Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Owner's Guide

System battery specifications
The R740xd system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system batteries.
Expansion bus specifications
The R740xd system supports up to eight PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 expansion cards that can be installed on the
system board using expansion card risers. The following tables provide detailed information about the expansion card
riser specifications:
Table 10 Expansion card riser configuration for R740xd system
Expansion
card riser
PCIe slots on the
riser
Height Length Link
Riser 1A Slot 1 Full Height Full Length x16
Slot 3 Full Height Half Length x16
Riser 2A Slot 4 Full Height Full Length x16
Slot 5 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 6 Low Profile Half Length x8
Riser 3A Slot 7 Full Height Full Length x8
Slot 8 Full Height Full Length x16
Table 11 Additional expansion card riser configuration for R740xd system
Riser
configuration
and supported
risers
Slot
description
PCIe slots on
riser 1 (Height
and length)
Processor
connection
PCIe slots on
riser 2 (Height
and length)
Processor
connection
PCIe slots
on riser 3
(Height and
length)
Processor
connection
Riser
configuration 4
(1A+2A+3A)
Three x8 and
four x16 slots
Slot 1: x16 full-
height, full
length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16 full-
height, full
length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8
full-height,
full length
Processor 2
N/A N/A Slot 5: x8 full-
height, full
length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16
full-height,
full length
Processor 2
Slot 3: x16 full-
height, half
length
Processor 1 Slot 6: x8 low
profile, half
length
Processor 1
Riser
configuration 9
(1A+2D+3A)
Three x8 and
four x16 slots
Slot 1: x16 full-
height, full
length
Processor 1 Slot 4: x16 full-
height, full
length
Processor 2 Slot 7: x8
full-height,
full length
Processor 2
N/A N/A Slot 5: x8 full-
height, full
length
Processor 2 Slot 8: x16
full-height,
full length
Processor 2
Technical specifications
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Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node R740xd Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U rack server
Operating System Support	VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processor	Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 28 cores)
Memory	Up to 3TB DDR4
Storage	Up to 24 x 2.5"
RAID Controller	PERC H730P, H740P
Power Supply	1100W
Network	Dual-port 10GbE or 25GbE NIC options