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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 64GB DDR4 3x 2TB SAS H330

SKU CH-5HVC-DKXBW

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630v3 CPUs, 64GB DDR4, three 2TB SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 64GB

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

HDD 3 x 2TB SAS

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

  • Dual Xeon E5-2630v3 CPUs deliver 32 virtual cores for parallel workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots supports up to 1536 GB total capacity
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5″ drive bays with SAS and SATA support for flexible storage scaling
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 data protection
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during power-supply failure

Rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rackmount server fitted with dual Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processors at 2.4 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. Three 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives and a PERC H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 provide the initial storage foundation. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and an iDRAC8 remote management module complete the baseline configuration.

Suits storage-dense workloads

Organisations running virtualisation clusters, backup targets or archive repositories that benefit from twelve hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA bays will find the chassis well matched. Buyers who need more than 64 GB of installed memory per system or who require PCIe 4.0 slot speeds should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon E5-2630v3 processors

The two eight-core CPUs deliver 16 physical cores and 32 threads via hyper-threading, setting the compute ceiling for every workload on this box. Memory speed is capped at 2400 MT/s by the processor capability, and the H330 controller operates at 12 Gbps SAS, so both figures bound the performance envelope you can expect.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2630v3 CPUs deliver 32 virtual cores for parallel workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots supports up to 1536 GB total capacity
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5″ drive bays with SAS and SATA support for flexible storage scaling
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 data protection
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during power-supply failure

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730XD
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size64GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity64GB
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-inch SAS drives into the 12 hot-plug bays, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the lever clicks, then use the PERC H330 BIOS utility to create a virtual disk before the OS sees the volume.

What component will need replacement first under 24/7 operation?

The two 750 W redundant power supplies are the only field-replaceable moving parts; fans are internal and not user-swappable.

At what point does the memory subsystem hit its ceiling during sustained workloads?

The 24 DIMM slots max out at 64 GB with the installed processors, so capacity is the first limit reached.

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