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Dell PowerEdge R250

Dell's entry-level single-socket 1U rack server: one Intel Xeon E-2300 or Pentium Gold processor, 4 DDR4 UDIMM slots (128 GB max) and up to 4 x 3.5-inch drives. Built for small/midsized business and ROBO workloads such as file/print, mail/messaging and point of sale.

Memory

Slots
4 DDR4 DIMM, 288-pin
Type
Unregistered ECC DDR4 (UDIMM) only, 1.2 V
Speed
2933/2666/3200 MT/s depending on DIMM; up to 3200 MT/s with Xeon E-2300, capped at 2666 MT/s with Pentium Gold
DIMM ranks
1R: 8/16 GB at 3200 MT/s; 2R: 32 GB at 3200 MT/s
Max capacity
128 GB (4 x 32 GB)

Storage

Front bays
Up to 4 x 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA (max 30.72 TB), or up to 2 or 4 x 3.5" cabled SAS/SATA (max 30.72 TB)
Internal RAID/HBA
PERC H345 (deprecated Jan 2022), PERC H355, H755, HBA355i; S150 software RAID
External
HBA355e (non-RAID)
Boot
Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) or internal USB, or BOSS-S1 (2 x M.2 SATA SSD, hardware RAID 1)
Drive types
3.5" SAS/SATA 7.2K 2-20 TB; 2.5" SAS 10K 600 GB-2.4 TB, 15K 900 GB; 2.5" SAS/SATA SSD 400 GB-7.68 TB; M.2 SATA SSD 240/480 GB
External storage
USB tape, NAS/IDM appliance software, 12 Gb MD-Series JBODs

Graphics

Onboard
Integrated Matrox G200, 16 MB video frame buffer, up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz
Add-in GPU
Not supported

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe Gen4 x8 (x16 connector), low-profile, half-length
Slot 2
PCIe Gen4 x8 (x8 connector), low-profile, half-length
Riser
Single butterfly riser (Config 0); "no riser" Config 1 supports no expansion cards
Slot use
Internal PERC adapter, external HBA, 1 Gb NIC or BOSS-S1 module, per slot-priority table

Networking

LOM
Onboard Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1 GbE

Power

PSU options
450 W Bronze 100-240 VAC; 450 W Platinum 100-240 VAC; 700 W Titanium mixed-mode 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC
Redundancy
Single cabled PSU, non-redundant
Fans
Up to 4 cabled fans, air cooling

Ports

Front
1 x USB 2.0, 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB)
Rear
1 x Serial, 2 x 1GbE LOM, 1 x iDRAC dedicated Ethernet, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA
Internal
1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

Physical

Form factor
1U rack
Dimensions
42.8 mm H x 482 mm W (434 mm without ears) x 598.64 mm D with bezel (585 mm without bezel)
Weight
12.48 kg (27.51 lb), 4 x 3.5-inch chassis, maximum
Rails
A4 ReadyRails/Generic static rails; tool-less square/round-hole 4-post, tooled threaded and 2-post (Telco); no cable management arm support
Operating temp
10-35 C (ASHRAE A2), no direct sunlight

Management

BMC
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, iDRAC Service Module
Software
OpenManage Enterprise with Power Manager, SupportAssist and Update Manager plugins; OpenManage Mobile
Security
Cryptographically signed firmware, Secure Boot, Secure Erase, Silicon Root of Trust, System Lockdown (iDRAC9 Enterprise/Datacenter); TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ
Bezel
Optional bezel or security bezel

Operating systems

Supported
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi (from Dec 2021), Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Processors

  • Intel Xeon E-2378G
  • Intel Xeon E-2378
  • Intel Xeon E-2356G
  • Intel Xeon E-2336
  • Intel Xeon E-2334
  • Intel Xeon E-2324G
  • Intel Xeon E-2314
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6505
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6405T