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  • Page 1 Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 and R740xd Technical Guide...
  • Page 2 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    9 Power, thermal and acoustics......................29 Power....................................29 Thermal....................................29 Acoustics....................................30 10 Rack rails..........................32 11 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management................34 iDRAC with Lifecycle controller............................35 Agent-free management..............................39 Agent-based management..............................39 Dell EMC consoles................................39 Dell EMC OpenManage systems management tools, utilities and protocols...............40 Contents...
  • Page 4 Remote Consulting Services..............................49 Data Migration Service............................... 49 ProSupport Enterprise Suite.............................. 49 ProSupport Plus.................................. 50 ProSupport...................................50 ProSupport One for Data Center............................50 Support Technologies.................................50 Additional professional services............................51 Dell Education Services............................... 51 Dell EMC Global Infrastructure Consulting Services....................... 51 Dell EMC Managed Services..............................52 Contents...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    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®...

  • Page 6: System Features

    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.

  • Page 7: Product Specifications

    • IDSDM support • Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) Product specifications R740 product specifications The following table shows the technical specifications for the PowerEdge R740: Features Technical Specification Processor • Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors •...
  • Page 8 Features Technical Specification 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 • Platinum 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, 2000W, and 2400W •...
  • Page 9 Features Technical Specification • 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 •...
  • Page 10 Features Technical Specifications Rear bays: • Up to 4 x 2.5” SAS/SSD/NVMe, max 30.72TB • Up to 2 x 3.5" max 32TB SAS/SATA HDD Power supplies • Titanium 750W • Platinum 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, 2000W and 2400W • 750W 240VDC (China only), 1100W 380VDC (China and Japan only) •...
  • Page 11 Features Technical Specifications • 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB Rear ports: • • Serial • 2 x USB 3.0 • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port Video card: • Riser options with p to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots Accelerator options •...

  • Page 12: Chassis Views And Features

    Chassis views and features 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...

  • Page 13: R740 And R740Xd Rear Views

    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...

  • Page 14: Internal View Of The System

    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.
  • Page 15 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.
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17 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 Dell.com/Support/ Manuals Chassis views and features...

  • Page 18: Processors

    Topics: • Supported processors • Chipset Supported processors The following table lists the supported 1st and 2nd Generation processors for the PowerEdge R740 and R740xd: Table 3. 1st and 2nd Generation processors Medal Processor Frequency (GHz) Cores/ Threads Platinum 8280 2.70...
  • Page 19 Medal Processor Frequency (GHz) Cores/ Threads Platinum 8170 26/52 Platinum 8168 24/48 Platinum 8164 26/52 Platinum 8160M 24/48 Platinum 8160 24/48 Platinum 8153 16/32 Gold 6254 3.10 18/36 Gold 6252 2.10 24/48 Gold 6248 2.50 20/40 Gold 6246 3.30 12/24 Gold 6244 3.60...
  • Page 20 Medal Processor Frequency (GHz) Cores/ Threads Gold 5220 2.20 18/36 Gold 5218 2.30 16/32 Gold 5217 3.00 8/16 Gold 5215 2.50 10/20 Gold 5215M 2.50 10/20 Gold 5215L 2.50 10/20 Gold 5122 Gold 5120 14/28 Gold 5118 12/24 Gold 5117 14/28 Gold 5115...

  • Page 21: Chipset

    (configurations button) or by talking to your representative. 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 •...

  • Page 22: Memory

    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: •...
  • Page 23 DIMM Capacity DIMM Type DIMM Speed 1 DPC - 2 DPC Ranks per DIMM Data Width 512GB DCPMM 2666 MT/s DIMM 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®...

  • Page 24: Storage

    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.

  • Page 25: Storage Controllers

    IDSDM with vFlash card The PowerEdge R740 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: •...

  • Page 26: Networking And Pcie

    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.
  • Page 27 Riser configuration Numbers of CPUs Supported PERC type Possible rear storage 1B+2A+3A Mini-Mono / Adapter 1D+2A+3A Adapter Networking and PCIe...

  • Page 28: Supported Operating System

    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. Oracle® Linux 5. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 7.

  • Page 29: Power, Thermal And Acoustics

    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...

  • Page 30: Acoustics

    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.
  • Page 31 The following table shows the reference points and output comparisons: Value measured at your ears Equivalent familiar noise experience LpA, dBA, re 20 µPa Loudness, sones Loud concert Data center, vacuum cleaner, voice must be elevated to be heard Conversation levels Power, thermal and acoustics...

