DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 48GB DDR4 3x 600GB SAS H730

Dense 2U storage server

This Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a 2U rack chassis. A single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz delivers sixteen threads. Forty-eight gigabytes of DDR4 memory populate the twenty-four DIMM slots. Three 600 GB 15 K SAS drives connect to a PERC H730 controller with one gigabyte of cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the system running if one unit fails.

Suited for capacity-focused workloads

The twelve-bay layout and 52 TB maximum raw capacity serve archives, backup targets and media libraries that prioritise volume over latency. RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 let administrators match redundancy to the data value. Organisations that need a second CPU installed immediately, more than forty-eight gigabytes of memory from day one, or additional PCIe expansion beyond the six available slots should consider a different chassis.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays define the ceiling

With twelve hot-plug bays the server tops out at 52 TB of raw SAS or SATA storage. That bay count is the hard limit for capacity growth without adding external enclosures.