8 PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Technical Guide
Next-generation Express
Flash drives
Dell Express Flash PCIe SSDs provide fast performance without requiring
processor resources or capturing DRAM. The R730xd with the 24 x 3.5”
backplane configuration supports up to 4 Express Flash PCIe SSDs. The R730
does not support Express Flash PCIe SSDs.
The application of 1.8” form factor SATA SSD has been expanded from the
PowerEdge M420 half-height blade to rack servers. These SSDs provide a high
spindle count fast cache layer for tiered storage applications.
USB 3.0 can operate in both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 speed modes. USB 3.0 driver is
required to control USB device in USB 3.0 speed mode.