DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 2× E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 2× 2TB SAS H730

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U server

This Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built for dense storage and virtualization workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processors at 2.4GHz and 32GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives and includes a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1GB cache. Dual 750W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

Suits storage-heavy workloads; not for GPU compute

The platform suits buyers who need large-capacity SAS storage with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 and up to 80TB of raw capacity. It also fits teams that rely on iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for lights-out management. Buyers who need more than five PCIe expansion cards, double-width GPU clearance, or memory beyond 32GB without adding modules should look elsewhere, as the chassis provides only five slots and the installed memory sits at the configured 32GB.

Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays decide fit

The single specification that decides fit is the eight 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays wired to the H730 controller. If the deployment requires that many large-form-factor SAS or SATA drives in a 2U rack space, the R530 matches the requirement; if the workload needs a different bay count or 2.5-inch density, another chassis is required.