In this blog, we are going to have an overview of the most popular servers of the famous Dell Company. Dell is an American multinational computer technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services, and It is one of the biggest PC product companies in the world. Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, and electronics built by other manufacturers. (Source: Wikipedia.com)

In preparing this blog, we have tried to use the documents and content available on the official website of the manufacturer of Dell servers, namely the website Dell.com. All information is based on the contents of this website.

 

 

Concepts, Technologies and Tools 

iDRAC: Or Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller. It is designed for secure local and remote server management. In fact, it’s very similar to iLO in HP’s servers. Read more about iDRAC.

DellEMC OME: Or Dell OpenManage Enterprise .It delivers the key functions of OpenManage Enterprise management, built into the PowerEdge MX chassis and with a simplified, powerful GUI interface. OME-Modular readily configures, deploys, maintains and monitors all compute, storage and networking modules within. Read more about DEllEMC OME.

CMC: Or Chassis Management Controller. The CMC is an embedded system management solution. The CMC combines hardware and software, with an easy to use, in-built secure browser-based interface. Chassis Management Controllers provide a secure browser-based interface that enables an Information Technology system administrator to take inventory, perform configuration and monitoring tasks, remotely power on/off blade servers, enable alerts for events on servers, as well as components in the blade chassis.

Dell EMC OpenManage Secure Enterprise Key Manager: This comprehensive key management solution enabling scalable data protection and compliance across businesses and enterprises. This function is embedded in Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Read more about it.

 

 

Types of Servers 

The company’s servers are marketed under the PowerEdge name and are generally divided into three categories:

  • PowerEdge Rack Servers: This type includes flexible designs to optimize applications.
  • PowerEdge Tower Servers: This type is useful for businesses that require value, flexibility and a range of performance options.
  • Modular Infrastructure: This type is useful for meeting specific business demands, controlling costs and streamlining management with flexible processing, storage and networking modules.

You can install these platforms or operating systems on almost all of these servers:

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

The following can also be used on almost all of these servers. These will help you manage these servers:

  • iDRAC9
  • iDRAC Restful API with Redfish
  • iDRAC Direct
  • Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

 

 

PowerEdge Rack Servers 

This family of servers has various models:

  • PowerEdge R340
  • PowerEdge R440
  • PowerEdge R640
  • PowerEdge R6515
  • PowerEdge R6525
  • PowerEdge R740
  • PowerEdge R740xd
  • PowerEdge R740xd2
  • PowerEdge R7525
  • PowerEdge R940

 

PowerEdge R340 

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PowerEdge R440 

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PowerEdge R640

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PowerEdge R6515

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PowerEdge R6525

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PowerEdge R740

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PowerEdge R740xd

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PowerEdge R740xd2

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PowerEdge R7525

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PowerEdge R940

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PowerEdge Tower Servers 

This family of servers has various models:

  • PowerEdge T140 Server
  • Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Tower Server
  • Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 Tower Server
  • PowerEdge T40 Tower Server

 

PowerEdge T140

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Dell EMC PowerEdge T440

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Dell EMC PowerEdge T640

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PowerEdge T40

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Modular Infrastructure 

This family of servers has two models:

  • PowerEdge M640
  • PowerEdge M830

 

PowerEdge M640

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PowerEdge M830

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Also you can read a blog series about HP servers.

 

 

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Source: In preparing this blog, we have tried to use the documents and content available on the official website of the manufacturer of Dell servers, namely the website Dell.com. All information is based on the contents of this website.