DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2× E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 16GB 3× 4TB SAS H330

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server fitted with dual Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processors at 1.9 GHz, 16 GB of DDR4 memory and a Perc H330 RAID controller. It ships with three 4 TB 7.2 K SAS drives installed in hot-plug bays and dual 750 W redundant power supplies. The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives and includes a DVD-ROM drive.

Organisations needing dense SAS

This server suits teams that want a high-capacity 3.5-inch platform for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60 arrays using the included H330 controller. Buyers who require more than twelve drive bays, 2.5-inch form factors or additional PCIe expansion beyond the six available slots should consider other platforms. The installed 16 GB of DDR4 is a starting point; the board offers twenty-four DIMM slots for much larger memory configurations.

Maximum raw capacity of 52 TB across twelve bays

The specifications list a maximum hard-drive capacity of 52 TB, which is the single figure that determines whether the storage ceiling meets the project requirement. Populate all twelve bays with compatible SAS or SATA drives to reach that limit, using the H330 controller for the supported RAID levels.