PowerEdge T550 Tower Server
Flexible two-socket tower server for enterprise workloads outside of the traditional data center
The Dell Technologies PowerEdge T550 balances expandability and performance and offers advanced technologies such as accelerators to address enterprise-class workloads.
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| Tech Specs & Customization | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Up to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 36 cores per processor |
| Memory | 16 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 1 TB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/s Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
| Storage Controllers | Internal controllers: HBA345, PERC H345, PERC H355, PERC H745, PERC H755, S150, H755N, HBA355i Internal Boot: Internal Dual SD Module, Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs, USB External PERC (RAID): PERC H840 External HBAs (non-RAID): HBA355e |
| Drive Bays | Front bays Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD) max 120 TB Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD) max 240 TB Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD) max 360 TB Up to 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SAS) max 120 TB Up to 8 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD) + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 240 TB |
| Power Supplies | 600 W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 700 W Titanium Mixed Mode (200-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 800 W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 1100 W -48Vdc hot swap redundant (CAUTION: only works with -48Vdc to -60Vdc power input) 1100 W Titanium Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 1400 W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 1800 W Titanium Mixed Mode (200-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant 2400 W Platinum Mixed Mode (100-240Vac or 240Vdc) hot swap redundant |
| Cooling Options | Air cooling |
| Fans | Standard (STD) fans/High performance (HPR) silver fans Up to eight hot swap fans |
| Dimensions | Height – 459.0 mm (18.07 inches) Width – 200.0 mm (7.87 inches) Depth – 663.5 mm (26.12 inches) – without bezel 680.5 mm (26.79 inches) – with bezel |
| Form Factor | 5U tower server |
| Embedded Management | iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct iDRAC Service Module iDRAC RESTful with Redfish Quick Sync 2 wireless module |
| Bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel |
| OpenManage Software | OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Power Manager plugin OpenManage SupportAssist plugin OpenManage Update Manager plugin |
| Mobility | OpenManage Mobile |
| Integrations and Connections | OpenManage Integrations BMC Truesight Microsoft System Center Red Hat Ansible Modules VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager OpenManage Connections IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition Micro Focus Operations Manager Nagios Core Nagios XI |
| Security | Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot Secure Erase Silicon Root of Trust System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ |
| Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM |
| Network Options | 1 x OCP 3.0 |
| GPU Options | Up to two double-wide 300 W NVIDIA A40, or five single-wide 70 W NVIDIA T4 accelerators |
| Ports | Front Ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC (Micro-AB USB) port (optional) 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 Rear Ports: 1 x USB 2.0 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port 1 x Serial (optional) 1 x USB 3.0 2 x Ethernet 1 x VGA Internal Ports: 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) |
| PCIe | Up to 6 x PCIe Gen4 slots |
| Operating System and Hypervisors | Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi |
Product Details
Innovate at scale with an expandable tower server for enterprise workloads
The Dell Technologies PowerEdge T550, powered by the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, is an enterpriseclass tower server that offers advanced technologies and support for accelerators. The PowerEdge T550 provides office-friendly acoustics, ease of management and expandability for growth and performance. Powerful and versatile, the PowerEdge T550 addresses business critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, and database management as well as enterprise level requirements for data analysis, virtualization, and AI/ML/inferencing.
Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with autonomous collaboration
The Dell Technologies OpenManage systems management portfolio tames the complexity of managing and securing IT infrastructure. Using Dell Technologies’ intuitive end-to-end tools, IT can deliver a secure, integrated experience by reducing process and information silos in order to focus on growing the business. The Dell Technologies OpenManage portfolio is the key to your innovation engine, unlocking the tools and automation that help you scale, manage, and protect your technology environment.
- Built-in telemetry streaming, thermal management, and RESTful API with Redfish offer streamlined visibility and control for better server management
- Intelligent automation lets you enable cooperation between human actions and system capabilities for added productivity
- Integrated change management capabilities for update planning and seamless, zero-touch configuration and implementation
- Full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools
Protect your data assets and infrastructure with proactive resilience
The Dell Technologies PowerEdge T550 server is designed with a cyber-resilient architecture, integrating security deeply into every phase in the lifecycle, from design to retirement.
- Operate your workloads on a secure platform anchored by cryptographically trusted booting and silicon root of trust
- Maintain server firmware safety with digitally signed firmware packages
- Prevent unauthorized configuration or firmware change with system lockdown
- Securely and quickly wipe all data from storage media, including
- hard drives, SSDs and system memory with System Erase
Sustainability
From recycled materials in our products and packaging, to thoughtful, innovative options for energy efficiency, the PowerEdge portfolio is designed to make, deliver, and recycle products to help reduce the carbon footprint and lower your operation costs. We even make it easy to retire legacy systems responsibly with Dell Technologies Services.
PowerEdge T550
The Dell Technologies PowerEdge T550 is designed to address enterprise-class workloads. Ideal for:
- Business critical workloads
- Database and Analytics
- Virtualization
- AI/ML and inferencing