The server has up to 6 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots, supports up to 4 Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs, and offers up to 26 x 2.5” SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD, PCIe SSD drives, making it an excellent resource-rich virtualization environment. It has a 24-drive capacity with dual-PERC capability that drives storage performance, and it features Dell caching technologies that boost application performance.
Drive peak performance
One of the unique features of the R730xd is its incredible range of configurability, which allows for the mixing of high-speed 1.8” SSDs and low-cost, high-capacity 3.5” hard drives in a single hybrid chassis, enabling accelerated data access through in-server storage tiering. This hybrid storage configuration can support tiering and capacity for up to 28 drives in a 2S/2U system, including up to 18 x 1.8" SATA SSDs.
Discover greater versatility
The R730xd is an excellent database server that can deliver more than one million IOPS performance, and it is ideal for Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange server for unified communications and collaboration (UC&C). The server is suitable for XaaS providers, Hadoop/big data users, and colocation hosting.
The PowerEdge R730xd is also designed to enhance database performance by using flash drives to cache "hot" data while simultaneously having up to 48TB of server-based storage with NL-SAS/SATA HDDs. It can increase concurrent usage and system response for OLTP applications by combining NVMe drives and Dell caching solutions. Additionally, the server is compatible with software-defined storage (SDS) solutions, making it an ideal choice for storage virtualization.
Chassis & Drive Options
Chassis
The R730xd supports up to 24 x 2.5”, 12 x 3.5”, or 8 x 3.5” plus 18 x 1.8” front-accessible, hot-plug drives that are secured by a removable front bezel. Other front-panel features include an LED control panel, USB management port/iDRAC Direct and video connector.
The R730xd includes 2 optional 2.5” hot-plug drives in the back of the system.
The R730xd supports up to 24 DIMMs, 2 processors hot-plug redundant fans, and many other components and features.
Drive Options
- (8 Drive System) 8x 3.5"
- (10 Drive System) 8x 3.5" + 2x Rear 2.5"
- (12 Drive System) 12x 3.5"
- (14 Drive System) 12x 3.5" + 2x Rear 2.5"
- (18 Drive System) 12x 3.5" + 4x Mid Tray 3.5" + 2x Rear 2.5"
- (26 Drive System) 18x 1.8" Top + 8x 3.5" Bottom + 2x Rear 2.5"
- (26 Drive System) 24x 2.5" + 2x Rear 2.5"
- (26 Drive System) 20x 2.5" + 4x PCIe SSD NVMe + 2 Rear 2.5"
Networking and PCIe
Network Adapters
The Dell PowerEdge R730xd offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 3.0-capable expansion slots. Dell Select Network Adapters, Dell’s network daughter cards, let you choose the right network fabric without using up a valuable PCI slot.
The R730xd supports NDC options including a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as 1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-T and 10Gb SFP+.
PCIe Slot Mapping
The R730xd provides greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. This is made possible by the 40 PCIe lanes available from each processor in the system. Two processors are required in the system to enable all PCIe slots. The Dell PowerEdge R730xd has been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor's capabilities.
NOTE: In a single-processor configuration, slots 1–4 are not usable.
PCI Slots Supported
- Three x8 full-length, full-height
- Three x8 half-length, half-height
| Riser |
Slot number |
Form factor |
Controlling CPU |
Slot electrical bandwidth and physical connector |
Power |
| Right riser 1 |
1 |
Low profile |
CPU2 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
25W |
| Right riser 1 |
2 |
Low profile |
CPU2 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
25W |
| Right riser 1 |
3 |
Low profile |
CPU2 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
25W |
| Center riser 2 |
4 |
Full height |
CPU2 |
PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector) |
75W |
| Center riser 2 |
5 |
Full height |
CPU1 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
75W |
| Left riser 3 |
6 |
Full height |
CPU1 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
75W |
| Left riser 3 |
7 |
Full height |
CPU1 |
PCIe 3.0 x8 (x16 connector) |
75W |
| Left riser 3 alternative |
6 |
Full height |
CPU1 |
PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 connector) *For DW GPUs |
75W |
