Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd

Technical Guide

Aug 2022
Rev. A12
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 Contents

Chapter 1: Product overview......................................................................................................... 5

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................5
New technologies................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Chapter 2: System features.......................................................................................................... 6

System features comparison............................................................................................................................................ 6
Product specifications .......................................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 3: Chassis views and features......................................................................................... 12

R740 and R740xd front views........................................................................................................................................ 12
R740 and R740xd Rear views......................................................................................................................................... 13
Internal view of the system............................................................................................................................................. 14

Chapter 4: Processors................................................................................................................. 18
Supported Processors...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Chipset.................................................................................................................................................................................29

Chapter 5: Memory...................................................................................................................... 31

Chapter 6: Storage...................................................................................................................... 33
Supported drives............................................................................................................................................................... 33
Storage controllers .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Optical Drives..................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Tape Drives......................................................................................................................................................................... 34
IDSDM with vFlash card.................................................................................................................................................. 34

Chapter 7: Networking and PCIe................................................................................................. 36

Chapter 8: Supported operating system...................................................................................... 38

Chapter 9: Power, thermal and acoustics.................................................................................... 39

Power................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Thermal................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Acoustics............................................................................................................................................................................. 40

Chapter 10: Rack rails..................................................................................................................42

Chapter 11: Dell EMC OpenManage systems management............................................................ 44

Server and Chassis Managers........................................................................................................................................45
Dell EMC consoles............................................................................................................................................................ 45
Automation Enablers........................................................................................................................................................ 45
Integration with third-party consoles...........................................................................................................................45
Connections for third-party consoles.......................................................................................................................... 45

Contents 3
 Dell EMC Update Utilities................................................................................................................................................ 45
Dell resources.....................................................................................................................................................................45

Chapter 12: Appendix A. Additional specifications........................................................................47

Chassis dimensions........................................................................................................................................................... 47
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Video.....................................................................................................................................................................................48
USB peripherals................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Environmental specifications..........................................................................................................................................49

Chapter 13: Appendix B. Standards compliance........................................................................... 50

Chapter 14: Appendix C Additional resources............................................................................... 51

Chapter 15: Appendix D. Support and deployment services..........................................................52

Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite ......................................................................................................................... 52
Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus...........................................................................................................................................53
Dell EMC ProDeploy....................................................................................................................................................53
Dell EMC Basic Deployment..................................................................................................................................... 53
Dell EMC Residency Services...................................................................................................................................53
Deployment services........................................................................................................................................................ 53
Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services........................................................................................................................ 53
Dell EMC Data Migration Service..................................................................................................................................53
ProSupport Enterprise Suite.......................................................................................................................................... 53
ProSupport Plus................................................................................................................................................................ 54
ProSupport......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
ProSupport One for Data Center.................................................................................................................................. 55
Support Technologies...................................................................................................................................................... 55
Additional professional services.....................................................................................................................................56
Dell Education Services................................................................................................................................................... 56
Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services................................................................................................ 56
Dell EMC Managed Services.......................................................................................................................................... 56

4 Contents
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Product overview
Topics:
• Introduction
• New technologies

Introduction
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd are two socket, 2U rack servers designed to run complex workloads using highly
scalable memory, I/O capacity and network options. The R740 and R740xd features the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable
processor family, up to 24 DIMMs, PCI Express® (PCIe) 3.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface
technologies to cover NIC and rNDC.
The PowerEdge R740 is a general-purpose platform capable of handling demanding workloads and applications, such as data
warehouses, e-commerce, databases, and high-performance computing (HPC).
The PowerEdge R740xd adds extraordinary storage capacity options, making it well-suited for data- intensive applications that
require greater storage, while not sacrificing I/O performance.

New technologies
Table 1. New technologies in R740 and R740xd
New technology Detailed description
2nd Generation Intel® The 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family has advanced features that
Xeon® Processor Scalable deliver exceptional performance and value. See the Processors section.
family
Intel C620 series chipset Intel® Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
2933 MT/s DDR4 memory The 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family supports up to 2933 MT/s
memory. The R740 and R740xd supports two DIMMs per channel at 2933 MT/s with select
processors. See the Memory section for details.
Intel® Optane™ DC Up to 6 per CPU socket. Max 12 for 2S configuration.
persistent memory ● 256GB, 512GB per DIMM
● 1866, 2133, 2400, 2666 MT/s
● Up to 6.14TB max, (7.68TB max with DCPMM and LDRIMM)
iDRAC 9 with Lifecycle The new embedded system management solution features hardware and firmware inventory
Controller and alerting, in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port and many
more features. See the iDRAC section.
Wireless management The Quick Sync 2.0 will offer feature parity with the previous server generation NFC interface
and improved user experience. To extend this Quick Sync feature to wide variety of Mobile
OS's with higher data throughput, the Quick Sync 2.0 version replaces the previous server
generation NFC technology with wireless at-the-box system management.

Product overview 5
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System features
Compared to the previous generation of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, the R740 and R740xd have more drive bay options, more
PCIe slots, next-generation RAID controllers and advanced system management.
Topics:
• System features comparison
• Product specifications

System features comparison

Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R740/R740xd and R730/R730xd
Feature PowerEdge R740/R740xd PowerEdge R730/R730xd
CPU 2 x 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family
processor family
Intel Ultra Path Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
Interconnect
(UPI)
Memory ● 24 x DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM 24 x DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM
● 12 x NVDIMM
● 12 x DCPMM (Intel® Optane™ DC
persistent memory)
Disk drives ● 3.5 -inch or 2.5 -inch 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s ● 3.5 -inch, 2.5 -inch or 1.8 -inch 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s
SATA SATA
● Up to 24 x NVMe ● 4 x PCIe SSD with common slot
Storage Adapters: HBA330, HBA350i, H330(R740 Adapters: HBA330, H330, H730, H730P, H830 (ext)
controllers only), H350(R740 only), H730P, H740P, H840,
Mini Mono: HBA330, H330, H730, H730P
12G SAS HBA, HBA355e, H750
SW RAID: S130
Mini Mono: HBA330, H330(R740 only), H730P,
H740P, H350 (R740 only), HBA350i (R740xd
only)
SW RAID: S140

PCIe slots Max 8 x PCIe 3.0 Max 7 x PCIe 3.0 or 6 x PCIe 3.0
rNDC 4x 1GbE, 4x 10GbE, 2x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE, or 2x 4x 1GbE, 4x 10GbE, or 2x 10GbE + 2x 1GbE
25GbE

USB ports Front: Front: two ports (USB 2.0), one managed port
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB Rear: two ports (USB 3.0)
● 2 x USB 2.0 Internal: one port (USB 3.0)
● 1 x USB 3.0 (optional only for R740)
● 1 x Video
Rear:
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
● 1 x Serial
● 2 x USB 3.0
● 1 x Video

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Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R740/R740xd and R730/R730xd (continued)
Feature PowerEdge R740/R740xd PowerEdge R730/R730xd
Rack height 2U 2U
Power supply ● AC (Platinum): 495W, 750W, 1100W, ● AC: 495W, 750W, 1100W
1600W, 2000W, 2400W ● DC: 750W, 1100W
● AC (Titanium): 750W, 1600W, 2600W
● DC: 1100W
● DC: 750 W Mixed Mode Platinum (for China
only)
● AC: 750 W Mixed Mode Platinum
● Mixed mode/HVDC: 750W, 1100W
System Lifecycle Controller 3.x, OpenManage, Lifecycle Controller 3.x, OpenManage, QuickSync1.0,
management QuickSync2.0, OMPC3, Digital License Key, PM3, Digital License Key, iDRAC8, iDRAC
iDRAC Direct(dedicated micro-USB port), Easy Direct( dedicated micro-USB port), Easy Restore, vFlash
Restore, vFlash
Internal GPU ● *3 x 300W (double-width) or 6 x 150W ● 2 x 300W (double-wide) or 4 x 150W (single-wide)
(single-width) ● Not supported on R730xd
NOTE: *Only supports up to 2 x NVIDIA ● FPGAs not supported on the R730/xd.
M10 GPUs.

