DELL PowerEdge R730XD 24 x 2.5" E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 8GB DDR4 H330 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 24-bay 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server fitted with a single Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a Dell PERC H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60, plus two 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies. The chassis provides twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays for SAS or SATA drives and ships without an operating system.

Suited for storage-dense workloads needing many

This configuration suits buyers who want a high-density 2U platform with twenty-four hot-plug bays and hardware RAID for SAS or SATA media. It is not for buyers who need a second processor installed, more than 8 GB of memory out of the box, or a GPU beyond the integrated Matrox G200. Systems requiring 3.5-inch drive bays or a different form factor should look elsewhere.

Twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug bays with H330 RAID

The defining specification is the twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays paired with the H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. This bay count and controller combination determines whether the chassis can hold the required number of SAS or SATA drives and provide the desired redundancy levels. Buyers must confirm that 2.5-inch media and these RAID modes meet their storage plan before purchasing.