Dell PowerEdge R740xd Server

Chassis

Processing Power

Memory

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd Server has a total of 24 DIMM slots which makes this system great in terms of scalability. This system accepts DDR4 memory. ECC Registered (RDIMMs), Load Reduced (LRDIMMs), and Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory (DCPMM) can be used with the R740xd, but you cannot mix these two types. Capacities of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. 128GB is only available with LRDIMMs and 256GB and 512GB are only available with DCPMM. With Load Reduced and Intel Optane, you can achieve an overall greater RAM capacity. With ECC Registered memory, you can achieve a max of 1.5TB with a configuration of 24x64GB modules. With Load Reduced, the max you can achieve is 3TB with a configuration of 24x128GB modules. With Intel Optane alone, 6.14TB can be acheived with 12x512GB modules. The Dell R740xd supports memory speeds of 2133MT/s, 2400MT/s, 2666MT/s, 2933MT/s, and 3200MT/s. The processor you have installed will determine the max memory speed that you can use with your system. For example, if your processor supports a max memory speed off 2666MT/s and you install a 2933MT/s module, the module will clock down to 2666MT/s. 2933MT/s is the fastest possible speed for this system.

Storage

Power Supplies

RAID Options

Network Interface Card Options

Systems Management Solutions

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd Server utilizes the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9), which allows you to easily manage your Dell server. The iDRAC9 web interface provides a variety of useful information and features, that make managing your Dell server an easy task. Features include, but are not limited to hardware monitoring, power control, remote console, control over system settings, firmware update control, storage management, and much more. You can access the iDRAC9 web interface, by setting the iDRAC IP in system setup, and searching the IP in a web browser.

Supported Operating Systems:

The PowerEdge R740xd supports a wide variety of operating systems which ranges from different distributions of Linux, VMware, and Windows Server. These operating systems include, but are not limited to:

• ⦿ Citrix XenServer 7.1
• ⦿ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
• ⦿ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
• ⦿ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 8
• ⦿ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 9
• ⦿ SUSE Linux ES 12
• ⦿ SUSE Linux ES 15
• ⦿ Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
• ⦿ Ubuntu Server 18.04
• ⦿ Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS
• ⦿ Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
• ⦿ Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
• ⦿ VMware ESXi 6.0
• ⦿ VMware ESXi 6.5
• ⦿ VMware ESXi 6.7
• ⦿ VMware ESXi 7.0
• ⦿ VMware ESXi 8.0
• ⦿ Window Server 2012 R2
• ⦿ Window Server 2016
• ⦿ Window Server 2019
• ⦿ Window Server 2022 LTSC