Dell PowerEdge R650 Server
Cloud Ninjas' Dell PowerEdge R650 Specifications Chassis The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a powerful 1U server in Dell’s 15th generation of servers. The PowerEdge R650 builds upon the 14 th generation’s R640. The main differences between each R650 chassis are in the bay counts, chassis rear, and PCIe slots. Bay Counts The PowerEdge R650 has four total options when it comes to bay counts and form factors. These options are 4 Bay LFF, 8 Bay SFF SAS/SATA, 8 Bay SFF NVMe, and 10 Bay SFF SAS/SATA or NVMe. The 4 Bay LFF, accepts four 3.5” drives in the front. The 8 Bay SFF SAS/SATA chassis accepts eight 2.5” SAS and/or SATA drives. The backplane for this chassis does not support NVMe drives. The 8 Bay SFF NVMe chassis accepts a total of eight 2.5” NVMe drives in the front. Lastly, the 10 Bay SFF SAS/SATA or NVMe chassis accepts a total of ten SAS, SATA, and/or NVMe drives in the front. Chassis Rear For the rear of the R650, all of the ports are the same for all options. The differences have to do with whether the system has rear drive bays, the length and number of PCIe brackets, and whether it has a hot-swap BOSS card. The first possible configuration has three low profile PCIe and a hot-plug BOSS card. The second configuration has two 2.5” rear drive bays, one low profile PCIe, and a hot-plug BOSS card. The last possible rear configuration for the R650 has no rear drive bays, no hot-plug BOSS card, and two full-height PCIe. PCIe Slots The PowerEdge R650’s PCIe slot configuration depends on the system’s rear configuration. For the first rear configuration, there is a total of three low-profile Gen 4 PCIe slots. For the second rear configuration, there is one PCIe Gen 4 slot. For the last rear configuration, there is two full-height PCIe Gen 4 slots. Processing Power The Dell PowerEdge R650 Server has two CPU sockets which accepts 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors. A maximum of 40 cores per processor can be achieved, meaning that the R650 supports 80 total cores! This makes this server an excellent choice for virtualization applications. 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 5320 26 2.20 GHz 39 MB 5320T 20 2.30 GHz 30 MB 6312U 24 2.40 GHz 36 MB 6314U 32 2.30GHz 48 MB 6326 16 2.90 GHz 24 MB 6330 28 2.00 GHz 42 MB 6330N 28 2.20 GHz 42 MB 6334 8 3.60 GHz 18 MB 6336Y 24 2.40 GHz 36 MB 6338 32 2.00 GHz 48 MB 6338N 32 2.20 GHz 48 MB 6338T 24 2.10 GHz 36 MB 6342 24 2.80 GHz 36 MB 6346 16 3.10 GHz 36 MB 6348 28 2.60 GHz 42 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 8351N 36 2.40GHz 54 MB 8352M 32 2.30GHz 48 MB 8352S 32 2.20GHz 48 MB 8352V 36 2.10 GHz 54 MB 8352Y 32 2.20 GHz 48 MB 8358 32 2.60 GHz 48 MB 8358P 32 2.60 GHz 48 MB 8360Y 36 2.40 GHz 54 MB 8362 32 2.80GHz 48 MB 8368 38 2.40 GHz 57 MB 8368Q 38 2.60 GHz 57 MB 8380 40 2.30 GHz 60 MB 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 8376H 28 2.60 GHz 38.5 MB 8376HL 28 2.60 GHz 38.5 MB 8380H 28 2.90 GHz 38.5 MB 8380HL 28 2.90 GHz 38.5 MB Memory The Dell PowerEdge R650 server has a total of 32 DDR4 DIMM slots. The R650 accepts three types of memory, which are: ECC Registered (RDIMM), Load Reduced (LRDIMM), or Intel Optane Persistent Memory (PMem) 200 Series. Module capacities of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB, and 256GB, 512GB can be used within this system. 128GB and 256GB modules can only be used with Load Reduced Memory. 512GB on the other hand, can only be used with Intel Optane memory. With LRDIMMs and Intel PMem, you can reach an overall greater capacity than if you were to use RDIMMs. With RDIMMs, the maximum possible RAM you can reach is 2048GB with a 32x64GB configuration. With LRDIMMs, you can reach a max capacity of 8192GB with a configuration of 32x256GB. Lastly, for Intel PMem, the maximum total capacity you can achieve is 8192GB. The PowerEdge R650 accepts memory speeds of 2666MT/s, 2933MT/s, and 3200MT/s. It is important to know, that the processor that you install will determine the maximum memory speed that the R650 will support. The highest