System overview
The Dell Technologies PowerFlex custom node R6525 system is a 1U rack server that supports:
● Two AMD EPYC
TM
7002 or 7003 series processors
● 32 DIMM slots
● Two redundant AC or DC power supply units
● Up to 8 x 2.5-inch, or 10 x 2.5-inch SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives.
NOTE: For more information about how to hot swap NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 devices, see the Dell Express Flash NVMe
PCIe SSD User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support. Look for Data Center Infrastructure > Storage Adapters &
Controllers > Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD > Documentation > Manuals and Documents.
NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA drives, PCIe SSDs, and NVMe are referred to as drives in this document, unless specified
otherwise.
WARNING: Consumer-grade GPUs should not be installed or used in Enterprise Server products.
For more information about supported drives, see the www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.
For more information, see the Dell Technologies PowerFlex custom node R6525 technical specifications on the product
documentation page.
Front view of the system
Figure 1. Front view of the 10 x 2.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and
slots
Icon Description
1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health, system ID, status LED, and the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain configurations.
● Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For
more information, see the Status LED indicators section.
● Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled
system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature
allows management of the system by using mobile devices
that are called as OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature.
Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2 with OpenManage Mobile (OMM)
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various
system level diagnostic and error information that can be
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