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Dell
PowerEdge
Storage Servers
Copyright 2019, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.
Docid: 00018815
Publication Date: 1911
Report Type: PRODUCT
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Dell’s PowerEdge storage server family includes tower, rack, and modular server
models. The range of servers offered in this portfolio can
handle entry level requirements and can also scale to meet the demands of high-performance computing
environments. The PowerEdge family of servers is designed to help optimize
applications and workloads by leveraging the most advanced storage technologies
for increased performance.
Report Contents:
- Description
- Related Faulkner Reports
- Vendor
- Applications
- Environment
- Support
- Pricing
- Competitors
- Web Links
Description
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Related Faulkner Reports |
Dell Company Profile |
The Dell PowerEdge server lineup includes tower, rack, and modular options.
Typically, a storage server is a device that
connects directly to a LAN, transferring information over network protocols,
including TCP/IP or IPX, and using industry standard file sharing protocols such
as SMB, CIFS, NCP, AFP, FTP, NFS, or HTTP.
Vendor |
Name: Dell Inc. Headquarters One Dell Way Round Rock, TX 78682 (512) 338-4400 Fax: (512) 728-3653 Web: https://www.dell.com/ Type of Vendor: PC and Server Manufacturer Founded: 1984 Service Areas: Global |
Dell’s servers can be managed remotely using Web-based tools and integrate
network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) utilities. They
can connect a NAS system across all environments within the same network
infrastructure. This includes both iSCSI and fiber channel direct access
storage.
The PowerEdge family includes offerings for small and mid-sized businesses
as well as enterprises.
Table 1 compares the members of Dell’s PowerEdge server family.
Type |
Model |
Form Factor |
---|---|---|
Rack |
R240 |
1U rack |
Rack |
R340 |
1U rack |
Rack | R6415 | 1U rack |
Rack | R7415 | 2U rack |
Rack | R6515 | 1U rack |
Rack | R7515 | 1U rack |
Rack | R440 | 1U rack |
Rack | R540 | 2U rack |
Rack | R640 | 1U rack |
Rack | R730 | 2U rack |
Rack | R740 | 2U rack |
Rack | C4140 | 1U rack |
Rack |
R740xd | 2U rack |
Rack |
R740xd2 | 2U rack |
Rack |
R7425 | 2U rack |
Rack |
R6525 | 1U rack |
Rack |
XR2 | 1U rack |
Rack |
R840 | 2U rack |
Rack |
R940 | 3U rack |
Rack |
R940xa | 4U rack |
Type |
Model |
Form Factor |
Tower | T30 | Mini tower |
Tower | T40 | Mini tower |
Tower | T140 | Mini tower |
Tower | T330 | 5U tower |
Tower | T340 | Tower |
Tower | T440 | Tower or Rack, 5U |
Tower | T640 | Tower or Rack, 5U |
Type |
Model |
Form Factor |
Modular | C6420 |
2U rack |
Modular | C6525 | 2U rack |
Modular Blade | M640 | 2-socket Modular Blade |
Modular Blade | M830 | Full-height blade |
Modular Blade | MX740c | 7U chassis, single-width compute sled |
Modular Blade | MX840c | 7U chassis, double-width compute sled |
Applications
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Dell’s PowerEdge servers were developed for
businesses looking to scale their capacity. The servers address other uses as well,
including file consolidation, point-of-sale applications, file and print
services, mail and messaging, collaboration, server virtualization, database and
business analytics, ERP, CRM, high-performance computing, software-defined
storage, machine learning and artificial intelligence, IO-intensive workloads,
and SQL databases.
Environment
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PowerEdge offers support for operating systems such as Microsoft Windows
Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Enterprise Server, as detailed in
Table 2.
