[shortdesc]2U rack server, up to four Intel Xeon CPUs, 64 DDR5 DIMM slots, PCIe Gen5, up to 24 front drives[/shortdesc]

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Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge R860
SKU	R860
Product Type	Rack Server
Series	PowerEdge
Form Factor	2U rack server
Processor	Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Memory	64 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 16 TB max
Storage	Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
Power	1100 W, 1400 W, 1800 W, 2400 W, or 2800 W hot swap redundant power supplies
Dimensions	86.8 mm x 482 mm x 883.2 mm with bezel

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Processor Details	Up to 60 cores per processor with optional Intel QuickAssist Technology
Memory Type	Registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only
Memory Speed	Up to 4800 MT/s
Internal Controllers	PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H355, HBA355i, HBA465i
External Controller	PERC H965e
Internal Boot	Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem BOSS-N1: HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB
External HBA	HBA355e, HBA465e
Software RAID	S160
Front Drive Bays	Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA, up to 8 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe, up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe, or up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe
Rear Drive Bays	Up to 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives or up to 4 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe drives
Cooling Options	Air cooling or optional Direct Liquid Cooling
Fans	Standard fans, up to 6 sets hot plug fans
Embedded Management	iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, iDRAC Service Module, Quick Sync 2 wireless module
Security Features	Cryptographically signed firmware, Data at Rest Encryption, Secure Boot, Secured Component Verification, Secure Erase, Silicon Root of Trust, System Lockdown, TPM 2.0
Embedded NIC	2 x 1 GbE LOM card optional
Network Options	1 x OCP card 3.0 optional
Front Ports	1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA (optional for Direct Liquid Cooling configuration)
Rear Ports	1 x Dedicated iDRAC ethernet port, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x Serial (optional)
Internal Ports	1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
PCIe Slots	Up to eight PCIe slots with PCIe Gen5 and Gen4 support
Operating Systems	Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS, Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi

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Compatible Accessories

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

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Dense Compute for Core Business Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R860 is a 2U air-cooled rack server designed for business-critical applications that require high-density compute, large memory capacity, and flexible I/O expansion. With support for up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, DDR5 memory, NVMe storage, and PCIe Gen5 slots, the R860 is built for demanding enterprise environments.

Key Benefits and Features

• Supports up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 60 cores per processor.
• Offers 64 DDR5 DIMM slots with up to 16 TB maximum RDIMM capacity.
• Enables storage flexibility with support for SAS, SATA, NVMe, and EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe drive options.
• Provides up to eight PCIe slots for I/O expansion and high-speed adapter support.
• Includes Dell OpenManage and iDRAC management options for centralized server administration.

Ideal Use Cases

• Large in-memory databases, including SAP HANA, SQL, and Oracle environments.
• Data analytics and data-driven business applications.
• AI, virtualization, and VDI workloads.
• Core enterprise applications requiring dense 2U compute capacity.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Dell
• Model: PowerEdge R860
• Form Factor: 2U rack server
• Processor Support: Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
• Maximum Cores: Up to 60 cores per processor
• Memory Slots: 64 DDR5 DIMM slots
• Maximum Memory: Up to 16 TB RDIMM
• Memory Speed: Up to 4800 MT/s
• Drive Bays: Up to 24 x 2.5-inch SAS, SATA, or NVMe front drives
• PCIe Expansion: Up to eight PCIe slots

Upgrade Dense Enterprise Compute with Dell PowerEdge R860

Choose the Dell PowerEdge R860 for high-density 2U performance across databases, analytics, virtualization, and other core enterprise workloads.