PowerEdge T550
The PowerEdge T550 is a 5U tower server designed for organizations that need high compute and storage scalability in a tower form factor. It supports dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, DDR4 memory up to 2 TB, and flexible storage options, making it suitable for virtualization, databases, AI/ML workloads, and general enterprise applications.
SPECIFICATION
Category
Specification
Processor
Up to 2 × 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (up to 36 cores per CPU)
Memory
16 × DDR4 DIMM slots
Up to 2 TB (RDIMM)
Up to 3200 MT/s
ECC registered DDR4 only
Storage Controllers
Internal: HBA345, PERC H345/H355/H745/H755/H755N, HBA355i, S150
Boot: Dual SD Module or BOSS-S2 (2 × M.2 SSDs, USB)
External RAID: PERC H840
External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e
Drive Bays (Front)
- 8 × 2.5" SAS/SATA (max 120 TB)
- 16 × 2.5" SAS/SATA (max 240 TB)
- 24 × 2.5" SAS/SATA (max 360 TB)
- 8 × 3.5" SAS/SATA (max 120 TB)
- 8 × 3.5" SAS/SATA + 8 × 2.5" NVMe (max 240 TB)
Power Supplies
600–2400 W AC/DC Platinum/Titanium options
Hot-swap support
Cooling
Air cooling Up to 8 hot-swap fans (STD or HPR)
PCIe Slots
Up to 5 × Gen4 slots + 1 × Gen3 slot
GPU Options
Up to 2 × 300 W double-width NVIDIA A40
or 5 × 70 W single-width NVIDIA T4
Embedded NIC
2 × 1 GbE LOM
Network Options
1 × OCP 3.0 card
Management
iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC Service Module, RESTful API with Redfish, Quick Sync 2
OpenManage Software
OpenManage Enterprise, Power Manager, SupportAssist, Update Manager, CloudIQ, VMware vCenter integration, System Center, Windows Admin Center
Security
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (iDRAC9 Enterprise/Datacenter)
TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG, China NationZ
SED support
Ports (Front)
1 × USB 2.0
1 × USB 3.0
1 × iDRAC Direct (optional)
Ports (Rear)
1 × USB 2.0
1 × iDRAC Direct
1 × Serial (optional)
1 × USB 3.0
2 × Ethernet
1 × VGA
Internal Ports
1 × USB 3.0 (optional)
Form Factor
5U tower
Dimensions
Height: 464 mm (18.27 in)
Width: 200 mm (7.87 in)
Depth: 663.5 mm (26.12 in, without bezel)
680.5 mm (26.79 in, with bezel)
Operating Systems & Hypervisors
Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi