Collection: Dell PowerEdge R730

The 13th generation Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server is the ideal server for medium to large businesses. Equipped with multiprocessing power, the PowerEdge R730 can manage tasking high performance computing, web hosting, print and file serving environments. Its enhanced memory management capabilities include reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features for secure scalable speed and bandwidth. The PowerEdge R730 provides the maximum in data center technology with its hyper-dense input – output which enables shared pool computing, networking, and storage for memory-sensitive applications and databases.
Cloud Ninjas offers the utmost in upgradeable value and warranty on all upgraded parts for your Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server. Have an idea about what you want, but not ready to buy? Contact Cloud Ninjas today and our Ninjas will help compare your options.
Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R730 Specifications
ChassisDell PowerEdge R730 2U Server has up to a eight to sixteen hard drive chassis which offers plenty of storage options. The chassis cannot be reconfigured or upgraded after purchase. The chassis includes optional vFlash card slot and iDRAC port.
Standard chassis features include:
- Power button- ACPI-complaint power button with an integrated green power LED.
- NMI button - Recessed non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors.
- System identification button - Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data center environment.
- USB connectors - Connects USB devices to the server
- Hard drive activity LED - Indicate the status and activity of the hard drives
- Information tag - Slide-out label panel for recording system information
- iDRAC8 Enterprise port - Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card.
- vFlash media reader - Functionality is activated when iDRAC Enterprise is enabled.
The Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server has excellent storage options for internal and external storage. For internal storage, the Dell PowerEdge R730 can support up to eight or sixteen hard drives and has an all-flash drive configuration that allows up to twenty-four drives with dual-PERC 1.8-inch solid state drives. The level of storage capacity supported is dependent on the drive type. There are several internal storage options for the Dell PowerEdge R730 2U which include:
- 8 or 16 x 2.5” SATA, SAS, NL-SAS HDDs; SATA, SAS SSD
- 8 x 3.5” SATA, NL-SAS HDD
SAS | 2.5 inch | 300GB, 600GB, 1.2TB*, 1.8TB* |
SAS | 2.5 inch | 300GB, 600GB* |
SAS SSD | 2.5 inch | 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB |
SATA SSD | 2.5 inch | 480GB, 960GB, 19.2TB |
SATA SSD-R | 2.5 inch | 800GB, 1.6TB *read, write, mix vary in size |
Nearline SAS | 2.5 inch | 500GB, 1TB, 1TB |
PCie | 2.5 inch | 500GB, 800GB |
SATA | 3.5 inch | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB |
Nearline SAS | 3.5 inch | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB |
SATA | 3.5 inch | 500GB |
SATA SSD-MX | 1.8 inch | 100GB, 200GB, 400GB |
SATA SSD-R | 1.8 inch | 480GB, 960GB (R730xd option) |
SATA SSD-B | 1.8 inch | 60GB, 120GB |
The Dell PowerEdge R730 is specifically designed to secure your data. The system has PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) card options for high level performance data input/output; a perfect match for heavy load database applications and streaming media.
External Storage
For the ultimate in disaster recovery backup, the Dell PowerEdge R730 supports external storage options for host bus adapters: RAID based PERC H830 and non-RAID based 12Gbps SAS.
Processing Power
The Dell PowerEdge R730 handles up to twenty-two cores per processor which employ its Virtualization and Hyper-Threading Technology. Processor families include Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v4.
Memory
The Dell PowerEdge R730 supports 24 DIMM Slots and operates on ECC Registered or Load Reduced DDR4 Memory Modules. You have the choice of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB memory module sizes which can be used with the server. We recommend either the value configuration of 24 x 64GB modules or the next step up, 24 x 128GB. Either way, you will have a fast system to knock out your enterprise service goals.
Systems Management Solutions
The Dell PowerEdge R730 comes with a wide variety of optional tools, hardware-software products and services to assist you in deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your server such as the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller which work seamlessly with the OpenManage, iDRAC8 Express or iDRAC8 Enterprise systems framework.
Operating Systems and Virtualization
The Dell PowerEdge R730 can work with most operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise, SuSe Linux, and VMware ESX/ESXi virtualization software.
Primary OS supported:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V®)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with SP2 x64
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019 LTSC
Citrix XenServer 7.0
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
*Chrome OS (option)
Warranty
Cloud Ninjas offers an initial one-year warranty on configured servers and upgrades. Extended warranties can be purchased on two-year, three-year, and five-year intervals.
