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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server 2x E5-2609v3 16GB 3x 600GB SAS H330

SKU CH-D6TQ-K9PBH

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2609v3 CPUs, 16GB DDR4, three 600GB 15K SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller supporting twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

HDD 3 x 600GB

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core CPUs deliver multi-threaded compute
  • 16GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation workloads
  • Three 600GB 15K SAS drives provide fast storage
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies maintain uptime

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays in a 2U rack form. Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processors run at 1.9 GHz with 16 GB of DDR4 installed across twenty-four DIMM slots. A PERC H330 controller manages the three included 600 GB 15 K SAS drives and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60.

Archive and capacity workloads

This chassis suits teams that need large sequential capacity and redundant power in a shallow rack footprint. The 750 W redundant supplies and four 1 GbE ports are ready for always-on file or backup duties. Buyers who need more than twelve drive bays, faster per-core clock speeds or integrated 10 GbE networking should look at a different platform.

Twelve-bay 3.5-inch limit

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bay maximum. If the deployment requires more spindles or 2.5-inch density beyond this count, the R730XD cannot accommodate it.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core CPUs deliver multi-threaded compute
  • 16GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation workloads
  • Three 600GB 15K SAS drives provide fast storage
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies maintain uptime

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730XD
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel 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 H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
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 3.5" SAS drives into the 12 hot-plug bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks, then configure the virtual disk in the H330 RAID BIOS before the OS sees the volume.

What maintenance will the 600GB 15K SAS drives and redundant 750W power supplies need later?

Monitor SMART attributes on the three 600GB drives and replace any that report reallocated sectors; swap a failed 750W unit while the server runs.

What limit appears first when the dual E5-2609v3 CPUs run sustained workloads?

The 16GB DDR4 ceiling across 24 DIMM slots caps memory-bound tasks before the six-core 1.9GHz processors saturate.

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