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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL E5-2650 PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H330

SKU CH-HJ18-YEFAH MPN E5-2650

A 2U rack server with a ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 15K

CPU Model E5-2650 V3

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz powers parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 installed with twelve slots for expansion
  • Two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential access
  • H330 RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant supplies keep the 2U chassis running

Built for dense rack workloads

The PowerEdge R530 fits into a 2U rack space and ships with a single ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 running at 2.3 GHz. Eight gigabytes of DDR4 memory and two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives give a ready-to-run platform for virtualisation hosts, database nodes or backup targets that need hot-plug drive bays and redundant power.

Thermals noise and power draw

Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies share the load, keeping each unit in an efficient range while providing full redundancy. The 2U chassis uses Dell's managed airflow design to move air front-to-back across the processor and memory, so fan speeds stay proportional to actual thermal demand rather than running at a fixed high RPM.

What the bundled items change

The H330 RAID controller presents the two SAS drives as a single logical volume with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60, removing the need for a separate HBA. iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band remote console, power control and hardware inventory without an enterprise licence. A DVD-ROM and a power cable complete the package so the server can be racked and imaged immediately.

Highlights

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz powers parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 installed with twelve slots for expansion
  • Two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential access
  • H330 RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant supplies keep the 2U chassis running

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R530
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size8GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity8GB
Memory Features12 DIMM slots, 6 per processor. (4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability).
Number of Memory Slots12
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity80TB
Media DrivesDVD ROM
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Remote ManagementiDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsSupport for up to 5 x PCIe: 3 x PCIe 3.0 and 2 x PCIe 2.0.
Operating SystemNo
Compatible/Certified OSMicrosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/SP2, Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris
Weight60.0000LBS

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 300GB 15K SAS drives into the 3.5" hot-plug bays?

Slide each drive into an empty bay until the latch clicks; the H330 controller will detect them automatically. The step people miss is creating the RAID array in the H330 BIOS before installing an OS.

What maintenance will the redundant 750W power supplies need later?

The hot-swap design lets you replace a failed unit without shutting down; keep the second supply seated and watch the iDRAC8 alerts for fan or voltage warnings.

What limit appears first when the E5-2650 v3 runs at full load for hours?

The single CPU tops out at 20 virtual cores and the installed 8GB DDR4 caps memory capacity, so compute or memory ceiling hits before the H330 or drive throughput.

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