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Silver 2U rack server chassis with 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 8GB 3x 900GB SAS H730

SKU CH-S074-3NTA0

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2630 v3, 8 GB DDR4, three 900 GB 10K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 3 x 900GB

  • Eight-core Xeon 2.4 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualization tasks
  • Three 900 GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast storage
  • H730 RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime

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 8 GB of DDR4 memory, three 900 GB 10K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays complete the platform for dense storage workloads.

Suits storage-focused deployments.

This configuration fits organisations that need maximum drive density in a 2U form factor with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 support. The single CPU and 8 GB base memory limit virtualisation density, so environments requiring heavy compute threads, large memory footprints per VM, or GPU acceleration should consider a different starting point.

24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays with H730 RAID controller

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane paired with the H730 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID levels up to 60. This combination determines whether the chassis can absorb the required number of SAS or SATA drives and deliver the redundancy scheme your dataset demands.

How it compares

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Price $341.99
Cheaper than about 95% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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 RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 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 loud and hot does the 2U chassis with dual 750W supplies get under 24/7 load?

The server uses two redundant 750W hot-swap power supplies and a 2U rack form factor; fan speed scales with CPU and drive temperatures, so sustained workloads will increase airflow and heat output.

What rack, rails and cabling must I already have to install this 24-bay 2.5-inch server?

You need a four-post rack with 2U of vertical space, sliding rails that fit the chassis depth, SAS or SATA cables for up to 24 hot-plug drives, and network patch cables for the four onboard 1GbE ports.

Can the H730 RAID controller and SAS backplane still use older 6Gbps SAS drives I already own?

Yes — the H730 12Gbps controller and 24-bay SAS backplane are backward compatible with 6Gbps SAS drives such as the three 900GB 10K drives included.

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