Dell PowerEdge R230 Rack Server (Item No: GV160508131293) EOL 11/08/2016

Powerful, efficient, versatile.

Consolidate data and drive applications faster with the powerful, efficient and versatile PowerEdge R230 1-socket, 1U entry rack server.

Get organized and become more productive

• Consolidate data from multiple laptops or desktops onto a single server with up to 4 x internal 3.5" cabled or hot-plug HDD.
• Ensure fast response times with the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v5 product family.
• Adapt to changing workload conditions with a virtualization-ready server supporting Citrix® XenServer®, Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V®, VMware® vSphere® ESXi®, and Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization.

Accelerate application performance

• Drive greater memory performance and expand capacity up to 64GB through time with 4 x DIMM slots and DDR4 memory, which transfer data 33% faster than previous-generation DDR3.2
• Boost data throughput with 2 x PCIe Gen 3.0 slots driving 2x data throughput compared to Generation 2.0.
• Drive 2x IOPS performance with the PowerEdge PERC9 RAID Controller compared to the previous-generation PowerEdge R220 equipped with PERC8.3

Reliable, worry-free operation

• Deploy rapidly and turn the server over for productive work sooner with Dell OpenManage systems management solutions.
• Easily monitor system health and behavior with a simple, intuitive Dell OpenManage Essentials console.
• Save IT administrator time by automating firmware updates — up to 92% reduction in firmware update time using Repository Manager auto-updates compared to manual updates

Specifications

Processor

1 processor from the following product families:

Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v5 product family

Intel Pentium®

Intel Core i3®

Operating System

SP1

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, x64 

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

VMware® Vsphere® 2015

Chipset

Intel C236

Memory

Architecture: Up to 2133MT/sz DDR4 DIMMs

Memory Type: UDIMMs

Memory Module Sockets: 

Maximum RAM: Up to 64GB

Embedded Hypervisor (Optional)

Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V® 

Citrix® XenServer® 

VMware® vSphere® ESXi®

Storage

2.5” SATA 7.2K 

2.5” Nearline SAS 7.2K 

3.5” Enterprise SATA 7.2K HDDs

3.5” Nearline SAS 7.2K HDDs

3.5” 7.2K SATA entry drives

Drive Bays

2 x 3.5" cabled HDD 

4 x 3.5" cabled HDD 

4 x 3.5" hot swap or 2.5" hot swap in hybrid drive carrier

Slots

2 x PCIe 3.0 slots: x16 slot, full height (1x8 PCIe 3.0)+ x8 slot, low profile (1x4 PCIe 3.0)

RAID Controllers

S130, H330, H730, H830

Network Controller

Broadcom® BCM5720

Communications

Broadcom quad-port 1Gb Base-T adapter 

Broadcom dual-port 1Gb Base-T adapter

Power

250W cabled PSU

Chassis

2 x 3.5" cabled HDD 19.5" 1U chassis 

4 x 3.5" cabled HDD 19.5" 1U chassis 

4 x 3.5" Hot-Plug HDD 19.5" 1U chassis

Management

Systems management: 

IPMI 2.0 compliant

Dell OpenManage Essentials

Dell OpenManage Mobile

Dell OpenManage Power Center 

Dell OpenManage Integrations: 

Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center

Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter™

Dell OpenManage Connections:

HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool® and CA 

Network and Systems Management 

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle® Database Manager

Remote management:

iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), 

iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade), 8GB vFlash media (upgrade),16GB vFlash media (upgrade)

Device Access

Rear: 2 x USB 3.0 ports 

Front: 2 x USB 2.0 ports 

Internal: 1 x USB 3.0 port

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional tool-less cable management arm.

Dimensions and Weight

Depth without bezel: 495.0 mm (19.5 in) 

Depth with bezel: 676.92 mm (20.8 in)

Height: 42.8 mm (1.68 in) 

Width without rack latches: 434.0 mm (17.08 in) 

Width with rack latches: 482.4 mm (18.99 in)

Weight: 8.1 kg

Regulatory

Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets

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