The Dell PowerEdge R550 Rack Server is a 2U rack server that supports dual 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, expandable DDR4 memory, multiple storage configurations, PCIe expansion, and Dell embedded management technologies.

Processor

The Dell PowerEdge R550 supports:

• Up to two 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.
• Up to 24 cores per processor.

Memory

The PowerEdge R550 provides flexible DDR4 memory configurations with:

• 16 DDR4 DIMM slots.
• Support for RDIMM memory.
• Maximum memory capacity of up to 1 TB.
• Memory speeds of up to 2933 MT/s.
• Support for registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only.

Storage Controllers

The Dell PowerEdge R550 supports several internal and external storage controller options.

Internal Controllers

• PERC H345
• PERC H355
• HBA355i
• PERC H745
• PERC H755
• S150

Internal Boot

Internal boot options include:

• Internal Dual SD Module
• USB
• Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2)
• Hardware RAID with 2 x M.2 SSDs

External RAID Controller

• PERC H840

External HBA

• HBA355e non-RAID

Drive Bays and Storage

The PowerEdge R550 supports multiple front-drive configurations.

Available options include:

• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 122.88 TB.
• Up to 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 128 TB.
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD drives with a maximum capacity of 61.44 TB.

Power Supplies

The Dell PowerEdge R550 supports the following hot-swap redundant power supply options:

• 600 W Platinum Mixed Mode, 100–240 V AC or 240 V DC.
• 800 W Platinum Mixed Mode, 100–240 V AC or 240 V DC.
• 1100 W -48 V DC hot-swap redundant power supply.

The 1100 W power supply operates with a -48 V DC to -60 V DC power input.

Cooling

The PowerEdge R550 uses:

• Air cooling.

Fans

The system supports:

• Standard fans.
• Up to five cabled fans.

Dimensions

The Dell PowerEdge R550 dimensions are:

• Height: 86.8 mm (3.41 inches)
• Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches)
• Depth with bezel: 721.69 mm (28.72 inches)
• Depth without bezel: 685.78 mm (27.00 inches)

Form Factor

The Dell PowerEdge R550 is designed as a:

• 2U Rack Server

Embedded Management

The PowerEdge R550 provides several embedded management capabilities, including:

• iDRAC9
• iDRAC Direct
• iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
• iDRAC Service Module
• Quick Sync 2 wireless module

Bezel

Available bezel options include:

• Optional LCD bezel
• Security bezel

OpenManage Software

The server supports Dell OpenManage software, including:

• OpenManage Enterprise
• OpenManage Power Manager Plugin
• OpenManage SupportAssist Plugin
• OpenManage Update Manager Plugin

Mobile Management

The PowerEdge R550 supports:

• OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Integrations

The server supports integration with several IT management platforms, including:

• BMC Truesight
• Microsoft System Center
• Red Hat Ansible Modules
• VMware vCenter
• VMware vRealize Operations Manager

OpenManage Connections

Supported OpenManage connections include:

• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
• IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
• Micro Focus Operations Manager
• Nagios Core
• Nagios XI

Security

The Dell PowerEdge R550 includes several security capabilities, including:

• Cryptographically signed firmware
• Secure Boot
• Secure Erase
• Silicon Root of Trust
• System Lockdown with iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter
• TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS
• CC-TCG certification
• TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Embedded Network Interface

The PowerEdge R550 includes:

• 2 x 1 GbE LOM

Network Options

The server supports:

• 1 x optional OCP 3.0

GPU Support

GPU options are:

• Not supported.

Ports

Front Ports

The front panel includes:

• 1 x dedicated iDRAC Micro-AB USB port
• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x VGA port

Rear Ports

The rear panel includes:

• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x optional Serial port
• 1 x iDRAC Ethernet port
• 1 x USB 3.0 port
• 1 x VGA port

Internal Ports

The server supports:

• 1 x optional USB 3.0 port

PCIe Expansion

The Dell PowerEdge R550 provides four PCIe expansion slots:

• 3 x PCIe Gen4 slots.
• 1 x PCIe Gen3 slot.
• 3 x16 Gen4 low-profile slots.
• 1 x8 Gen3 low-profile slot with x4 lane.

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

The Dell PowerEdge R550 supports several operating systems and virtualization platforms, including:

• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
• Citrix Hypervisor
• Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware ESXi