The Dell PowerEdge R6525 Rack Server is a high-density, dual-socket 1U server designed to deliver balanced performance for demanding computing environments. With AMD EPYC processors, scalable DDR4 memory, flexible storage configurations, GPU support, and advanced system management capabilities, the PowerEdge R6525 provides a compact platform for high-performance computing, virtualization, and dense VDI environments.

Processor

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports:

• Up to two 2nd or 3rd Generation AMD EPYC™ processors.
• Up to 64 cores per processor.

Its dual-socket architecture provides substantial processing capacity while maintaining a compact 1U rack form factor.

Memory

The PowerEdge R6525 provides extensive DDR4 memory scalability.

Memory Slots

• Up to 32 DDR4 DIMM slots.

Memory Types

The server supports:

• RDIMM
• LRDIMM

Maximum Memory Capacity

• RDIMM: Up to 2 TB
• LRDIMM: Up to 4 TB

Memory Speed

• Up to 3200 MT/s.

Availability

The PowerEdge R6525 supports hot-plug and redundant components, including:

• Hard drives
• Fans
• Power supply units

Storage Controllers

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports several storage controller configurations.

PERC 10.5 Controllers

Available options include:

• HBA345
• PERC H345
• PERC H745
• PERC H840
• 12 Gbps SAS HBA

PERC 11 Controllers

The server also supports:

• PERC H755
• PERC H755N

Software RAID

• S150

Drive Bays and Storage

The PowerEdge R6525 provides several storage configurations to support different workload requirements.

Front Bays

Available configurations include:

• Up to 4 x 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD drives.
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD drives.
• Up to 12 x 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, including 10 front drives and 2 rear drives.

Internal Storage

Optional internal storage includes:

• 2 x M.2 drives with Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS).

Rear Storage

Optional rear storage includes:

• 2 x M.2 drives with BOSS-S2.

Power Supplies

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports several power supply options, including:

• 800 W Platinum
• 1400 W Platinum
• 1100 W Titanium

Fans

The server supports:

• Hot-plug fans.

Embedded Management

The PowerEdge R6525 provides several embedded management technologies, including:

• iDRAC9
• iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
• iDRAC Direct
• Quick Sync 2 BLE/Wireless module

OpenManage Software

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports several Dell OpenManage solutions.

Management Consoles

• OpenManage Enterprise
• OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager

Mobile Management

• OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Integrations

The PowerEdge R6525 supports integration with several enterprise management platforms, including:

• BMC Truesight
• Microsoft® System Center
• Red Hat® Ansible® Modules
• VMware® vCenter™

OpenManage Connections

Supported management connections include:

• IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
• IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
• Micro Focus® Operations Manager
• Nagios® Core
• Nagios® XI

Security

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 includes several integrated security capabilities designed to protect system hardware and firmware.

Security features include:

• Cryptographically signed firmware
• Secure Boot
• Secure Erase
• Silicon Root of Trust
• System Lockdown
• TPM 1.2/2.0
• Optional TCM 2.0

Embedded Network Interface

The PowerEdge R6525 includes:

• 2 x 1 GbE LOM ports.

Networking Options

The server supports:

• OCP x16 Mezz 3.0
• 2 x 1 GbE LOM

GPU Support

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports:

• Up to 2 single-width GPUs.

Ports

Front Ports

The front panel includes:

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

Rear Ports

The rear panel includes:

• 1 x dedicated iDRAC network port
• 1 x optional Serial port
• 1 x USB 3.0 port
• 1 x VGA port

PCIe Expansion

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 supports:

• Up to 3 PCIe Gen4 x16 slots.
• Transfer speeds of up to 16 GT/s.

Bezel

Available bezel options include:

• Optional LCD bezel
• Security bezel

Form Factor

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 is designed as a:

• 1U Rack Server

Its dual-socket architecture provides high compute and memory density while minimizing rack space requirements.

Dimensions and Weight

The PowerEdge R6525 dimensions are:

• Height: 42.8 mm (1.7 inches)
• Width: 434.0 mm (17.1 inches)
• Depth: 736.54 mm (29 inches)
• Maximum Weight: 21.8 kg (48.06 lbs.)

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

The Dell PowerEdge R6525 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®