Availability ● Hot-plug drives ● Hot-plug drives

● Hot-plug redundant cooling ● Hot-plug redundant cooling
● Hot-plug redundant power supplies ● Hot-plug redundant power supplies
● IDSDM support ● IDSDM support
● Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)

Product specifications
Table 3. R740 product specifications
Features Technical Specification
Processor ● Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
● Up to 28 cores per processor
Memory ● 24 DDR4 DIMM slots
● Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, 3TB max
● Speeds up to 2933MT/s
● Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max
● Up to 12 Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM, 6.14TB max, (7.68TB max with
DPCMM + LRDIMM)
Storage controllers Internal controllers:
● PERC H330
● PERC H350
● PERC H730P
● PERC H740P
● Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
● H750
● HBA350i
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem:
● HW RAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB or 480GB
External PERC (RAID):
● PERC H840

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Table 3. R740 product specifications (continued)
Features Technical Specification
● HBA355e
12Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID):
● External - 12Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID)
● Internal- HBA330 (non-RAID)
Drive bays Front drive bays: Up to 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122.88TB or up to 8 x 3.5" SAS/
SATA HDD max 128TB Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW
Power supplies ● Titanium 750W, 1600W, and 2600W
● Platinum 495W, 750W, 750W Mixed Mode HVDC (for China only), 750 W Mixed Mode 240 V
DC (For china only),1100W, 1600W, 2000W, and 2400W
● 1100W 380VDC (China and Japan only)
● Gold 1100W -48VDC
● Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy. Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy
Dimensions ● Form factor: Rack (2U)
● Height: 86.8mm (3.4”)
● Width: 434.0mm (17.08”)
● Depth: 737.5mm (29.03”)
● Weight: 28.6kg (63lbs.)
NOTE: Dimensions do not include bezel

Embedded management iDRAC9, iDRAC RESTful with Redfish, iDRAC Direct, Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional
Bezel Optional LCD Bezel or Security bezel
OpenManage™ ● OpenManage Enterprise
Software ● OpenManage Mobile
● OpenManage Power Center
Integrations and Integrations:
connections
● Microsoft® System Center
● VMware® vCenter™
● BMC Truesight
● Red Hat Ansible
Connections:
● Nagios Core & Nagios XI
● Micro Focus Operations Manager i (OMi)
● IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
● IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Security ● TPM 1.2/2.0, optional TCM 2.0
● Cryptographically signed firmware
● Secure Boot
● System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
● Secure erase
I/O & Ports Network daughter card options
● 4 x 1GbE
● 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE
● 4 x 10GbE
● 2 x 25GbE
Front ports:
● Video
● 2 x USB 2.0

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Table 3. R740 product specifications (continued)
Features Technical Specification
● 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro-USB
Rear ports:
● Video, serial
● 2 x USB 3.0
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
Video card: VGA
Riser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots

Accelerator options Up to three 300W or six 150W GPUs, or up to three double-width or four single-width FPGAs.

Supported operating ● Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS

systems ● Citrix® Hypervisor
● Oracle® Linux
● Microsoft Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V
● Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
● SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
● VMware® ESXi
For specifications and interoperability details, see [Link]/OSsupport

Recommended support 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.

R740xd product specifications

The following table shows the technical specifications for the PowerEdge R740xd:

Table 4. R740xd product specifications

Features Technical Specifications
Processor ● Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
● Up to 28 cores per processor
Memory ● 24 DDR4 DIMM slots
● Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, up to 3TB
● Speeds up to 2933 MT/s
● Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max
● Up to 12 Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory DCPMM, 6.14TB max, (7.68TB max with
DPCMM + LRDIMM)
Storage controllers Internal controllers:
● PERC H730P
● H750
● HBA350i
● PERC H740P
● Software RAID (SWRAID) S140 Boot Optimized
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem:
● HW RAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240 GB or 480 GB
External PERC (RAID):
● PERC H840
● HBA355e

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Table 4. R740xd product specifications (continued)
Features Technical Specifications

12Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID):

● External - 12Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID)
● Internal - HBA330 (non-RAID)
Drive bays Front bays:
● Up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SSD/NVMe, max 184TB
● Up to 12 x 3.5" SAS/SATA HDD max 192TB
Mid bay:
● up to 4 x 2.5” SAS/SSD, max 30.72TB
● Up to 4 x 3.5" max 64TB
Rear bays:
● Up to 4 x 2.5” SAS/SSD/, max 30.72TB
● Up to 2 x 3.5" max 32TB SAS/SATA HDD
Power supplies ● Titanium 750W
● Platinum 495W, 750W, 750W Mixed Mode HVDC (for China only), 750W Mixed Mode 240 V
DC (For China only),1100W, 1600W, 2000W, and 2400W
● 1100W 380VDC (China and Japan only)
● Gold 1100W -48VDC
● Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy
● Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy
Dimensions ● Form factor: Rack (2U)
● Height: 86.8m (3.4”)
● Width*: 434mm (17.1")
● Depth*: 737.5mm (29.0")
● Weight: 33.1kg (73.0lbs.)
NOTE: * Dimensions do not include bezel.

Embedded management ● iDRAC9

● Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional
● iDRAC RESTful with Redfish
● iDRAC Direct
Bezel Optional LCD Bezel or Security bezel
OpenManage™ Software ● OpenManage Enterprise
● OpenManage Mobile
● OpenManage Power Center
Integrations and Integrations:
connections
● Microsoft® System Center
● VMware® vCenter™
● BMC Truesight
● Red Hat Ansible
Connections:
● Nagios Core & Nagios XI
● Micro Focus Operations Manager i (OMi)
● IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
● IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Security ● TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional
● Cryptographically signed firmware
● Secure Boot

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Table 4. R740xd product specifications (continued)
Features Technical Specifications
● System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
● Secure erase
I/O & Ports Network daughter card options:
● 4 x 1GbE or
● 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE or
● 4 x 10GbE or
● 2 x 25GbE
Front ports:
● VGA
● 2 x USB 2.0
● 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB
Rear ports:
● VGA
● Serial
● 2 x USB 3.0
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
Video card:
● VGA
Riser options with p to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots

Accelerator options ● Up to three 300W or six 150W GPUs or

● Up to three double-width or four single-width FPGAs.
● GPU and FPGA options are available only on 24 x 2.5 -inch drive chassis. Up to two GPUs
are supported on NVMe configurations.
Supported operating ● Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
systems ● Citrix® Hypervisor
● Microsoft® Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V
● Oracle® Linux
● Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
● SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
● VMware® ESXi®
Recommended support 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.

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Chassis views and features
Topics:
• R740 and R740xd front views
• R740 and R740xd Rear views
• Internal view of the system

R740 and R740xd front views

The R740 supports up to 16 x 2.5 -inch or up to 8 x 3.5 -inch front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that are secured by a
removable front bezel.
R740 Front view - 8 x 2.5 -inch hard drive configuration

R740 Front view - 16 x 2.5 -inch hard drive configuration

R740 Front view - 8 x 3.5 -inch hard drive configuration

R740xd
The R740xd supports up to 12x 3.5 -inch or up to 24 x 2.5 -inch front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that are secured by a
removable front bezel.
R740xd Front view - 12 x 3.5 -inch hard drive configuration

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R740xd Front view - 24 x 2.5 -inch hard drive configuration

R740 and R740xd Rear views

The R740 back panel includes PSUs, Ethernet connectors, PCIe slots and many other features described in this guide
R740 Rear view - with 8x PCIe slots available

R740 Rear view - with 4x PCIe slots available with riser 2 and riser 3 blanks

R740xd
R740xd Rear view - with 2 x 3.5 -inch backplane installed

R740xd Rear view - with 4 x 2.5 -inch backplane installed

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Internal view of the system

Figure 1. R740 internal chassis view

1. hard drive backplane 2. SAS expander card
3. cooling fan in the cooling fan assembly (6) 4. memory module
5. CPU2 processor heat sink module socket 6. expansion card riser 3
7. network daughter card 8. expansion card riser 2
9. system board 10. expansion card riser 1
11. integrated storage controller card 12. CPU1 processor heat sink module

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Figure 2. R740 internal chassis view – NVDIMM-N battery
1. hard drive backplane 2. SAS expander card
3. cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly 4. air shroud
5. expansion card riser 3 6. network daughter card
7. expansion card riser 2 8. system board
9. expansion card riser 1 10. integrated storage controller card
11. NVDIMM-N battery

