Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R550 Specifications Chassis The Dell PowerEdge R550 is a 2U server in Dell’s 15th generation line up of servers. This server builds upon the 14th generation’s R540. We will highlight the similarities and differences between each chassis option for the PowerEdge R550. Bay Counts There are three different bay counts and form factors to choose from for the PowerEdge R550. These options are: 8 Bay LFF, 8 Bay SFF, and 16 Bay SFF. The 8 Bay LFF chassis accepts up to eight 3.5” SAS/SATA drives. The 8 Bay SFF chassis accepts up to eight 2.5” SAS/SATA drives. Lastly, the 16 Bay SFF chassis accepts up to sixteen 2.5” SAS/SATA drives. None of R550 chassis options have an NVMe capable backplane. Chassis Rear and PCIe Slots In the rear of the PowerEdge R550, there are four low-profile PCIe slots, two 1GbE RJ45 Ethernet ports, a dedicated iDRAC port, a 2.0 and 3.0 USB port, an OCP card slot, VGA port, system ID button, a BOSS-S2 module, and two hot-swap power supply bays. Processing Power The Dell PowerEdge R550 is a dual processor system that accepts 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Only processors with 24 cores or lower can be installed. This means that the R550 supports a maximum of 48 CPU cores. Intel Xeon Silver CPU Cores Frequency Cache 4309Y 8 2.80 GHz 12 MB 4310 12 2.10 GHz 18 MB 4310T 10 2.30 GHz 15 MB 4314 16 2.40 GHz 24 MB 4316 20 2.30 GHz 30MB Intel Xeon Gold CPU Cores Frequency Cache 5315Y 8 3.20GHz 12 MB 5317 12 3.00GHz 18 MB 5318N 24 2.10GHz 36 MB 5318S 24 2.10 GHz 36 MB 5318Y 24 2.10 GHz 36 MB 5320T 20 2.30 GHz 30 MB 6312U 24 2.40 GHz 36 MB 6326 16 2.90 GHz 24 MB 6334 8 3.60 GHz 18 MB 6336Y 24 2.40 GHz 36 MB 6338T 24 2.10 GHz 36 MB 6342 24 2.80 GHz 36 MB 6346 16 3.10 GHz 36 MB 6354 18 3.00 GHz 39 MB 6330H 24 2.00 GHz 33 MB 5318H 18 2.50 GHz 24.75 5320H 20 2.40 GHz 27.5 MB 6328H 16 2.80 GHz 22 MB 6328HL 16 2.80 GHz 22 MB 6348H 24 2.30 GHz 33 MB Intel Xeon Platinum CPU Cores Frequency Cache 8356H 8 3.90 GHz 35.75 MB 8360H 24 3.00 GHz 33 MB 8360HL 24 3.00 GHz 33 MB 8353H 18 2.50 GHz 24.75 MB 8354H 18 3.10 GHz 24.75 MB Memory The Dell PowerEdge R550 server has a total of 16 DDR4 DIMM slots. The R550 only accepts ECC Registered memory (RDIMMs). Module capacities of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB are supported by the R550. A max RAM capacity of 1TB (1024GB) can be achieved with a configuration of 16x64GB RDIMMs. Memory speeds of 2666MT/s and 2933MT/s are supported by the PowerEdge R550. Technically, modules with speeds of 3200MT/s can be installed, but they will clock down to either 2666MT/s or 2933MT/s, depending on the processor that you have installed. The maximum supported memory speed for your system is determined by the CPU that you have installed. For example, if your CPU supports a max of 2666MT/s, and you install a 2933MT/s module, the module will operate at 2666MT/s. Storage There are a handful of storage options to choose from for you PowerEdge R550 server. The form factor of your drives will be determined by what chassis you have. With an 8 Bay LFF system, you can install 3.5” drives. 2.5” drives can be installed as well, but you will need a 2.3” to 3.5” drive converter. The 8 Bay SFF and 16 Bay SFF chassis accepts 2.5” drives. Each chassis has the option to use two M.2 drives via the BOSS-S1 riser. The R450 server can use HDDs, SSDs, M.2s, and uSDs. Supported drive interfaces are SAS and SATA. Supported Drives Form Factor Type Speed Rotational Speed Max Capacity Per Drive 3.5" SATA 6 Gb 7.2 K 16 TB 3.5" SAS 12 Gb 7.2 K 16 TB 2.5" SATA 6 Gb SSD 7.68 TB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb SSD 30.72 TB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb 10K 2.4 TB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb 15K 900 GB M.2 SATA 6 Gb SSD 480 GB uSD N/A N/A N/A 64 GB NVMe Options & Upgrades A handful of 15th generation Dell servers have loads of NVMe support. Unfortunately, the Dell PowerEdge R550 is not one of those systems. With that said, the R550 is still a fantastic server. If NVMe is a requirement, then the R550 is not the server for you. For those of you who don’t need NVMe, the R550 can still be a great option. Whether it’s the