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PowerEgde R730 Rack Server
A highly versatile, two-socket 2U rack server with impressive processor performance, a large memory
footprint, extensive I/O options and a choice of dense, high performance storage or low-cost,
high-capacity storage.
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Tech Specs & Customization
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
Memory
Up to 3TB (24 DIMM slots): 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s
I/O slots
Up to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Raid controllers
Internal controllers: PERC S130 (SW RAID), 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 2.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, nearline SAS SSD: SAS, SATA
Up to 8 x 3.5″ HDD: SAS, SATA, nearline SAS SSD: SAS, SATA
Maximum internal storage
HDD: SAS, SATA, nearline SAS SSD: SAS, SATA
16 x 2.5″ – up to 29TB via 1.8TB hot-plug SAS hard drives
8 x 3.5″ – up to 64TB via 8TB hot-plug NL SAS hard drives
Embedded NIC
4 x 1GbE, 2 x 10+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 Essentials
Dell OpenManage Mobile
Dell OpenManage Power Center
Dell OpenManage Integrations:
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Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft®
System Center
•
Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware®
vCenter™
Dell OpenManage Connections:
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HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®
and CA Network and Systems Management
•
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle® Database
Manager
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 (x64 includes Hyper-V®)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V)
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008
Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
Optional embedded hypervisors:
Citrix® XenServer®
VMware vSphere® ESXi™
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, includes Hyper-V
For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport.
Product details
Deliver peak performance
Drive peak compute performance across a variety of workloads with the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family and state-of-the-art DDR4 memory. Boost data access for applications with up to 16 x 12Gbps SAS drives and high-performance dual RAID. Take advantage of advanced accelerators and GPUs to maximize performance in HPC, VDI and imaging environments.
Discover greater versatility
With 24 DIMMs of high-capacity, low-power DDR4 memory, seven PCI Express® (PCIe) 3.0 expansion slots and highly scalable local storage, the R730 is extremely flexible. Create a dense, resource-rich virtualization environment with up to 16 x 2.5″ drives. Combine that with the R730’s GPU capability to save infrastructure costs and consolidate management operations in a scalable and centralized virtual desktop environment. The GPU option also makes the R730 an excellent choice as a midrange medical imaging solution.
Maximize operational efficiency
PowerEdge servers let you construct and manage highly efficient infrastructures for data centers and small businesses. Accelerate time-to-production with automated deployment processes that use fewer manual steps and reduce the potential for error. Improve IT productivity with innovative at-the-server management tools like iDRAC Direct and iDRAC Quick Sync to deliver in-depth system health status and speed deployment, Optimize data center energy usage with improved performance-per-watt and more granular control of power and cooling.
Innovative management with intelligent automation
The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio includes innovative solutions that simplify and automate essential server lifecycle management tasks — making IT operations more efficient and Dell Technologies servers the most productive, reliable and cost effective. Leveraging the incomparable agent-free capabilities of the PowerEdge embedded integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, server deployment, configuration and updates are streamlined across the OpenManage portfolio and through integration with third-party management solutions.
Monitoring and control of Dell Technologies and third-party data center hardware is provided by OpenManage Essentials and with anytime, anywhere mobile access, through OpenManage Mobile. OpenManage Essentials now also delivers Server Configuration Management capabilities that automate one:many PowerEdge bare-metal server and OS deployments, quick and consistent replication of configurations and ensure compliance to a predefined baseline with automated drift detection.