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R740xd

Figure 3. R740xd internal chassis view – hard drive tray and hard drive cage with NVDIMM-N battery
1. hard drive backplane 2. SAS expander card
3. cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly 4. hard drive (4) in the hard drive tray
5. mid hard drive backplane 6. rear hard drive backplane
7. hard drive (2 or 4) in the hard drive cage 8. system board
9. expansion card riser 1 10. integrated storage controller card
11. NVDIMM-N battery

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Figure 4. R740xd internal chassis view with NVDIMM-N battery on the air shroud
1. hard drive backplane 2. SAS expander card
3. cooling fan (6) in the cooling fan assembly 4. air shroud
5. expansion card riser 3 6. network daughter card
7. expansion card riser 2 8. system board
9. expansion card riser 1 10. integrated storage controller card
11. NVDIMM-N battery

For additional system views, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd installation and service manual on [Link]/
Support/Manuals

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Processors
The 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family provides the foundation for a powerful datacenter platform. The
key features are as follows:
● Higher Per-Core Performance: Up to 28 cores, delivery high performance and scalability for compute-intensive workloads
across compute, storage & network usages. 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Processors can offer even greater core or
frequencies, or both.
● Large Memory Bandwidth/Capacity: 6 memory channels and up to 6 DCPMMs per socket of Intel® Optane™ DC persistent
memory for data-centric workloads on select processors
● AI capability: Intel® Deep Learning Boost drives inferencing for vector neural networks right in your CPU
● Expanded I/O: 48 lanes of PCIe 3.0 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 as eight
sockets, as well as improves inter-CPU bandwidth for I/O intensive workloads.
● Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512) with a single AVX512 fused multiply add (FMA) execution units. SKUs
which support Advanced RAS enable a 2nd FMA execution unit.
● Security without Compromise: Near-zero encryption overhead enables higher performance on all secure data transactions
with enhanced hardware mitigation.
Topics:
• Supported Processors
• Chipset

Supported Processors
Table 5. Supported Processors for R740
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Intel 8280L Platinum XCC 2.7 38.5 NA 2933 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8280M Platinum XCC 2.7 38.5 NA 2933 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8280 Platinum XCC 2.7 38.5 NA 2933 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8276L Platinum XCC 2.2 NA NA 2933 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8276M Platinum XCC 2.2 NA NA 2933 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8276 Platinum XCC 2.2 NA NA 2933 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8270 Platinum XCC 2.7 NA NA 2933 26 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8268 Platinum XCC 2.9 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8260L Platinum XCC 2.4 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8260M Platinum XCC 2.4 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8260Y Platinum XCC 2.4 NA NA 2933 24/20/16 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8260 Platinum XCC 2.4 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8253 Platinum XCC 2.2 NA NA 2933 16 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8180M Platinum XCC 2.5 38.5 10.4 2667 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8180 Platinum XCC 2.5 38.5 10.4 2667 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8176M Platinum XCC 2.1 38 10.4 2667 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8176 Platinum XCC 2.1 38 10.4 2667 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8170M Platinum XCC 2.1 36 10.4 2667 26 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8170 Platinum XCC 2.1 36 10.4 2667 26 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8168 Platinum XCC 2.7 33 10.4 2667 24 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8164 Platinum XCC 2.7 33 10.4 2667 26 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8160M Platinum XCC 2.1 33 10.4 2667 24 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8160 Platinum XCC 2.1 33 10.4 2667 24 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8158 Platinum XCC 3 24.75 10.4 2667 12 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 8156 Platinum XCC 3.6 16.5 10.4 2667 4 Turbo 105W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Intel 8153 Platinum XCC 2.0 22 10.4 2667 16 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6262V Platinum XCC 1.9 33 NA 2400 24 Turbo 135W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6258R Gold XCC 2.7 38.5 10.4 2933 28 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6256 Gold XCC 3.6 33 10.4 2933 NA Turbo NA
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6254 Gold XCC 3.1 NA NA 2933 18 Turbo 200W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6252 Gold XCC 2.1 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6252N Gold XCC 3.0 35.75 NA 2933 24 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6250 Gold XCC 3.9 35.75 10.4 2933 NA Turbo NA
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6248R Gold XCC 3.0 35.75 10.4 2933 24 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6248 Gold XCC 2.5 NA NA 2933 20 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6246R Gold XCC 3.4 22 10.4 2933 16 Turbo 205W
Xeon

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6246 Gold XCC 3.3 24.75 NA 2933 12 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6244 Gold XCC 3.6 NA NA 2933 8 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6242R Gold XCC 3.1 27.5 10.4 2933 20 Turbo 205W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6242 Gold XCC 2.8 NA NA 2933 16 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6240 Gold XCC 2.6 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6240L Gold XCC 2.6 24.75 NA 2933 18 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6240M Gold XCC 2.6 24.75 NA 2933 18 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6240Y Gold XCC 2.6 NA NA 2933 18/14/8 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6240R Gold XCC 2.4 35.75 10.4 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6238 Gold XCC 2.1 30.25 NA 2933 22 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6238L Gold XCC 2.1 30.25 NA 2933 22 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6238M Gold XCC 2.1 30.25 NA 2933 22 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6238R Gold XCC 2.2 38.5 10.4 2933 28 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6234 Gold XCC 3.3 24.75 NA 2933 8 Turbo 130W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6230R Gold XCC 2.1 35.75 10.4 2933 26 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6230N Gold XCC 2.3 27.5 NA 2933 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6230 Gold XCC 2.1 NA NA 2933 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6226R Gold XCC 2.9 22 10.4 2933 16 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6226 Gold XCC 2.7 19.25 NA 2933 12 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6222V Gold XCC 1.8 27.5 NA 2400 20 Turbo 115W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Intel 6212U Gold XCC 2.4 NA NA 2933 24 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6210U Gold XCC 2.5 NA NA 2933 20 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6209U Gold XCC 2.1 27.5 NA 2933 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6208U Gold XCC 2.9 22 NA 2933 16 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6154 Gold XCC 3.0 25 10.4 2667 18 Turbo 200W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6152 Gold XCC 2.1 25 10.4 2667 22 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6150 Gold XCC 2.7 25 10.4 2667 18 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6148 Gold XCC 2.4 27 10.4 2667 20 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6146 Gold XCC 3.2 24.75 10.4 2667 12 Turbo 165W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6144 Gold XCC 3.5 24.75 10.4 2667 8 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6142M Gold XCC 2.6 22 10.4 2667 16 Turbo 150W
Xeon

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6142 Gold XCC 2.6 22 10.4 2667 16 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6140M Gold XCC 2.3 25 10.4 2667 18 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6140 Gold XCC 2.3 25 10.4 2667 18 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6138 Gold XCC 2 27.5 10.4 2667 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6136 Gold XCC 3.0 24.75 10.4 2667 12 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6134M Gold XCC 3.2 24.75 10.4 2667 8 Turbo 130W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6134 Gold XCC 3.3 24.75 10.4 2667 8 Turbo 130W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6132 Gold XCC 2.6 19.25 10.4 2667 14 Turbo 140W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6130 Gold XCC 2.1 22 10.4 2667 16 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6128 Gold XCC 3.4 19.25 10.4 2667 6 Turbo 115W
Xeon
Processo

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
r Scalable
Family
Intel 6126 Gold XCC 2.6 19.25 10.4 2667 12 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5222 Gold XCC 3.8 NA NA 2933 4 Turbo 105W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5220 Gold XCC 2.2 NA NA 2667 18 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5220S Gold XCC 2.7 24.75 NA 2667 18 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5220R Gold XCC 2.2 35.75 10.4 2933 24 Turbo 150W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5218 Gold XCC 2.3 22 NA 2667 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5218N Gold HCC 2.3 22 NA 2667 16 Turbo 110W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5218R Gold XCC 2.1 27.5 10.4 2667 20 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5217 Gold HCC 3.0 NA NA 2667 8 Turbo 125W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5215 Gold HCC 2.5 NA NA 2667 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Intel 5215M Gold HCC 2.5 NA NA 2667 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5215L Gold HCC 2.5 NA NA 2667 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5122 Gold XCC 3.6 16.5 10.4 2400 4 Turbo 105W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5120 Gold HCC 2.2 19.25 10.4 2400 14 Turbo 105W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5118 Gold HCC 2.3 16.5 10.4 2400 12 Turbo 105W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 5115 Gold HCC 2.4 13.75 10.4 2400 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4216 Silver HCC 2.1 NA NA 2667 16 Turbo 100W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4215R Silver HCC 3.2 11 9.6 2400 8 Turbo 130W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4215 Silver HCC 2.5 NA NA 2667 8 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4214 Silver HCC 2.2 NA NA 2667 12 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4214Y Silver HCC 2.2 NA NA 2667 12/10/8 Turbo 105W
Xeon

