DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 8GB DDR4 H330 12×3.5

Dense 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays

This Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve hot-plug 3.5-inch drives in a 2U rack form factor. A single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor runs at 2.4 GHz with hyper-threading for sixteen threads. The system ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory across twenty-four DIMM slots and a PERC H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management are included.

Suited to storage-heavy workloads in a compact

The twelve-bay chassis and H330 RAID controller make this server a fit for backup targets, archival storage or software-defined storage nodes that need high capacity per rack unit. Four onboard 1 GbE ports handle basic network connectivity. It is not for workloads that require GPU acceleration or more than eight physical cores per socket. Buyers needing 10 GbE networking or a second processor from day one should look at a different configuration.

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays paired with the H330 controller. If the deployment needs that bay count in 2U with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60, this chassis matches. If the workload demands more bays, 2.5-inch form factor or an HBA for direct drive access, this is not the right platform.