Technical Specifications

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding 240
V.
NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the PSU wattage rating.
NOTE: When selecting or upgrading the system configuration, to ensure optimum power utilization, verify the system
power consumption with the Dell Energy Smart Solution Advisor available at Dell.com/ESSA.
Cooling fan specifications
The PowerEdge T550 system supports up to eight standard or high performance silver grade (HPR (Silver)) cooling fans
connected to the system board directly.
Table 5. Cooling fan specifications
Fan type Abbreviation Also known as Label color Label image
High-
performanc
e fan (Silver
grade) fan
HPR (Silver) HPR - High
Performance
N/A
Figure 2. High performance fan
Standard
fan
STD STD - Standard N/A
Figure 3. Standard fan
NOTE: For more information about the supported fan configuration or matrix, see Thermal restriction matrix.
Supported operating systems
The PowerEdge T550 system supports the following operating systems:
● Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
● Citrix Hypervisor
● Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux
● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
● VMware ESXi
For more information, go to www.dell.com/ossupport.
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