Type/Model | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | VMware Vsphere ESXi | VMware ESX | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V | Citrix XenServer | VMware vSphere 2016 | Oracle Linux | Citrix Hypervisor | Ubuntu Server | Canonical Ubuntu LTS |
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Rack R240 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R340 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Rack R6415 |
X |
X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R6515 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R7515 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R7415 |
X |
X | X | X | X | |||||||||
Rack R6525 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R440 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R540 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R730 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R730xd | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R740 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Rack R640 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R630 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R7425 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Rack R740xd | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Rack R74xd2 | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
Rack R840 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Rack R940 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Rack C4140 | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Type/Model | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | VMware Vsphere ESXi | VMware ESX | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V | Citrix XenServer | VMware vSphere 2016 | Oracle Linux | Citrix Hypervisor | Ubuntu | Canonical Ubuntu LTS |
Tower T30 | X | X | ||||||||||||
Tower T40 | X | X | ||||||||||||
Tower T140 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Tower T330 | X | X | ||||||||||||
Tower T340 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Tower T440 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Tower T640 |
X |
X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Blade M640 |
X |
X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Blade M830 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Type/Model | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | VMware Vsphere ESXi | VMware ESX | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V | Citrix XenServer | VMware vSphere 2016 | Oracle Linux | Citrix Hypervisor | Ubuntu | Canonical Ubuntu LTS |
Modular R940xa | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Modular C6420 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Modular C6525 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Modular MX740c | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Modular MX840c | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Support
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Dell support policies include Web-based support, a toll free support number,
and a portfolio of commissioned enterprise services including deployment
services, training and certification, and a premium support level for quick
problem resolution. Dell’s Web site offers a wealth of self-service options
which include hardware diagnostics, a support library, drivers and downloads,
and other features.
Pricing
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The majority of Dell’s servers are configurable, according to a series of
optional components. Table
3 looks at the published base
configuration prices for PowerEdge servers.
Type/Model |
Dell Price (USD) |
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Rack R240 | $559 |
Rack R340 | $699 |
Rack R6415 |
$1,759 |
Rack R7415 |
$1,799 |
Rack R6515 |
$2,169 |
Rack R7515 |
$2,520.38 |
Rack R440 |
$1,099 |
Rack R540 | $1,089 |
Rack R630 | $1,919 |
Rack R640 | $1,919 |
Rack R730 | $1,419 |
Rack R730xd | $1,439 |
Rack R740 |
$1,889 |
Rack R740xd |
$2,529 |
Rack R740xd2 |
$6,099 |
Rack R7425 |
$1,949 |
Rack R840 | $7,879 |
Rack R940 | $8,369 |
Rack R940xa | $9,419 |
Tower T30 | $609 |
Tower T40 | $679 |
Tower T140 | $519 |
Tower T330 | $719 |
Tower T340 |
$759 |
Tower T440 | $1,169 |
Tower T640 | $1,369 |
Blade M640 | $1,599 |
Blade M830 | $11,599 |
Modular MX740c | $4,379 |
Modular MX840c | $8,469 |
Competitors
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Dell’s PowerEdge product line competes with the following:
- HP Enterprise’s ProLiant and BladeSystem servers
- IBM’s Power System line
- Lenovo ThinkSystem products
- SPARC servers from Oracle
- The PRIMERGY server lineup from Fujitsu
- Cisco’s Unified Computing System server line
Web Links
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- Cisco: https://www.cisco.com/
- Dell: https://www.dell.com/
- Fujitsu: https://www.fujitsu.com/
- HP Enterprise: https://www.hpe.com/
- IBM: https://www.ibm.com/
Lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/ - Oracle: https://www.oracle.com/
About the Author
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Karen M. Spring is a staff editor for Faulkner Information
Services, tracking several high-tech industries. She has research experience in
various topics including network security, data breaches, malware, public
safety, business continuity and resilience and vulnerabilities. She has written
on high-tech topics for publications in the k-12 and higher education industry.
Ms. Spring started her career as a marketing specialist for two computer
distributors, working closely with such clients as 3Com, IBM, Okidata, Unisys,
and Acer.
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