CHAPTER 2VxFlex appliance and VxFlex Ready Node R740xdsystem overviewThe R740xd system is a 2U rack server that supports a maximum of:l Alln Two Intel Xeon Scalable Processorsn 24 DIMM slotsn Two AC power supply unitsn Up to 24 SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives. For more information about supported drives, see Technicalspecifications on page 21l VxFlex Ready Node onlyn Up to 32 SAS, SATA drives, and up to 24 NVMe drives. For more information about supported drives, seeTechnical specifications on page 21. Only VxFlex Ready Node supports HDD.Note: All instances of SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless otherwisespecified.l Front view of the R740xd system............................................................................................................................ 8l Back view of the R740xd system........................................................................................................................... 12l Inside the system................................................................................................................................................... 14l Locating the Service Tag of your system............................................................................................................... 17l System information tag.......................................................................................................................................... 17R740xd Owner's Guide 7