The Dell PowerEdge R7525 Rack Server is built on a scalable system architecture designed to deliver powerful performance and flexibility. Its dual-socket AMD EPYC platform supports demanding environments such as all-flash software-defined storage, VDI, and data analytics while providing scalable memory, flexible storage, GPU acceleration, and advanced system management capabilities.

Dell PowerEdge R7525 Processor

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports:

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

Memory

The PowerEdge R7525 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.

Storage Controllers

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports multiple hardware and software RAID controller configurations.

Hardware 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

• Chipset SATA / Software RAID S150

Drive Bays and Storage

The PowerEdge R7525 provides flexible front and rear storage configurations.

Front Bays

Available configurations include:

• Up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe, SAS, or SATA HDD/SSD drives.
• Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD drives.
• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives.

The 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane configuration is subject to platform availability.

Rear Bays

The rear storage configuration supports:

• Up to 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD or SSD drives.

Power Supplies

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports several Platinum power supply options, including:

• 800 W Platinum
• 1400 W Platinum
• 2400 W Platinum

Fans

The PowerEdge R7525 supports several cooling fan configurations, including:

• Standard fans
• High-performance fans
• Very high-performance fans
• Hot-plug fan support

Dimensions and Weight

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 dimensions are:

• Height: 86.8 mm (3.42 inches)
• Width: 434.0 mm (17.09 inches)
• Depth: 736.29 mm (28.99 inches)
• Weight: 36.3 kg (80 lbs.)

Form Factor

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 is designed as a:

• 2U Rack Server

Embedded Management

The PowerEdge R7525 provides several embedded system management capabilities, including:

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

Bezel

Available bezel options include:

• Optional LCD bezel
• Security bezel

OpenManage Software

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports several Dell OpenManage solutions, including:

• OpenManage Enterprise
• OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
• OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Integrations

The PowerEdge R7525 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 R7525 includes several integrated security capabilities designed to protect system hardware, firmware, memory, and virtualization environments.

Security features include:

• Cryptographically signed firmware
• Secure Boot
• Secure Erase
• Silicon Root of Trust
• System Lockdown with OpenManage Enterprise
• TPM 1.2/2.0
• Optional TCM 2.0
• AMD Secure Memory Encryption (SME)
• AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)

Embedded Network Interface

The PowerEdge R7525 includes:

• 2 x 1 GbE LOM

Networking Options

The server supports:

• OCP x16 Mezz 3.0

GPU and Accelerator Support

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports accelerator configurations including:

• Up to three double-width 300 W accelerators.
• Up to six single-width 75 W accelerators.

Ports

Front Ports

The front panel includes:

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

Internal Ports

The server includes:

• 1 x USB 2.0 port

Rear Ports

The rear panel includes:

• 1 x USB 2.0 port
• 1 x optional Serial port
• 1 x USB 3.0 port
• 1 x Ethernet port
• 1 x VGA port
• 1 x Power Button

PCIe Expansion

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports:

• Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 expansion slots.

Operating Systems and Hypervisors

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 supports several operating systems and virtualization platforms, including:

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