Servers are the bedrock of the modern software-defined data center and the key to building a flexible, efficient, and cloud-enabled infrastructure. Dell EMC PowerEdge servers deliver a worry-free infrastructure that is secure and scalable, with no compromises.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers provide a scalable business architecture, intelligent automation, and integrated security for your workloads from traditional applications and virtualization to cloud-native workloads. The Dell EMC PowerEdge difference is that we deliver the same user experience, and the same integrated management experience across all of our servers, so you have one way to patch, manage, update, refresh and retire servers across the entire data center. PowerEdge servers also incorporate the embedded efficiencies of OpenManage systems management that enable IT professionals to focus more time on strategic business objectives and spend less time on routine IT tasks. With open standards-based x86 platforms, the PowerEdge portfolio of rack, tower and modular server infrastructure can help you quickly scale from the data center to the cloud.

Figure 20.    Dell EMC PowerEdge server

The Dell PowerEdge R740/R740xd is a general-purpose platform with highly expandable memory (up to 3 TB) and impressive I/O capability to match both read-intensive and write-intensive operations. It is well suited to handling demanding workloads and applications like VA.

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740/R740xd is a two-socket, 2U rack server designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O capacity, and network options. The R740/R740xd features the Intel Xeon Processor scalable 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. In addition to the R740 capabilities, the R740xd adds unparalleled storage capacity options, making it well suited for data intensive applications that require greater storage, while not sacrificing I/O performance.