possible speed you can achieve is 3200MT/s. If you’re using a processor that has a lower maximum speed, and you install a module with a higher speed than the max, the speed of the module will clock down to the max speed. For example, if your processor supports a maximum memory speed of 2933MT/s, and you install a 3200MT/s module, that modules will run at 2933MT/s. Storage The Dell PowerEdge R650 server has a great range of different potential storage options. The chassis and form factor of your server will determine whether you can use 2.5” or 3.5” drives. There are chassis options for four 3.5” drives, eight 2.5” drives, and ten 2.5” drives. There are also chassis that allow you to add in two 2.5” drives into the rear of the system. The R650 can accept HDDs, SSDs, M.2, and uSDs drives. The supported drive interfaces are: SATA, SAS, and NVMe. Supported Drives Form Factor Type Speed Rotational Speed Max Capacity Per Drive 3.5" SATA 6 Gb 7.2 K 18 TB 3.5" SAS 12 Gb 7.2 K 18 TB 2.5" SATA 6 Gb SSD 3.84 TB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb 10 K 2.4 TB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb 15 K 900 GB 2.5" SAS 12 Gb SSD 15.36 TB M.2 SATA 6 Gb SSD 480GB uSD N/A N/A uSD 64GB 2.5" (U.2) NVMe Gen4 SSD 7.68TB 2.5" (U.2) NVMe Gen3 SSD 7.68TB NVMe Options & Upgrades NVMe is in extreme demand in enterprise environments, and it’s for good reason. NVMe drives outperform most mechanical hard drives and non-NVMe drives. NVMe drives are super-fast which makes them optimal in certain environments. In the past, we have tested systems on three types of NVMe solutions, which are: U.2, PCIe, and M.2. U.2 NVMe and Backplane NVMe With some of the older systems we’ve tested, we have been able to install a U.2 NVMe enablement kit, which allowed a portion of the system’s backplane to accept NVMe drives. If you have an 8 bay chassis with an NVMe capable backplane, or a 10 bay chassis, then you’re in luck. With these chassis, you don’t even need an NVMe enablement kit, as the backplane has NVMe support out of the box. If these systems have rear drive bays, then you can install NVMe drives as well. For the 10 bay chassis, CPU 2 will control the first four drive bays and CPU 1 will control the last six drive bays as well as any drive bays in the rear. One thing to note is that installing ten NVMe drives into all ten drive bays will limit your I/O availability since one I/O slot will be in use so it can enable the last two NVMe drives. The 4 Bay LFF chassis does not have an NVMe capable backplane, but if you have a rear drive kit, then you can install two 2.5” NVMe drives into the back of your server. M.2 NVMe A maximum of two M.2 NVMe drives can be installed into the Dell PowerEdge R650 with a Dell BOSS-S2 controller card. The R650 has the ability to use the Dell BOSS-S1 adapter as well. One advantage that the BOSS-S2 card has over the BOSS-S1 is that the BOSS-S2 allows you to hot swap M.2 drives. This is super convenient in the event that there is a drive failure. Both the BOSS-S1 and BOSS-S2 support hardware RAID. Power Supplies How Many Power Supplies does the R650 Take? The Dell PowerEdge R650 server can hold up to two hot-swap power supplies. The units being hot swap means that you can remove or add a power supply while the server is powered on. To this, one power supply must remain within the system. The location of the PSU slots differ from the R640 as there is one on each side of the server. The power supply bays are spread apart instead of being adjacent to eachother. Dell designed the server like this, to enhance the cooling capabilities of the server and improve the airflow. Wattage Options There is a total of three wattage options for the PowerEdge R650 server. These options are 800W, 1100W, and 1400W. Each of these are awesome options, but for more power intensive applications, stick with either 1100W and 1400W options. And for servers that can’t afford to have down time, utilize two units, so if one fails, the other can keep the system up and running, until the failed unit is replaced. Voltage For