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4214R Silver HCC 2.4 16.5 9.6 2400 12 Turbo 100W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4210R Silver HCC 2.4 13.75 9.6 2400 10 Turbo 100W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4210 Silver LCC 2.2 NA NA 2667 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4208 Silver LCC 2.1 NA NA 2667 8 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4116 Silver HCC 2.1 16 9.6 2400 12 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4114 Silver LCC 2.2 14 9.6 2400 10 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4112 Silver LCC 2.6 8.25 9.6 2400 4 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4110 Silver LCC 2.1 11 9.6 2400 8 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 4108 Silver LCC 1.8 11 9.6 2400 8 Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 3206R Bronze LCC 1.9 11 9.6 2400 8 No Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo

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Table 5. Supported Processors for R740 (continued)
Model Intel SKU Steppin Speed(GH Cache( QPI(GT/ Max Cores Turbo TDP
SKU type g z) MB) s) Memory
Speed(
MT/s)
r Scalable
Family
Intel 3204 Bronze LCC 1.9 NA NA 2667 6 No Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 3106 Bronze LCC 1.7 11 9.6 2133 8 No Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family
Intel 3104 Bronze LCC 1.7 11 9.6 2133 6 No Turbo 85W
Xeon
Processo
r Scalable
Family

Supported Processors for R740

NOTE: For more information on Intel Xeon Scalable Processor Family, see [Link]

Processor Configurations
The R740 supports two processors with up to 28 cores per processor.

Single CPU Configuration

The R740 will function normally if there is just a single processor placed in the CPU1 socket . However, CPU and memory
blanks associated with CPU2 are required to be populated for thermal reasons. The system will not boot if only CPU2 socket is
populated. With single CPU configuration, any Riser1 (1A/1B/1D) card and only Riser 2B will be functional.

Processor Installation
For processor installation instructions see the Dell PowerEdge R740 Installation and Service Manuals.

Chipset
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd use the Intel C620 chipset (PCH) that provides extensive I/O support. Functions
and capabilities include:
● ACPI Power Management Logic Support, Revision 4.0a
● PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3.0
● Integrated Serial ATA host controller, supports data transfer rates of up to 6 Gb/s on all ports.
● xHCI USB controller with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports
● Direct Media Interface
● Serial Peripheral Interface
● Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface

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● Flexible I/O - Allows some high speed I/O signals to be configured as PCIe root ports, PCIe uplink for use with certain PCH
SKUs, SATA (and sSATA), or USB 3.0.
● General Purpose Input Output (GPIO)
● Low Pin Count interface, interrupt controller, and timer functions
● System Management Bus Specification, Version 2.0
● 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 debug
For more information, visit [Link]

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Memory
Each CPU has 12 memory DIMM slots. Those DIMMs are organized into 6 different channels so there are 2 DIMMs per channel.
For best performance all memory channels should be populated with the same number of DIMMs, either 6 or 12 DIMMs per
CPU.
Supported type DIMMs are:
● RDIMMs (Registered DIMM) - Provides for higher capacity options and advanced RAS features. It is the most commonly
used DIMM type, and offers the best mix of frequency, capacity, and rank structure choices.
● LRDIMMs (Load Reduced DIMM) - Provides maximum capacity beyond that of an RDIMM but at a higher power
consumption. Uses a buffer to reduce memory loading to a single load on all DDR signals, allowing for greater density.
● NVDIMM (Non-Volatile DIMM) - Provides a persistent memory solution with NAND and DRAM that maintains data in power
loss, system crash, or normal shutdown. This solution requires a battery as a power source for an AC loss condition. It can be
used in conjunction with RDIMMs.
● DCPMM (also known as Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory) - Provides a large memory capacity at an affordable
price. Any application can take advantage of DCPMM in Memory Mode with a compatible operating system. Unlock more
performance as well as persistency when using an application that supports App Direct Mode. DCPMM is used in conjunction
with RDIMMs or LRDIMMs and a maximum number of 6 DCPMMs can be used per CPU. This persistent memory technology
does not require a battery.

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory (DCPMM)

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory is a new memory technology that allows customers to reach a large memory capacity at
an affordable price. Additionally, when operating the memory in "App Direct Mode" the memory is persistent.
DCPMM comes in 3 different memory sizes, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB.
RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are used in conjunction with Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory. Each channel will be populated
with up to one DIMM of DRAM and one DIMM of DPCMM. That means that each CPU will have up to 6 DIMMs of DRAM and 6
DIMMs of DCPMM. For best performance it is recommended to have all 12 DIMMs slots per CPU populated.
Intel Optane DC persistent memory operates in two modes, Memory Mode and Application Direct Mode:

Table 6. Operating modes

Trait Memory mode App Direct Mode
Application support Any application Application must state that it supports "App
Direct Mode"
DRAM Used as cache and is not available as system Both DCPMM and DRAM are available as system
memory memory
Persistence No Yes

Supported memory
The table below lists the supported DIMMs for the R740 and R740xd:

Table 7. Supported memory

DIMM Capacity DIMM Type DIMM Speed 1 DPC - 2 DPC Ranks per Data Width
DIMM
8 GB RDIMM 2666 MT/s - 2666 MT/s 1 x8
16 GB RDIMM 2933 MT/s - 2666 MT/s 2 x8

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Table 7. Supported memory (continued)
DIMM Capacity DIMM Type DIMM Speed 1 DPC - 2 DPC Ranks per Data Width
DIMM
32 GB RDIMM 2933 MT/s - 2666 MT/s 2 x4
64 GB RDIMM 2933 MT/s - 2666 MT/s 2 x4
128 GB L RDIMM 2666 MT/s - 2666 MT/s 8 x4
16 GB NVDIMM-N 2666 MT/s 1 x4
256GB DCPMM 2666 MT/s N/A N/A
512GB DCPMM 2666 MT/s N/A N/A

DIMM speed and frequency

The table below lists the memory speed and frequency for the R740 and R740xd:

Table 8. Memory speed and frequency

CPU Family DIMM Type DIMM Ranking Capacity Speed (MT/s)
Intel® Xeon® Scalable RDIMM 1R/2R 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB 2666
2nd Generation Intel® RDIMM 1R 8GB 2666
Xeon® Scalable
2nd Generation Intel® RDIMM 2R 16GB, 32GB, and 64Gb 2933
Xeon® Scalable
Intel® Xeon® Scalable LRDIMM 4R/8R 64GB and 128GB 2666
2nd Generation Intel® LRDIMM 8R 128GB 2666
Xeon® Scalable
2nd Generation Intel® DCPMM N/A 128GB, 256GB, and 2666
Xeon® Scalable 512GB
Intel® Xeon® Scalable NVDIMM 1R 16GB 2666
or 2nd Generation
Intel® Xeon® Scalable

Memory operating modes

Performance Optimized or Optimizer Mode: prioritizes performance and does not provide any RAS features beyond
standard ECC (Error-Correcting Code).
Memory mirroring has two adjacent memory channels configured to write the same data to each channel. If one memory
channel fails or encounters an error, the other channel continues to transmit data. It's an excellent safeguard for systems
requiring uninterrupted operation, though it cuts memory capacity in half, can double the cost per gigabyte, and can increase
power consumption.
Fault resilient memory is a Dell patented technology that works with the VMWare ESXi Hypervisor to provide a fault resilient
zone that protects virtual machines from the ramifications of memory faults.
Memory sparing can reduce downtime from correctable errors by allocating one rank (64-bit wide data area on a DIMM) per
channel (Single Rank Spare Mode) or two ranks per channel (Multi Rank Spare Mode) as memory spares. If a correctable error
occurs in a rank or channel, it's moved to the spare rank while the OS is running. This prevents the error from causing a failure.
Memory sparing reduces memory capacity by one rank per channel or two ranks per channel (depending if Single Rank or Multi
Rank is selected) and increases the cost per gigabyte.

