DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 12 x 3.5" E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 8GB 3x 600GB SAS H330

2U 12-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 memory. A PERC H330 RAID controller and three 600 GB 15K SAS drives are installed. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM drive complete the configuration. The system supports a second processor and up to 24 DIMM slots for memory expansion.

Suits dense storage workloads

This server suits organisations that need high-capacity 3.5-inch drive density in a 2U form factor for backup, archiving or software-defined storage clusters. The twelve-bay chassis and H330 controller provide RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across SAS or SATA drives. Buyers who need 2.5-inch drive density, greater installed memory or dual-processor performance from day one should consider other configurations. The single-socket layout and 8 GB base memory limit immediate virtualisation density.

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays backed by a 12 Gbps H330 RAID controller. This bay count and form factor determine how much raw SAS or SATA capacity can be installed without adding external enclosures. With three 600 GB 15K drives fitted, the array delivers high-throughput spinning-disk performance for sequential workloads. Maximum supported raw capacity reaches 52 TB when all bays are populated.