  • Page 32: Rack Rails

    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).
  • Page 33 • 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.

  • Page 34: Dell Emc Openmanage Systems Management

    Dell EMC OpenManage systems management Whether your IT environment consists of a few servers or a few thousand servers, Dell EMC OpenManage systems management solutions provide comprehensive management for evolving IT environments. OpenManage is based on open standards and provides agent-based and agent-free server lifecycle management functionality for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.

  • Page 35: Idrac With Lifecycle Controller

    Lifecycle controller The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge server and provides functionality that helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for any additional software to be installed.
  • Page 36 HTML5 access to virtual console VNC connection to OS Quality/bandwidth control Virtual Console collaboration —6 users Virtual Console chat Virtual Flash partitions Group manager HTTP/HTTPS support along with NFS/CIFS Power and Thermal Real-time power meter Dell EMC OpenManage systems management...
  • Page 37 Remote agent-free update Embedded update tools Sync with repository— scheduled updates Auto update Improved PSU firmware updates Deployment and Configuration Local configuration via F10 Embedded OS deployment tools Embedded configuration tools AutoDiscovery Remote OS deployment Dell EMC OpenManage systems management...
  • Page 38 Crash screen capture Crash video capture Boot capture Manual reset for iDRAC— LCD ID button Remote reset for iDRAC— requires iSM Virtual NMI OS watchdog SupportAssist Report— embedded System Event Log Dell EMC OpenManage systems management...

  • Page 39: Agent-Free Management

    The central console in a systems management solution is often referred to as the one-to-many console. The central console provides a rapid view and insight into the overall health of all systems in the IT environment. The Dell EMC systems management portfolio includes...

  • Page 40: Dell Emc Openmanage Systems Management Tools, Utilities And Protocols

    The OpenManage Enterprise or Essentials console can be accessed through OpenManage Mobile over a secure IP network. This enables you to monitor all devices managed by OpenManage Enterprise or Essentials such as Dell EMC servers, storage, networking, firewall, and supported third party devices.

  • Page 41: Integration With Third-Party Consoles

    • Custom Server Update Utility (SUU) For more information, see Dell EMC Repository Manager User’s Guide available at Dell.com/support/manuals. Dell Update Packages Dell Update Packages (DUP) is a self-contained executable supported by Microsoft Windows or Linux that updates a component on a server and applications like OMSA, iSM, and DSET.

  • Page 42: Openmanage Connections With Third-Party Consoles

    Dell EMC OpenManage Connections gives you an easy path to adding support for third-party devices, so you can continue to use your existing management tools while easily adding Dell EMC server systems to your existing IT environment. Integrate new systems at your own pace.
  • Page 43 • IPMI • OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) • Server Pro Management Pack and Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) For additional detailed information on Dell EMC systems management portfolio, visit Dell.com/OpenManage. Dell EMC OpenManage systems management...

  • Page 44: Appendix A. Additional Specifications

    Appendix A. Additional specifications The following sections contain information about additional system specifications. Topics: • Chassis dimensions • Chassis weight • Video • USB peripherals Chassis dimensions Figure 9. Chassis Dimensions for R740 and R740xd Chassis dimensions (cm) Za bezel Za without bezel 482.0 mm...

  • Page 45: Chassis Weight

    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: Resolution Refresh rate Horizontal Pixel clock Rear panel...

  • Page 46: Appendix B. Standards Compliance

    Appendix B. Standards compliance Table 15. Industry standard documents Standard URL for information and specifications ACPI Advance Configuration and Power Interface Specification, acpi.info v2.0c Ethernet IEEE 802.3-2005 standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.3.html HDG Hardware Design Guide Version 3.0 for Microsoft Windows microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/pcdesign/desguide/ Server serverdg.mspx IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface, v2.0 intel.com/design/servers/ipmi DDR4 Memory DDR4 SDRAM Specification...

  • Page 47: Appendix C Additional Resources

    Appendix C Additional resources Table 16. Additional resources Resource Description of contents Location PowerEdge R740/R740xd Dell.com/Support/Manuals This manual, available in PDF format, provides the following Installation Service Manuals information: • Chassis features • System Setup program • System messages •...

  • Page 48: Appendix D. Support And Deployment Services

    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. Who's better suited to implement the latest Dell EMC servers than the Dell EMC elite deployment engineers who do it every day? Figure 10.

  • Page 49: Residency Services

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

  • Page 50: Prosupport Plus

    • 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 •...

  • Page 51: Additional Professional Services

    • 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 •...

  • Page 52: Dell Emc Managed Services

    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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