DELL SERVER POWEREDGE R740 RACK

Accelerate your applications

Maximize application performance with the optimal mix of accelerator cards, storage and compute power in a 2U, 2-socket platform optimized for VDI.

General-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration

Maximize your application performance with the PowerEdge R740 server, which brings you the perfect balance of accelerator cards, storage and compute resources in a 2U, 2-socket platform. With a wide range of GPU and FPGA options, the R740 has the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the optimum platform for VDI deployments. The R740 offers up to 16 x 2.5” or 8 x 3.5” drives and iDRAC9, so you can scale to meet demands and simplify the entire IT lifecycle.

Ideal workloads:

Cloud applications/Web tech

XaaS

HPC

Virtualization

Achieve IT transformation with the Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio

The R740 is a general-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration. With its versatility, the R740 can help you transform your data center for VDI, artificial intelligence and software-defined storage (SDS).

Simplify and accelerate VMware vSAN™ deployments with validated, pre-bundled and tailored Ready Nodes.

Scale compute resources with 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and tailor performance based on your unique workload requirements.

Scale your VDI deployments with 3 double-width GPUs, supporting up to 50% more users when compared to R730.1

Free up storage space using internal M.2 SSDs optimized for boot.

Processor

Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 28 cores per processor

Accelerators

Up to three 300W or six 150W GPUs

Up to three double-width or four single-width FPGAs

Operating System

Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS

Citrix® XenServer®

Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

VMware® ESXi

Memory5

DIMM Speed

Up to 2933MT/s

Memory Type

RDIMM

LRDIMM

NVDIMM

DCPMM (Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory)

Memory Module Slots

24 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 NVDIMM or 12 DCPMM only)

Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Maximum RAM

RDIMM 1.53TB

LRDIMM 3TB

NVDIMM 192GB

DCPMM 6.14TB (7.68TB with LRDIMM)

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers:

PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330

External Controllers (RAID):

12Gbps SAS HBA

Software RAID:

S140

Internal Boot:

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):

HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480 GB

Internal Dual SD Module

Power Supplies

495W Platinum

750W Platinum

750W 240VDC6 Platinum

1100W Platinum

1100W -48VDC Gold

1100W 380VDC7 Platinum

1600W Platinum

2000W Platinum

2400W Platinum

750W Titanium

Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option

Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy

Dimensions & Weight

Height

86.8mm (3.4?)

Width8

434.0mm (17.1?)

Depth8

737.5mm (29.0?)

Weight

28.6kg (63.0lbs.)

Dimensions do not include bezel

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Security

Cryptographically signed firmware

Secure Boot

Secure Erase

Silicon Root of Trust

System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)

TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional

Recommended Support

Choose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region.

Ports

Network Options

4 x 1GbE

2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE

4 x 10GbE

2 x 25GbE

Front Ports

1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB

2 x USB 2.0

1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

1 x VGA

Rear Ports

1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port

1 x Serial

2 x USB 3.0

1 x VGA

Storage

Front Bays

Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/SSD, max 122.88TB

Up to 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA, max 128TB

Slots

PCIe

8 x Gen3 slots (4 x16)

Video Card

1 x VGA

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server

iDRAC9

iDRAC Restful API with Redfish

iDRAC Direct

Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles

OpenManage Enterprise

OpenManage Power Center

Mobility

OpenManage Mobile

Tools

Dell EMC RACADM CLI

Dell EMC Repository Manager

Dell EMC System Update

Dell EMC Server Update Utility

Dell EMC Update Catalogs

iDRAC Service Module

IPMI Tool

OpenManage Server Administrator

OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integrations

BMC Truesight

IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Editio

Microsoft® System Center

RedHat® Ansible® Modules

VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Micro Focus Operations Manager I

Nagios® Core

Nagios® XI

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks)