can expand later by populating the remaining bays without changing controllers or power supplies.

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