Dell PowerEdge C6525 Server Review
"The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6525 is a dense, 2U server that can house four nodes and up to eight AMD EPYC processors." — Storage Review
PowerEdge C6525 Server
Ideal for high-performance dense computing environments
A compute-dense server designed to boost data center performance. Designed for HPC workloads like digital manufacturing, research, and web tech.
Ideal for high-performance dense computing environments
A compute-dense server designed to boost data center performance. Designed for HPC workloads like digital manufacturing, research, and web tech.
Tech Specs & Customisation
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Processor
Up to two 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors per node configurations with up to 64 cores per processor and up to 280W (cTDP)
Operating System
Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
CentOS based on RHEL 8.0 Kernel
Citrix® HypervisorTM
Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi®
OEM-ready version available
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Memory
Up to 16 x DDR4
RDIMM 1TB Max
LRDIMM 2TB Max
Bandwidth up to 3200 MT/S
Availability
Hot plug redundant Hard drives, Fans, PSUs
Security
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional
AMD Secure Memory Encryption (SME)
AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
Management
Embedded Management
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
OpenManage™ SW
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
OpenManage Mobile
Integrations & Connections
OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
Redhat® Andible® Modules
VMware® vCenter™
OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI
Embedded NIC
Single port 1GbE LOM
Networking Options (NDC)
1x OCP 3.0
GPU Options
1x Single-Wide GPU
Power Supplies
Dual Hot-plug redundant 1600W and 2400W AC Power Supply
Dual Hot-plug redundant 2000W AC/DC Mixmode Power Supply
Cooling options: Air Cooling, Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)
Ports
Network Options
Single port 1GbE LOM
Rear Ports
1 x iDRAC Direct micro-USB port
1 x Mini-display port
1 x iDRAC or NIC port
1 x USB 3.0 port
Slots
PCIe
2 x PCIe x16 Gen4 Risers
1 x OCP 3.0 x16 Gen4
1 x PCIe x8 Gen3 M.2 Riser
Form Factor
Up to 4 independent hot-swappable
2-socket C6525 sleds in a 2U C6400 chassis
Dimensions & Weight
Height
86.8mm (3.4")
Width
448.0mm (17.6")
Depth
790.0mm (31.1")
Weight
45.53kg (100.3lbs) 3.5” direct backplane chassis
41.5kg (91.4lbs) 2.5” direct/NVMe backplane chassis
35.15kg (77.4lbs) no backplane chassis
Recommended Support
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. For more information, visit Dell.com/ServiceDescriptions
Recommended Services
ProSupport Plus with SupportAssist provides proactive and predictive support for critical systems. ProSupport provides comprehensive hardware and software support. Get more from your technology starting on day one with ProDeploy Enterprise Suite deployment offers. For more information, visit Dell.com/Services.
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Awards & Reviews
Dell PowerEdge C6525: Editor's Choice
"Perfect for serious server consolidation projects, HPC applications and hyperscale workloads." — IT Pro
Drivers, Manuals & Support
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