Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525
Powerful performance and flexibility

Overview:

The Dell PowerEdge R7525 is a highly scalable two-socket 2U rack server that delivers powerful performance and flexible configuration. It is ideal for all flash software-defined storage (SDS), virtual desktop infrastructure and data analytics workloads.

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

• 100%¹ more processing cores and faster data transfer speeds with PCIe Gen 4
• 20%² more memory performance for scale out environments
• Maximized storage and memory configuration option enables HPC, ML/DL/AI and rendering
• 24 direct connect Gen4 NVMe supports all flash vSAN Ready Node
• Balanced core count and GPU to support for maximum numbers of end users

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.³

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 When compared to Dell EMC PowerEdge R7425 server
² When compared to Dell EMC PowerEdge R7425 server
³ 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:

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.

Systems Management and Security Solutions

Technical Specifications:

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Specifications
Processors	Two 2nd or 3rd Generation AMD EPYC Processors with up to 64 cores per processor
Memory	DDR4: Up to 32 x DDR4 RDIMM (2TB), LRDIMM (4TB), bandwidth up to 3200 MT/S
Storage controllers	HBA345, PERC H345, PERC H745, H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA Chipset SATA/SW RAID(S150): Yes PERC11 – H755, H755N
Drive bays	Front bays: Up to 24 x 2.5” with up to 24 NVMe, SAS/SATA (SSD/HDD) Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA (HDD) Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (SSD/HDD) The 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA backplane won’t be available until April block Rear bays: Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
Power supplies	800W Platinum 1400W Platinum 2400W Platinum
Fans	Standard/High Performance/Very High Performance Hot Plug Fans
Dimension	Height: 86.8mm (3.42”) Width: 434.0mm (17.09”) Depth: 736.29mm (28.99”) Weight: 36.3KG (80lb)
Form Factor	2U rack server
Embedded management	iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish Quick Sync 2 wireless module
Bezel	Optional bezel or security bezel
OpenManage Software	OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager OpenManage Mobile
Integrations and Connections	OpenManage Integrations BMC Truesight Microsoft System Center Red Hat 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
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)
Embedded NIC	2 x 1 GbE LOM ports
Network Options	OCP x16 Mezz 3.0
GPU options	Up to three double wide 300W or six single wide 75W accelerators
Ports	Front Ports 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct micro-USB 1 x USB 2.0 1 x VGA Internal Ports 1 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports 1 x USB 2.0 1 x Serial (optional) 1 x USB 3.0 1 x Ethernet 1 x VGA 1 x Power Button
PCIe	Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Operating System and 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 R7525 Datasheet (.PDF)