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Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade Servers
The Dell PowerEdge 1955 blade server is a natural follow-up to the previous generation PowerEdge 1855. Engineered with the same architecture as the popular PowerEdge 1950 and 2950 rackmount models, the PowerEdge 1955 blade server allows more computing power in a smaller rack footprint.
Descriptions
The Dell PowerEdge 1955 Server Saves Valuable Data Center Resources
By sharing one chassis infrastructure across multiple servers, the Dell PowerEdge 1955 blade server offers exceptional rack density. As many as 10 blade servers fit in one 7U chassis and share components like power, cooling, server management and embedded I/O Pass-Through devices. The result can be reduced data center floor space usage, a 70 percent reduction in necessary cables and simpler installation and maintenance.
High Performance and Availability to Maximize Uptime
The Dell PowerEdge 1955 server delivers incredible processing power in an efficient, small form factor. Each blade features two Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core processors that provide next generation performance. It also includes Fully Buffered DIMMs for advanced memory and performance benefits, low latency response and high throughput. Embedded I/O connectivity options include redundant Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 switches and Pass-Throughs, and Fibre Channel switches and Pass-Throughs, as well as Infiniband™ Pass-Throughs.
High availability is another key benefit of the Dell PowerEdge 1955 server. All of its critical support modules including power, cooling and management features are hot-pluggable and redundant. Plus, each blade supports Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) memory technology that enables the system to withstand multi-bit errors.
Specifications
| Feature | DELL POWEREDGE 1955 SERVER |
| Form factor | 7U rack-mount enclosure holds up to ten blade servers |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 30.67cm (12.07") H x 44.60cm (17.56") W x 73.50cm (28.94") D |
| Power Supplies | Hot-pluggable, non-redundant or optional 2+2 redundant power |
| Input devices | Integrated Avocent® Analog or Digital Access keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch with seamless tiering into an external Avocent or Dell switch environment. |
| Enclosure I/O modules | PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet Switch, Ethernet Pass-Through, Fibre Channel Pass-Through, Brocade Silkworm 4016 Fibre Channel Switch McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch or Topspin InfiniBand Pass-Through. |
| Processors | Up to two Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 sequence processors at up to 2.66GHz; Up to two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 sequence processors at up to 3.0GHz; Up to two Dual-Core Intel Low Volt Xeon 5148 processor at 2.33GHz; Up to two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5000 sequence processors at up to 3.0GHz; |
| Front side bus | Intel Xeon 5300 Sequence: Dual Independent 1066MHz or 1333MHz; Intel Xeon 5100 Sequence: Dual Independent 1066MHz or 1333MHz; Intel Xeon 5000 Sequence: Dual Independent 667MHz |
| Cache | Intel Xeon 5300 Sequence: 2x4MB; Intel Xeon 5100 Sequence: 4MB; Intel Xeon 5000 Sequence: 2x2MB |
| Chipset | Intel 5000P |
| Memory | Up to 32GB (8 FBD DIMM slots) 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Fully Buffered DIMMs (FBD) in matched pairs, 533MHz or 667MHz |
| I/O slots | Optional daughtercard and I/O modules for Fibre ChannelSAN, Ethernet and InfiniBand |
| Drive controller | SAS 5/iR (H/W based) with RAID 1 support |
| Drive bays | Two 2.5" SAS/SATA drives |
| Maximum internal storage | Up to 146GB: two 73GB hot-plug 2.5” SAS (10K RPM); Up to 80GB: two 40GB hot-plug 3.5” SATA (5.4K RPM) |
| Hard drives | 2.5” SAS (10K RPM): 36GB, 73GB; 2.5” SATA (5.4K RPM): 40GB |
| Internal storage | 2 x 2.5" hot-plug SAS (10K RPM) or SATA (5.4K RPM) drives |
| External storage | Fibre channel storage systems |
| Tape backup options | SAN-based or LAN-based backup |
| Network interface card | Dual port embedded Broadcom® NetXtreme II™ 5708 Gigabit1 Ethernet NIC with load balancing and failover; TOE (TCPIP Offload Engine) supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SP1 or higher with Scalable Networking Pack |
| Power supply | 2+2, 2100W, hot-pluggable redundant power |
| Availability | ECC FBD memory and SDDC (Single Device Data Correction) support; optional hot-plug redundant power, cooling and I/O modules; dual embedded NICs with failover and load balancing support; optional redundant Ethernet switches and other I/O technologies; validated for Dell/EMC SAN, Optional management redundancy with DRAC/MC |
| Video | Embedded ATI ES1000 with 16MB memory |
| Remote management | Baseboard Management Controller with IMPI 2.0 support; DRAC/MC chassis management module; virtual media; dynamic DNS |
| Systems management | Dell OpenManage |
| Rack support | 24U or 42U Dell rack; non-sliding Versa & Rapid rails |
| Operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise, Web Edition; Red Hat Linux Enterprise v4 (ES, AS and WS); SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 |
Simplified Management to Reduce Complexity
Simplified management is critical in highly-populated data centers. The PowerEdge 1955 server is designed to help reduce deployment, management and maintenance complexity. Each PowerEdge system is shipped with Dell OpenManage™ IT Administrator and Server Assistant software that guides you through set-up and installation. The PowerEdge blade chassis also includes Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC)/MC management modules and embedded KVMs that enable management from a remote location. Furthermore, the Dell PowerEdge 1955 blade server fits into the current Dell modular server chassis to protect your technology investment and help reduce Total Cost of Ownership.
