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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays visible on the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 3×2TB SAS H730

SKU CH-A61Y-PYA4P

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz, 16GB DDR4, three 2TB SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5″ bays for dense storage capacity
  • Single Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core 2.4 GHz processor for multi-threaded performance
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots enabling up to 1536 GB memory expansion

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, delivering up to 52 terabytes of raw capacity. A single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 gigahertz and sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 memory handle compute duties, while a Perc H730 controller with one gigabyte cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across three installed 2 terabyte SAS drives. Dual 750 watt redundant power supplies and an iDRAC8 remote management module complete the package.

Suits capacity-first workloads

This configuration suits teams that need maximum spindle count in minimal rack space for backup targets, archival repositories or software-defined storage nodes. It is not for buyers who require solid-state boot drives, ten-gigabit networking included, or a second processor to unlock the full memory-channel count and the 1536 gigabyte ceiling.

Twelve-bay 3.5-inch SAS chassis

The defining spec is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug backplane wired to the H730 RAID controller, which only accepts SAS or SATA hard drives and caps raw capacity at 52 terabytes.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $438.99
Cheaper than about 93% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model namePowerEdge R730XD
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Maximum storage52 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight70 lb (31.8 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 3.5-inch SAS drives into the 12 hot-plug bays, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H730 controller detects every drive before configuring RAID.

What maintenance will the two 750W redundant power supplies need later?

Inspect fan intake areas for dust every few months and replace a supply only if its status LED shows a fault.

What limit appears first during sustained heavy I/O on the H730 RAID controller?

The 12 Gbps SAS link and 1 GB cache on the H730 controller set the throughput ceiling before the 7.2K drives saturate.

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