
Riser
options
Slot 1
Slot 2
Primary processor
Minimum processor
requirement
Supported configurations
Riser 2A
NA
Riser 2A
PCIe Gen 4 x 16
2
2
•
12 x 3.5-inch drives
•
24 x 2.5-inch drives
•
8 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives
•
No backplane
No riser
NA
NA
NA
1
•
12 x 3.5-inch drives
•
24 x 2.5-inch drives
•
8 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives
•
No backplane
The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with
the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be installed in the card
priority and slot priority order.
Memory specifications
Table 45. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets
DIMM
type
DIMM rank
DIMM capacity
Single processor
Dual processors
Minimum
RAM
Maximum
RAM
Minimum
RAM
Maximum
RAM
Sixteen 288-pins
LRDIMM
Octal rank
128 GB
128 GB
1024 GB
256 GB
2048 GB
RDIMM
Single rank
8 GB
8 GB
64 GB
16 GB
128 GB
Dual rank
16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
32 GB
256 GB
32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
64 GB
512 GB
64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
128 GB
1024 GB
Drives specifications
The PowerEdge C6525 sled supports SAS and SATA hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Table 46. Supported drive options for the PowerEdge C6525 sled
Maximum number of drives in the
sled
Maximum number of drives assigned per sled
12 x 3.5-inch drive systems
Three SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
24 x 2.5-inch Non-NVMe drives
configuration
Six SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
8 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives configuration
(2 NVMe drives per sled / 8 NVMe
drives per chassis)
The NVMe backplane supports either of these configurations:
•
Two NVMe drives and four SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
•
Six SAS or SATA hard drives and SSDs per sled
M.2 SATA drive (optional)
The supported capacity of the M.2 SATA card is up to 480 GB
NOTE:
The M.2 SATA card can be installed on the M.2 riser or on the BOSS card
Micro-SD card (optional) for boot (up
to 64 GB)
One on riser 1A
86
Technical specifications