DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF
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Condition
Refurbished
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CPU
2×8GB DDR4 RDIMM 2133MHz
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RAM
noHDD (up to 8 HDD 2.5'' SFF)
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Condition
Refurbished
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CPU
2×8GB DDR4 RDIMM 2133MHz
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RAM
noHDD (up to 8 HDD 2.5'' SFF)
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Condition
Refurbished
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CPU
2×8GB DDR4 RDIMM 2133MHz
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RAM
noHDD (up to 8 HDD 2.5'' SFF)
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Condition
Refurbished
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CPU
2×8GB DDR4 RDIMM 2133MHz
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RAM
noHDD (up to 8 HDD 2.5'' SFF)
Processor
Up to 2 x 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor
Memory
DDR4: up to 24 x RDIMM/LRDIMM (3 TB), speed up to 2666 MT/s, registered ECC only; optional NVDIMM support
Storage controllers
- Internal RAID: PERC H730P, H740P, HBA330
- External: H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA
- Software RAID: S140
- Boot: BOSS HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs
Drive bays
Front bays
- Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD)
- Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD
Mid bays
- Up to 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD)
- Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD
Rear bays
- Up to 4 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD)
- Up to 2 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD
Power supplies
- 750 W Titanium
- 495 W / 750 W / 1100 W / 1600 W / 2000 W Platinum
- 1100 W 48 VDC / 380 HVDC
- 750 W 240 HVDC
Cooling and fans
Air cooling; up to 6 hot-plug fans with full redundancy
Dimensions
- Height: 86.8 mm (3.42 inches)
- Width: 434.0 mm (17.09 inches)
- Depth: 715.5 mm (28.17 inches)
- Weight: up to 33.1 kg (72.91 lb)
Form factor
2U rack server
Embedded management
- iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
- iDRAC Direct
- iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
- Quick Sync 2 optional
- IPMI 2.0
Security
- TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
- Cryptographically signed firmware
- Silicon Root of Trust
- Secure Boot
- System Lockdown
- Secure Erase
Networking
- NDC options: 4 x 1GbE, 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE, 4 x 10GbE or 2 x 25GbE
GPU options
Up to 3 x 300 W double-width or 6 x 150 W single-width GPUs, or up to 4 FPGAs
Ports
Front ports
- 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro-USB
- 2 x USB 2.0
- 1 x VGA
Internal ports
- 1 x USB 3.0
Rear ports
- 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
- 1 x Serial
- 2 x USB 3.0
- 1 x VGA
PCIe
Up to 8 x PCIe Gen3 slots, maximum 4 x16 slots
Operating systems
- Canonical Ubuntu LTS
- Citrix XenServer
- Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- VMware ESXi
Need a technical consultation on choosing a server?
Submit a requestDell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF is a storage configuration for the storage-optimized 2U dual-socket Dell PowerEdge R740xd. It provides twelve front-accessible 3.5-inch LFF hot-plug drive bays. It is designed for storage-heavy enterprise workloads that need high LFF capacity and R740xd expansion options.
Key features:
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Defined drive-bay layout: Twelve front 3.5-inch LFF bays form the base storage basket. Any optional rear or mid-bay module is a separate platform option and is not included in this count.
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Drive and backplane support: The basket is designed for validated SAS and SATA HDD/SSD media. Supported 2.5-inch drives may be installed in approved 3.5-inch hybrid carriers where the platform guide allows it. NVMe is not part of this LFF basket and, where offered by the platform, uses a different topology.
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Dell PERC, HBA, and RAID options: Dell-validated PERC and HBA controllers provide hardware RAID or pass-through for SAS/SATA media; PERC S140 covers compatible SATA software RAID. The selected controller and cable set must match the backplane and required RAID level.
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Serviceability and topology: Front drives are hot-plug. R740xd rear and mid-bay drive modules are optional, separately validated additions and are not included in the stated front-basket count.
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Platform and management: The R740xd combines Intel Xeon Scalable processing, DDR4 ECC memory, PCIe Gen3 I/O, iDRAC9, and Dell OpenManage with storage-focused 2U chassis options.
Use cases:
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Software-defined storage: Provides a drive-rich foundation for software-defined storage and storage-focused cluster nodes.
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Backup and archive: Provides capacity for backup targets, restore staging, retention, and nearline data.
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Analytics and data processing: Supports local datasets, indexing, reporting, and storage-intensive processing workflows.
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File and shared storage: Provides local capacity for shared business data, departmental repositories, and infrastructure files.
Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF is a capacity-focused R740xd configuration for organizations that need twelve front LFF bays, hot-plug SAS/SATA storage, and optional expansion handled as separate validated modules.
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