DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2697 v4 512GB DDR4

Dense 2.5-inch storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs 24 small-form-factor bays into a 2U rack chassis. Dual Xeon E5-2697 v4 processors deliver 36 cores at 2.3 GHz, backed by 512 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller. Integrated graphics and quad-port networking handle remote management and data traffic without extra cards.

Fits high-capacity database or backup nodes

This configuration suits teams that need many local drives for capacity-oriented workloads such as object stores, archival repositories or software-defined storage clusters. Buyers who require PCIe flash tiers, GPU compute or more than two sockets should evaluate other platforms because the chassis and CPU count are fixed.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis decides density

The 24-drive front panel is the defining constraint: it sets the maximum raw capacity and the only supported drive form factor. If the deployment needs fewer but larger 3.5-inch drives or a smaller rack footprint, a different server model must be chosen.