DELL PowerEdge R730xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon 22 Core 512GB DDR4 12x 8TB H730 iDRAC8 2x 750W

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 12-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated by 8 TB SATA hard drives. Dual Intel Xeon 22-core processors running at 2.2 GHz and 512 GB of DDR4 memory provide the compute base. The system includes a PERC H730 controller, quad-port networking and iDRAC8 Enterprise management.

Suited for dense archive and backup targets.

This configuration suits teams that need high raw capacity in a compact 2U form factor for backup repositories, media archives or virtual desktop infrastructure data nodes. The 7.2 K RPM SATA drives deliver capacity over latency, so workloads demanding consistent sub-millisecond response should look at all-flash or hybrid alternatives.

Twelve 8 TB SATA drives define the capacity ceiling

The installed drive set provides the primary storage pool; the PERC H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Expanding beyond the twelve bays requires external enclosures, so buyers planning larger single-volume deployments must verify external cabling options before purchase.