DELL PowerEdge R630 1U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 48GB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H330

Dual Xeon E5-2620 v3 1U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R630 is a 1U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with six cores. It ships with 48 GB of DDR4 memory installed across 24 DIMM slots and includes two 300 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H330 controller. This configuration suits small-to-medium databases, virtualisation hosts or dense compute clusters that need redundant power in a shallow chassis.

Sustained load with redundant 750 W supplies

Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies share the load, so a single supply failure does not interrupt operation. The PERC H330 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60, letting the 15K SAS drives maintain consistent throughput under heavy random I/O. Four on-board 1 GbE ports handle steady network traffic, while up to three PCIe 3.0 slots remain available for additional NICs or accelerators without reducing airflow in the 1U form factor.

Tool-less rails and iDRAC8 remote setup

The server mounts on tool-less sliding rails that fit standard square-hole racks; drive bays and power supplies are all front-accessible for hot-swap replacement. iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band console, power control and firmware updates over a dedicated management port, so the OS need not be installed before first configuration. The only common stumbling block is forgetting to licence iDRAC8 Enterprise if virtual media or remote scripting are required later.