Dell PowerEdge R7525

Description

Move the boundaries of workload performance

The two-socket/2U R7525 can handle any application in the data center. Given the performance boundaries created by 2x AMD EPYC™ processors, up to 8x PCIe Gen4 slots, and 4TB of memory, the R7525 is perfect for high requirement data applications. For your machine learning and HPC workloads, the R7525 has configurations with AMD’s MI100 Instinct GPUs and NVIDIA A100.

Deliver breakthrough performance, innovation and density for traditional and emerging workloads

Data center evolution starts with modern platforms that are tailored for the right business outcomes. The PowerEdge R7525 is built upon a scalable system architecture, providing flexibility to meet open-ended performance demands. High-level specifications:

  • Up to 24 direct connect NVMe supports all flash AF8 vSAN Ready Node
  • Maximized IOPS, storage, and memory configurations enabled by up to 8 x PCIe Gen4
  • Accelerated by both the AMD MI100 and NVIDIA A100

Systems Management and Security Solutions

OpenManage systems management
The Dell Technologies OpenManage systems management portfolio helps tame the complexity of your IT environment with tools and solutions to discover, monitor, manage, update, and deploy your PowerEdge infrastructure.
Intelligent Automation
PowerEdge and OpenManage solutions integrate tools across the portfolio to help organizations automate the server lifecycle, optimize operations, and scale efficiently.
Built-in security
PowerEdge servers are made with a cyber resilient architecture that builds in security at every phase of the product lifecycle, from the silicon root of trust and secured component verification, to signed firmware and drift detection, to BIOS recovery.

Processor

Up to two 2nd or 3rd Generation AMD EPYCTM Processors with up to 64 cores per processor

Operating System

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

Accelerators

Up to three double wide 300W or six single wide 75W accelerators

Memoryi

DIMM Speed
Up to 3200MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM

Memory Module Slots
32 DDR4 RDIMM or LRDIMM

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 2TB
LRDIMM 4TB

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 24 x 2.5” NVMe
Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (SSD/HDD) and NVMe
Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA (HDD)

Rear Bays
Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD)

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers
HBA345, PERC H345, PERC H745

External Controllers
H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA

Software RAID
S150

Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):
HW RAID optional 2 x BOSS M.2
Internal Dual SD Module

Security

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

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

Tools
Dell RACADM CLI
Dell Repository Manager
Dell System Update
Dell Server Update Utility
Dell Update Catalogs
iDRAC Service Module
IPMI Tool
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® Ansible® Modules
VMware® vCenter

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

Power Supplies

800W Platinum
1400W Platinum
2400W AC/HVDC

Ports

Network Options
2x1GE LOM + OCP Mezz 3.0 (optional)

Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC micro-USB
1 x USB 2.0
1 x VGA

Rear Ports
1 x USB 2.0
1 x Serial (optional)
1 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x Power Button
1 x Dedicated iDRAC

Internal Ports
1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

Slots

Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots

Chassis

Up to 12 x 3.5”
Up to 24 x 2.5”

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

2U Rack Server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
86.8mm

Width
434.0mm

Depth
736.29mm

Weight
Max 36.3kg
*Dimensions do not include bezel

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks).

Recommended Support

Choose Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region.

PowerEdge R7525 Server Resources