PowerEdge T550 Tower Server
Improved performance and expandability. Designed for business-critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, database management, AI/ML, and inference.
Order Code pet55010a
PowerEdge T550 Tower Server
2 Socket
5U Rack Server
Improved performance and expandability. Designed for business-critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, database management, AI/ML, and inference.
Processors:
2 x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
Memory
16 x 128 GB DDR4 (2 TB)
Storage
24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (360 TB)
Great for:
Database, medium-duty inferencing, and virtualisation
- Processors:: 2 x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor
- Memory: 16 x 128 GB DDR4 (2 TB)
- Storage: 24 x 2.5" SAS/SATA (360 TB)
- Great for: Database, medium-duty inferencing, and virtualisation
PowerEdge T550 Tower Server
Improved performance and expandability. Designed for business-critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, database management, AI/ML, and inference.
Order Code pet55011a
PowerEdge T550 Tower Server
Improved performance and expandability. Designed for business-critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, database management, AI/ML, and inference.
Order Code pet55012a
Processor
Up to two 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 32 cores per processor
Operating System
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
Citrix Hypervisor
Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
RedHat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi
Chipset
Intel C620 series chipset
Accelerators
Up to two double wide 300W NVIDIA A40 or five single wide 70W NVIDIA T4 accelerators
Memory
DIMM Speed
Up to 3200 MT/s
Memory Type
RDIMM
Memory Module Slots
16 DDR4 DIMM slots
Maximum RAM
RDIMM 1 TB
Storage
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
Storage Controllers
Internal Controllers
PERC H345, PERC H355, PERC H755, PERC H755N, HBA355i
External Controllers
PERC H840, HBA355e
Software RAID
S150
Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S2): 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 Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Module
Quick Sync 2 wireless module
Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Manager plugin
OpenManage SupportAssist plugin
OpenManage Update Manager plugin
Mobility
OpenManage Mobile
Tools
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
600W Platinum 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
700W Titanium 200–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
800W Platinum 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
1100W DC/-48–(-60) V
1100W Titanium 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
1400W Platinum 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
1800W Titanium 200–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
2400W Platinum 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC, hot swap redundant
Hot swap power supplies with full redundancy option
Ports
Network Options
2 x 1GbE LOM and OCP x16 3.0 (optional)
Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct micro-USB (optional)
1 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0
Rear Ports
1 x USB 2.0
1 x iDRAC ethernet port
1 x USB 3.0
1 x Serial (optional)
1 x VGA
Internal Ports
1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
Slots
PCIe
5 x PCIe Gen4 slots + 1 x PCIe Gen3 slot
3 x16 Gen4 (x16 connector) full height, half length
1 x4 Gen3 (x8 connector) full height, half length
2 x16 Gen4 (x16 connector) full height, full length (optional)
Video Card
1 x VGA
Chassis
Up to 8 fans with full redundancy
Bezel
Optional security bezel
Form Factor
5U Tower server
Dimensions & Weight
Height
459.0 mm (18.07 inches)
Width
200.0 mm (7.87 inches)
Depth
680.5 mm (26.79 inches) with bezel
663.5 mm (26.12 inches) without bezel
Weight
Max 44.48 kg (98.06 lbs.)
Rack Support
System is optimized to fit into EIA-310 spec Racks. Dell does not offer specific rails for this platform.
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