PowerEdge 2950 III Rack Server

PowerEdge 2950 III Rack Server
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The high-performance, Intel-based Dell PowerEdge 2950 delivers excellent security, manageability, and energy efficiency in a 2U rack dense chassis for those seeking a balance between expandability and rack density.
  Processors
Intel®  Xeon®  processors
Up to 2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5400 series at up to 3.33GHz
Up to 2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5300 series at up to 3.0GHz
Up to 2 Quad-Core Intel Low Volt Xeon Processors L5300 series at up to 2.66GHz
Up to 2 Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5200 series at up to 3.0GHz
Up to 2 Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5100 series at up to 3.0GHz
Up to 2 Dual-Core Intel Low Volt Xeon Processors 5148 at 2.33GHz

  Chipset
Intel 5000X, 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)

  Memory
  • 8 DIMM slots
  • Minimum: two 512MB DIMMs for a total of 1GB* of RAM
  • Maximum: eight 8GB* DIMMs for a total of 64GB* of RAM
  • Supports 512MB Single Rank and 1GB*, 2GB*, 4GB* and 8GB* 667 MHz Dual Rank DIMMs
  • 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.
  Embedded Hypervisor (optional)
VMware ESXi 3.5
Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition
Citrix XenServer Dell Enterprise Edition

  Operating Systems
Factory Installed Options:
Microsoft Windows®  Server 2008 SP2
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2008, Standard
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2008, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2008, Datacenter
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2008 x64 Small Business Server Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition
Red Hat®  Linux®  Enterprise v5.3
Red Hat® Linux®  Enterprise 5.2 x86_64
Red Hat® Linux®  Enterprise 5.2 x86
Red Hat® Linux®  Enterprise v5 x86-64
Red Hat® Linux®  Enterprise v4, ES and ES x86-64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86-64
VMware ESX 3.5 Standard edition
VMware ESX 3.5 Enterprise edition

Validated O/S, Not Factory Installed:
Microsoft® Windows® CCE x86 64, SP2 (WS03 SP2)
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003, 32 bit Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003, 32 bit Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003, 64 bit Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2003, 64 bit Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Server 2008, 64 bit Datacenter Edition (when available)
Microsoft® Windows®  Storage Server 2003 x64 SP2 and Base R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Storage Server 2003 x64 SP2 and Base R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft® Windows®  Storage Server 2003 x64 SP2 and Base R2, Workgroup Edition
Novell® Netware®  6.5 Tier 2 SP5
Red Hat®  Enterprise Linux®  4 x86-64, ES
Red Hat®  Enterprise Linux®  4 x86-32 2-S, ES
Red Hat®  Enterprise Linux®  4 x86-64 2-S, ES
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.0.3
Solaris 10

  Storage
Hard Drives:
2.5" SAS (10K rpm): 36GB* , 73GB, 146GB* and 300GB*
2.5" SAS (15K rpm): 36GB* and 73GB*
3.5" SAS (10K rpm): 146GB* , 300GB* and 400GB*
3.5" SAS (15K rpm): 73GB* , 146GB* and 300GB*
3.5" Nearline SAS (7.2k rpm): 500GB, 750GB, 1TB*
3.5" SATA (7.2K rpm):160GB , 250GB* , 500GB* and 750GB*

Maximum Internal Storage:
Up to 6TB: 6 x 1TB* Nearline SAS (7.2k rpm)

External Storage
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:
Backup and Recovery Software:
Symantec®  Backup ExecTM  11d
Symantec Backup Exec Quickstart
Yosemite®  Backup 8.1
CommVault®  Galaxy®  Express 6.1
EMC®  NetWorkerTM 

  Drive Bays
3 hard drive base options
4 x 3.5" Hard Drive Option
3.5" HD Option: up to 4 SAS (10K/15K) or SATA (7200) drives

8 x 2.5" Hard Drive Option
2.5" HD Option: up to 8 SAS HDs (10K/15K)

6 x 3.5" Hard Drive Option
3.5" HD Option: up to 6 SAS (10K/15K) or SATA (7200) drives

