DELL E5-2603 PowerEdge R530 rack server 1.6GHz 96GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H330

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built for organisations that need dense internal storage and redundant power in a compact chassis. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processor at 1.6GHz and 96GB of DDR4 memory across 12 DIMM slots. The system supports up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug drives and includes a DVD-ROM drive.

Thermals noise and redundant power

Dual 750W hot-swap power supplies provide N+1 redundancy, allowing the server to stay online if one unit fails or is replaced. The 2U form factor uses front-to-rear airflow designed for standard rack environments, and the H330 RAID controller manages drive I/O without adding a separate cooling zone. Fan speed scales with inlet temperature and workload, keeping acoustic output appropriate for a data-centre aisle.

Storage controller and remote management

The bundled PERC H330 controller delivers 12Gbps SAS connectivity and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60, letting administrators tune capacity or redundancy across the installed 300GB 15K SAS drives. iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides out-of-band hardware monitoring, firmware updates and remote console access over the dedicated management port. The four-port 1GbE daughter card handles production traffic, while the Matrox G200eR2 supplies basic video for local console sessions.