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Storage
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd provide scalable storage that allows you to adapt to your workload and operational
demands. With comprehensive storage options, the R740 and R740xd offer various internal and external storage controllers,
drive types and different chassis and backplanes for varied numbers of drives. Features such as NVMes, H740P and H840 RAID
controller provide vastly accelerated performance over previous technologies. Dell EMC Express Flash drives use PCIe lanes to
connect directly to the processor and chipset and are easily accessible through a hot-plug drive bay.
The PowerEdge R740 offers the storage options below:
● 8 x 2.5 -inch drives in front backplane
● 8 x 3.5 -inch drives in front backplane
● 16 x 2.5 - inch drives in front backplane
● No rear or mid-bay storage options
The PowerEdge R740xd expands the available options with new rear and mid-bay storage capabilities. It offers 12 x 3.5 -inch
and 24 x 2.5 -inch storage options in the front backplane with the following additional options:
● A new 4 x 2.5 -inch rear storage option.
● A new 2 x 3.5 -inch rear storage option.
● The 4 x 3.5 -inch mid-bay storage option, which also supports 2.5 -inch drives in the Hybrid carrier
Topics:
• Supported drives
• Storage controllers
• Optical Drives
• Tape Drives
• IDSDM with vFlash card

Supported drives
The following table shows the list of supported drives by the R740 and R740xd:

Table 9. Supported drives

Form Factor Type Speed Rotational Speed Capacities
2.5 -inch SATA SSD 6Gb N/A 120GB Boot, 240GB Boot, 240GB, 400GB, 480GB,
800GB, 960GB, 1600GB, 1920GB, 3200GB,
3840GB.
SATA 6Gb 7.2K 1TB, 2TB
SAS 12Gb 7.2K 1TB, 2TB, 2TB(SED FIPS)
SAS SSD 12Gb N/A 400GB, 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1600GB, 1920GB,
3840GB, 7.68TB
SAS 12Gb 10K 300GB, 600GB, 768 GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB, 2.4TB(P-
RTS), 1.2TB(SED FIPS), 2.4TB (SED FIPS)(P-
RTS)
SAS 12Gb 15K 300GB, 600GB, 900GB, 900GB (SED FIPS)
3.5 -inch SATA 6Gb 7.2K 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 14TB, 16TB
SAS 12Gb 7.2K 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB, 10TB, 4TB (SED FIPS), 8TB
(SED FIPS)

The following table list the supported NVMe SSD drives:

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Table 10. NVMe SSD offerings
Description
NVMe PM1735a 1.6TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1735a 3.2TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1735a 6.4TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1735a 12.8TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1733a 1.92TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1733a 3.8TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1733a 7.6TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD
NVMe PM1733a 15.36TB GB 2.5" PCIe SSD

Storage controllers
The PowerEdge R740 and R740xd supports the following storage controllers:
● Internal storage controller cards: H330 (R740 only), H350 (R740 only), H730P, H740P, H750, HBA350i, HBA330, S140, and
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) module.
● External storage controller cards: H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA, and HBA355e

Optical Drives
The PowerEdge R740 supports one of the following internal optical drive options:
● DVD-ROM
● DVD+ROM
The R740xd does not support an internal optical drive.

Tape Drives
The R740 and R740xd do not support internal tape drives. However, external tape backup devices will be supported on both
R740 and R740xd.
Supported external tape drives:
● External RD1000 USB
● External LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7 and 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● 114X rack mount chassis with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6Gb SAS tape drives
● TL1000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● TL2000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● TL4000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● TL4000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, and LTO-7 8Gb FC tape drives
● ML6000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, 6 Gb SAS tape drives
● ML6000 with LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7 8Gb FC tape drives
● ML3 with LTO-6, and LTO-7 LTO-8, 6 Gb SAS tape drives

IDSDM with vFlash card

The PowerEdge R540 system supports Internal Dual SD module (IDSDM) and vFlash card. In the current generation of
PowerEdge servers, IDSDM and vFlash card are combined into a single card module, and are available in these configurations:
● vFlash or
● IDSDM or

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● vFlash and IDSDM
The IDSDM/vFlash card sits in the back of the system, in a Dell-proprietary slot. IDSDM/vFlash card supports three micro SD
cards (two cards for IDSDM and one card for vFlash). Micro SD cards capacity for IDSDM is 16/32/64 GB while for vFlash the
micro SD card capacity is 16 GB.

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS)

BOSS is a simple RAID solution card that is designed specifically for booting the system's operating system, which supports up
to two 6 Gbps M.2 SATA drives. This card has a x8 connector using PCIe gen 2.0 x2 lanes, available only in the low-profile and
half-height form factor.

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Networking and PCIe
The PowerEdge R740/740xd offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots.
Dell EMC Network Daughter Cards allow you to choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot. You
can pick the speed, technology, vendor, and other options, such as switch-independent partitioning, which allows you to
share and manage bandwidth on 10 GbE connections. For details on the various networking cards available, talk to Dell
representative or visit [Link] or [Link]
shop/povw/poweredge-r740xd and choose the green view configurations button at the top for a full list of options.

PCIe subsystem
There are a number of riser combinations offered for the R740 and R740xd. Specific riser options are required for certain
options like GPU enablement and NVMe PCIe SSD enablement.
The following list the PCIe risers offered for both R740 and R740xd:

NOTE: The R740 and R740xd also offer "no riser" options for customers that do not require any PCIe cards in their system

The below table shows the PCIe expansion card riser configuration for R740 and R740xd:

Table 11. PCIe expansion card riser configuration for R740 and R740xd
Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the Height Length Link
riser
Riser 1A Slot 1 Full Height Full Length x16
Slot 3 Full Height Half Length x16
Riser 1B Slot 1 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 2 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 3 Full Height Half Length x8
Riser 1D Slot 1 Full Height Full Length x16
Slot 2 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 3 Full Height Half Length x8
Riser 2A or 2E or 2D or Slot 4 Full Height Full Length x16
2F
Slot 5 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 6 Low Profile Half Length x8
Riser 2B Slot 4 Low Profile Half Length x8
Riser 2C Slot 4 Low Profile Half Length x16
Riser 3A or 3B Slot 7 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 8 Full Height Full Length x16

The below table shows the PCIe riser configuration for R740 and R740xd:

Table 12. PCIe riser configuration

Riser configuration Numbers of CPUs Supported PERC type Possible rear storage
No riser 1 or 2 Mini-Mono Yes

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Table 12. PCIe riser configuration (continued)
Riser configuration Numbers of CPUs Supported PERC type Possible rear storage
1B+2B 1 or 2 Mini-Mono / Adapter Yes
1B+2C 2 Mini-Mono / Adapter Yes
1A+2A 2 Adapter No
1A+2A+3A or 1A+2E+3B 2 Adapter No
1B+2A+3A 2 Mini-Mono / Adapter No
1D+2A+3A or 1D+2E+3B 2 Adapter No
1A+2D+3A or 1A+2F+3B 2 Adapter No

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Supported operating system
The following lists the supported operating systems for the PowerEdge R740 and R740xd:
1. Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
2. Citrix® Hypervisor
3. Microsoft® Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V
4. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
5. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
6. VMware® ESXi®
For specifications and interoperability details, see [Link]/OSsupport.

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Power, thermal and acoustics
Topics:
• Power
• Thermal
• Acoustics

Power
Energy Smart power supplies have intelligent features, such as the ability to dynamically optimize efficiency while maintaining
availability and redundancy. Also featured are enhanced power- consumption reduction technologies, such as high- efficiency
power conversion and advanced thermal- management techniques, and embedded power- management features, including high-
accuracy power monitoring.

