DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2× E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 3× 900GB SAS H730

Dense 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors and 32 GB of DDR4 into a 2U rack chassis with 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays. Three 900 GB 10K SAS drives and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache provide hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the platform.

Buyers Needing Mass Drive Density

This server targets environments that prioritise internal capacity over raw compute, such as backup repositories, software-defined storage nodes or archival workloads. The 24-bay layout and SAS/SATA flexibility suit those use cases. Builders who require more than two processors, PCIe 4.0 links or GPU-ready power budgets should evaluate alternative platforms.

24 Hot-Plug 2.5-Inch Bays

The defining constraint is the front-loading bay count: twenty-four 2.5-inch slots share the 2U height, limiting each drive to 15 mm thickness and capping total raw SAS capacity at 52 TB. If the workload demands more spindles or 3.5-inch form factors, a different chassis is required.