Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 Technical Guide

1 dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 Technical GuideDecember 2021 Rev. A10 Notes, cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your : A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoidthe : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 2017 - 2021 dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. dell , EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of dell Inc. or its trademarks may be trademarks of their respective overviewTopics: Introduction New technologiesIntroductionThe dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 helps you plan for future growth with large internal storage and cost-efficient drivecapacities. Deliver two-socket compute performance with flash and fast networking options to meet streaming management of large data sets with automated administration and front-serviceable drives.

2 The R740xd2 lets you keepyour data safely on-premise with built-in security, even as you scale R740xd2 is dell EMC's latest 2-socket, 2U rack server designed to run data-heavy workloads using scalable memory, I/O,and network options. The systems feature the 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family, up to 16 DIMMs, enabled expansion slots, and a choice of OCP technologiesThe following table shows new technologies incorporated in the PowerEdge R740xd2 :Table 1. New technologies TechnologyDetailed Description2nd Generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable FamilyThe 2nd Generation Intel Xeon processor scalable family has advanced featuresthat deliver exceptional performance and value. See the processors section for moreinformation .Intel C621 Chipset SeriesThe R740xd2 incorporates the Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip.

3 See thechipset section for more MT/s and 2933 MT/s DDR4 MemoryThe Intel Xeon processor scalable family supports memories 2666 MT/s and 2933MT/s (since April 2021). The R740xd2 supports two DIMMs per channel at 2666MT/s and 2933 MT/s (since April 2021) with these processors. See the memorysection for more w/ Lifecycle ControllerThe embedded systems management solution for dell EMC Servers featureshardware and firmware inventory and alerting, in- depth memory alerting, fasterperformance, a dedicated gigabit port and many more overview3 Product featuresTopics: Product specificationsProduct specificationsThe following table shows the Technical specifications of the PowerEdge R740xd2 :Table 2. Product Specifications FeaturesSpecificationsForm Factor2 UScalability (Sockets)2 socketsProcessors2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor server CPUP rocessor TDPUp to 140 WProcessor CoresUp to 22 ChipsetIntel C621 chipsetVGAE mbedded in BMC (integrated VGA chip)Memory technology8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB DDR4 DIMMs per socket (total DIMMs)16 DIMM slotsDIMM TypeRDIMMM emory Bandwidth2666 MT/s and 2933 MT/s (since April 2021)PCIe slotsUp to 5 x Gen3 slots (3 x16 + 2 x4)PCIe GenGen 3 power supplies Platinum: 750 W or 1100 W HVDC: 750 W or 1100 W hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option Mixed mode: 750 W AC and DC 6 fans with N +1 redundancyUSB Front2 x USB.

4 Micro USB iDRAC x1 + 1 x USB Rear2 x USB Internal1 x USB PortYesVideoYes, 1x standard VGA (Rear)SATA ports (from PCH)Up to 12 SATA ports. 2 rear drives onboard SATA SupportDisk Drives " hard disk " SSD drives with " carrier, hot pluggable. Front drive bays: Up to 24 x SAS/ SATA (HDD) max 384 TB, or up 16 SAS/SATA (HDD) plus up to 8 x SAS (SSD) max TB Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x SAS SATA (HDD) max 32 TB or up to 2 x SAS (SSD) drives max featuresTable 2. Product Specifications (continued)FeaturesSpecificationsStorage controllers Internal Controllers: PERC H330, H730P, H740P Software RAID (SWRAID): S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x SSDs, 240 GB or 480 GB 12 Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID): Internal - HBA330 PERC HBA355e (External)Optical DriveOptional external USB DVD-ROME mbedded Management (Remote)iDRAC9 with Lifecycle ControllerSystems ManagementOpenManage, iDRACP roduct features5 Chassis views and featuresTopics: Front view of the system Rear view of the system Inside the systemFront view of the systemFigure 1.

5 Front view of 24 x drive control (12) control release release latchFor more information, see the dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 on the product documentation view of the systemFigure 2. Back panel features of 2 x (rear) drive system with low-profile (2)36 Chassis views and riser 1 (slot 2) riser 2 (slot 3) supply unit (PSU 1) supply unit (PSU 2) ethernet port (2) port (Gb1) port (Gb2) port (2) dedicated network identification buttonFigure 3. Back panel features of 2 x (rear) drive system with full-height (2) riser slot (slot 2) supply unit (PSU 1) supply unit (PSU 2) ethernet port (2) port (Gb1) port (Gb2) port (2) dedicated network identification buttonFigure 4. Back panel features of system with butterfly riser full-height (slot 2) riser low-profile (slot 3) PCIe expansion card (slot 4) PCIe expansion card (slot 5) PCIe expansion card (slot 6) supply unit (PSU 1) supply unit (PSU 2) ethernet port (2) port (Gb1) port (Gb2) port (2) dedicated network identification buttonChassis views and features7 Figure 5.

