PowerEdge 2970 Rack Server

Balance of Features and Size The highly versatile AMD-based Dell PowerEdge 2970 2-socket 2U rack server provides the optimal balance of server features and size. It gives businesses the ability to maximize server performance while keeping space and energy needs to a minimum. Designed to support almost any type of enterprise application — including database, email and network infrastructure — it has the versatility that businesses require.

Use Energy Optimally

Power infrastructure and consumption already account for nearly half the cost of a typical data center and could soon cost half of the typical overall IT budget. That said, Dell offers the PowerEdge Energy Smart 2970 for customers seeking a highly energy-efficient server — Dell is the only major server vendor to offer a complete lineup of these energy-optimized servers.

Due to its smart design, the PowerEdge Energy Smart 2970 version provides up to 27 percent greater performance per watt when compared to the HP DL385 G2 and up to 18 percent when compared to the IBM x3655².

Protect Your Information

Since 2005, over 165 million personal information data records have been compromised in the US alone³. Dell recognizes the growing importance of information security and is committed to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. Today’s PowerEdge servers are the most secure servers that Dell has ever produced.

The PowerEdge 2970 physically and logically locks down internal components, thus preventing unauthorized access. For example, customers deploying USB tokens can securely install them on the internal USB port. Hardware tokens and supporting software are available from many vendors and are often used to improve security through authentication and encryption.

Enhance Performance

As your business grows, the requirements for reliable and responsive server performance increase as well. The PowerEdge 2970 server helps you meet ever-expanding application and data requirements. It includes the latest generation of AMD Opteron 64-bit dual processor, as well as support for 8 GB DIMMs allow enhanced performance as well as improved data and application consolidation.

In addition to providing great all-around performance, the Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors⁴ particularly excel at floating-point intensive applications, such as those used by design and engineering departments.

Simplify Management

Complex IT environments mean higher IT costs. The PowerEdge 2970 includes features which help to streamline and ease server deployment and consolidation tasks. Dell delivers fully assembled and highly tested machines that don’t require expensive integration services.

The PowerEdge 2970 also helps ease system administration with its choice of 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch drives, internal USB port, and an optional internal DVD.