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PowerEdge R250 Rack Server

1 Socket 1U Rack Server
Deliver powerful compute with an entry-level rackmount server. Designed to address common business applications.
Processors:
1 x Intel Xeon ® Series processor
Memory
4 (128GB)
Storage
4 x 3.5"
Great for:
File, print, collaboration, point of sale, and web serving
  1. Processors:: 1 x Intel Xeon ® Series processor
  2. Memory: 4 (128GB)
  3. Storage: 4 x 3.5"
  4. Great for: File, print, collaboration, point of sale, and web serving

Processor

One Intel® Xeon® E-2300 series processor with up to 8 cores
One Intel® Pentium® processor with up to 2 cores

Operating System

Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
Vmware ESXi
Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Chipset

Intel® C256 series

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 3200 MT/s
Note: For Pentium® processor, maximum memory speed supported is 2666 MT/s

Memory Type
UDIMM

Memory Module Slots
 
4 DDR4 DIMM slots

Maximum RAM
 
UDIMM 128 GB

Storage

Front Bays:
Up to 4 x 3.5-inch hot swap SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
Up to 4 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
Max 80TB for 4HDD configuration
Up to 2 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers:
PERC H345, PERC H755, HBA355i

External Controllers:
HBA355e, 12 Gbps SAS Ext. HBA

Software RAID:
S150

Internal Boot:
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240 GB or 480 GB
Internal Dual SD Module or USB

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

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server:
iDRAC9
iDRAC Service Module
iDRAC Direct

Consoles:
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Manager plugin
OpenManage SupportAssist plugin
OpenManage Update Manager plugin

Mobility:
OpenManage Mobile

Tools:
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
IPMI
RACADM CLI
System Update Utility
Update Catalogs

OpenManage Integrations:
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® 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

Power Supplies

450 W Bronze 100-240 VAC, cabled
450 W Platinum 100-240 VAC, cabled
700 W Titanium 100-240 V AC, cabled
700 W 240 V DC, cabled
Cabled power supplies

Ports

Network Options
2 x 1 GbE LOM

Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct micro-USB
1 x USB 2.0

Rear Ports
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA

Internal Ports
1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

Slots

PCIe
2 x PCIe Gen4 slots

Bezel

Optional security bezel

Form Factor

1U rack server

Dimensions & Weight

Height: 42.80 mm (1.68 in.)

Width: 
482 mm (18.97 in.)

Depth with bezel: 
598.64 mm (23.56 in.)
Depth without bezel: 585 mm (23.02 in.)

Weight: 
12.48 kg (27.51 lbs.)

Rack Support

ReadyRails static rails for 4-post and 2-post racks.

Recommended Support

Choose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region.

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Drivers, Manuals & Support

Dell Support

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