Table 13. PSU specification

Wattage Frequency Voltage Class Heat dissipation
495W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/6.5-3A Platinum 1908 BTU/hr
750W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/10-5A Platinum 2891 BTU/hr
750WT 50/60Hz 200-240Vac/5A Titanium 2843 BTU/hr
750W Mix Mode/ 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/10-5A Platinum 2891 BTU/hr
HVDC(China Only)
N/A 240Vdc/4.5A N/A
1100W DC - -48--60Vdc/32A Gold 4416 BTU/hr
1100W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/12-6.5A Platinum 4100 BTU/hr
1100W Mix Mode/ 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/12A-6.5A Platinum 4100 BTU/hr
HVDC(China and
Japan Only) N/A 200-380Vdc/6.4A-3.2A N/A 4100 BTU/hr

1600W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/10A Platinum 6000 BTU/hr

2000W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/11.5A Platinum 7500 BTU/hr
2400W 50/60Hz 100-240Vac/16A Platinum 9000 BTU/hr

Table 14. PSU efficiency

Form factor Output Class 10% 20% 50% 100%
Redundant 86mm 495W AC Platinum 82.00% 90.00% 94.00% 91.00%
750W AC Titanium 90.00% 94.00% 96.00% 91.00%
750W AC Platinum 82.00% 90.00% 94.00% 91.00%
750W HVDC Platinum 82.00% 90.00% 94.00% 91.00%
1100W AC Platinum 89.00% 93.00% 94.50% 92.00%
1100W DC Gold 80.00% 88.00% 91.00% 88.00%
1600W AC Platinum 87.00% 90.00% 94.00% 91.00%
2000W AC Platinum 89.00% 93.0 0% 94.00% 91.00%

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Table 14. PSU efficiency (continued)
Form factor Output Class 10% 20% 50% 100%
2400W AC Platinum 89.00% 93.00% 94.00% 91.50%

Thermal
Thermal management of the PowerEdge R740 and R740xd delivers high performance for the right amount of cooling to
components at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) and to
extended ambient temperature ranges (see Environmental Specifications). The benefits to you are lower fan power consumption
(lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility.
NOTE: The recommended ambient temperature for R740 and R740xd is generally 30°C, there are some exceptions for
R740xd GPU and NVMe configurations that can be found in the support documentation.

Thermal design
The PowerEdge R740 and R740xd server cooling builds on the features and capability of previous Dell EMC servers but expands
support for higher power processors, PCIe cooling, and increased NVMe count. A new chassis mechanical architecture enables
increased airflow capability for cooling of higher power and dense system configurations and results in fewer system restrictions
and increased feature density. Dell Server Thermal, Mechanical, and Thermal Control designs are based on the following key
tenets and order of priority.
The thermal design of the system reflects the following:
● Optimized thermal design: The system layout is architected for optimum thermal design. System component placement and
layout are designed to provide maximum airflow coverage to critical components with minimal expense of fan power.
● Comprehensive thermal management: The thermal control system regulates the system fan speeds based on feedback
from system component temperature sensors, as well as for system inventory and subsystem power draw. Temperature
monitoring includes components such as processors, DIMMs, chipset, system inlet air temperature and hard disk drives.
● Open and closed loop fan speed control: Open loop fan control uses system configuration to determine fan speed based on
system inlet air temperature. Closed loop thermal control uses temperature feedback to dynamically adjust fan speeds based
on system activity and cooling requirements.
● User-configurable settings: With the understanding and realization that every customer has a unique set of circumstances
or expectations from the system, in this generation of servers, we have introduced limited user-configurable settings in the
iDRAC9BIOS setup screen. For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge system Installation and Service Manual on
[Link]/Support/Manuals and “Advanced Thermal Control: Optimizing across Environments and Power Goals” on [Link].
● Cooling redundancy: The system allows N+1 fan redundancy, allowing continuous operation with one fan failure in the
system.

Acoustics
The PowerEdge R740 is quiet enough to be used in an office environment in typical and minimum configurations, and the
R740Xd can also operate at a similar level in certain configurations.

Acoustical design
The acoustical design of the PowerEdge R740 and R740xd reflect the following:
● Versatility: The R740 and R740xd save you power draw in the data center but are also quiet enough for office environment
in typical and minimum configurations. You may find that the system is sufficiently quiet where the sound it emits blends into
the environment.
● Adherence to Dell EMC's high sound quality standards: Sound quality is different from sound power level and sound
pressure level in that it describes how humans respond to annoyances in sound, like whistles and hums. One of the sound
quality metrics in the Dell EMC specification is prominence ratio of a tone.
● Noise ramp and descent at boot-up from power off: Fan speeds and noise levels ramp during the boot process(from
power- off to power-on) in order to add a layer of protection for component cooling in the event that the system were not
to boot properly. In order to keep the boot-up process as quiet as possible, the fan speed reached during boot-up is limited
to about half of full speed.

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● Noise level dependencies: If acoustics is important to you, several configuration choices and settings are important to
consider:
○ For lower acoustical output, use a small number of lower rotational- speed SATA hard drives, nearline SAS hard drives, or
non- rotational devices like SSDs. 15k hard drives generate more acoustic noise than that of lower rotational- speed hard
drives, and noise increases with number of hard drives.
○ Fan speeds and noise may increase from baseline factory configurations if certain profiles are changed by the user or the
system configurations are updated.
￭ iDRAC9 BIOS settings: Performance Per Watt (DAPC or OS) may be quieter than Performance or Dense
Configuration (iDRAC Settings > Thermal > Max. Exhaust Temperature or Fan speed offset).
￭ The quantity and type of PCIe cards installed: This affects overall system acoustics. Installation of more than two
PCIe cards results in an increase in overall system acoustics.
￭ Using a GPU card: This results in an increase in overall system acoustics.
￭ PCIe controller-based SSD drives: Drives such as Express flash drives and Fusion- IO cards require greater airflow for
cooling, and result in significantly higher noise levels.
￭ Systems with an H330 PERC: This configuration may be quieter than those with an H730P PERC with battery
backup. However, higher noise levels result when a system is configured as non-RAID.
￭ Hot spare feature of power supply unit: In the system default setting, the Hot Spare Feature is disabled; acoustical
output from the power supplies is lowest in this setting.
The following table shows the reference points and output comparisons:

Table 15. Reference points and output comparison

Value measured at your ears Equivalent familiar noise experience
LpA, dBA, re 20 µPa Loudness, sones
90 80 Loud concert
75 39 Data center, vacuum cleaner, voice must
be elevated to be heard
60 10 Conversation levels

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Rack rails
The rail offerings for the PowerEdge R740 consist of two general types: sliding and static

Sliding rails features summary

The sliding rails (two varieties are offered) allow the system to be fully extended out of the rack for service. They are available
with or without the optional cable management arm (CMA).

Figure 5. Sliding rails with optional CMA

ReadyRails-Sliding rails for 4-post racks

● Supports Drop-in Installation of the chassis to the rails.
● Support for tool-less installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all
generations of the Dell racks.
● Support for tooled installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post racks.
● Support full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components.
● Support for optional cable management arm (CMA).
● Minimum rail mounting depth without the CMA: 714 mm.
● Minimum rail mounting depth with the CMA: 845 mm.
● Square-hole rack adjustment range: 631-868 mm.
● Round-hole rack adjustment range: 617-861 mm.
● Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 631-883 mm.
Stab-in/Drop-in sliding rails for 4-post racks (New for 14G systems)
● Supports drop-in or stab-in installation of the chassis to the rails.
● Support for tool-less installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant square, unthreaded round hole racks including all generations of
the Dell racks. Also supports tool-less installation in threaded round hole 4-post racks.
● Required for installing R740 in a Dell EMC Titan or Titan-D rack.
● Support full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components.
● Support for optional cable management arm (CMA).
● Minimum rail mounting depth without the CMA: 714 mm.

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● Minimum rail mounting depth with the CMA: 845 mm.
● Square-hole rack adjustment range: 603-915 mm.
● Round-hole rack adjustment range: 603-915 mm.
● Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 603-915 mm.

Static rails
The static rails support a wider variety of racks than the sliding rails. However, they do not support serviceability in the rack and
are thus not compatible with the CMA.

Figure 6. Static rails

Static rails features summary

Static Rails for 4-post & 2-post Racks:
● Supports Stab-in installation of the chassis to the rails.
● Support tool-less installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks including all
generations of Dell racks.
● Support tooled installation in 19" EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post and 2-post racks.
● Minimum rail mounting depth: 622 mm.
● Square-hole rack adjustment range: 608-879 mm.
● Round-hole rack adjustment range: 594-872 mm.
● Threaded-hole rack adjustment range: 608-890 mm.
NOTE: One key factor in selecting the proper rails is identifying the type of rack in which they are installed.

