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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 rack server E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 16GB 2x 2TB SAS H730

SKU CH-WCN8-J3PNQ

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core 1.6GHz CPU, 16GB DDR4, two 2TB SAS drives on H730 RAID controller, redundant 750W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 2 x 2TB SAS

  • 2U rack form fits standard cabinets
  • Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core processor at 1.6 GHz handles core workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory across 12 DIMM slots supports multitasking
  • Dual 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives with H730 RAID controller protect data
  • Redundant 750 W power supplies maintain uptime

PowerEdge R530 dual-processor capacity

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around the Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core 1.6GHz processor. It ships with 16GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots, supporting up to 384GB total capacity when a second processor is installed. The system targets workloads that benefit from redundant power and hot-plug drive bays.

Redundant power and hot-plug drive bays

Two 750W redundant hot-swap power supplies keep the server running during a single supply failure. Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives, and the installed pair of 2TB 7.2K SAS drives connect to the PERC H730 controller with 1GB cache. A DVD-ROM drive and iDRAC8 remote management are also included.

PCIe 3.0 and 2.0 expansion limits

The chassis provides five PCIe slots: three wired for PCIe 3.0 and two for PCIe 2.0. Network connectivity is handled by a daughter card with four 1GbE ports. Buyers who need more than five add-in cards or 10GbE networking without an extra card should look elsewhere.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $670.99
Cheaper than about 88% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model namePowerEdge R530
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count12
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Maximum storage80 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsSupport for up to 5 x PCIe: 3 x PCIe 3.0 and 2 x PCIe 2.0.
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight60 lb (27.2 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)

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Questions about this item

What SAS speed does the H730 controller support, and what drive throughput does that limit?

The H730 is a 12Gbps RAID controller, so installed 6Gbps SAS drives run at their native 6Gbps link speed rather than the controller's maximum.

What chassis clearance and bay layout does the R530 need for its 3.5" drives?

The 2U rackmount unit accepts up to eight 3.5" hot-plug drives in its front bays and measures 25.4" deep, 17.1" wide and 3.4" high.

How is the H730 RAID array initialised, and which step is often missed?

Boot into the H730 BIOS (Ctrl+R), create a virtual disk across the two 2TB SAS drives, then initialise it; skipping the initialisation leaves the array unusable.

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