Dell PowerEdge R550
Dell's 15th-generation two-socket 2U rack server: 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (up to 24 cores each), 16 DDR4 RDIMM slots, up to 4 PCIe Gen4/Gen3 slots and up to 16 x 2.5-inch or 8 x 3.5-inch drives. A value-priced general-purpose platform for light virtualization and small-IT-infrastructure workloads.
Memory
- Slots
- 16 DDR4 DIMM, RDIMM only, 1.2 V
- Speed
- Up to 2933 MT/s (1 DPC); processor SKU limits actual speed to 2666 or 2933 MT/s
- Capacities
- 8 GB 1R, 16/32 GB 2R x8, 64 GB 2R x4 RDIMMs; max 1 TB (16 x 64 GB)
Storage
- Front bays
- Up to 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (HDD) or 8 x 3.5" SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
- Internal RAID/HBA
- PERC H345, H355, H745, H755, HBA355i; S150 software RAID
- External
- PERC H840 (RAID); HBA355e (non-RAID)
- Boot
- BOSS-S2 (2 x M.2 NVMe SSD, HW RAID 1), Internal Dual SD Module, or USB
- External devices
- Tape products; NAS/IDM software stack; 12 Gb MD/ME-series JBODs
- Drive types
- 2.5" SATA SSD 480 GB-3.84 TB; 2.5" SAS 10K 600 GB-2.4 TB, 15K 900 GB; 2.5" SAS SSD 480 GB-7.68 TB; 3.5" SATA/SAS 7.2K 2-16 TB; M.2 SATA SSD 240/480 GB
Expansion
- Slots
- 3 x PCIe Gen4 low-profile x16 + 1 x PCIe Gen3 low-profile x8 (x4 lane)
- Config 0
- Slot 1 (Proc 1, LP, x16), Slot 2 (PCH, LP, x4), Slots 5/6 (Proc 2, LP, x16)
- Config 0-1
- Slot 1 (Proc 1, LP, x16), Slot 2 (PCH, LP, x4) - single-CPU
- Other
- Expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable
Networking
- LOM
- 2 x 1 GbE embedded
- OCP 3.0
- 1 slot (optional): Intel/Broadcom/QLogic BASE-T or SFP+/SFP28, 1-25 GbE, 2-4 ports
Power
- PSU options
- 600 W Platinum; 700 W Titanium; 800 W Platinum; 1100 W Titanium (100-240 VAC/240 VDC); 1100 W -48 to -60 VDC
- Redundancy
- Up to 2 AC or DC PSUs, 1+1 hot-plug redundant, autosensing/auto-switching
- Efficiency
- Platinum efficiency levels (up to 94% at 50% load); Titanium on 700/1100 W mixed-mode units
- Fans
- Standard fans, up to 5 cabled fans
Ports
- Front
- 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB), 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA
- Rear
- 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x dedicated iDRAC Ethernet, optional serial
- Internal
- 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
Physical
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Dimensions
- 86.8 mm H x 482.0 mm W (434.0 mm without ears) x 685.78 mm D without bezel (721.69 mm with bezel)
- Weight
- 23.84 kg max (16 x 2.5-inch); 20.44 kg (8 x 2.5-inch); 24.80 kg (8 x 3.5-inch)
- Operating temp
- 10-35 C (ASHRAE A2), with extended-range options
Management
- BMC
- iDRAC9 with iDRAC Direct, iDRAC Service Module, optional Quick Sync 2 wireless module
- Software
- OpenManage Enterprise with Power Manager, SupportAssist and Update Manager plugins; OpenManage Mobile; integrations for BMC TrueSight, Microsoft System Center, Red Hat Ansible, VMware vCenter/vRealize; connections for IBM Tivoli, Micro Focus, Nagios
- 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 (TPM 2.0 China NationZ)
- Bezel
- Optional LCD bezel or security bezel
Operating systems
- Supported
- Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
- Details
- Versions and certifications on Dell.com/OSsupport
Processors
- Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 5317
- Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
- Intel Xeon Silver 4316
- Intel Xeon Silver 4314
- Intel Xeon Silver 4310
- Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y