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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 server, with 2x Intel Xeon Scalable processors from the 3rd generation, offers flexible storage options including SFF or LFF drive bays. With its 2U design, the front of the chassis holds up to 16x 2.5” SAS/SATA hard drives or SSDs or up to 8x 3.5” SAS/SATA hard drives or SSDs. This system can be managed using pre-installed iDRAC Direct, and optional Quick Sync 2.0. Additionally, a full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools for on-premises, edge and cloud environments are also available.
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Server - System Overview

Built for versatility, the R550 server is ideal for small IT infrastructure, light virtual machine density, and small business specific workloads. The installation of up to 16x DDR4 DIMMs allows for the delivery of up to 1TB of RDIMMs supporting speeds of up to 2933MT/s. Hot-swappable power supply units with a power output of 600W Platinum Mixed Mode or 800W Platinum Mixed Mode can be used. This platform supports 3x PCIe Gen4 x16 low-profile slots and a single PCIe Gen3 x8 low-profile slot. For more network expansion options, the system also features a single OCP 3.0 slot plus a Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 1GbE On-Board LOM.

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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Server - Specifications

Processor - 2 Socket

  • Up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 24 cores per CPU

Memory

  • 16x DDR4 DIMM slots
  • Supports RDIMM 1TB max
  • Speed: Up to 2933MT/s

Storage

    Front Bays

  • Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122.88 TB
  • Up to 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 128 TB
  • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD) max 61.44 TB

GPU Options

  • Not Supported

Expansion Slots

    Up to 3 x PCIe Gen4 slots + 1 x PCIe GEN3 slot
  • 3 x16 Gen4 low profile
  • 1 x8 Gen3 (x4 lane) low profile

Controllers

  • Internal Controllers: PERC H345, PERC H355, HBA355i, PERC H745, PERC H755, S150
  • Internal Boot: Internal Dual SD Module, USB, Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2): HWRAID 2x M.2 SSDs
  • External PERC (RAID): PERC H840
  • External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e

Ports

    Front Ports

  • 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port
  • 1 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x VGA

    • Internal Ports

  • 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

    • Rear Ports

  • 1 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x USB 3.0
  • 1 x Serial Port
  • 1 x iDRAC Ethernet Port
  • 1 x VGA

OS Compatibility

  • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
  • Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • VMware ESXi
  • Citrix Hypervisor
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Power Supply

  • 600W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant
  • 800W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant
  • 1100W -48Vdc hot swap redundant (CAUTION: only works with -48Vdc to -60Vdc power input)

Cooling Options

  • Up to 5x standard cabled fans
  • Air cooling

Management

    Embedded/At-the-server

  • iDRAC9
  • iDRAC Service Module
  • iDRAC Direct
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish

OpenManage

  • OpenManage Enterprise
  • OpenManage Power Manager
  • OpenManage Support Assist
  • OpenManage Update Manager

Security

  • Cryptographically signed firmware
  • Secure Boot Secure Erase
  • System Lockdown
  • Silicon Root of Trust (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)
  • TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Chassis

  • Height – 86.8 mm (3.41 inches)
  • Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches)
  • Depth – 721.69 mm (28.72 inches) with bezel
  • Depth – 685.78 mm (27.00 inches) without bezel

Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Server - Documentation

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