Dell PowerEdge R730xd - Express Flash Drives

29 PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Technical Guide
Form
factor
Type
Speed
(RPM)
Capacities
SAS (6Gb)
15K
300GB, 600GB* , 600GB 4Kn*
SATA (6Gb)
7.2K
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
NL-SAS (6Gb)
7.2K
500GB, 1TB*
SATA SSD (mix use, 6Gb)
N/A
100GB, 200GB, 400GB
SATA SSD (read intensive, 6Gb)
N/A
480GB, 960GB, 1920GB
SATA SSD (SSD boot, 6Gb)
N/A
60GB, 120GB
SAS SSD (write intensive, 12Gbps)
N/A
200GB, 400GB, 800GB
SAS SSD (mix use, 12Gb)
N/A
200GB, 400GB, 800GB, 1600GB
SAS SSD (read intensive, 12Gb)
N/A
800GB, 1600GB
PCIe SSD
N/A
500GB, 800GB
1.8” (R730xd)
SAS SSD (read intensive, 12Gb)
N/A
800GB, 1600GB
SATA SSD (read intensive, 6Gb)
N/A
480GB, 960GB
SATA SSD (SSD boot, 6Gb)
N/A
60GB, 120GB
*SED available
Express Flash drives
Express Flash drives use PCIe and SSD technologies to provide performance, scalability and optimal
serviceability. Accelerated performance with high IOPS is made possible without requiring processor
resources or capturing DRAM. Also, Express Flash drives use a standardized 2.5” hot-plug form
factor, which saves critical PCIe slot space by moving drives from the back to the front of the system,
and allows a common management process for all drives.
The PowerEdge R730xd has an option to support up to four hot-plug Express Flash PCIe SSDs in the
2.5” chassis. The R730 does not support Express Flash drives.