Name: Dell PowerEdge R550 Rack Server
Brand: Dell
SKU: 4840
Availability: InStock

Are you trying to expand your virtual workloads and business applications on limited infrastructure, but experiencing greater complexity and higher deployment costs in operations? The Dell PowerEdge R550 rack server is a value-optimized 2U platform designed especially for small and medium-sized businesses, branch offices, and light VM workloads that need a reliable and scalable infrastructure with consistently good performance. The Dell PowerEdge R550 server provides enterprise-grade computing capability, a centralized management interface, and the ability to easily add capacity to support a variety of scenarios, including virtualization, collaboration platforms, file sharing, and mission-critical business operations.

Key Features Of PowerEdge R550 Rack Server

Scalable DDR4 Memory with Xeon Processors

The Dell R550 server uses 2 Intel Xeon 3rd Gen processors with up to 24 cores on each for processing of database management, ERP applications, and virtualization. It has 16 x DDR4 ECC RDIMM slots for a total of 1 TB memory with speeds up to 2933 MT/s, allowing IT departments to perform multi-tasking more efficiently and improve application response times and VM performance.

Flexible Storage Expansion with Built-in Remote Management

The Dell PowerEdge R550 supports 16 x 2.5″ SAS, SATA, HDDs, SSDs, or up to 8 x 3.5” HDDs with a maximum of 128 TB of total storage capacity. It has integrated PERC H345, H755, and HBA355i RAID controller options to improve storage protection. Integrated iDRAC9, OpenManage, and 2 x 1GbE LOM networking options allow administrators to have simplified centralized monitoring of the infrastructure.

Benefits Of Dell R550 Rack Server

Infrastructure that Supports Retail & Branch Operations

With the help of the PowerEdge R550, retail chains, branch offices, and distributed enterprises can successfully manage POS applications, internal file sharing, & business communications tools with ease. Its hot-swappable 600W, 800W, and 1100W redundant power supplies enable continuous operation and minimize infrastructure downtime for growing businesses.

Virtualization Platforms for Education and Host Providers

The Dell PowerEdge R550 accommodates educational institutions, managed host providers, and private cloud implementations with support for virtualization via VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Hypervisor, Ubuntu, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Its PCIe Gen4 expansion capability & the optional OCP 3.0 networking provide flexibility in your virtualization environment & the scalability of your workloads.

Securely Host Critical Business Applications

By using the Dell R550 server, users can host their business-critical workloads, such as CRM applications, ERP systems, databases, and collaborative workloads with enterprise-class security measures. Secure Boot and Secure Erase technologies, with Silicon Root of Trust, TPM 2.0, and cryptographically signed firmware, will provide sufficient protection of business data & data from ever-changing security threats.

Why Choose ServerBasket?

Enterprise Server Pricing and Consultation

ServerBasket offers the Dell PowerEdge R550 at competitive prices with a free consultation service that helps businesses assess their virtualization, storage needs, or application hosting environments to meet their operational and workload requirements.

Custom-Based Server Configuration

We provide customized configuration of Dell R550 servers and allow you to choose your processors, memory, RAID controller, storage, and networking to tailor the infrastructure to your specific needs.

3-Year Warranty and Technical Support

All new Dell PowerEdge R550 rack servers come with a three-year warranty with a replacement/repair hardware guarantee to ensure long-term reliability. Also, get benefits like secure delivery, pre-sale consultation, post-sale support, and prompt technical assistance for smooth deployment.

Technical Specifications

Brand	Dell
Processor	Intel Xeon Gen3 processors
Form Factor	2U Rack Server
Expansion Slots	3 × PCIe Gen4 slots + 1 × PCIe Gen3 slot
Memory Type	DDR5
Maximum Memory	Up to 1TB
Memory Slots	16 DIMM Slots
Memory Speed	Up to 2933 MT/s
Maximum Storage	Up to 7 TB
Operating System	Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi
Embedded Management	iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
Power Supplies	600W 800W 1100W
Ports	1 × Dedicated iDRAC (Micro-AB USB) port 1 × USB 2.0 1 × VGA
Operating System and Hypervisors	Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Security	Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot Secure Erase Silicon Root of Trust