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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2x E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 128GB DDR4 H330 12 x 3.5

SKU CH-9PZV-VK151

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 CPUs, 128GB DDR4, an H330 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core CPUs deliver parallel throughput
  • 128 GB DDR4 memory supports large working sets
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays allow up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Redundant 750 W power supplies keep the server running during a module failure

Rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and a PERC H330 RAID controller. Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 processors supply twelve cores at 1.9 GHz, while 128 GB of DDR4 memory fills half the 24 DIMM slots. Redundant 750 W power supplies and a four-port 1 GbE daughter card complete the baseline configuration.

Upgrade from smaller 1U or tower systems

Moving to this platform makes sense when internal capacity exceeds what a 1U chassis can hold or when a tower server cannot meet rack-density requirements. The twelve-bay layout and H330 controller add RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 without consuming a PCIe 3.0 slot. The jump is worth it once workloads need more spindles or larger arrays than a four-bay or eight-bay system can deliver.

Twelve bays and 128 GB DDR4 headroom

The chassis supports up to 52 TB of raw storage using 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, though no drives or trays are included. Memory tops out at 1 536 GB across 24 slots, so the installed 128 GB leaves ample room for growth. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot handle additional controllers or networking cards, while the Matrox G200 provides basic video output.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core CPUs deliver parallel throughput
  • 128 GB DDR4 memory supports large working sets
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays allow up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Redundant 750 W power supplies keep the server running during a module failure

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730XD
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity128GB
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
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

Will the 12 x 3.5" hot-plug drive bays accept both SAS and SATA drives?

Yes, the chassis supports up to 12 x 3.5" hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drives.

How is the H330 RAID controller installed and what step is commonly missed?

The H330 installs in the dedicated RAID card slot; the step often missed is connecting the mini-SAS cables from the backplane to the controller before closing the chassis.

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

Each 750W supply is hot-swappable; a failed unit can be replaced without powering down the server.

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