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 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 storage1 |
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) |
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The 13th generation Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server is the ideal server for medium to large businesses. Equipped with multiprocessing power, the PowerEdge R730 can manage tasking high performance computing, web hosting, print and file serving environments. Its enhanced memory management capabilities include reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features for secure scalable speed and bandwidth. The PowerEdge R730 provides the maximum in data center technology with its hyper-dense input – output which enables shared pool computing, networking, and storage for memory-sensitive applications and databases.
Cloud Ninjas offers the utmost in upgradeable value and warranty on all upgraded parts for your Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server. Have an idea about what you want, but not ready to buy? Contact Cloud Ninjas today and our Ninjas will help compare your options.
Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R730 Specifications
ChassisDell PowerEdge R730 2U Server has up to a eight to sixteen hard drive chassis which offers plenty of storage options. The chassis cannot be reconfigured or upgraded after purchase. The chassis includes optional vFlash card slot and iDRAC port.
Standard chassis features include:
- Power button- ACPI-complaint power button with an integrated green power LED.
- NMI button - Recessed non-maskable interrupt (NMI) button used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors.
- System identification button - Buttons on the back and front of a system to help identify the unit in a data center environment.
- USB connectors - Connects USB devices to the server
- Hard drive activity LED - Indicate the status and activity of the hard drives
- Information tag - Slide-out label panel for recording system information
- iDRAC8 Enterprise port - Dedicated management port for optional iDRAC Ports card.
- vFlash media reader - Functionality is activated when iDRAC Enterprise is enabled.
The Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server has excellent storage options for internal and external storage. For internal storage, the Dell PowerEdge R730 can support up to eight or sixteen hard drives and has an all-flash drive configuration that allows up to twenty-four drives with dual-PERC 1.8-inch solid state drives. The level of storage capacity supported is dependent on the drive type. There are several internal storage options for the Dell PowerEdge R730 2U which include:
- 8 or 16 x 2.5” SATA, SAS, NL-SAS HDDs; SATA, SAS SSD
- 8 x 3.5” SATA, NL-SAS HDD
SAS | 2.5 inch | 300GB, 600GB, 1.2TB*, 1.8TB* |
SAS | 2.5 inch | 300GB, 600GB* |
SAS SSD | 2.5 inch | 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB |
SATA SSD | 2.5 inch | 480GB, 960GB, 19.2TB |
SATA SSD-R | 2.5 inch | 800GB, 1.6TB *read, write, mix vary in size |
Nearline SAS | 2.5 inch | 500GB, 1TB, 1TB |
PCie | 2.5 inch | 500GB, 800GB |
SATA | 3.5 inch | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB |
Nearline SAS | 3.5 inch | 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB |
SATA | 3.5 inch | 500GB |
SATA SSD-MX | 1.8 inch | 100GB, 200GB, 400GB |
SATA SSD-R | 1.8 inch | 480GB, 960GB (R730xd option) |
SATA SSD-B | 1.8 inch | 60GB, 120GB |
The Dell PowerEdge R730 is specifically designed to secure your data. The system has PowerEdge RAID controller (PERC) card options for high level performance data input/output; a perfect match for heavy load database applications and streaming media.
External Storage
For the ultimate in disaster recovery backup, the Dell PowerEdge R730 supports external storage options for host bus adapters: RAID based PERC H830 and non-RAID based 12Gbps SAS.
Processing Power
The Dell PowerEdge R730 handles up to twenty-two cores per processor which employ its Virtualization and Hyper-Threading Technology. Processor families include Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v4.
Memory
The Dell PowerEdge R730 supports 24 DIMM Slots and operates on ECC Registered or Load Reduced DDR4 Memory Modules. You have the choice of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB memory module sizes which can be used with the server. We recommend either the value configuration of 24 x 64GB modules or the next step up, 24 x 128GB. Either way, you will have a fast system to knock out your enterprise service goals.
Systems Management Solutions
The Dell PowerEdge R730 comes with a wide variety of optional tools, hardware-software products and services to assist you in deploying, updating, monitoring and maintaining your server such as the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller which work seamlessly with the OpenManage, iDRAC8 Express or iDRAC8 Enterprise systems framework.
Operating Systems and Virtualization
The Dell PowerEdge R730 can work with most operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise, SuSe Linux, and VMware ESX/ESXi virtualization software.
Primary OS supported:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V®)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with SP2 x64
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019 LTSC
Citrix XenServer 7.0
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
*Chrome OS (option)
Warranty
Cloud Ninjas offers an initial one-year warranty on configured servers and upgrades. Extended warranties can be purchased on two-year, three-year, and five-year intervals.
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 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 storage1 |
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) |
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