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Dell EMC OpenManage systems management

Figure 7. Dell EMC OpenManage Portfolio

Dell EMC delivers management solutions that help IT Administrators effectively deploy, update, monitor, and manage IT assets.
OpenManage solutions and tools enable you to quickly respond to problems by helping them to manage Dell EMC servers
effectively and efficiently; in physical, virtual, local, and remote environments, operating in-band, and out-of-band (agent-free).
The OpenManage portfolio includes innovative embedded management tools such as the integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller (iDRAC), Chassis Management Controller and Consoles like OpenManage Enterprise, OpenManage Power Manager
plug in, and tools like Repository Manager.
Dell EMC has developed comprehensive systems management solutions based on open standards and has integrated with
management consoles that can perform advanced management of Dell hardware. Dell EMC has connected or integrated the
advanced management capabilities of Dell hardware into offerings from the industry's top systems management vendors and
frameworks such as Ansible, thus making Dell EMC platforms easy to deploy, update, monitor, and manage.
The key tools for managing Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are iDRAC and the one-to-many OpenManage Enterprise console.
OpenManage Enterprise helps the system administrators in complete lifecycle management of multiple generations of
PowerEdge servers. Other tools such as Repository Manager, which enables simple yet comprehensive change management.
OpenManage tools integrate with systems management framework from other vendors such as VMware, Microsoft, Ansible, and
ServiceNow. This enables you to use the skills of the IT staff to efficiently manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Topics:
• Server and Chassis Managers
• Dell EMC consoles
• Automation Enablers
• Integration with third-party consoles
• Connections for third-party consoles
• Dell EMC Update Utilities
• Dell resources

44 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management

Server and Chassis Managers
● Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
● iDRAC Service Module (iSM)

Dell EMC consoles

● Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise
● Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM)
● Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager plugin to OpenManage Enterprise
● Dell EMC OpenManage Mobile (OMM)

Automation Enablers
● OpenManage Ansible Modules
● iDRAC RESTful APIs (Redfish)
● Standards-based APIs (Python, PowerShell)
● RACADM Command Line Interface (CLI)
● GitHub Scripting Libraries

Integration with third-party consoles

● Dell EMC OpenManage Integrations with Microsoft System Center
● Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV)
● Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules
● Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow

Connections for third-party consoles

● Micro Focus and other HPE tools
● OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli
● OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core and XI

Dell EMC Update Utilities

● Dell System Update (DSU)
● Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM)
● Dell EMC Update Packages (DUP)
● Dell EMC Server Update Utility (SUU)
● Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO (PSBI)

Dell resources
For additional information about white papers, videos, blogs, forums, technical material, tools, usage examples, and other
information, go to the OpenManage page at [Link] or the following product pages:

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Table 16. Dell resources
Resource Location
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) [Link]
iDRAC Service Module (iSM) [Link]
OpenManage Ansible Modules [Link]
OpenManage Essentials (OME) [Link]
OpenManage Mobile (OMM) [Link]
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) [Link]
OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center [Link]
(OMIMSSC)
Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) [Link]
Dell EMC System Update (DSU) [Link]
Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO (PSBI) [Link]/support/article/sln296511
Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller (CMC) [Link]/support/article/sln311283
OpenManage Connections for Partner Consoles [Link]
OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager [Link]
OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow (OMISNOW) [Link]/support/article/sln317784

NOTE: Features may vary by server. Please refer to the product page on [Link] for details.

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Appendix A. Additional specifications
The following sections contain information about additional system specifications.
Topics:
• Chassis dimensions
• Chassis weight
• Video
• USB peripherals
• Environmental specifications

Chassis dimensions

Figure 8. Chassis Dimensions for R740 and R740xd

The following table describes the chassis dimensions:

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Table 17. Chassis dimensions
Chassis dimensions (cm)
Xa Xb Y Za bezel Za without Zb Zc
bezel
482.0 mm 434.0 mm 86.8 mm 35.84mm 22.0 mm 678.8 mm 715.5 mm

Chassis weight
This section describes the weight of the system.

Table 18. Chassis weight

Configuration Maximum Weight
2.5-inch HDD for R740 26.3Kg (57.98 lb)
3.5-inch HDD for R740 28.6Kg (63.05 lb)
2.5-inch HDD for R740xd 28.1Kg (61.95 lb)
3.5-inch HDD for R740xd 33.1Kg (72.91 lb)

Video
The PowerEdge R740 system supports the Matrox G200eW3 graphics module. The following table shows the video
specifications:

Table 19. Video specifications

Resolution Refresh rate Horizontal Pixel clock Rear panel Front panel
frequency
1024 x 768 60 Hz 48.4 kHz 65.0 MHz Yes Yes
1280 x 800 60 Hz 49.7 kHz 83.5 MHz Yes Yes
1280 x 1024 60 Hz 64.0 kHz 108.0 MHz Yes TBD
1360 x 768 60 Hz 47.71 kHz 85.5 MHz Yes Yes
1440 x 900 60 Hz 55.9 kHz 106.5 MHz Yes TBD
1600 x 900 60 Hz (RB) 55.54 kHz 97.75 MHz Yes Yes
1600 x 1200 60 Hz 75.0 kHz 162.0 MHz TBD TBD
1680 x 1050 60 Hz (RB) 64.7 kHz 119.0 MHz Yes TBD
1920 x 1080 60 Hz 67.158 kHz 173.0 MHz TBD No
1920 x 1200 60 Hz 74.556 kHz 193.25 MHz TBD No

USB peripherals
Front, rear, and internal USB ports are included in the base system for R740 and R740xd. Rear and internal ports support up to
USB 3.0, while front ports support USB 2.0. The R740 offers an upsell option that adds an additional USB 3.0 port to the front
of the chassis. The USB upsell module cable connects to the internal USB port on the planar and the default internal moves
closer to the front of the chassis

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Environmental specifications
See Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd installation service manuals at [Link]/Support/Manuals for detailed
environmental specifications.

Appendix A. Additional specifications 49

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Appendix B. Standards compliance
Table 20. Industry standard documents

Standard URL for information and specifications

ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface [Link]
Specification, v2.0c
Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 [Link]
HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft [Link]/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/
Windows Server [Link]
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface, v2.0 [Link]/design/servers/ipmi
DDR4 Memory DDR4 SDRAM Specification [Link]/standards-documents/docs/[Link]
PCI Express PCI Express Base Specification Rev. 2.0 and 3.0 [Link]/specifications/pciexpress
PMBus Power System Management Protocol Specification, [Link]
v1.2 PMBus_Specification_Part_I_Rev_1-1_20070205.pdf
SAS Serial Attached SCSI, v1.1 [Link]
SATA Serial ATA Rev. 2.6; SATA II, SATA 1.0a Extensions, [Link]
Rev. 1.2
SMBIOS System Management BIOS Reference Specification, [Link]/standards/smbios
v2.7
TPM Trusted Platform Module Specification, v1.2 and v2.0 [Link]
UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification, v2.1 [Link]/specifications
USB Universal Serial Bus Specification, Rev. 2.0 [Link]/developers/docs

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Appendix C Additional resources
Table 21. Additional resources
Resource Description of contents Location
PowerEdge R740/R740xd This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following [Link]/Support/Manuals
Installation Service Manuals information:
● Chassis features
● System Setup program
● System messages
● System codes and indicators
● System BIOS
● Remove and replace procedures
● Troubleshooting
● Diagnostics
● Jumpers and connectors
PowerEdge R740/R740xd This guide ships with the system, and is also available in PDF [Link]/Support/Manuals
Getting Started Guide format. This guide provides the following information:
● Initial setup steps
● Key system features
● Technical specifications
Rack Installation Instructions This document ships with the rack kits, and provides [Link]/Support/Manuals
instructions for installing a server in a rack.
Information Update This document ships with the system, is also available in PDF [Link]/Support/Manuals
format online, and provides information on system updates.
System Information Label The system information label documents the system board Inside the system chassis
layout and system jumper settings. Text is minimized due cover
to space limitations and translation considerations. The label
size is standardized across platforms.
Quick Resource Locator (QRL) This code on the chassis can be scanned by a phone Inside the system chassis
application to access additional information and resources for cover
the server, including videos, reference materials, service tag
information, and Dell contact information.
Energy Smart Solution Advisor The Dell online ESSA enables easier and more meaningful [Link]/calc
(ESSA) estimates to help you determine the most efficient
configuration possible. Use ESSA to calculate the power
consumption of your hardware, power infrastructure, and
storage.

