DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 64GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H330

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 memory and three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives managed by a PERC H330 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the package for deployment in a standard rack.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

This server suits organisations that need dense 2.5-inch drive capacity in a 2U form factor with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60. It also fits teams that rely on iDRAC8 for lights-out management and want room to grow to a second processor later. Buyers who require more than twenty-four drive bays or who need a different drive interface than SAS or SATA should evaluate other platforms.

The specification that decides fit

The chassis provides up to twenty-four hot-plug 2.5-inch bays for SAS or SATA drives, and the installed H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across those bays. If your workload demands that bay count and those RAID levels, this configuration matches the requirement; if you need a different bay layout or controller feature set, this unit will not fit.