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Silver 2U rack server with eight 3.5 inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 2x E5-2603 v3 1.6GHz 16GB DDR4 2x 600GB SAS H730

SKU CH-MVA4-JKWW8

2U rack server with dual six-core Xeon processors, 16GB DDR4, two 600GB 15K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 2 x 600GB

  • Dual Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core CPUs deliver balanced compute for virtualisation
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots supports multitasking workloads
  • Two 600 GB 15 K SAS drives provide high-speed storage capacity
  • PERC H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies ensure continuous uptime

2U Rack Server with Dual Xeon Processors

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core CPUs running at 1.6 GHz. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and includes a Perc H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. This configuration suits small-business virtualisation, file serving or database workloads that need redundant power and hot-plug drive bays.

Thermals and Power with Redundant 750 W Supplies

Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies provide N+1 redundancy, so the system stays online if one unit fails. The 2U chassis uses internal airflow ducts to cool both processors and the eight 3.5-inch drive bays under typical loads. Acoustic output is managed by variable-speed fans that ramp only when inlet temperatures rise. Power draw scales with processor utilisation and the number of installed drives.

H730 RAID Controller and iDRAC8 Remote Management

The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across SAS or SATA drives, enabling flexible capacity and redundancy choices. Integrated iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band hardware monitoring, virtual console and remote media without an operating system. Optional Enterprise licences add configuration scripting and 8 GB or 16 GB vFlash media for faster firmware updates. A DVD-ROM drive and power cable are included; rail kit, bezel, keyboard, mouse and video cable are not.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core CPUs deliver balanced compute for virtualisation
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots supports multitasking workloads
  • Two 600 GB 15 K SAS drives provide high-speed storage capacity
  • PERC H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies ensure continuous uptime

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R530
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size16GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity16GB
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 H730 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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 600GB SAS drives into the 8-bay hot-plug chassis, and which step do people often skip?

Slide each 3.5-inch drive into a bay until the latch clicks, then use the PERC H730 BIOS utility to create the RAID array before installing an OS. The step most often missed is initializing the virtual disk in the controller BIOS.

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

The hot-swap PSUs are rated for continuous operation; plan to replace a unit only if a fault LED lights or after several years of 24/7 duty. Keep a spare 750W module on hand for immediate swap without downtime.

What is the first limit reached under sustained load with the E5-2603 v3 CPUs and 16GB DDR4?

Memory capacity caps at 16 GB with the installed modules, so heavy virtualization or database workloads will hit the RAM ceiling before the dual 1.6 GHz processors saturate.

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