The Dell PowerEdge R550 is Dell’s latest 2-socket, 2U rack server designed to run complex workloads using highly scalable memory, I/O, and network options. The system features the 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor , up to 16 DIMMs, PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0 enabled expansion slots, and a choice of network interface technologies to cover NIC. The PowerEdge R550 is a general-purpose platform capable of handling demanding workloads and applications, such as data warehouses, e-commerce, databases, and high-performance computing (HPC).
| PER5503A-244-2 | DELL SER R550 4310 | DELL SER R550 LFF | DELL SER R550 LFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Xeon Silver 4310 | Intel Xeon Silver 4310 | Intel Xeon Silver 4310 | Intel Xeon Silver 4314 |
| Memory | 16 GB RDIMM | 16 GB RDIMM | 32 GB RDIMM | 32GB RDIMM |
| Storage | 2.4 TB Hard Drive SAS | 2.4 TB Hard Drive SAS ISE | N/A | 2 x 480 GB SSD SATA |
| Storage Controller | PERC H755 | PERC H755 SAS Front | PERC H755 SAS | PERC H755 SAS Front |
| Network Controller | On-Board LOM 1Gb Dual Port | On-Board LOM 1Gb Dual Port | On-Board LOM 1Gb Dual Port | On-Board LOM 1Gb Dual Port |
| Power Supply | 1100 W | 700 W | 800 W | 800 W |
| Warranty | 3 Year Warranty | 3 Year Warranty | 3 Year Warranty | 3 Year Warranty |
| Action | Get a Quote Shop Now | Get a Quote | Get a Quote | Get a Quote |

The Dell PowerEdge R550 is a 2U, dual-socket server that offers the best value for organizations seeking the latest processing, I/O and storage capabilities.
The Dell PowerEdge R550 with 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors delivers the ideal balance of versatility and affordability with a large local storage capability for video streaming, surveillance, web-tech and a variety of applications

The Dell Technologies OpenManage systems management portfolio helps tame the complexity of your IT environment with tools and solutions to discover, monitor, manage, update, and deploy your PowerEdge infrastructure.
PowerEdge and OpenManage solutions integrate tools across the portfolio to help organizations automate the server lifecycle, optimize operations, and scale efficiently.
PowerEdge servers are made with a cyber resilient architecture that builds in security at every phase of the product lifecycle, from the silicon root of trust and secured component verification, to signed firmware and drift detection, to BIOS recovery.
Increase storage density with this cost-effective rack server. Designed for small business IT infrastructure and lightweight virtualization.
Front View

| 1. | Left control panel | 2. | Drive |
| 3. | Right control panel and VGA port | 4. | Information tag |
| 1. | PCIe expansion card slot 1 | 2. | PCIe expansion card slot2 |
| 3. | PCIe expansion card slot5 | 4. | System identification button |
Rear View

| 5. | PCIe expansion card slot6 | 6. | BOSS S2 module | 7. | Power supply unit (PSU 2) |
| 8. | Power supply unit (PSU 1) | 9. | VGA port | 10. | OCP NIC port (optional) |
| 11. | USB 3.0 port | 12. | USB 2.0 port | ||
| 13. | iDRAC dedicated port | 14. | NIC ports (1, 2) |
| Processor: | Up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 24 cores per processor |
| Memory: | • 16 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 1 TB max, speeds up to 2933 MT/s • Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
| Storage 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 |
| Drive Bays: | 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 |
| Power Supplies: | 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: | Air cooling |
| Fans: | • Standard (STD) fans • Up to five cabled fans |
| Dimensions: | Height – 86.8 mm (3.41 inches) • Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches) • Depth – 721.69 mm (28.72 inches) with bezel 685.78 mm (27.00 inches) without bezel |
| Form Factor: | 2U rack server |
| Embedded Management: | iDRAC9 • iDRAC Direct • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish • iDRAC Service Module • Quick Sync 2 wireless module |
| Bezel: | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel |
| OpenManage Software: | OpenManage Enterprise • OpenManage Power Manager plugin • OpenManage SupportAssist plugin • OpenManage Update Manager plugin |
| Mobility: | OpenManage Mobile |
| Integrations and Connections: | OpenManage Integrations • BMC Truesight • Microsoft System Center • Red Hat Ansible Modules • VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager -OpenManage Connections • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus • IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition • Micro Focus Operations Manager • Nagios Core • Nagios X |
| Security: | Cryptographically signed firmware • Secure Boot • Secure Erase • Silicon Root of Trust • System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) • TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ |
| Embedded NIC: | 2 x 1 GbE LOM |
| Network Options: | 1 x OCP 3.0 (optional) |
| GPU Options: | Not supported |
| Operating System and Hypervisors: | Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS • Citrix Hypervisor • Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V • Red Hat Enterprise Linux • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • VMware ESXi |