POWEREDGE R730XD

An exceptionally flexible and scalable, two-socket 2U rack server that delivers high-performance
processing and a broad range of workload-optimized local storage possibilities, including hybrid tiering.

Designed with an incredible range of configurability, the PowerEdge Maximize operational efficiency
R730xd meets the needs of many different workloads with the
PowerEdge servers let you construct and manage highly efficient
latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family, 24 DIMMs
infrastructures for data centers and small businesses. Accelerate
of high-performance DDR4 memory and a broad range of local
time-to-production with automated deployment processes that use
storage options.
fewer manual steps and reduce human error. Improve IT productivity
Drive peak performance in the data center with innovative at-the-server management tools,
Accelerate application performance with the latest technologies and like iDRAC Quick Sync and iDRAC Direct to deliver in-depth system
dynamic local storage. Scale quickly and easily with front-accessible health status and speed deployment. Optimize data center energy
devices, ranging from low-cost SATA hard drives to 1.8" ultra-fast, usage with improved performance-per-watt and more granular
low-latency PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs. Use hybrid control of power and cooling.
storage configurations to tailor the R730xd to your workload needs Innovative management with intelligent automation
and implement tiered-storage efficiencies. Combine 24-drive capacity
The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes
with dual- PERC capability to drive storage performance and take
innovative solutions that simplify and automate essential server
advantage of new Dell EMC caching technologies to boost application
lifecycle management tasks — making IT operations more efficient
performance even more.
and Dell EMC servers the most productive, reliable and cost
Discover greater versatility effective. Leveraging the incomparable agent-free capabilities of the
Unlike previous PowerEdge servers, the R730xd can be tailored for PowerEdge embedded integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
application performance by mixing high-speed 1.8" SSDs and low- (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, server deployment,
cost, high-capacity 3.5" hard drives in a single hybrid chassis, enabling configuration and updates are streamlined across the OpenManage
accelerated data access through in-server storage tiering. portfolio and through integration with third-party management
solutions.
• In its 24-drive, dual-PERC configuration, the R730xd can be an
excellent database server delivering more than one million IOPS Monitoring and control of Dell EMC and third-party data center
performance. hardware is provided by OpenManage Essentials and with anytime,
anywhere mobile access, through OpenManage Mobile. OpenManage
• Combine 26 drives with 24 DIMMs of memory and six PCI Essentials also delivers Server Configuration Management capabilities
Express® (PCIe) expansion slots to provide a resource-rich that automate one-to-many PowerEdge bare-metal server and OS
virtualization environment. deployments, quick and consistent replication of configurations and
• With up to four ultra-fast, ultra-low latency Express Flash NVMe ensure compliance to a predefined baseline with automated drift
PCIe SSDs, the R730xd can boost performance on critical detection automated drift detection.
workloads and share the cache with other server.
• In its low-cost 16 x 3.5" drive configuration with up to 128TB
capacity, the R730xd is an excellent Microsoft® SharePoint® and
PowerEdge R730xd
Exchange® server for unified communications and collaboration • Latest Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors — up to 22 cores
(UC&C) and delivers the scale-out storage efficiency demanded
• Up to 24 DIMMs DDR4 memory
by today’s XaaS providers, Hadoop/big data users and co-location
hosting. • 6 distinct storage configurations
• Up to 6 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots
• Supports up to 4 Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs
 Feature PowerEdge R730xd technical specification
Form factor 2U rack

Dimensions H: 8.73 cm (3.44 in), W: 44.40 cm (17.49 in), D: 68.40 cm (26.92 in)

Processor Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family

Processor sockets 2

Cache 2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22

Chipset Intel C610 series chipset

Memory1 Up to 3TB (24 DIMM slots): 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s

I/O slots Up to 6 x PCIe 3.0 slots plus dedicated RAID card slot

RAID controllers Internal controllers: PERC H330, PERC H730, PERC H730P
External HBAs (RAID): PERC H830
External HBAs (non-RAID): 12Gbps SAS HBA

Drive bays Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane:

Up to 16 x 3.5" SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD + 2 x 2.5" drives
Up to 18 x 1.8" SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD drives + 8 x 3.5" SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD drives, + 2 x 2.5" HDD
Up to 26 x 2.5" SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives

Maximum internal storage1 SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD:
Up to 81TB with 18 x 1.8" 960GB SATA SSD = 8 x 3.5" SATA/nearline SAS HDD
Up to 46.8TB with 24 x 2.5" 1.8TB hot-plug SAS HDD + 2 x 2.5" 1.8TB hot-plug SAS HDD
Up to 131.6TB with 12 x 3.5 8TB nearline SAS HDD = 4 x 3.5 8TB nearline SAS + 2 x 2.5 1.8TB SAS HDD or SSD

Embedded NIC 4 x 1GbE, 2x10+2GbE, 4 x 10GbE NDC

Power supplies Titanium efficiency 750W AC power supply; 1100W DC power supply; Platinum efficiency 495W, 750W, 1100W AC
power supply;
Availability ECC memory, hot-plug hard drives, hot-plug redundant cooling, hot-plug redundant power, internal dual SD module, single
device data correction (SDDC), spare rank, tool-less chassis, support for high availability clustering and virtualization,
proactive systems management alerts, iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller
Remote management iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade)
8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)
Systems management IPMI 2.0 compliant Dell OpenManage Connections:
Dell OpenManage Essentials • HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®
Dell OpenManage Mobile and CA Network and Systems Management
Dell OpenManage Power Center • Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle® Database
Dell OpenManage Integrations: Manager
• Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft®
System Center
• Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware®
vCenter™

Rack support ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled
mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional tool-less cable management arm.

Operating systems Microsoft Windows Server® 2008/2012 SP2, x86/x64 Optional embedded hypervisors:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012 R2, x64 Citrix® XenServer®
Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server VMware vSphere® ESXi™
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Microsoft Windows Server 2012, includes Hyper-V
For more information on the specific versions and
additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport.

OEM-ready version available From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you.
For more information, visit Dell.com/OEM.
1
GB equals 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.

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