Technical Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge T550 Technical Guide
- Contents
- Product overview
- System features
- Chassis views and features
- Processor
- Memory
- Storage
- Networking and PCIe
- Power, thermal, and acoustics
- Supported Operating Systems
- Dell EMC OpenManage systems management
- Appendix A. Additional specifications
- Appendix B. Standards compliance
- Appendix C Additional resources
- Appendix D. Support and Deployment Services
- Dell Financial Services (DFS)
Figure 12. 2.5-inch drive backplane
1. BP_PWR_CTRL 2. BP_SIG
3. BP_PWR_1 4. BP_DST
PERC Controller
The Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) family of enterprise-class controllers is designed for enhanced performance,
increased reliability, and fault tolerance. PERC controller also simplifies management - providing a powerful, easy-to-manage
way to create a robust infrastructure and help maximize system uptime.
Table 14. Supported PERC controllers
Performance level Description
Entry
S150 (SATA) SW RAID SATA
Value
H355, H345, HBA355i, HBA355e
Value Performance
H755, H755N
Premium performance H840
NOTE: The software RAID S150 is supported on either SATA drives with chipset SATA only backplane or NVMe drives in
universal slots with processor direct PCIe cable connected backplane.
Storage
Table 15. Supported Drives - SAS, SATA and NVMe
Form
Factor
Type Spe
ed
Rotational
Speed
Capacities
2.5-inch SATA
SSD
6 Gb N/A 480 GB, 960 GB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB
SAS 12
Gb
10 K 600 GB, 1.2 TB, 2.4 TB
SAS 12
Gb
15 K 900 GB
SAS
SSD
12
Gb
N/A 480 GB, 800 GB, 960 GB, 1.6 TB, 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 6.4 TB, 7.68 TB
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