Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 2U Rack server

Descriptions

The new Dell EMC 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 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) .The target workloads for the PowerEdge R550 include light duty virtualization, small IT infrastructure and small business specific workloads .

New technologies

Technology	Detailed Description
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor	Core count: up to 24 core processor
	UPI speed: up to 3 x UPIs/socket at 10.4 GT/s or 11.2 GT/s
	Maximum number of PCIe lanes: Integrated 64 PCIe 4.0 lanes @ 16 GT/s PCIe Gen4
	Maximum TDP: 185 W
2933 MT/s DDR4 Memory	Maximum 8 DIMMs per processor
2933 MT/s DDR4 Memory	Supports DDR4 ECC RDIMM, with ECC up to 2933 MT/s
Flex IO	LOM board, 2 x 1 GB with BCM5720 LAN controller
	Rear IO with 1 GB dedicated management network port, USB 3.0 x 1, USB 2.0 x 1, and VGA port
	Serial port option
	OCP Mezz 3.0 (supported by x16 PCIe lanes)
Dedicated PERC	Front storage module PERC with front PERC 10.5 and PERC 11
Power Supplies	60 mm dimension is the new PSU form factor on 15G design
	600 W Platinum 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC
	700 W Titanium 200 – 240 VAC/240 VDC
	800 W Platinum 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC
	1100 W Titanium 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC
	1100 W DC/-48 – (-60) V

System features and generational comparison

The following table shows the comparison between the PowerEdge R550 and PowerEdge R540:

Feature	PowerEdge R550	PowerEdge R540
Processor	Maximum two 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with maximum 24 cores per processor .	Maximum two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with maximum 20 cores per processor .
Processor Interconnect	Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)	Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI)
Memory	16 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM 1 TB, up to 3200 MT/s	16 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only, Up to 2666 MT/s
Storage Drives	Front bays: ● Up to 16 x 2 .5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) ● Up to 8 x 2 .5-inch SAS/SATA(HDD/SSD) ● Up to 8 x 3 .5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)	Front bays: ● Up to 12 x 3 .5-inch SAS/SATA HDD max 168 TB ● DVD- ROM, DVD+RW (optional) Rear bays: ● Up to 2 x 3 .5-inch SAS/SATA HDD max 28 TB
Storage Controllers	Internal Controllers: PERC H345, PERC H355, PERC H745, PERC H755, HBA355i External Controllers: PERC H840, HBA355e Internal Boot: Internal Dual SD Module, Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2): HWRAID 2 x M .2 SSDs, USB Software RAID: S150	Internal Controllers: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330 External Controllers: H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID: S140 Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS): HWRAID 2 x M .2 SSDs 240GB, 480 GB, Internal Dual SD Module
PCIe Slots	3 x Gen 4 PCIe slots 1 x Gen 3 PCIe slot	Non-rear storage configuration ● 1 x full height/full length ● 1 x half height/half length (2U Right riser) slots ● 3 x half height/half length slots Rear storage config ● 1 x half height/half length (1U left riser) ● 1 x half height/half length or 1full height/half length (1U right riser)
Embedded NIC (LOM)	2 x 1GbE LOM	2 x 1GbE LOM
Networking options (OCP 3 .0)	OCP 3.0	2 x 1GbE LOM+ (optional) LOM Riser 2 x 1GbE, or 2 x 10GE SFP+, or 2 x 10GE BaseT
USB Ports	Front Ports ● 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port ● 1 x USB 2.0 ● 1 x VGA Rear Ports	Front Ports ● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB ● 1 x USB 2.0 ● 1 x Video Rear Ports
	● 1 x USB 2.0 ● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC ethernet port ● 1 x Serial (optional) ● 1 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x VGA Internal Ports ● 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)	● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port ● 1 x Serial ● 2 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x Video
Rack Height	2U	2U
Power Supplies	● 600 W Platinum 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC ● 700 W Titanium 200 – 240 VAC/240 VDC ● 800 W Platinum 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC ● 1100 W DC/-48 – (-60) V ● 1100 W Titanium 100 – 240 VAC/ 240 VDC	● 495 W Platinum ● 750 W Platinum ● 750 W 240HVDC Platinum ● 1100 W Platinum ● 1100 W 380 V HDC Platinum ● Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option
System Management	● iDRAC9 ● iDRAC Direct ● iDRAC Service Module ● Quick Sync 2 wireless module	● iDRAC9 ● iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish ● iDRAC Direct ● Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module
Availability	● Hot-plug Drives ● Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies ● Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)	● Hot-plug Drives ● Hot-plug Redundant Power Supplies ● Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

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