DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF 2x Xeon E5-2670 v3 256GB DDR4

PowerEdge R730 8-bay server for dense storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730 ships in an 8 LFF chassis that holds up to eight 3.5-inch drives. Dual Xeon E5-2670 v3 processors at 2.3 GHz provide 24 total cores for virtualisation or database tasks. 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory is installed and the platform can scale to 768 GB. Integrated iDRAC8 Enterprise enables full remote management.

Tool-less rails and front-access bays simplify

The 2U rackmount slides into standard rails without tools and all drive bays face the cold aisle for hot-swap changes. A PERC H730 SAS controller manages RAID across SATA drives. The only common issue is forgetting to populate both CPU sockets before applying the maximum memory configuration, which leaves half the DIMM slots inactive.

Verify rack depth and power budget before ordering

The unit measures 36 inches deep and weighs 40 pounds, so confirm your cabinet can accommodate the length and floor loading. Dual 495 W power supplies require two PDU circuits for redundancy. No drives are included, so source compatible 3.5-inch SATA media separately. Network uplinks use Intel I350 and X540 adapters providing two 10 GbE and two 1 GbE ports.