Dell PowerEdge R960
Dell's 16th-generation four-socket 4U rack server for the largest in-memory databases (SAP HANA, SQL, Oracle) and AI/VDI workloads. Up to four 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable "H" processors (up to 60 cores each), 64 DDR5 DIMM slots (16 TB), up to 12 PCIe Gen5 slots, up to 32 x 2.5-inch drives and up to four 400 W double-wide GPU accelerators.
Memory
- Slots
- 64 x DDR5 DIMM (288-pin)
- Type
- Registered ECC DDR5 RDIMM only (no DDR4)
- Speed
- Up to 4800 MT/s (1 DPC), 4400 MT/s (2 DPC); processor may reduce rated speed
- Max capacity
- 16 TB with 4 processors (8 TB with 2 processors), 64 x 256 GB octal-rank RDIMM
- Notes
- DIMM slots are not hot-pluggable; only H-series 96 GB RDIMM-qualified CPUs support 96 GB modules
Storage
- Front bays
- Up to 8 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (122.88 TB); up to 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (245.76 TB); up to 24 x 2.5" NVMe (368.64 TB); up to 16 x 2.5" SAS/SATA + 8 x 2.5" NVMe (368.64 TB); up to 32 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (491.52 TB)
- Drive types
- 2.5" 24 Gb SAS, 6 Gb SATA, PCIe Gen3/4 NVMe; EDSFF E3.S NVMe Gen5
- Controllers
- PERC 11G: H755, H355; PERC 12G: H965i, H965e; HBA 11: HBA355i, HBA355e; HBA 12: HBA465i, HBA465e; BOSS-N1; Software RAID: S160
- Boot
- BOSS-N1: hardware RAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs, or USB
Expansion
- Slot 1
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length
- Slot 2
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length
- Slot 3
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length (double width)
- Slot 4
- 1 x16 Gen5, low profile, half length
- Slot 5
- 1 x16 Gen5, low profile, half length
- Slot 6
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length (double width)
- Slot 7
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length
- Slot 8
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length (double width)
- Slot 9
- 1 x16 Gen5, low profile, half length
- Slot 10
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length
- Slot 11
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length or full length (double width)
- Slot 12
- 1 x16 Gen5, full height, half length
Networking
- Embedded NIC
- 2 x 1 GbE LOM (optional)
- Network options
- OCP NIC 3.0 x16 slot (optional); either LOM or OCP card, or both, can be installed
Power
- PSU options
- 1100 W Titanium, 1400 W Platinum, 1800 W Titanium, 2400 W Platinum, 2800 W Titanium (100-240 VAC or 240 VHVDC); 1100 W LVDC (-48 to -60 VDC); hot-swap redundant
- Fans
- Standard fans or up to 6 sets (dual fan module) hot-plug fans
- Cooling
- Air cooling, or optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC; requires rack manifolds and a cooling distribution unit)
Ports
- Front
- 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB), 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA
- Rear
- 1 x dedicated iDRAC Ethernet, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x serial (optional), 1 x VGA (optional, DLC configuration)
- Internal
- 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
Physical
- Form factor
- 4U rack
- Dimensions
- 174.3 mm H x 482 mm W x 883.195 mm D with bezel (869.195 mm without bezel)
- Weight
- 60.2 kg (132.71 lb) maximum, fully populated
Management
- BMC
- iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, iDRAC Service Module, optional Quick Sync 2 wireless module
- Software
- CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug-in, OpenManage Enterprise (with Power Manager, Service and Update Manager plug-ins), OpenManage Mobile; integrations for VMware vCenter, Microsoft System Center, Windows Admin Center, ServiceNow, Red Hat Ansible, Terraform, BMC TrueSight
- Security
- Cryptographically signed firmware, Secure Boot, Secure Erase, Silicon Root of Trust, Secured Component Verification, SED data-at-rest encryption, System Lockdown (iDRAC9 Enterprise/Datacenter), TPM 2.0 FIPS/CC-TCG (TPM 2.0 China NationZ)
- Bezel
- Optional LCD bezel or security bezel
Operating systems
- Supported
- Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
- Details
- See Dell.com/OSsupport for versions and interoperability
Processors
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8450H
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6448H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6434H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6416H