6 Back panel features of system without PCIe expansion card (slot 4) PCIe expansion card (slot 5) PCIe expansion card (slot 6) supply unit (PSU 1) supply unit (PSU 2) ethernet port (2) port (Gb1) port (Gb2) port (2) dedicated network identification buttonFor more information, see the dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 on the product documentation the systemNOTE: Components that are hot swappable are marked orange and touch points on the components are marked views and featuresFigure 6. Inside the system without rear drive cageChassis views and features9 Figure 7. Inside the system with rear drive 2 riser PERC shroud (24 x inch + 2 x inch rear hard drivesystem) profile riser profile riser cage (rear)10 Chassis views and featuresProcessorTopics: Processor features Supported processors ChipsetProcessor featuresThe 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family provides the foundation for a powerful datacenter platform.

7 It isthe most advanced compute core featuring a new core micro architecture optimized to accelerate a wide range of computeworkloads. The key features are as follows: Higher Per-Core Performance: Up to 28 cores (22 cores with R740xd2 ), delivery high performance and scalability forcompute-intensive workloads across compute, storage & network usages. 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processorscan offer even greater core or frequencies, or both. Greater Memory Bandwidth/Capacity: 50% increased memory bandwidth and capacity. 6 memory channels vs. 4 memorychannels of previous generation for memory intensive workloads. Expanded I/O: 48 lanes of PCIe bandwidth and throughput for demanding I/O-intensive workloads. Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI): Up to three Intel UPI channels increase scalability of the platform to as many aseight sockets, as well as improves inter-CPU bandwidth for I/O intensive workloads.

8 Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512) with a single AVX512 fused multiply add (FMA) execution which support Advanced RAS enable a 2nd FMA execution unit. Security without Compromise: Near-zero encryption overhead enables higher performance on all secure data transactionswith enhanced hardware mitigation. Intel Deep Learning Boost: Accelerate data-intensive workloads within the CPU with inferencing processorsTable 3. Supported Processors for R740xd2 (including 1st and 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalableprocessors) MedalProcessorFrequency(GHz)CoresCache (M)UPI (GT/s)TurboTDP (W) 3. Supported Processors for R740xd2 (including 1st and 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalableprocessors) (continued)MedalProcessorFrequency(GHz)C oresCache (M)UPI (GT/s)TurboTDP (W) The system works optimally with the processor installed in the processor 1 socket only.

9 The system does not POST if only processor 2 is installed. With single processor configuration, only the right low profile riser functionsChipsetThe following lists the features of the Intel C621 chipset: ACPI power Management logic Support, Revision PCI Express* Base Specification Revision Integrated Serial ATA host controller, supports data transfer rates of up to 6 Gb/s on all ports. xHCI USB controller with SuperSpeed USB ports Direct Media Interface Serial Peripheral Interface Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface Flexible I/O-Allows some high speed I/O signals to be configured as PCIe* root ports, PCIe* uplink for use with certain PCHSKUs, SATA (and sSATA), or USB General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) Low Pin Count interface, interrupt controller, and timer functions System Management Bus Specification Version Integrated Clock Controller / Real Time Clock Controller Intel High Definition Audio and Intel Smart Sound Technology Integrated 10/1 Gb Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet MAC Supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise Supports Intel Active Management Technology and Server Platform Services Supports Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O Supports Intel Trusted Execution Technology JTAG Boundary Scan support Intel Trace Hub for debug12 ProcessorMemoryThe PowerEdge R740xd2 supports up to 16 DIMMs, with up to 1024 GB of memory and speeds of up to 2933 memoryThe table below lists the memory technologies supported by the PowerEdge R740xd2 :Table 4.

10 Supported memory technologies FeaturesDescriptionDIMM typesRDIMMT ransfer speed2933 MT/s2666 MT/s2400 MT/s2133 MT/s1866 V (DDR4)Memory speedThe PowerEdge R740xd2 support memory speeds of 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, and 1866 MT/sdepending on the DIMM types installed and the configuration. All memory on all processors and channels run at the samespeed and voltage. By default, this speed will be the highest common supported speed between the CPUs and DIMMs. Theoperating speed of the memory is also determined by the maximum speed supported by the processor, speed settings in BIOS,and operating voltage of the following table lists the memory configuration and performance details based on the quantity and type of DIMMs permemory channel:Table 5. DIMM performance details DIMM typeDIMM rankingCapacityDIMM rated voltageSpeedRDIMM1R / 2R8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB,64 GBDDR4 ( V)2666 MT/s, 2933 MT/sNOTE: 64 GB DIMM is supported with 2nd Generation Intel Xeon scalable configurationsThe PowerEdge R740xd2 servers support flexible memory configurations ranging from capacities of 8 GB(minimum) to 1024GB(maximum).