DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x E5-2650 v3 16GB 3x 1TB H330

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug bays into a two-rack-unit chassis. Dual ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 processors at 2.3 GHz deliver forty threads for virtualization or database workloads. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 memory populate a fraction of the twenty-four available DIMM slots.

Hot-plug flexibility with redundant power

Three 1-terabyte 7.2K SATA drives ship installed behind the front bays, leaving twenty-one slots open for SAS or SATA expansion. The integrated H330 controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 at twelve gigabits per second. Dual 750-watt hot-swap supplies keep the system running during a module failure.

Memory headroom for growth

The platform accepts up to 1.5 terabytes of DDR4 across twenty-four slots, so the sixteen-gigabyte starting point is a small baseline. Buyers who need maximum capacity today should plan additional modules before deployment. The four-port gigabit daughter card handles basic connectivity; ten-gigabit networking requires an optional NDC upgrade.