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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 32GB DDR4 2× 900GB 10K SAS H330

SKU CH-1523-DD212

Dual Xeon 2U rack server with 32GB DDR4, dual 900GB 10K SAS drives and H330 RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610

Installed Memory Size 32GB

HDD 2 x 900GB

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core CPUs deliver multi-threaded performance
  • 32 GB DDR4 memory supports demanding workloads
  • Two 900 GB 10 K SAS drives provide fast storage
  • H330 RAID controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime

Dual-socket Xeon server for virtualisation workloads

The PowerEdge R730 fits a 2U rack slot and ships with two E5-2609v3 six-core processors running at 1.9GHz. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4 memory are installed across the 24 DIMM slots, leaving room for expansion up to the platform maximum of 1536GB. The system targets organisations that need dense compute for virtual machines or database instances without occupying a full 4U bay.

Hot-plug drive bays and redundant power

Eight 2.5-inch bays accept SAS or SATA drives and the tray design lets you swap disks without shutting down. Two 750W power supplies share the load so a single unit failure does not interrupt service. The Perc H330 controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across the installed 900GB 10K SAS pair and any additional drives you add.

PCIe 3.0 slots and 1GbE networking set the I/O

Seven PCIe 3.0 lanes plus a dedicated PERC slot provide expansion for extra network cards, storage controllers or accelerators. The standard daughter card delivers four 1GbE ports; optional 10GbE modules are required for faster fabric. Memory speed is capped by the processor at 2400MT/s, so newer DDR4 modules will downclock to that rate.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core CPUs deliver multi-threaded performance
  • 32 GB DDR4 memory supports demanding workloads
  • Two 900 GB 10 K SAS drives provide fast storage
  • H330 RAID controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size32GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity32GB
Memory Features24 DIMM slots, 12 per processor. (4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability)
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity64TB
Media DrivesDVD ROM
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Remote ManagementiDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Operating SystemNo
Compatible/Certified OSMicrosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/SP2, Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris
Weight70.0000LBS

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Questions about this item

What SAS speed does the H330 controller support and what drive throughput does that cap in practice?

The H330 RAID controller runs at 12 Gbps, which caps the installed 900 GB 10 K SAS drives at their native 6 Gbps link speed.

What rack depth and clearance does the 2U chassis require to mount?

The server is 26.8 inches deep, 17.44 inches wide and 3.4 inches high; allow at least 28 inches of usable rack depth for cable bend radius and airflow.

How are the CPUs and memory installed, and which step is most often missed?

Both E5-2609v3 processors are pre-seated; populate DDR4 DIMMs in the 12 slots per CPU following the silkscreen channel order, then enable the second CPU memory region in the BIOS — skipping that BIOS step leaves half the slots invisible to the OS.

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