DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 8GB 3x 1TB H730

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a 2U rack footprint. It ships with a single eight-core Xeon E5-2630v3 at 2.4 GHz, 8 GB of DDR4 memory and three 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives behind an H730 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the platform running. This configuration targets teams that need high capacity in limited rack space.

Expands from smaller 1U or tower systems

Moving up from a 1U chassis or a tower server adds twelve drive bays and a second processor socket without increasing rack height. The jump is worthwhile when storage growth outpaces the bay count of a 1U box or when a second Xeon is planned for heavier virtualization workloads. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible data protection.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous I/O the twelve-bay backplane and 12 Gbps H730 controller maintain throughput across all active drives. Redundant 750 W supplies share the load so a single unit failure does not interrupt operation. Four 1 GbE ports on the daughter card provide steady network connectivity. The iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller enables remote monitoring and firmware updates without host OS involvement.