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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x E5-2680 v3 128GB 12x 8TB H730

SKU CH-FS2Q-1VKDY

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 12-core Xeon processors, 128GB DDR4 memory and a PERC H730 RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.5 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
  • Dual 12-core Xeon CPUs at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots up to 1.5 TB capacity
  • 12 x 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives on H730 RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 controller
  • Quad-port X520/I350 with 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • Redundant 750 W platinum PSUs hot-swap with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

2U 12-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo. One hundred and twenty-eight gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise complete the platform.

Ideal for capacity-focused workloads

This system suits organisations that need dense 3.5-inch storage for databases, virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing or high-performance computing data nodes. The quad-port network card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. Buyers who need more than two processors, more than 1.5 TB of memory, or a chassis beyond 2U height should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730 RAID controller

The installed PERC H730 1 GB controller manages all twelve SATA drives and provides battery-backed cache for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This single component determines whether the server can deliver the redundancy and performance profile your storage workload requires.

Highlights

  • Dual 12-core Xeon CPUs at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots up to 1.5 TB capacity
  • 12 x 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives on H730 RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 controller
  • Quad-port X520/I350 with 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • Redundant 750 W platinum PSUs hot-swap with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R730XD
ModelR730xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.5 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
Number of CPU Cores12-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1.5TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730 1GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion Slots1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Single Riser Included (Riser 3)
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features12 x 3.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How often should the PERC H730 controller battery be checked or replaced?

The H730 battery backs the 1 GB cache; Dell recommends checking it during routine maintenance and replacing it if the iDRAC 8 Enterprise console reports a degraded state.

Which component hits its ceiling first during continuous heavy I/O on the twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives?

The 7.2 K spindle speed and SATA 6 Gb/s interface limit sustained throughput before the H730 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller or the dual 10 GbE SFP+ ports become bottlenecks.

What noise and heat levels should I expect from the dual 750 W Platinum PSUs and fans when the server runs 24/7 at full load?

Dual 750 W Platinum supplies run efficiently; the 2U chassis fans ramp up to cool two 12-core Xeons at 2.5 GHz base and twelve spinning drives, producing noticeable but typical rack-mount noise.

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