PowerEdge 2970 Rack Server

Name: PowerEdge 2970 Rack Server
SKU: poweredge-2970

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Simplify your IT infrastructure

The high-performance, AMD-based Dell PowerEdge™ 2970 delivers excellent security, manageability and energy efficiency in a 2U rack dense chassis for those seeking a balance between expandability and rack density. Other features include:

Up to two dual- or quad-core AMD Opteron™ processors
512 MB/1 GB/2 GB/4 GB/8 GB Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) in matched pairs
Up to 6 TB maximum internal storage

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Simplify your IT infrastructure

Up to two dual- or quad-core AMD Opteron™ processors
512 MB/1 GB/2 GB/4 GB/8 GB Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) in matched pairs
Up to 6 TB maximum internal storage

Tech Specs & Customisation

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Processor

Up to Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors

Operating System

Microsoft^® SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft^® Windows^® Small Business Server 2008
Microsoft^® Windows^® Essential Business Server 2008
Microsoft Windows^® Server 2008 SP2, x86/x64 (x64 includes Hyper-V™ )
Microsoft Windows^® Server 2008 R2, x64 (includes Hyper-V™ v2)
Microsoft^® Windows^® HPC Server 2008 R2
Novell^® SUSE^® Linux Enterprise Server
Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux
Sun^® Solaris™

Chipset

Broadcom HT-2100 and HT-1000 Server I/O Controllers

Memory

AMD Memory Optimiser Technology
Up to 64GB (8 DIMM slots): 512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB ECC DDR2 SDRAM
Error Checking and Correction (ECC) and Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) technologies maintain system data integrity and help prevent single bit or multi bit errors on DIMMs.
Spare Bank support for enhanced data protection in the event of a DRAM chip failure. Requires 8 DIMMs populated to function.

Storage

Hard Drives:

3.5" SATA (7.2K rpm) - 160GB , 250GB , 500GB and 750GB
3.5" SAS (10K rpm) - 73GB , 146GB , 300GB and 400GB, 600GB
3.5" SAS (15K rpm) - 73GB , 146GB and 300GB
3.5" Nearline SAS (7.2k rpm): 500GB, 750GB, 1TB
2.5" 6Gbs SAS (10K): 300GB, 600GB
2.5" SAS (10K rpm): 36GB , 73GB, 146GB and 300GB
2.5" SAS (15K rpm): 36GB, 73GB and 146GB
2.5" SATA II (7.2K rpm): 80GB, 120GB and 250GB
2.5" SSD 25GB, 50GB

Maximum Internal Storage:

Up to 6TB : 6 x 1TB Nearline SAS (7.2K rpm)

External Storage:

Disk Storage Options:

PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array
PowerVault RD1000 disk-based backup system
PowerVault NX1950 Unified Storage Solution
PowerVault MD3000 Modular Disk Storage Array
PowerVault MD1000 SAS external storage system

Dell/EMC products:

Dell/EMC AX150 and AX150i Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX300 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-10c Networked Multi-protocol Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-20 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-40 Networked Storage Array
Dell/EMC CX3-80 Networked Storage Array

External Backup Options:

Libraries:

PowerVault ML6000 Modular Tape Libraries
PowerVault TL2000 and TL4000 Compact Tape Libraries

Autoloaders:

PowerVault 124T Autoloader

Single Drives:

PowerVault LTO Tape Drives
PowerVault Rackable Tape Drives

Backup and Recovery Software:

Symantec^® Backup Exec™ 11d
Symantec Backup Exec Quickstart
Yosemite^® Backup 8.1
CommVault^® Galaxy^® Express 6.1
EMC^® NetWorker™

Management

OpenManage™
Standard Baseboard Management Controller with IPMI 2.0 support
Optional DRAC 5/i for advanced capabilities
Microsoft^® System Center Essential (SCE) 2010 v2

Slots

Three total:

Three PCI Express slots (1 x 8 full length, full height; 1 x 8 half length, full height, 1 x 4 half length, full height)

Chassis

2U Rack-mountable chassis
29.31" (74.4cm) D x 17.5" (44.43cm) W x 3.4" (8.64cm) H with bezel attached
Rack Weight 52.5 lbs (23.8 Kg), maximum configuration

Rack Support:

4-post (Dell rack), 3rd party Versa rails, sliding rails and Cable Management Arm