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).

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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
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Features

Dell PowerEdge

Your innovation engine

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.

Virtualization-ready 2U rack server

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

  • Supports up to 24 cores per CPU, and up to 16x DDR4 RDIMMs at up to 2933 MT/s
  • Built with a minimum footprint and enterprise compute to optimize expensive retail space
  • Manage with iDRAC9 Enterprise, OpenManage Enterprise and Plugins, iDRAC Direct, and Quick Sync 2.0
  • Full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools for on-premises, edge and cloud environments
Dell PowerEdge

Systems Management and Security Solutions

Systems Management

OpenManage systems management

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.

Intelligent Automation

Intelligent Automation

PowerEdge and OpenManage solutions integrate tools across the portfolio to help organizations automate the server lifecycle, optimize operations, and scale efficiently.

Built-in security

Built-in security

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.

Overview

DELL Poweredge R550

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)

Specification

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

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