voltages, power supply voltage options, 800W, 1100W, and 1400W all have mixed mode options. This allows the power supply to support an overall greater voltage range. Mixed mode power supplies allow for a voltage range of 100W-240W. With a mixed mode power supply, you can use both 110V and 220V connections. Once thing to note, that when using either a 1100W or 1400W mixed mode power supply, operating on a voltage of 100V-120V, the wattage will decrease to 1050W. There is also a 1100W DC -48V-60V power supply option. RAID Options The Dell PowerEdge R650 supports a wide range of storage controllers. There are both RAID (PERC) and non-RAID options. Both of these options are good options, but depending on what you need, one may be a better choice than the other. There is also an option to use software RAID. Non-RAID adapters do not have the ability to set up RAID, but they can be used as a boot controller as well as a data controller. PERC RAID controllers on the other hand allows you to set your drives up in a RAID array. A software RAID does the same thing, but it is more limited than 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/NVMe PCIe Software HBA355E Passthrough None 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SAS/SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 Hardware HBA355i Passthrough None 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SAS/SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 Hardware H345 0,1,10 None 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 3.0 Hardware H355 0,1,10 None 6 Gb/s SATA 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 4.0 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 H755N 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 8GB NV Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMeGen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe PCIe 4.0 Hardware H840 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 8GB NV 6 Gb/s SATA12 Gb/s SAS PCIe 3.1 Hardware Network Interface Card Options The Dell PowerEdge R650 has many different choices to choose from in terms of network cards. Unlike the R640, the R650 does not support Dell daughter cards anymore. Dell has moved to a new standard called “OCP”. Network Card Options Dell Broadcom 57416 Dual Port 10GbE RJ45 OCP 3.0 Dell Broadcom 57412 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 Dell Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 OCP 3.0 Dell Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1GbE RJ45 OCP 3.0 Dell Intel X710 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 Dell Intel X710-T2L Dual Port 10GbE RJ45 OCP 3.0 Dell Intel X710-T4 Quad Port 10GbE RJ45 OCP 3.0 Dell Intel X710 Quad Port 10GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 Dell Intel X710-T2L Dual Port 10GbE RJ45 OCP 3.0 Dell Intel E810-XXV Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 OCP 3.0 Dell Mellanox ConnectX-5 Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 OCP 3.0 Dell Marvell FastLinQ 41132 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 Dell Qlogic 41232 Dual Port 25GbE SFP28 OCP 3.0 Systems Management Solutions The Dell PowerEdge has a ton of system management and support options. These options include but are not limited to: LC 4.x, OpenManage, QuickSync2.0, Digital License Key, iDRAC Direct, and Easy Restore. ⦿ 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 R650 supports a vast amount of operating systems. These operating systems include multiple Linux distributions and different versions of VMware ESXi and Windows Server. These operating systems include, but are not limited to: ⦿ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ⦿ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 ⦿ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 ⦿ SuSE Linux ES 15 ⦿ Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS ⦿ VMware ESXi 6.7 ⦿ VMware ESXi 7.0 ⦿ VMware ESXi 8.0 ⦿ Window Server 2016 ⦿ Window Server 2019 LTSC ⦿ Window Server 2022 LTSC Other operating systems are supported, but these are the ones that are specifically tested by Dell.
