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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 12 x 3.5" 15K E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-WGJ7-VFSFN

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core 2.4GHz processor, 16GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

HDD 3 x 300GB 15K

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory with 24 DIMM slots for future expansion
  • Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives delivering high IOPS
  • H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime

Dense storage server for archive workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a 2U rack frame. A single Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor at 2.4 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory drive the platform. Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache are installed. The system targets teams that need high spindle count in minimal rack space.

Dual 750 W supplies share load for redundancy

Two hot-swap power modules operate in parallel so a single failure does not interrupt service. The 2U chassis uses front-to-rear airflow across the drive bay zone and the CPU heat sinks. Fan speeds scale with inlet temperature and drive activity. Acoustic output is typical for a density-optimised rack server in a data-centre aisle.

H730 controller enables broad RAID choice

The onboard H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across SAS or SATA media. iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band hardware monitoring and remote console access without an operating system. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot allow network or GPU expansion. No operating system is included; the buyer supplies the hypervisor or application stack.

Highlights

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory with 24 DIMM slots for future expansion
  • Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives delivering high IOPS
  • H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730XD
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size16GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity16GB
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 H730 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity52TB
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

How do I install the Dell Perc H730 RAID controller in the PowerEdge R730XD, and what step is often missed?

The H730 controller installs in the dedicated RAID card slot separate from the six PCIe 3.0 slots; the step often missed is connecting the SAS cables from the 12-bay backplane to the controller before closing the chassis.

What maintenance will the three 300 GB 15K SAS drives need later?

The 15K SAS drives are mechanical; plan to monitor SMART data via iDRAC8 and replace any drive that shows reallocated sectors or excessive latency, using the hot-plug bays without downtime.

What limit appears first under sustained heavy I/O on this server?

The H730 1 GB cache and 12 Gbps SAS interface can saturate before the 15K drives reach peak throughput, so sustained random write workloads hit the controller cache limit first.

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