Dell PowerEdge T630
Dell's 13th-generation two-socket rackable tower server (Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4, 24 DDR4 DIMMs up to 1.5 TB, 7 full-height PCIe slots plus an internal PERC slot) with up to 18 × 3.5" or 32 × 2.5" drives, optional Express Flash PCIe SSDs and up to four 300 W GPUs. Built for small and medium businesses and branch offices that need a lot of internal storage or GPU capacity in one box.
Memory
- Slots
- 24 DDR4 DIMM sockets (12 per CPU, 4 channels × 3 DIMMs)
- DIMMs
- RDIMM 4 GB single rank, 8/16 GB dual rank; LRDIMM 64 GB quad rank (spec sheet: 2-64 GB; 2017 configurator: 4/8/16/32 GB RDIMM at 2400 MT/s)
- Speed
- RDIMM: 2400/2133/1866 MT/s at 1-2 DIMMs per channel, 1866 MT/s at 3 DPC; LRDIMM: 2400/2133/1866 at 1-2 DPC, 2133/1866 at 3 DPC; capped by the CPU's maximum
- Max
- 1.5 TB (24 × 64 GB LRDIMM); 768 GB with one CPU
- Min
- 4 GB with one CPU; 8 GB with two (one DIMM per CPU)
- Rules
- No RDIMM/LRDIMM mixing; at most two DIMM capacities per system (largest first); populate white, then black, then green sockets; keep CPU1 and CPU2 layouts identical
- RAS
- Advanced ECC, memory-optimized (independent channel) mode, memory sparing, memory mirroring, SDDC
Storage
- Chassis options
- 8 × 3.5" hot-plug (or 8 × 2.5" in 3.5" carriers); 8 × 3.5" + 4 × 2.5" Express Flash PCIe SSD in a flex bay; 18 × 3.5"; 16 × 2.5"; 16 × 2.5" + 4 PCIe SSD; 32 × 2.5" (16 in the drive bay + 16 in the flex bay)
- Backplanes
- 3.5" x8 SAS/SATA; 3.5" x18 SAS/SATA; 2.5" x16 SAS/SATA; 2.5" x32 SAS/SATA; 2.5" x4 Express Flash (PCIe SSD) backplane paired with the x8 3.5" or x16 2.5" backplane
- Drive types
- SAS, SATA, nearline SAS, SSD, Express Flash PCIe SSD (2.5" only); self-encrypting drives available
- RAID / HBA
- Internal: PERC S130 (software RAID), PERC H330, PERC H730, PERC H730P, HBA330 (non-RAID); external: PERC H830
- Optical / tape
- 8 × 3.5" or 16 × 2.5" chassis: up to three half-height SATA optical drives or SATA/SAS/SCSI tape drives (or a mix); with PCIe SSDs: one optical + one tape; 18 × 3.5": one optical or tape; 32 × 2.5": one slim DVD-ROM/DVD-RW, no tape
- Boot / embedded
- Optional Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM, two SD slots, one for redundancy); internal USB 3.0 port
Graphics
- Integrated
- Matrox G200 in iDRAC8, 16 MB; up to 1440 × 900 at 60 Hz
- GPU options
- Up to four 300 W single- or double-width GPUs/accelerators with two CPUs (slots 1, 3, 6, 7); up to two with one CPU (slots 1, 3); must be ordered with the system; all the same model
- GPU requirements
- GPU enablement kit, six-fan configuration, 1100 W or 1600 W PSUs (two 1100 W PSUs for more than two GPUs), only one 5.25" removable-media device; four-GPU systems support only one PERC, in the internal slot
- GPU limits
- Express Flash systems: max two GPUs; 18 × 3.5" chassis: two double-width 300 W cards (slots 3, 6) with two CPUs, one with one CPU; four (or, single CPU, two) double-width 300 W Intel 3120A/7120A cards limited to 30 °C ambient; Tesla M60 needs an extra adapter power cable
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, CPU1
- Slot 2
- PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector), full height, full length, from the PCH
- Slot 3
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, CPU1
- Slot 4
- PCIe 3.0 x8, full height, half length, CPU2
- Slot 5
