DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-core 128GB DDR4 24× 300GB SAS H730

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs 24 bays for 2.5-inch SAS drives into a 2U rack chassis. Dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.4 GHz with a 3.3 GHz turbo provide 28 cores total. 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory occupies eight of the 24 DIMM slots. The PERC H730 controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 1 GB cache.

Virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration suits workloads that need high drive counts and dual-socket compute such as virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing or HPC data nodes. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports handles mixed traffic. iDRAC 8 Enterprise gives full remote management. Builders who need solid-state storage or more than two processor sockets should evaluate alternative platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch drive capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front panel that holds 300 GB 10 K SAS disks in this unit. It sets the raw storage ceiling and determines whether the chassis fits the planned drive count. Buyers whose workloads demand a different bay count or form factor must choose a different chassis.