Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515
Dual-socket performance in a single-socket 1U rack design

Overview:

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 rack server is a dense single-socket 1U rack server delivering peak performance and excellent TCO. Built on a scalable system architecture and compact. Designed to meet virtualization, HCI, OpenStack, and Ready Architecture performance needs.

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

Data center evolution starts with modern platforms that scale easily and are optimized for application performance. The PowerEdge R6515 is built upon a scalable system architecture and provides choice and flexibility to meet performance demands. High-level specifications:

• 100%¹ more processing cores and faster data transfer speeds with PCIe Gen 4
• 20%² more memory performance for scale out environments
• Improved TCO with VM density and SQL performance improvements
• High parallelism for low latency on ROBO and Dense Azure Stack HCI

Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with an automated infrastructure

The Dell EMC OpenManage systems management portfolio delivers an efficient and comprehensive solution for PowerEdge servers through tailored, automated, and repeatable processes.

• Automate server life cycle management with scripting via the iDRAC Restful API with Redfish conformance.
• Simplify and centralize one to many management with the OpenManage Enterprise console.
• Utilize the OpenManage Mobile app and PowerEdge Quick Sync 2 to easily manage servers using a phone or tablet.
• Resolve issues with up to 72% less IT effort using automated proactive and predictive technology from ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.**

Fortify your data center with integrated security

Every PowerEdge server is designed with a cyber resilient architecture, integrating security deeply into every phase in the lifecycle, from design to retirement.

• Enhance security with platform enablement of AMD Secure Memory Encryption (SME) and Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV).
• Operate your workloads on a secure platform anchored by cryptographically trusted booting and silicon root of trust.
• Maintain server firmware safety with digitally signed firmware packages.
• Detect and remediate unauthorized or malicious change with drift detection and system lockdown.
• Securely and quickly wipe all data from storage media including hard drives, SSDs and system memory with System Erase.

¹ Based on Dell Internal analysis, August 2019
² Based on Dell Internal analysis, August 2019
**Based on June 2018 Principled Technologies Report commissioned by Dell EMC, “Save time and IT effort resolving server hardware issues with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist”, compared to Basic Warranty without SupportAssist.

Features:

Efficiently scale your IT operations

The R6515 is a powerful single-socket/1U server that can scale out to match performance of under-utilized systems. With the enhanced 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ processor, up to 2 single-wide GPUs, and 2TB of 3200 MT/s memory, the R6515 is perfect for virtualization and HCI. The small form factor makes it great for everything from small and remote offices to larger scale out computing deployments.

Systems Management and Security Solutions

Technical Specifications:

Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 Specifications
Processors	One 2nd or 3rd Generation AMD EPYC Processor with up to 64 cores
Memory	DDR4: Up to 16 x DDR4 RDIMM (1TB), LRDIMM (2TB), bandwidth up to 3200 MT/S
Storage controllers	HW RAID: PERC 9/10 - HBA330, H330, H730P, H740P, H840, 12G SAS HBA Chipset SATA/SW RAID: S150
Drive bays	Front bays: Up to 4x 3.5” Hot Plug SAS/SATA HDD Up to 10x 2.5” Hot Plug SAS/SATA/NVMe Up to 8x 2.5” Hot plug SAS/SATA Internal: Optional 2 x M.2 (BOSS)
Power supplies	550W Platinum
Fans	Standard/High Performance FANs N+1 Fan redundancy.
Dimension	Height: 42.8 mm (1.7”) Width: 434.0mm (17.09”) Depth: 657.25mm (25.88”) Weight: 16.75 kg (36.93 lb)
Form Factor	1U rack server
Embedded management	iDRAC9 iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish iDRAC Direct Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module
Bezel	Optional LCD or Security Bezel
OpenManage Software	Consoles OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager Mobility OpenManage Mobile Tools Dell EMC RACADM CLI Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC Server Update Utility Dell EMC Update Catalogs iDRAC Service Module IPMI Tool OpenManage Server Administrator OpenManage Storage Services
Integrations and Connections	OpenManage Integrations: BMC Truesight Microsoft System Center Redhat Andible Modules VMware vCenter OpenManage Connections: IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Editio Micro Focus Operations Manager I Nagios Core Nagios XI
Security	Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot Secure Erase Silicon Root of Trust System Lockdown TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional
Embedded NIC
Networking Options (NDC)	2 x 1GbE 2 x 10GbE BT 2 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 25GbE SFP28
GPU Options	Up 2 Single-Wide GPU
Ports	Front Ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct micro-USB 1 x USB 2.0 1 x Video Rear Ports: 2 x 1GbE 1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port 1 x Serial 2 x USB 3.0 1 x Video
Internal	1 x USB 3.0
PCIe	Up to 2: 1 x Gen3 slot (1 x16) 1 x Gen4 slot (1 x16)
Operating Systems & Hypervisors	Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS Citrix Hypervisor Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi
OEM-ready version availabe	From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you.

Support & Services:

Dell Technologies offers complete end-to-end services

Optimizing the IT lifecycle is vital. We have expert services for all lifecycle phases that save you time and resources, reduce effort, and improve your IT experience.

Documentation:

Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 Datasheet (.PDF)