DELL PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 96GB DDR4 2x 900GB SAS H730

2U Rack Server with E5-2630 V3

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 eight-core processor running at 2.4GHz. It ships with 96GB of DDR4 memory installed across 24 DIMM slots and includes two 900GB 10K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. The system supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible storage redundancy.

Hot-plug bays and redundant power

Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays accept SAS or SATA drives, allowing storage changes without downtime. Two 750W redundant power supplies protect against single-unit failure. Up to seven PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated PERC slot provide room for additional network or accelerator cards. A DVD-ROM drive and iDRAC8 remote management with Lifecycle Controller are included for media installation and out-of-band administration.

Suited for virtualisation hosts needing dense memory

This configuration suits teams running memory-intensive virtual machines or databases that benefit from 96GB of DDR4 and hardware RAID. Buyers who need dual processors from day one, more than eight drive bays, or 10GbE networking as standard should evaluate other platforms. The single-CPU layout also limits total memory capacity to the installed 96GB unless a second processor is added.