Versatile and affordable two-socket, 2U mainstream rack server delivers balanced performance and mid-range scalability for a wide range of common business workloads.

Designed for data centers needing an affordable, virtualization-ready two-socket rack server, the PowerEdge R530 is an excellent platform for a wide range of common business applications and small-scale virtualization. The R530 is also highly attractive as a dedicated development or backup server. Accelerate performance across a wide range of workloads with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family. Drive greater memory performance with 12 DIMM slots and DDR4 memory. Boost I/O performance with five PCIe slots, including three PCIe 3.0 slots driving 2x data throughput compared to the previous generation.

Accelerate time to production and drive better ROI by automating deployment with the embedded integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) with Lifecycle Controller. Save time for IT administrators with intuitive automated tools for monitoring and updating. Control energy budgets with highly energy-efficient processors, memory, power supplies and Fresh Air 2.0 capability.

Form factor:

• 2U rack server

Dimensions and weight:

• H: 86.80 mm (3.4 in)
• W: 434 mm (17.1 in) without ears
• D: 646 mm (25.4 in) with bezel, 648 mm (25.5 in) without bezel
• Minimum weight: 14.2 kg (31.2 lb)
• Maximum weight: 28.2 kg (62 lb)

Processor:

• Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v4 product family
• Processor sockets: 2
• Chipset: C610
• Internal interconnect: up to 9.6GT/s;
• Cache: 2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

Memory:

• DDR4 DIMMs at up to 2400MT/s; 12 DIMM slots: 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB

I/O slots:

• Support for up to 5 x PCIe
• 3 x PCIe 3.0
• 2 x PCIe 2.0

Storage:

• Up to 8 x 3.5" SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD drives

RAID controllers:

• Internal controllers: PERC S130 (SW RAID), PERC H330, PERC H730, PERC H730P
• External HBAs (RAID): PERC H830
• External HBAs (non-RAID): 12Gbps SAS HBA

Communications:

• 4 x 1GbE LOM
• Click here for R530 supported network interface cards (NICs) and host bus adapters (HBAs) and scroll to “Additional Network Cards” section

Power supplies:

• 495W, 750W, 1100W hot-plug PSU; -48V DC 1100W hot-plug PSU; 450W cabled PSU

Systems management:

• Systems management:
• IPMI 2.0 compliant; Dell OpenManage Essentials; Dell
• OpenManage Mobile; Dell OpenManage Power Center
• Remote management:
• iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller; iDRAC8 Express (default); iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade);
• 8GB vFlash media (upgrade);
• 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)