DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2623 v3 256GB DDR4

Dense 2.5-inch storage chassis

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack frame, giving storage-heavy workloads a high-density platform. Dual Xeon E5-2623 v3 processors and 256 GB of DDR4 ECC memory supply the compute base for virtualisation clusters, software-defined storage nodes or backup repositories that prioritise capacity over raw core count. Buyers needing more than two sockets or faster single-thread performance should look elsewhere.

Dual 1100 W supplies feed active cooling

Two redundant 1100 W power supplies feed the system, so normal operation draws from both units while keeping headroom for drive spin-up and CPU boost. The integrated iDRAC8 Enterprise controller lets administrators monitor inlet temperature, fan speed and power consumption remotely without attaching a keyboard or monitor. Acoustic output in a typical rack aisle stays within standard data-centre limits, though the chassis is not designed for quiet office deployment.

PERC H730 RAID controller and quad-port networking

A PERC H730 SAS RAID controller with 2 GB cache handles the twenty-four-bay backplane, enabling hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 without consuming a PCIe slot. An Intel I350 and X540 combination delivers two 10 GbE and two 1 GbE ports for segregated management, storage and application traffic. Rail kits are available on request, and the unit ships with BIOS and firmware pre-updated to the latest stable release.