PowerEdge R960 Rack Server

Technical Specification

Processor: 

Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor with up to 60 cores per processor and with optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology

Memory: 

• 64 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 16 TB max, speeds up to 4800 MT/s

• Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only

Storage controllers: 

• Internal Controllers: PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H355, HBA355i

• Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB

• External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e

• Software RAID: S160

Drive Bays: 

Front bays:

• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122.88 TB

• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 245.76 TB

• Up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB

• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB

• Up to 32 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 491.52 TB

Power Supplies: 

• 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant

• 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant

• 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant

• 2400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant

• 2800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant

Cooling Options: 

• Air cooling

• Optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)*

Note: DLC is a rack solution and requires rack manifolds and a cooling distribution unit (CDU) to operate.

Fans: 

• Standard (STD) fans

• Up to 6 sets (dual fan module) hot plug fans

Dimensions: 

• Height – 174.3 mm (6.86 inches)

• Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches)

• Depth – 883.195 mm (34.77 inches) with bezel; 869.195 mm (34.22 inches) without bezel

Form Factor: 

4U rack server

Embedded Management: 

• iDRAC9

• iDRAC Direct

• iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish

• iDRAC Service Module

• Quick Sync 2 wireless module

Bezel: 

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

OpenManage Software*: 

• CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in

• OpenManage Enterprise

• OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter

• OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center

• OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center

• OpenManage Power Manager plugin

• OpenManage Service plugin

• OpenManage Update Manager plugin

Mobility*: 

OpenManage Mobile

OpenManage Integrations*: 

• BMC Truesight

• Microsoft System Center

• OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow

• Red Hat Ansible Modules

• Terraform Providers

• VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager

Security: 

• Cryptographically signed firmware

• Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt)

• Secure Boot

• Secure Erase

• Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)

• Silicon Root of Trust

• System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter)

• TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Embedded NIC: 

2 x 1 GbE LOM card (optional)

Network options: 

1 x OCP card 3.0 (optional)

Note: The system allows either LOM card or an OCP card or both to be installed in the system.

GPU Options: 

Up to 4 x 400 W DW

Ports: 

Front Ports:

• 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port

• 1 x USB 2.0

• 1 x VGA

Rear Ports:

• 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port

• 1 x USB 2.0

• 1 x USB 3.0

• 1 x Serial (optional)

• 1 x VGA (optional for Direct Liquid Cooling configuration)

Internal Ports:

• 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)

PCIe: 

Up to twelve PCIe slots:

• Slot 1: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length

• Slot 2: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length

• Slot 3: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)

• Slot 4: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length

• Slot 5: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length

• Slot 6: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)

• Slot 7: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length

• Slot 8: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)

• Slot 9: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length

• Slot 10: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length

• Slot 11: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)

• Slot 12: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length

Operating System and Hypervisors:

• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS

• Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• VMware ESXi

OEM-ready version available:

From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you.

*Future releases will include additional features.