The Dell PowerEdge R650xs Rack Server is a purpose-built 1U server designed to support scale-out solutions and medium-duty workloads. It combines enterprise-class processing, memory, storage, management, networking, and security capabilities within a compact rack form factor.

Processor

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports:

• Up to two 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.
• Up to 32 cores per processor.

Memory

The PowerEdge R650xs provides scalable DDR4 memory capabilities.

Memory specifications include:

• 16 DDR4 DIMM slots.
• Support for RDIMM memory.
• Maximum memory capacity of up to 1 TB.
• Memory speeds of up to 3200 MT/s.
• Support for registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only.

Storage Controllers

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports several internal and external storage controller options.

Internal Controllers

Available internal controllers include:

• PERC H345
• PERC H355
• PERC H745
• PERC H755
• PERC H755N
• HBA355i
• S150

Internal Boot

Available internal boot options include:

• Internal Dual SD Module.
• Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-S1).
• Hardware RAID with 2 x M.2 SSDs.
• USB.

External Controllers

External controller options include:

• PERC H840
• HBA355e

Drive Bays and Storage

The PowerEdge R650xs provides several front and rear storage configurations.

Front Bays

Available front-bay configurations include:

• 0 drive bay configuration.
• Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 64 TB.
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 61.44 TB.
• Up to 10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 76.8 TB.

Rear Bays

The rear storage configuration supports:

• Up to 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe HDD or SSD drives with a maximum capacity of 15.36 TB.

Power Supplies

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports several hot-swap redundant power supply options.

Available configurations include:

• 600 W Platinum Mixed Mode, 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC.
• 700 W Titanium Mixed Mode, 200–240 VAC or 240 VDC.
• 800 W Platinum Mixed Mode, 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC.
• 1100 W Titanium Mixed Mode, 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC.
• 1400 W Platinum Mixed Mode, 100–240 VAC or 240 VDC.
• 1100 W -48 VDC hot-swap redundant power supply.
• 1800 W Titanium Mixed Mode, 200–240 VAC or 240 VDC.

The 1100 W -48 VDC power supply operates only with -48 VDC to -60 VDC power input.

Cooling

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs uses:

• Air cooling.

Fans

The server supports different fan configurations, including:

• Standard (STD) fans.
• High-performance SLVR fans.
• High-performance GOLD fans.
• Up to seven cabled fans.

Dimensions

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs dimensions are:

• Height: 42.8 mm (1.68 inches)
• Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches)
• Depth without bezel: 734.95 mm (28.92 inches)
• Depth with bezel: 748.79 mm (29.47 inches)

Form Factor

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is designed as a:

• 1U Rack Server

Embedded Management

The PowerEdge R650xs includes several embedded and at-the-server management capabilities, including:

• iDRAC9
• iDRAC Service Module
• iDRAC Direct
• Quick Sync 2 wireless module

Bezel

Available bezel options include:

• Optional LCD bezel
• Security bezel

OpenManage Software

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports several OpenManage solutions, including:

• OpenManage Enterprise
• OpenManage Power Manager Plugin
• OpenManage SupportAssist Plugin
• OpenManage Update Manager Plugin

Mobile Management

The server supports:

• OpenManage Mobile

Integrations and Connections

The PowerEdge R650xs supports integration and connection with several enterprise management environments, including:

• BMC Truesight
• Microsoft System Center
• Red Hat Ansible Modules
• VMware vCenter
• VMware vRealize Operations Manager
• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
• IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
• Micro Focus Operations Manager
• Nagios Core
• Nagios XI

Security

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs includes several integrated security capabilities.

Security features include:

• Cryptographically signed firmware
• Secure Boot
• Secure Erase
• Silicon Root of Trust
• System Lockdown with iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter
• TPM 1.2/2.0 FIPS
• CC-TCG certification
• TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Embedded Network Interface

The PowerEdge R650xs includes:

• 2 x 1 GbE LOM

Network Options

The server supports:

• 1 x OCP 3.0

GPU Support

GPU options are:

• Not supported.

Ports

Front Ports

The front panel includes:

• 1 x iDRAC Direct Micro-AB USB port
• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x VGA port

Rear Ports

The rear panel includes:

• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x optional Serial port
• 1 x USB 3.0 port
• 2 x Ethernet ports
• 1 x VGA port

Internal Ports

The server supports:

• 1 x optional USB 3.0 port

PCIe Expansion

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports:

• Up to 3 x PCIe Gen4 expansion slots.

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs supports several operating systems and virtualization platforms, including:

• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
• Citrix Hypervisor
• Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware ESXi