
Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server — 2× Xeon Gold 6248 2.50GHz, 256GB DDR4, 12× 12TB SATA, 24-Bay LFF
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This Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built around a pair of Intel Xeon Gold 6248 chips (2.50GHz, 20 cores each) and 256GB of DDR4. It carries twelve 12TB 7.2K SATA hard drives for 144TB of raw capacity in twelve bays of the 24-bay 3.5-inch chassis, so twelve remain open for expansion. A BOSS card with two 240GB M.2 SATA SSDs is fitted for the operating system, keeping the front bays for data.
Around that sit a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2GB of cache, dual-port 1GbE RJ45 networking (Broadcom 5720) and dual 1100W power supplies. You also get iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management and rack rails.
Think of it as a storage node first: 144TB raw suits a backup repository, a surveillance or media archive, or a departmental file store. RAID 6 across all twelve drives would keep ten drives' worth of space and tolerate two drive failures.
Memory here is twice that of a lighter R740xd2 configuration, leaving more headroom for memory-bound work. The Gold processors are a tier up from the entry R740xd2 builds.
Condition is certified refurbished, and each server is inspected, bench-tested and wiped in Johannesburg.
Specifications
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6248
- Memory
- 256GB
- Drives
- 12 × 12TB 7.2K SATA HDD
Highlights
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6248, 40 cores in total (2.50GHz base)
- 256GB of DDR4 memory
- 12 × 12TB 7.2K SATA HDD, 144TB raw
- 24 × 3.5-inch LFF drive bays, 12 free
- PERC H730P RAID controller, 2GB cache
- Certified refurbished, bench-tested in Johannesburg
Processor
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6248
- Cores
- 40 (2 × 20)
- Base clock
- 2.50GHz
Memory
- Memory
- 256GB
- Memory type
- DDR4
Storage
- Drives
- 12 × 12TB 7.2K SATA HDD
- Raw capacity
- 144TB
- Storage type
- HDD
- Boot drives
- 2 × 240GB M.2 SATA SSD on a BOSS card
- Drive bays
- 24 × 3.5-inch LFF
- RAID controller
- PERC H730P, 2GB cache
Networking
- Network
- 2 × 1GbE RJ45 (Broadcom 5720)
Power
- Power supplies
- 2 × 1100W
Chassis
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Rack rails
- Included
Condition
- Condition
- Certified refurbished
General
- Model
- PowerEdge R740xd2
Management
- Remote management
- iDRAC9 Enterprise
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Frequently asked questions
What storage comes in this PowerEdge R740xd2 configuration?
- 12 × 12TB 7.2K SATA HDD, 144TB of raw capacity in total. Usable space depends on the RAID level you configure.
How many drive bays are free?
- Twelve bays are populated in the 24-bay 3.5-inch chassis, leaving twelve free for additional drives.
Which processors are fitted to this PowerEdge R740xd2?
- Two Intel Xeon Gold 6248 processors with 20 cores each at a 2.50GHz base clock: 40 physical cores in total, backed by 256GB of memory.
Does it include remote management?
- Yes. The configuration lists an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence, which provides out-of-band management (power control and hardware monitoring) independent of the operating system.