Peripheral bay options: Floppy Drive, DAT72 Tape Drive (not available with 6x3.5" hard drive base)
Slim optical drive bay with choice of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM* or Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM

  Slots
Three total:
PCIe riser with three PCI Express slots (one 1 x 4 and two 1 x 8)                                           -Or-
Two PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz and one PCI Express 1 x 8 slot

  Drive Controllers
Integrated SAS 6/i(base): 4 port SAS controller (does support RAID 0/1)
Integrated PERC 6/i integrated daughter card (optional): SAS 3.0 Gb/s RAID controller and 256MB cache

  Optional External Storage Controllers
Optional PERC 6/E (SAS RAID controller for MD1000 and MD1120)
Optional SAS/5E: 8 port SAS non-RAID external controller for MD3000 x8 PCIe

  Communication
Dual embedded Broadcom®  NetXtreme IITM  5708 Gigabit* Ethernet NIC with fail-over and load balancing.
TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack.
iSCSI Boot

Optional add-in NICs:
Intel 10GBase-T, Cu, PCIe x8
Intel PRO/1000VT Quad Port GbE
Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4 (with I/O AT)
Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x4
Intel PRO/1000 PT Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Copper, PCI-E x1
Intel PRO/1000 PF Single Port Server Adapter, Gigabit, Optical, PCI-E x4
Intel®  PRO/1000 MT Single Port
Intel Springport GbE-PCIe 4-port
Intel 10GbE 1-port SR optic
Intel 10GbE 1-port Base-T
Broadcom®  NetXtremeTM  5722 Single Port Gigabit NIC, Copper, PCI-E x1
Broadcom®  NetXtreme IITM  5708 Single Port Gigabit Ethernet NIC w/TOE, Copper, PCI-E x4
Broadcom®  5709 GbE Dual Port

Optional add in HBAs:
Qlogic QLE2462 Dual Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Qlogic QLE220 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Qlogic QLE2460 Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA
Emulex LPe1150 PCI-e Single Port 4 Gbps Fiber Channel HBA

  Power
AC configuration with standard redundant 750W hot-plug auto-switching universal 110/220V AC power supplies
DC configuration with redundant hot plug -48 to -60 V20 A DC power supplies

  Uninterruptible Power supplies
1000W-5600W
2700W-5600W High Efficiency Online
Extended Battery Module (EBM)
Network Management Card

  Availability
Hot-plug hard drives
Hot-plug redundant power
Hot-plug redundant cooling
ECC memory
Spare Row
Single Device Data Correction (SDDC)
PERC6/i integrated daughtercard w/ battery-backed cache
High availability failover cluster support
DRAC 5/i
Support for internal tape device
Tool-less chassis
Cluster support
Battery-backed ROMB (express)

  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 50.71 lbs (23 Kg), maximum configuration

  Ports
Rear: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x serial connector, 1 x video connector, 1x RJ45 for DRAC 5/i connector
Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x video connector
Internal USB Port

  Management
OpenManageTM 
Standard Baseboard Management Controller with IMPI 2.0 support
Optional DRAC 5/i for advanced capabilities
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

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

  Environmental
Operating Temperature: 10º C to 35º C (50º F to 95º F)
Storage Temperature: -40º C to 65º C (-40º F to 149º F)
Operating Relative Humidity (non-condensing twmax=29C): 20% to 80% non-condensing
Maximum humidity gradient: 10% per hour, operational and non-operational conditions
Storage Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing (twmax=38C)
Operating Vibration: 0.26G at 5Hz to 350Hz for 2 minutes
Storage Vibration: 1.54Grms Random Vibration at 10Hz to 250Hz for 15 minutes
Operating Shock: 1 shock pulse of 41G for up to 2ms
Storage Shock: 6 shock pulses of 71G for up to 2ms
Operating Altitude: -16 to 3,048m (-50 ft to 10,000 ft)
Storage Altitude: -16m to 10,600m (-50 ft to 35,000 ft)

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