Specs
Quick Specs
1U Full Width Blade server
2 sleds per FX2 Enclosure
4x Intel Xeon E5-2600v4
Memory | Max: 1.5TB48 DDR4 RDIMM 2400Mhz
Boot Device:IDSDM
Storage | Max: N/A16x 1.8" SAS, NVMe PCIe
Networking:2x bNDC Supported
Mezzanine Storage Controllers:S140 (SW RAID)
miniPERC H330, H730, H730P
4x PCIe 3.0 (x8) expansion slots
When a Single FC830 is paired with two FD332 storage modules, the full-width sled server has access to all eight PCIe slots on the FX2s chassis.
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Ideal for:
- High-Performance Computing (HPC)
- Virtualization
- Web Tech
This is one of the supported Node Servers, the PowerEdge FX2 or PowerEdge FX2s must be configured separately.
The PowerEdge FC640 delivers powerful performing processors, large memory capacity and highly scalable I/O capability that meet virtualization, server consolidation, scale-out, private cloud or hybrid cloud needs.
- PowerEdge FX2s: “switched” configuration supporting up to eight low-profile PCIe 3.0 expansion slots
- PowerEdge FX2: lower-cost “unswitched” configuration that does not offer expansion slots.
The FC830 does not support the mixing of SAS and SATA drives in the same chassis.
FC830 16x 1.8" 
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16x 1.8" SAS Drives
SATA_BP connectorSAS backplane cable connector that connects SSDs populated in bays 0-7 to the system board through an expander card.
J_PERC connectorSAS drive backplane cable connector that connects SSDs populated in bays 8–15 to the system board.
FC830 2xPCIe + 6x2.5" 
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2xPCIe + 6x2.5" SATA Drives
SATA_BP connector2SATA drive backplane cable connector that connects six hard drives or SSDs to the system board
J_PERC connectorPCIe drive backplane cable connector that connects two PCIe SSDs to the system board.
FC830 8x 2.5" SAS 
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8x 2.5" SAS Drives
J_PERC connectorSAS backplane cable connector that connects eight hard drives or SSDs to the system board.
FC830 8x 2.5" SATA View FC830 Blade Server
8x 2.5" SATA Drives
SATA_BP connectorSATA backplane cable connector that connects eight hard drives or SSDs to the system board.
The FC830 is a Powerful 4-socket server with dense compute, memory scalability and a highly expandable storage subsystem, the Dell PowerEdge FC830 is designed for data centers requiring the performance and reliability enterprise applications demand.
With powerful processors, enormous memory and highly scalable I/O capabilities, the PowerEdge FC830 excels at running a wide range of database-driven, mission-critical applications for midsize and large businesses, like enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM). Combining exceptional performance and data access capabilities, the FC830 is also ideal for the database tier of web tech and HPC environments or large-scale virtualization.
Flexible, scalable, powerful
Powered by up to four 22-core Intel Xeon E5-4600 v4 processors, each FC830 has 48 DIMMs, 16 x 1.8-inch, or eight 2.5-inch front access drives, a dual-port 10GB select network adapter (SNA) and access to four PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slots in the shared chassis.
Build an infrastructure that’s tailormade for your unique IT requirements. The FC830 provide flexible virtualization with great VM density and highly scalable resources for the consolidation of large or performance-hungry VMs, and also offers a rich set of storage options, including the PowerEdge FD332 storage block, which provides up to 16 direct-attached drives
The efficiencies of shared infrastructure
FC830 servers are housed in the FX2 enclosure, a 2U converged platform delivering the density of a blade architecture with the simplicity and cost benefits of rack-based systems — all in a compact modular design. The FX2 delivers efficiency through shared power, cooling, networking and management, as well as PCIe slots and I/O module options that enable any style of storage — DAS, SAN or NAS.
Right-size your IT
Quickly and efficiently add resources to the chassis at the single block level, or add one or more fully loaded 2U enclosures. A single FX2 with two FC830 servers, scales up to 176 cores, 96 DIMMs of memory and 32 drives of in-server storage so you can readily tailor your infrastructure with the right power, storage and connectivity to meet your unique business needs.
The FC830 is a Full-Width Blade server which means it supports double the components of the half-width blade server. The FX servers can only support up to 2 Full-Width blade servers in one enclosure. For a total of 8 Mezzanine Cards installed. Therefore the FC830 has access to all the Fabric ports on the back of the FX2 Enclosure.
You also have the option to install a pass-thru in any of these mezzanine slots.
Both the storage controller and expander use the same slot. These two cards can't be installed together. The Expander is only used when installing the 16x 1.8" Backplane.
Storage Controller
- miniPERC H330
- miniPERC H730
- miniPERC H730p
SAS Expander
The SAS Expander is used for the 1.8" Chassis and connects SSDs populated in bays 0-7 to the system board through an expander card.
If you are using a 1.8-inch hard drive/SSD system with four processors, ensure that you use only 74 mm wide heat sinks for processors up to 105 W, 120 W, or 135 W.
If you are using a 2.5-inch hard drive/SSD system with four processors, ensure that you use only 94 mm wide heat sinks for processors up to 120 W or 135 W.
When using a 94 mm wide heat sink for quad processors, the memorymodule sockets A10, A12, B10, B12, C10, C12, D10, and D12 are not available for population.
Dimensions & Weight
- Width: 427.6mm (16.83")
- Height: 40.3mm (1.58")
- Depth: 538.1mm (21.18")
- Weight: 13.0 kg (28.66 lb)
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Base Standard Capabilities
| Feature | Technical specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Form factor | Full-width – supports up to 2 sleds per PowerEdge FX2 enclosure | |
| Dimensions | W: 48.8 cm (19.2 in) D: 37.6 cm (14.8in) H: 5.1 cm (2 in) | |
| Processor | Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600 v4 product family Processor sockets: 4 Cache: 2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22 Chipset: Intel C610 series | |
| Memory1 | Up to 1.5TB (48 DIMM slots): 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s | |
| I/O mezzanine cards | Access to 4 x PCIe 3.0 (x8) expansion slots, (up to 8 for certain configurations) | |
| RAID controllers | Internal controllers: PERC S130 (SW RAID), PERC H330, PERC H730, PERC H730P | |
| Primary storage | Hot-plug hard drive options: PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe, SATA HDD/SSD or SAS HDD/SSD Up to 16 x 1.8" SSD or 8 x 2.5" | |
| Optional adapters | Optional NICs and HBAs | |
| Power supplies | Chassis level – PowerEdge FX2 hot-plug PSU: 2000W or 1600W AC in 1+1 redundant or 2+0 non-redundant configurations | |
| Video card | Video type Matrox® G200 (integrated with iDRAC8) Video memory: 16MB shared with iDRAC8 application memory | |
| Systems management | • FX uses Chassis Management Controller (CMC) to manage all resources (server nodes and shared infrastructure) in a single web console • OpenManage portfolio for FX supports local and remote management, consistent with other PowerEdge products • CMC and iDRAC are available with either Enterprise or Express licensing to best suit specific management needs • Server nodes each contain proven iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for agent-free, automated systems management | |
| Operating systems | Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux VMware® ESX® For more information on the specific versions and editions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. | |