Dell PowerEdge R860 Rack Server — Product Resource List

Product Overview

The Dell PowerEdge R860 is a 2U rack server engineered for enterprises that need to accelerate core and business-critical applications, including databases, analytics, and other data-driven workloads . It supports up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors with up to 60 cores per processor, delivering substantial compute density for in-memory databases and multi-application consolidation .

The system accommodates 64 DDR5 DIMM slots with up to 16 TB of memory capacity, enabling large-scale in-memory operations . For storage flexibility, the R860 offers multiple front bay configurations supporting up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe drives or SAS/SATA drives, plus rear bay options for additional capacity or EDSFF E3.S NVMe drives .

I/O expansion is provided through up to eight PCIe Gen5 slots, ensuring fast CPU-to-I/O communication for high-bandwidth adapters . The server also supports optional LOM and OCP 3.0 cards for flexible network connectivity .

The R860 is designed for scalability and is suited for workloads such as SAP/HANA, Oracle, SQL databases, ERP, CRM, virtualization, VDI, and AI/HPC applications .

Technical Specifications

Processors

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Memory

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Drive Bays and Storage

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Storage Controllers

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PCIe Expansion Slots

The R860 provides up to eight PCIe slots with Gen5 support.

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Networking Options

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Power Supplies

All power supplies are hot-swap redundant (1+1 configuration).

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Cooling and Fans

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Ports and Interfaces

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Management and Security

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Chipset

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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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Form Factor and Dimensions