- PCIe 2.0 x4 (x8 connector), full height, full length, CPU2
- Slot 6
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, CPU2
- Slot 7
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, CPU2
- Slot 8
- Internal PERC slot: PCIe 3.0 x8, full height, half length, CPU1
- Notes
- Slots 4-7 need both CPUs; slots are not hot-swappable
Networking
- Embedded
- 2 × 1 GbE LOM (spec sheet: Intel dual-port 1GbE; configurator lists Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1Gb among NIC options)
- Add-in (configurator)
- Broadcom 5719 4 × 1 GbE, 57810 2 × 10 GbE SFP+ or 10GBASE-T; Intel I350 2/4 × 1 GbE, X540 2 × 10GBASE-T; Mellanox ConnectX-3 2 × 10 GbE SFP+ or 2 × 40 GbE QSFP; Emulex OCe14102 2 × 10 GbE CNA
- Fibre Channel (configurator)
- Emulex LPe12000/12002 8 Gb, LPe16000B/16002B 16 Gb; QLogic 2560/2562 8 Gb, 2660/2662 16 Gb
Power
- Options (1+1 hot-plug)
- 495 W AC Platinum; 750 W AC Platinum; 750 W AC Titanium (200-240 V); 1100 W AC Platinum; 1600 W AC Platinum; 1100 W DC (-48 to -60 V; spec sheet: Gold; manual: China only)
- Heat dissipation (max)
- 495 W: 1908 BTU/hr; 750 W: 2891 (Platinum) / 2843 (Titanium) BTU/hr; 1100 W AC: 4100 BTU/hr; 1600 W: 6000 BTU/hr; 1100 W DC: 4416 BTU/hr
- Notes
- 1600 W supplies need 200-240 V to deliver their rated output
- Cooling
- Two hot-swappable fans on the cooling shroud plus an optional four-fan cooling assembly (six fans needed for GPUs and expanded-temperature operation)
Ports
- Front
- iDRAC Direct / USB management port (USB 2.0), USB 3.0, vFlash SD slot; VGA only in rack mode
- Rear
- 6 × USB (4 × USB 2.0, 2 × USB 3.0), VGA, DB-9 serial, 2 × RJ-45 1 GbE, iDRAC Enterprise port, system ID connector
- Internal
- 1 × USB 3.0
Physical
- Form factor
- Tower, 5U rackable (rack-mount model must be ordered at purchase; ReadyRails II sliding rails)
- Tower size
- H 430.5 mm (443.5 mm with feet) × W 217.9 mm (304.5 mm with feet open) × D 692.8 mm (708.7 mm with bezel)
- Weight (spec sheet)
- Max 41.8 kg (2.5" chassis), 51.0 kg (3.5" chassis)
- Weight (manual / configurator)
- Manual: 42.36 kg (2.5"), 49.65 kg (3.5"); configurator: 37.57 kg (16 × 2.5"), 40.55 kg (32 × 2.5"), 49.65 kg (18 × 3.5")
- Operating temperature
- 10-35 °C; expanded 5-40 °C continuous and -5 to 45 °C for ≤1% of hours (six fans; no GPU, Express Flash/PCIe SSD, 160 W CPU, internal tape or 18 × 3.5" chassis)
Management
- BMC
- iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller: Express standard, Enterprise upgrade (dedicated rear port); 8 GB or 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)
- Front panel
- LCD panel with three buttons, information tag, iDRAC Direct port
- Tools
- IPMI 2.0; OpenManage Essentials, Mobile and Power Center; integrations for Microsoft System Center and VMware vCenter
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows Server 2008 and 2012 R2 (spec sheet); 2016 Standard/Datacenter offered in the 2017 configurator
- Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (7.3 factory install offered), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (12 SP2 offered)
- Hypervisors
- VMware vSphere ESXi, Citrix XenServer (7.0 factory install offered), Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Processors
- Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
- Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
- Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3