The Dell PowerEdge R450 Rack Server is a compact 1U server platform designed to provide scalable processing, memory, storage, networking, and system management capabilities. It supports dual 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and offers flexible configurations for rack-based IT environments.

Processor

The Dell PowerEdge R450 supports:

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

Memory

The PowerEdge R450 provides expandable DDR4 memory capabilities.

Memory specifications include:

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

Storage Controllers

The Dell PowerEdge R450 supports multiple internal and external storage controller options.

Internal Controllers

Available internal controllers include:

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

Internal Boot

Internal boot options include:

• Internal Dual SD Module
• Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S1/BOSS-S2 depending on configuration)
• Hardware RAID with 2 x M.2 SSDs
• USB

External RAID Controller

• PERC H840

External HBA

• HBA355e

Drive Bays and Storage

The PowerEdge R450 supports different front-bay storage configurations.

Available options include:

• Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives.
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives.

The server can support up to 64 TB with the 3.5-inch drive configuration and up to 61.4 TB with the 2.5-inch configuration, depending on the selected drives.

Power Supplies

The Dell PowerEdge R450 supports several redundant hot-swap power supply options, including:

• 600 W Platinum AC, 100–240 V AC or 240 V DC.
• 800 W Platinum AC, 100–240 V AC or 240 V DC.
• 1100 W DC, -48 V to -60 V.

Cooling

The PowerEdge R450 uses air cooling.

Fans

The system supports:

• Standard fans.
• High-performance fans.
• Up to seven cold-swap fans.

Embedded Management

The Dell PowerEdge R450 includes several embedded management technologies:

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

OpenManage Software

Supported Dell OpenManage software includes:

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

Mobile Management

• OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Integrations

The PowerEdge R450 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 management connections include:

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

Security

The Dell PowerEdge R450 includes several integrated 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

Network Connectivity

Embedded NIC

The PowerEdge R450 includes:

• 2 x 1 GbE LOM

Network Options

The server also supports:

• 1 x OCP 3.0

GPU Support

The Dell PowerEdge R450 does not support GPU configurations.

Ports

Front Ports

The front panel includes:

• 1 x dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro-USB port
• 1 x USB 3.0 port
• 1 x VGA port

Rear Ports

The rear panel includes:

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

Internal Ports

• 1 x optional USB 3.0 port

PCIe Expansion

The Dell PowerEdge R450 provides PCIe expansion capabilities through:

• 2 x PCIe Gen4 slots.
• Low-profile expansion card support.

Bezel

Available bezel options include:

• Optional LCD bezel.
• Security bezel.

Form Factor

The Dell PowerEdge R450 is designed as a:

• 1U Rack Server

Dimensions

The server dimensions are:

• Height: 42.8 mm (1.7 inches)
• Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches)
• Depth without bezel: 734.95 mm (28.92 inches)
• Depth with bezel: 748.79 mm (29.47 inches)

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

The Dell PowerEdge R450 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