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Dell EMC PowerEdge R660xs Server - System Overview

Dell EMC PowerEdge R660xs server front drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R660xs server was built to provide the most recent technologies for virtualization, scale-out database, and high-performance compute. With a 2x processor configuration, the PowerEdge R660xs server can support up to 3x PCIe Gen4 slots and up to 2x PCIe Gen5 slots, with dual embedded 1GbE ports in back. It also offers 1x OCP 3.0 networking slot and 1x dedicated PERC slot. A maximum of 1TB of RAM can be loaded into the 16x DDR5 DIMM slots, supporting speeds of up to 4800MT/s and powering the most widely used applications and workloads utilized by enterprises today. The embedded management software, iDRAC 9.0 Direct is embedded and can be utilized to monitor and control the Dell system. Power Supply options include 1800W Titanium, 1400W Platinum, 1100W Titanium, 1100W LVDC, 800W Platinum, 700W Titanium, or 600W Platinum PSUs.

Dell EMC PowerEdge R660xs server rear ports

Dell EMC PowerEdge R660xs Server - Specifications

Processor - 2 Socket

  • Up to 2x 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 2x 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Up to 64 cores per CPU

Memory

  • 16x DDR5 DIMM slots
  • Supports RDIMM 1TB max
  • Speed: Up to 4800MT/s

Storage

    Front Bays

  • 0 drive bay
  • Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 80 TB
  • Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD) max 122.88 TB
  • Up to 10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD) max 153.6 TB
  • Rear Bays

  • Up to 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD) max 15.2 TB

GPU Options

  • Not Supported

Expansion Slots

  • 1 CPU Configuration: Up to 2 PCIe slots (1 x16 Gen4 + 1 x8 Gen5)
  • 2 CPU configuration: Up to 3 PCIe Gen4 slots (1 x16 Gen4 + 2 x8 Gen4) or up to 2 PCIe Gen5 slots (1 x16 Gen5 + 1 x8 Gen5)

Controllers

  • Internal Controllers: PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H755N, PERC H355, HBA355i
  • Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs (cold swap) or USB
  • External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e
  • Software RAID: S160

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 (optional)
  • 1 x dedicated iDRAC Ethernet Port
  • 1 x VGA

OS Compatibility

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

Power Supply

  • 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
  • 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
  • 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
  • 1100 W LVDC -48 — (-60) VDC
  • 800 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
  • 700 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
  • 600 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC

Cooling Options

  • Standard (STD) fans/ high performance Gold (VHP) fans, Up to 7 hot-swappable fans
  • Air cooling

Management

    Embedded/At-the-server

  • iDRAC9
  • iDRAC Service Module
  • iDRAC Direct
  • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
  • Quick Sync 2 wireless module

OpenManage

  • CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in
  • OpenManage Enterprise
  • OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter
  • OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center
  • OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center
  • OpenManage Power Manager Plugin
  • OpenManage Service Plugin
  • OpenManage Update Manager Plugin

Security

  • Cryptographically signed firmware
  • Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt)
  • Secure Boot Secure Erase
  • Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)
  • Silicon Root of Trust
  • System Lockdown(requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)
  • TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Chassis

  • Height – 42.8 mm (1.68 inches)
  • Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches)
  • Depth – 748.79 mm (29.85 inches) with bezel
  • Depth – 712.95 mm (28.05 inches) without bezel

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