Used and Refurbished Dell PowerEdge R960

16th Gen | 4U Rack Server | 4 Socket

The Dell PowerEdge R960 is a high-performance 4U four-socket rack server designed for compute-intensive, business-critical workloads that demand exceptional memory capacity, I/O expansion, and accelerator support. With up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and as many as 60 cores per processor, the R960 supports up to 240 processor cores in a single system. It also provides 64 DDR5 DIMM slots with up to 16TB of registered ECC memory at speeds up to 4800 MT/s, making it particularly well suited for very large in-memory databases and other data-intensive enterprise applications. Storage configurations scale to as many as 32 front 2.5-inch drives, while up to twelve PCIe Gen5 slots provide extensive room for high-speed I/O and accelerator expansion.

Purpose-built for large in-memory databases such as SAP HANA, SQL, and Oracle, as well as data analytics, AI, virtualization, and VDI, the PowerEdge R960 is Dell's scale-up platform for demanding core applications. It supports up to four 400W double-width GPUs for AI and accelerated workloads, along with flexible OCP networking, NVMe storage, PCIe Gen5 expansion, and optional direct liquid cooling. Integrated iDRAC9 and OpenManage management tools, together with Dell's cyber-resilient security architecture, provide enterprise-class management and protection for mission-critical data center environments.

PowerEdge R960 Technical Specifications

Form Factor:
4U Rack Server
Processors:
Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors 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, HBA465i
• Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB
• External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e, HBA465e
• 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
• 1100 W LVDC -48 — -60 VDC, 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
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 Systems & Hypervisors:
• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS
• Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware ESXi