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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 3×2TB SAS H730

SKU CH-A61Y-PYA4P

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz, 16GB DDR4, three 2TB 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 2TB SAS

Struck-through versions exist but are not stocked here.

  • 12 hot-plug 3.5″ bays for dense storage capacity
  • Single Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core 2.4 GHz processor for multi-threaded performance
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots enabling up to 1536 GB memory expansion

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, delivering up to 52 terabytes of raw capacity. A single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 gigahertz and sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 memory handle compute duties, while a Perc H730 controller with one gigabyte cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across three installed 2 terabyte SAS drives. Dual 750 watt redundant power supplies and an iDRAC8 remote management module complete the package.

Suits capacity-first workloads

This configuration suits teams that need maximum spindle count in minimal rack space for backup targets, archival repositories or software-defined storage nodes. It is not for buyers who require solid-state boot drives, ten-gigabit networking included, or a second processor to unlock the full memory-channel count and the 1536 gigabyte ceiling.

Twelve-bay 3.5-inch SAS chassis

The defining spec is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug backplane wired to the H730 RAID controller, which only accepts SAS or SATA hard drives and caps raw capacity at 52 terabytes.

Highlights

  • 12 hot-plug 3.5″ bays for dense storage capacity
  • Single Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core 2.4 GHz processor for multi-threaded performance
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots enabling up to 1536 GB memory expansion

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 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 latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H730 controller detects every drive before configuring RAID.

What maintenance will the two 750W redundant power supplies need later?

Inspect fan intake areas for dust every few months and replace a supply only if its status LED shows a fault.

What limit appears first during sustained heavy I/O on the H730 RAID controller?

The 12 Gbps SAS link and 1 GB cache on the H730 controller set the throughput ceiling before the 7.2K drives saturate.

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