• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
• Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware ESXi
For more information about the specific versions and additions, see https://www.dell.com/support/home/Drivers/SupportedOS/
poweredge-r6515.
Cooling fans specifications
The PowerEdge R6515 system supports both the Standard fan (STD fan) and High Performance fan (HPR fan) and requires all six fans to
be installed.
NOTE:
Mixing of STD and HPR fans is not supported.
NOTE: The STD and HPR fans installation depends on the system configuration. For more information about the fan
support configuration or matrix, see Thermal restriction matrix.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge R6515 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
Expansion card riser specifications
The PowerEdge R6515 system supports up to two PCI express (PCIe) expansion cards:
Table 52. Expansion card slots supported on the system board
PCIe slot Riser PCIe slot height PCIe slot length Slot width
Slot 2 Riser 1A Low-profile Half-length x16 (Gen 3)
Slot 3 Riser 2 Low-profile Half-length x16 (Gen 4)
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge R6515 system supports the following memory specifications for optimized operation.
Table 53. Memory specifications
DIMM type DIMM rank DIMM capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
RDIMM
Single rank 8 GB 8 GB 128 GB
Dual rank
16 GB 16 GB 256 GB
32 GB 32 GB 512 GB
64 GB 64 GB 1 TB
3DS LRDIMM Octa rank 128 GB 128 GB 2 TB
Table 54. Memory module sockets
Memory module sockets Speed
Sixteen 288-pin 3200 MT/s, 2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s
Storage controller specifications
The PowerEdge R6515 system supports the following controller cards:
Technical specifications
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