DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 16GB 3x 1.2TB SAS H730

2U Rack Server for Dense Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rackmount server designed for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. Three 1.2 TB 7.2K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache provide hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the baseline configuration.

Suits Cold-Data Archives and Backup Targets

This chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, making it a fit for backup repositories, surveillance archives or secondary storage tiers where capacity per rack unit matters. The single-socket CPU and modest 16 GB RAM limit virtualisation density, so hyper-converged or compute-heavy clusters should look elsewhere. Buyers needing 10 GbE connectivity or a second processor must add optional daughter cards and a matching CPU kit.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis Defines Capacity Ceiling

The 24-drive front bay count sets the hard storage ceiling at 52 TB with current 2.5-inch SAS media. Expanding beyond that requires a different platform, so confirm total capacity needs before committing. The PERC H730 controller handles the supported RAID levels across all populated bays.