PowerEdge R550 Rack Server

$6,419.00

2U value-optimized server for added versatility

Increase storage density with this cost-effective rack server. Designed for small business IT infrastructure and lightweight virtualization.

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    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

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Description
2U value-optimized server for added versatility

Increase storage density with this cost-effective rack server. Designed for small business IT infrastructure and lightweight virtualization.

Accelerate your applications

Maximize application performance with the optimal mix of accelerator cards, storage and compute power in a 2U, 2-socket platform optimized for VDI.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Powerful performance and scalability

Built on a scalable system architecture. Designed to flexibly meet software-defined storage, virtualization, and data analytics performance needs.

 

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Built for versatility and optimal performance

Take innovation to the next level with faster time to value and peak compute performance using optimum configurations. Built with a 1U, two-socket design.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Turbocharge your data analytics

Speed up data analytics for faster insights with this entry-level four-socket server. Designed to balance compute with extensive local storage.

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.
Dual-socket performance in a single-socket 1U rack design

Built on a scalable system architecture and compact. Designed to meet virtualization, HCI, OpenStack, and Ready Architecture performance needs

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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

General-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration

Maximize your application performance with the PowerEdge R740 server, which brings you the perfect balance of accelerator cards, storage and compute resources in a 2U, 2-socket platform. With a wide range of GPU and FPGA options, the R740 has the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the optimum platform for VDI deployments. The R740 offers up to 16 x 2.5” or 8 x 3.5” drives and iDRAC9, so you can scale to meet demands and simplify the entire IT lifecycle. Ideal workloads:
  • Cloud applications/Web tech
  • XaaS
  • HPC
  • Virtualization

Achieve IT transformation with the Dell PowerEdge portfolio

The R740 is a general-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration. With its versatility, the R740 can help you transform your data center for VDI, artificial intelligence and software-defined storage (SDS).
  • Simplify and accelerate VMware vSAN™ deployments with validated, pre-bundled and tailored Ready Nodes.
  • Drive demanding workloads with 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory.
  • Scale your VDI deployments with 3 double-width GPUs, supporting up to 50% more users when compared to R730.
  • Free up storage space using internal M.2 SSDs optimized for boot.

Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Dell automation and intelligent management mean you spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on bigger priorities.
  • Help maximize uptime and reduce the IT effort to resolve issues by up to 72% with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.
  • Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
  • Help improve productivity with agent-free Dell iDRAC9 for automated, efficient management.
  • Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to fully configure and prep servers in rapid, scalable fashion.

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection

Dell provides a comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server to protect your data.
  • Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
  • Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
  • Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
  • Take control of your firmware consoles with embedded authentication that is designed to allow only properly designed updates to run.

Virtualize your applications with confidence

The single-socket/2U design of the R7515 creates a flexible platform that can handle both traditional and emerging applications. The R7515 has vSAN Ready Node solutions that have been configurated, tested, and certified, removing the hassle and guesswork of provisioning. The balanced R7515 has room for up to 4x GPUs and 2x PCIe Gen4, enabling many data intensive applications.

Deliver breakthrough performance, innovation and density

Software has started to define the data center, which is why a platform design should scale for application performance. The PowerEdge R7515 is a storage dense server with GPU configurations for scalable virtualized environments. High-level specifications:
  • Direct connect SAS/SATA/NVMe for vSAN Ready Nodes
  • High core count performance for highest VM density in a single-socket design
  • Multi-die architecture offers low latency and floating-point performance for big data and containers

Innovate where you never thought possible

Deploy massive compute anywhere with the latest family of powerful, secure servers engineered to accelerate automation and innovation.

Ready to work

The PowerEdge R660 delivers peak compute with ideal configurations for faster time to value.

Performance, meet versatility

Where performance and density meet. More compute in less space with this dense 1U server designed for demanding workloads including artificial intelligence, database analytics and high-density virtualization.
  • Add up to two 4th generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 56 cores for faster and more accurate processing performance
  • Accelerate in-memory workloads with up to 32 DDR5 RDIMMS up to 4800 MT/sec (1DPC)
  • Maximize performance with up to 3X single-wide GPUs for finishing workloads faster
  • Put more data in a smaller footprint with storage options that include up to 8 x 2.5" NVMe/SAS4/SATA, plus up to 10 x 2.5" NVMe/SAS4/SATA

Power your business-critical workloads

The PowerEdge R840 accelerates business insights and delivers unprecedented performance density for your in-database analytics. Deliver consistent results for demanding applications with powerful, four-socket performance and large memory. Even as your workloads become more complex, OpenManage™ Enterprise simplifies management of your IT infrastructure so you can focus on your business objectives. Integrated security and proven reliability helps ensure maximum uptime in your enterprise data center. Ideal workloads:
  • Data intensive applications
  • Data analytics

Scale application performance for demanding data analytics workloads

The R840 offers versatile resources that allow you to meet changing business demands. Maximize performance and minimize latency with direct-attached NVMe drives.
  • Boost performance with up to four 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and up to 112 processing cores
  • Address large data sets with up to 48 DIMMs (24 of which can be DCPMMs) and up to 15.36TB of memory
  • Scale capacity and performance with up to 26 2.5” HDDs/SSDs (up to 24 NVME drives)
  • Accelerate applications with two doublewide GPUs or two FPGAs
  • Speed data transfers with fully integrated ultra path interconnects (UPIs)

Automate everyday tasks

Reduce the time and effort required to manage IT environments with intelligent automation.
  • Improve efficiency with agent-free iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller for automated, simplified management
  • Deploy OpenManage Enterprise as a virtual appliance in your choice of ESXI, Hyper-V or KVM environments
  • Use OpenManage Integrations or Connections to manage PowerEdge servers with existing console investments
  • Resolve issues with up to 72% less IT effort using automated proactive and predictive technology from ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.

Safeguard IT operations

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection to protect, detect and recover from cyber-attacks. Maximize uptime with a cyber-resilient architecture and robust security features.
  • Maintain data safety with cryptographically signed firmware packages and Secure Boot
  • Detect and prevent unauthorized or malicious changes with Server Lockdown
  • Ensure a trusted backup is used from a secure, hidden boot device with Rapid OS/BIOS recovery
  • Wipe all data from storage media quickly and securely with System Erase
  • Help deliver high availability with hot-pluggable drives and power supplies

Efficiently scale your IT operations

The R6515 is a powerful single-socket/1U server that can scale out to match performance of under-utilized systems. With the enhanced 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ processor, up to 2 single-wide GPUs, and 2TB of 3200 MT/s memory, the R6515 is perfect for virtualization and HCI. The small form factor makes it great for everything from small and remote offices to larger scale out computing deployments.

Deliver breakthrough performance, innovation and density

The popularity of single-socket systems has started to show in the make up of data centers. The PowerEdge R6515 creates an equilibrium of compute resources within a single-socket/1U form factor. The low profile design offers increasingly more compute power with each new generation of AMD EPYC™ processors.
  • Replace your legacy two-socket cluster with an updated and cost efficient single-socket server without compromising performance
  • Enhanced 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ (280W) processor may be the only socket you need
  • Improved TCO with VM density and SQL performance improvements
  • High parallelism for low latency on ROBO and Dense Azure Stack HCI
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