Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server – Intel Xeon – Serial ATA/600, 6Gb/s SAS Controller

Redefining server-based storage flexibility.

Boost workload efficiency like never before with unprecedented PowerEdge in-chassis storage flexibility.

Accelerate your workloads

Maximize server-based storage flexibility and performance with the remarkable PowerEdge R730xd, part of the new 13th generation of PowerEdge servers. The R730xd offers an optimal balance of storage utilization, performance and cost with an optional in-server hybrid storage configuration that can support tiering and capacity for up to 28 drives in a 2S/2U system, including up to 18 x 1.8″ SATA SSDs.

Flash storage anywhere, or everywhere: New flash-capable configurations mean fast data access for faster applications performance. Configurations include 1.8″ SATA SSDs, 12Gb SAS SSDs and ultra-high-performance NVMe Express Flash PCIe drives.

• Flexibly leverage SSDs to maximize application performance. With flexible zoning and dual PERC cards, you can now flexibly leverage SSDs to maximize performance in 4 SSDs + 20 HDDs, 8 SSDs + 16 HDDs or 12 SSDs + 12 HDDs.
• Enhance database performance by using flash drives to cache “hot” data, while simultaneously having up to 48TB1 of server-based storage with NL-SAS/SATA HDDs.
• Increase concurrent usage and system response for OLTP applications by combining NVMe drives and Dell caching solutions.
• Provide efficient, high-performance scale-out storage for IT-as-a-service (XaaS) providers, Big Data (Hadoop) users and co-location hosting by combining traditional hard drives and solid-state flash drives to ensure data is where it’s needed, when it’s needed.

Unified communications and collaboration

The PowerEdge R730xd with improved networking throughput and the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family delivers the performance necessary for your SharePoint, Lync, Exchange and consolidated collaboration environments.

• Enable more, bigger and lower-cost mailboxes with 33 percent greater storage drive capacity than previous generations.
• Improve response times with up to 15 percent greater memory bandwidth than earlier generations and help increase IO performance with the customizable throughput of Dell Select Network Adapters.
• Enhance overall Exchange performance with 12Gb PERC9 RAID controllers, featuring double the cache and throughput over previous generations.
• Optimize Lync performance and responsiveness in virtual environments by directly mapping more VMs to the increased number of physical processor cores.

Storage virtualizationThe latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family, with up to 22 cores per socket, provides the cycles and threads necessary to support today’s diverse workloads in virtual environments, including virtualized local storage. To further enhance these deployments, the R730xd features:

• DDR4 RAM that supports more, larger and higher-performance virtual machines per node, drawing up to 30 percent less power than previous-generation DDR3 RAM
• Multi-mode RAID controllers with twice the storage bandwidth of previous generations
• Compatibility with software defined storage (SDS) solutions, such as Microsoft Storage Spaces, VMware® Virtual SAN™ (vSAN) and OpenStack Ceph

Simplify and automate your IT management tasks

Manage your data center servers the way you want: individually, collectively, in-person, remotely or with your smartphone – it’s your choice. Consistent administration and 3rd-party integration ensure seamless management of PowerEdge servers.

Product Type: Server
Processor
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Type: Xeon
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer: Intel
Chipset Model: C610
Memory
Maximum Memory Supported: 1.50 TB
Memory Technology: DDR4 SDRAM
Number of Total Memory Slots: 24
Controllers
Controller Type:

• Serial ATA/600
• 6Gb/s SAS

RAID Supported: Yes
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Slots: 6
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) Slots: 4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) Slots: 2
PCI Express Details: 3 x Half Length, Half Height, PCIe Gen3 x8 (x16 connector) low profile bracket, 2 x Full Length, Full Height, PCIe Gen3 x16, 1 x Full Length, Full Height, PCIe Gen3 x8
Network & Communication
Ethernet Technology:

• Gigabit Ethernet
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Interfaces/Ports
Network (RJ-45): Yes
Operating System
Operating System Supported:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Power Description
Maximum Power Supply Wattage: 1100 W
Physical Characteristics
Form Factor: Rack
Rack Height: 2U
Height: 3.4″
Width: 17.5″
Depth: 26.9″