right server for you, depends on your application. Power Supplies Power Supply Overview The Dell PowerEdge R550 has two hot-swap power supply bays on the rear of the system. Because this system supports hot-swap PSUs, you can remove/add a power supply while the system is running, as long as one unit remains within the system. There is a total of three power supply options to choose from: 600W Platinum mixed mode, 800W Platinum mixed mode, and 1100W -48VDC. Wattages As shown above, there are three wattages for the R450: 600W, 800W, and 1100W. These are all great options, but if you server requires a lot of power, then the 800W or 1100W are the way to go. For less power-intensive applications, the 600W works great. Voltages Each power supply has a voltage associated with it. Both the 600W and 800W options are mixed mode, meaning that they support a power input of 100-240VAC or 240VDC. The 1100W power supplies options only works with -48VDC to -60VDC power inputs. RAID Options There are many storage controllers/adapters that can be used with the PowerEdge R550 server. Both RAID (PERC) and non-RAID options can be used. The option that is best for you depends on your application. There is also an option to use a software RAID. Non-RAID adapters cannot configure RAID, but can be used as a storage controller as well as a data controller. PERC RAID controllers on the other hand, can configure RAID. A software RAID can also configure RAID, but it is more limited when compared to a hardware RAID. RAID Options RAID Levels Cache Drive Speeds PCIe Generation RAID Hardware S150 onboard software 0,1,5,10 None 6 Gb/s SATA PCIe Software HBA355e None None 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 Hardware HBA355i None None 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 Hardware H345 0,1,10 None 6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 3.1 Hardware H745 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 4GB NV 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 3.0 Hardware H755 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 8GB NV Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMeGen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SAS/SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 Hardware H840 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 8GB NV 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 3.1 Hardware Network Interface Card Options In order to connect a device to the internet, it needs some type of networking card. Networking cards can manifest as a port that is integrated on the motherboard, or as a separate card. The Dell PowerEdge R550 can accept up to one OCP network card as well as PCIe network cards. PCIe cards must be low-profile to install it into the R550. There are also two 1GbE RJ45 ports built in the back of the server. Systems Management Solutions The PowerEdge R550 has a wide variety of System Management tools. These tools include, but are not limited to: ⦿ Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC 9) ⦿ iDRAC Service Module (iSM) ⦿ OpenManage Ansible Modules ⦿ OpenManage Essentials (OME) ⦿ OpenManage Mobile (OMM) ⦿ OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) ⦿ OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) ⦿ Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) ⦿ Dell EMC System Update (DSU) ⦿ Dell EMC Platform Specific Bootable ISO (PSBI) ⦿ Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ⦿ OpenManage Connections for Partner Consoles ⦿ OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager ⦿ OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow (OMISNOW) Supported Operating Systems: The Dell PowerEdge R550 has many operating systems choices. These operating systems range from different distributions of Linux and different versions of VMware and ESXi and Windows Server. These operating systems include, but are not limited to: ⦿ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 ⦿ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 ⦿ SuSE Linux ES 15 ⦿ Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ⦿ VMware ESXi 7.0 ⦿ VMware ESXi 8.0 ⦿ Window Server 2019 LTSC ⦿ Window Server 2022 LTSC
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