Description

PowerEdge T550 Kenya

Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 Kenya Tower Server: A Perfect Balance of Expandability and Performance

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 Kenya Tower Server is engineered to meet the demanding needs of enterprise workloads, providing an ideal solution for a variety of business-critical applications. Designed to deliver exceptional performance and expandability, it supports cloud infrastructure, database management, AI/ML applications, and data inference. Whether you’re managing large-scale databases or undertaking complex machine learning tasks, the PowerEdge T550 Kenya provides the flexibility and power needed to support these high-intensity workloads.

Designed for the Modern Enterprise

Powering the Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 Kenya is the 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, which bring cutting-edge performance to the server. This powerful two-socket tower server is not only optimized for heavy-duty enterprise applications but also offers office-friendly acoustics, ensuring minimal disruption in work environments outside traditional data centers. The T550’s ability to scale with your growing business needs makes it an indispensable tool for IT departments that require a versatile, high-performance server that doesn’t compromise on efficiency.

With advanced technologies such as accelerators and expandability features, the PowerEdge T550 Kenya can seamlessly handle enterprise-class workloads. It is perfectly suited for industries that demand consistent performance for applications like AI/ML, inference processing, database management, virtualization, and more.

Expandability for Growing Businesses

As your business grows, so do your IT needs. The PowerEdge T550 Kenya is designed to evolve alongside your business, offering extensive scalability options to keep pace with increasing demands. It’s a powerful solution for expanding your infrastructure without the need to overhaul your entire system. Its flexible architecture ensures that as your workload evolves, the server will be able to meet those challenges efficiently.

Efficiency and Seamless Operations with Autonomous Collaboration

Managing a complex IT infrastructure is no small feat, which is why the Dell EMC OpenManage systems management portfolio plays a pivotal role in the T550’s efficiency. By streamlining and automating management tasks, the OpenManage suite empowers IT teams to deliver a secure and integrated experience with reduced silos between processes and information. This automation allows businesses to focus on innovation and growth rather than time-consuming management tasks.

Key features:

• Telemetry streaming, thermal management, and RESTful API with Redfish for enhanced server visibility and control
• Intelligent automation to optimize productivity by enabling collaboration between human actions and system capabilities
• Integrated change management for effortless planning, updates, and zero-touch configuration
• Full-stack management integration with leading tools such as Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, and Ansible

These tools ensure your IT infrastructure runs smoothly, empowering your business to grow without the burden of manual interventions.

Cyber-Resilience and Data Protection

In today’s world, security is paramount. The Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 Kenya incorporates a cyber-resilient architecture that ensures robust protection of your data assets and IT infrastructure. From the initial design to server retirement, security is embedded into every phase of the T550’s lifecycle.

• Cryptographically trusted booting and silicon root of trust provide a secure foundation for your workloads.
• Digitally signed firmware ensures server firmware remains safe from unauthorized tampering.
• System lockdown prevents unauthorized changes to configurations or firmware.
• System Erase allows for quick and secure wiping of data from all storage media, including hard drives, SSDs, and memory, safeguarding sensitive information from unauthorized access.

Ideal for Diverse Enterprise Workloads

The PowerEdge T550 Kenya is tailored for businesses seeking to deploy a versatile, reliable server to manage complex, enterprise-class workloads. It excels in:

• Business-critical workloads that demand consistent uptime and performance
• Database and analytics for real-time data processing and analysis
• Virtualization environments requiring scalable and efficient resource management
• AI/ML and inference processing to support advanced analytics and machine learning models

With its high performance, scalability, and security features, the PowerEdge T550 Kenya is built to empower businesses to innovate at scale, ensuring they stay ahead in a competitive landscape.

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 tower server is the ideal choice for organizations looking for a powerful, secure, and scalable server to handle their most demanding enterprise workloads.

Features and Design

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Expandable tower server for enterprise workloads outside the data center

• The PowerEdge T550 Kenya, powered by 3rd Generation Intel^®Xeon^® Scalable processors, is designed taddress data-intensive workloads.
• New chassis design offers higher performance technologies in a quieter, more management-friendly enclosure
• Ideal for traditional corporate IT, virtualization, databases and analytics, and AI/ML and inferencing
• Enterprise-class tower chassis that provides ease of management and expandability for growth and performance

Technical Specifications:

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:
  • With bezel: 680.5 mm (26.79 inches)
  • Without bezel: 663.5 mm (26.12 inches)
• Weight: Max 44.48 kg (98.06 lbs.)

Rack Support:

• Optimized to fit into EIA-310 spec racks (specific rails not offered by Dell).