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Appendix D. Support and deployment
services
Topics:
• Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite
• Deployment services
• Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services
• Dell EMC Data Migration Service
• ProSupport Enterprise Suite
• ProSupport Plus
• ProSupport
• ProSupport One for Data Center
• Support Technologies
• Additional professional services
• Dell Education Services
• Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services
• Dell EMC Managed Services

Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite

ProDeploy Enterprise Suite gets your server out of the box and into optimized production—fast. Our elite deployment engineers
with broad and deep experience utilizing best-in-class processes along with our established global scale can help you around the
clock and around the globe. From simple to the most complex server installations and software integration, we take the guess
work and risk out of deploying your new server technology.

Figure 9. ProDeploy Enterprise Suite capabilities

NOTE: Hardware installation not applicable on selected software products.

52 Appendix D. Support and deployment services

Dell EMC ProDeploy Plus
From beginning to end, ProDeploy Plus provides the skill and scale needed to successfully execute demanding deployments
in today's complex IT environments. Certified Dell EMC experts start with extensive environmental assessments and detailed
migration planning and recommendations. Software installation includes set up of most versions of Dell EMC SupportAssist and
OpenManage system management utilities. Post-deployment configuration assistance, testing, and product orientation services
are also available.

Dell EMC ProDeploy

ProDeploy provides full service installation and configuration of both server hardware and system software by certified
deployment engineers including set up of leading operating systems and hypervisors as well as most versions of Dell EMC
SupportAssist and OpenManage system management utilities. To prepare for the deployment, we conduct a site readiness
review and implementation planning exercise. System testing, validation, and full project documentation with knowledge transfer
complete the process.

Dell EMC Basic Deployment

Basic Deployment delivers worry-free professional installation by experienced technicians who know Dell EMC servers inside and
out.

Dell EMC Residency Services

Residency Services helps customers transition to new capabilities quickly with the assistance of on-site or remote Dell EMC
experts whose priorities and time you control. Residency experts can provide post implementation management and knowledge
transfer related to a new technology acquisition or day-to-day operational management of the IT infrastructure.

Deployment services
Deployment services details and exceptions can be found in service description documents at the Enterprise Configuration and
Deployment pageon [Link].

Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services

When you are in the final stages of your PowerEdge server implementation, you can rely on Dell EMC Remote Consulting
Services and our certified technical experts to help you optimize your configuration with best practices for your software,
virtualization, server, storage, networking, and systems management.

Dell EMC Data Migration Service

Protect your business and data with our single point of contact to manage your data migration project. Your project manager will
work with our experienced team of experts to create a plan using industry-leading tools and proven processes based on global
best practices to migrate your existing files and data so your business system get up and running quickly and smoothly.

ProSupport Enterprise Suite

With the ProSupport Enterprise Suite, we can help you keep your operation running smoothly, so you can focus on running
your business. We will help you maintain peak performance and availability of your most essential workloads. ProSupport
Enterprise Suite is a suite of support services that enable you to build the solution that is right for your organization. Choose
support models based on how you use technology and where you want to allocate resources. From the desktop to the data
center, address everyday IT challenges, such as unplanned downtime, mission-critical needs, data and asset protection, support

Appendix D. Support and deployment services 53

planning, resource allocation, software application management and more. Optimize your IT resources by choosing the right
support model.

Figure 10. ProSupport Enterprise Suite

ProSupport Plus
When you purchase PowerEdge servers, we recommend ProSupport Plus, our proactive and preventative support, for business-
critical systems. ProSupport Plus provides all the benefits of ProSupport, plus the following:
● An assigned Services Account Manager (SAM) who knows your business and your environment
● Access to senior ProSupport engineers for faster issue resolution
● Personalized, preventive recommendations based on analysis of support trends and best practices from across the Dell EMC
customer base to reduce support issues and improve performance
● Predictive analysis for issue prevention and optimization enabled by SupportAssist
● Proactive monitoring, issue detection, notification and automated case creation for accelerated issue resolution enabled by
SupportAssist
● On-demand reporting and analytics-based recommendations enabled by SupportAssist and TechDirect

ProSupport
Our ProSupport service offers highly trained experts around the clock and around the globe to address your IT needs. We will
help you minimize disruptions and maximize availability of your PowerEdge server workloads with:
● 24x7x365 access to certified hardware and software experts
● Collaborative 3rd party support
● Hypervisor and OS support
● Consistent level of support available for Dell EMC hardware, software and solutions
● Onsite parts and labor response options including next business day or four-hour mission critical

54 Appendix D. Support and deployment services

ProSupport One for Data Center
ProSupport One for Data Center offers flexible site-wide support for large and distributed data centers with more than 1,000
assets. This offering is built on standard ProSupport components that leverage our global scale but are tailored to your
company's needs. While not for everyone, it offers a truly unique solution for Dell EMC's largest customers with the most
complex environments.
● Team of assigned Services Account Managers (SAM) with remote, on-site options
● Assigned ProSupport One technical and field engineers who are trained on your environment and configurations
● On-demand reporting and analytics-based recommendations enabled by SupportAssist and TechDirect
● Flexible on-site support and parts options that fit your operational model
● A tailored support plan and training for your operations staff

Figure 11. Enterprise Support feature comparison

Support Technologies
Powering your support experience with predictive, data-driven technologies.

SupportAssist
The best time to solve a problem is before it happens. The automated proactive and predictive technology SupportAssist* helps
reduce steps and time to resolution, often detecting issues before they become a crisis. Benefits include:
● Value - SupportAssist is available to all customers at no additional charge.
● Improve productivity - replace manual, high-effort routines with automated support.
● Accelerate time to resolution - receive issue alerts, automatic case creation and proactive contact from Dell EMC experts.
● Gain insight and control - optimize enterprise devices with on-demand ProSupport Plus reporting in TechDirect and get
predictive issue detection before the problem starts.
SupportAssist is included with all support plans but features vary based on service level agreement.

Figure 12. SupportAssist model

Get started at [Link]/SupportAssist

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TechDirect
Boost your IT teams productivity when supporting Dell EMC systems. With over 1.4 million self-dispatches processed each year,
TechDirect has proven its effectiveness as a support tool. You can:
● Self-dispatch replacement parts
● Request technical support
● Integrate APIs into your help desk
Or, access all your Dell EMC certification and authorization needs. Train your staff on Dell EMC products as TechDirect allows
you to:
● Download study guides
● Schedule certification and authorization exams
● View transcripts of completed courses and exams
Register at [Link]

Additional professional services

Dell Education Services

Dell Education Services offers the PowerEdge server training courses designed to help you achieve more with your hardware
investment. The curriculum is designed in conjunction with the server development team, as well as Dell EMC’s technical
support team, to ensure that the training delivers the information and practical, hands-on skills you and your team need to
confidently manage and maintain your Dell EMC server solution. To learn more or register for a class today, visit [Link]/
Server.

Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services

Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services use skilled solution architects, innovative tools, automated analysis and Dell
EMC’s intellectual property to give rapid insight into the root causes of unnecessary complexity. We seek better answers than
traditional service models, and our strategy is to help quickly identify high-impact, short-duration projects that deliver return on
investment (ROI) and free up resources. The results are practical, action-oriented plans with specific, predictable, measurable
outcomes. From data center optimization to server virtualization to systems management, our consulting services can help build
a more efficient enterprise.

Dell EMC Managed Services

Dell EMC Managed Services are a modular set of lifecycle services designed to help you automate and centrally configure,
deploy, and manage your day-to-day data center operations. These services extend your existing on-premise IT infrastructure
with off-premise cloud services designed to better address challenges with mobility, highly distributed organizations, security,
compliance, business continuity, and disaster preparedness.

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