Tackle almost any workload The incredible versatility of the Power Edge R730 server delivers outstanding functionality in just 2U of rack space. With the combination of powerful processors, large memory, fast storage options & GPU accelerator support, the R730 performs exceptionally well in a number of demanding environments. Virtualization & cloud applications With the powerful processor E5-2600 v 3 product family & up to 24 DIMMs of DDR4 RAM, the R730 has the processing cycles & threads & large memory footprint necessary to deliver more, larger & higher-performing virtual machines for data centers & cloud platforms. Highly scalable storage, with up to sixteen 12 Gb SAS drives & the high-performance 12 Gb Power Edge RAID Controller (PERC9), can greatly accelerate data access for your virtualized environment. In addition, the R730 can take advantage of optional Dell Fluid Cache for SAN & San Disk DAS Cache application acceleration technology for even faster data access. VDI & HPC The option for up to two 300W dual-width accelerators/GPUs supports environments that require processing acceleration, including graphics-intensive virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) implementations, such as CAD/CAM & other research & development applications. Seven PCIe Gen 3 expansion slots plus a dedicated slot for a RAID controller further enhance IO flexibility to help make the R730 an ideal compute node for IT as a service (Xaa S) providers as well as high-performance computing (HPC) & medical-imaging solutions. OS options recommended are QF 656744 for Server 2012 R2 Essentials ROK or QF 706726 for Server 2012 R2 Standard ROK