Technical Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Technical Guide
- Contents
- System overview
- System features and generational comparison
- Chassis views and features
- Processor
- Memory subsystem
- Storage
- Networking
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Power, thermal, and acoustics
- Rack, rails, and cable management
- Supported Operating Systems
- Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
- Dell Technologies Services
- Dell EMC ProDeploy Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC Remote Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Data Migration Service
- Dell EMC ProSupport Enterprise Suite
- Dell EMC ProSupport Plus for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport for Enterprise
- Dell EMC ProSupport One for Data Center
- ProSupport for HPC
- Support Technologies
- Dell Technologies Education Services
- Dell Technologies Consulting Services
- Dell EMC Managed Services
- Appendix A: Additional specifications
- Appendix B. Standards compliance
- Appendix C Additional resources
Chapter 1: System overview.......................................................................................................... 5
Key workloads...................................................................................................................................................................... 5
New technologies................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2: System features and generational comparison............................................................. 6
Chapter 3: Chassis views and features.......................................................................................... 8
Chassis views........................................................................................................................................................................8
Front view of the system.............................................................................................................................................8
Rear view of the system.............................................................................................................................................. 9
Inside the system........................................................................................................................................................... 9
Quick Resource Locator............................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 4: Processor....................................................................................................................11
Processor features ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Supported processors........................................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 5: Memory subsystem.....................................................................................................12
Supported memory............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Memory speed.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 6: Storage...................................................................................................................... 14
Storage controllers............................................................................................................................................................ 14
Supported drives................................................................................................................................................................ 14
External storage................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 7: Networking.................................................................................................................16
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
OCP 3.0 support................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Supported OCP cards................................................................................................................................................. 16
OCP NIC 3.0 vs. rack Network Daughter Card comparisons............................................................................ 17
OCP form factors.........................................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 8: Expansion cards and expansion card risers................................................................. 19
Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 9: Power, thermal, and acoustics................................................................................... 23
Power................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Thermal................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Acoustics............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Acoustical performance............................................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 10: Rack, rails, and cable management........................................................................... 26
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