DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2697 v4 256GB DDR4 No Drive

24-bay 2U server for dense storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays in a 2U rack chassis. Dual Xeon E5-2697 v4 processors deliver eighteen cores each at 2.3 GHz with 45 MB cache. Two hundred fifty-six gigabytes of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller support databases, virtualisation and high-capacity file serving.

Check rack depth, power and drive supply

The chassis measures thirty-six inches deep so confirm cabinet clearance before ordering. Two 1100 W supplies require matching PDU capacity and appropriate IEC cords. No drives are installed; source SATA or SAS disks separately and verify they are 2.5-inch form factor for the twenty-four hot-plug bays.

Adds compute density while leaving PCIe room

Dual CPUs and 768 GB maximum memory leave headroom for future RAM expansion. Integrated iDRAC8 Enterprise enables remote management without a dedicated KVM. The PERC H730 handles RAID across all bays, freeing PCIe slots for additional network or accelerator cards if the workload demands them.