





Quick Specs
1U rack server
Processor | Max: 2 or 8 Cores1 x Intel Xeon E-2300 or 1 Intel Pentium
Memory | Max: 128GB4 DDR4 UDIMM 3200Mhz
Networking LOM:2 x 1 GbE LOM
Storage | Max: 30.72TB4 LFF SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) Hot-Swap
S150 (SW RAID)
PERC H345, H355, H755, HBA355i, HBA355e
BOSS
IDSDM
Internal USB 3.0
2x PCIe 4.0
1 x8 Gen4 (x16 connector) low profile, half length
1 x8 Gen4 (x8 connector) low profile, half length
None
Remote Management:iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
Ideal for:
- Cloud Servers
- Point-of-Sale (POS)
- Virtualization
The Dell PowerEdge R250, powered by Intel® Xeon® E-2300 processors, delivers powerful compute for common business applications and streamlines productivity. It supports 3200 MT/s DDR4 speeds and 32 GB DIMMs, up to 128 GB for memory intensive workloads. In addition, to address substantial throughput improvements, the PowerEdge R250 supports PCIe Gen 4 and offers enhanced thermal efficiency to support increasing power and thermal requirements. This makes the PowerEdge R250 an rack ideal server for business critical workloads, cloud infrastructure, and point of sale transactions in a 1U form factor, for small to midsized businesses, inside and outside of the data center.
The Dell PowerEdge R250 affordably addresses common business workloads while delivering compute with an entry-level 1U rack server.
The Dell PowerEdge R250 offers streamlined productivity, high-speed memory and capacity, powerful compute to address common business applications. Ideal for:
- Small midsized businesses
- Remote office/branch office
- Collaboration and sharing
- Mail/messaging and file/print

Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with autonomous collaboration
The Dell OpenManage systems management portfolio tames the complexity of managing and securing IT infrastructure. Using Dell Technologies’ intuitive end-to-end tools, IT can deliver a secure, integrated experience by reducing process and information silos in order to focus on growing the business. The Dell OpenManage portfolio is the key to your innovation engine, unlocking the tools and automation that help you scale, manage, and protect your technology environment.
- Built-in telemetry streaming, thermal management, and RESTful API with Redfish offer streamlined visibility and control for better server management
- Intelligent automation lets you enable cooperation between human actions and system capabilities for added productivity
- Integrated change management capabilities for update planning and seamless, zero-touch configuration and implementation
- Full-stack management integration with Microsoft, VMware, ServiceNow, Ansible and many other tools
Protect your data assets and infrastructure with proactive resilience
The Dell PowerEdge R250 server is designed with a cyber-resilient architecture, integrating security deeply into every phase in the lifecycle, from design to retirement.
- Operate your workloads on a secure platform anchored by cryptographically trusted booting and silicon root of trust
- Maintain server firmware safety with digitally signed firmware packages
- Prevent unauthorized configuration or firmware change with system lockdown
- Securely and quickly wipe all data from storage media, including hard drives, SSDs and system memory with System Erase
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Base Standard Capabilities
| Feature | Technical Specification | |
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| Processor | One Intel Xeon E-2300 series processor with up to 8 cores or one Intel Pentium processor with up to 2 cores | |
| Memory |
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| Storage controllers |
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| Drive bays | Front bays:
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| Cooling options | Air Cooling | |
| Fans | Up to four cabled fans | |
| Dimensions | Height: 42.8 mm (1.68 inches) Width: 482 mm (18.97 inches) Depth: 598.64 mm (23.56 inches) with bezel 585 mm (23.03 inches) without bezel | |
| Form Factor | 1U Rack Server | |
| Embedded mgmt |
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| Bezel | Optional bezel or security bezel | |
| OpenManage™ Software |
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| Mobility | OpenManage Mobile | |
| Integrations and Connections | OpenManage Integrations
| OpenManage Connections
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| Integrations and Connections |
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| Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM | |
| GPU Options | Not supported | |
| Ports | Front Ports:
| Rear Ports
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| PCIe | 2 PCIe slots:
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| Operating System and Hypervisors |
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Spec Sheet 4
| Feature | PowerEdge R250 | PowerEdge R240 |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | One Intel® Xeon E-2300 series processor with up to 8 cores per processor | Coffee Lake-S E3-1200 V6 series. Pentium and Celeron up to 95 W |
| Memory | ● 4 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports
UDIMM 128 GB max, speeds up to
3200 MT/s
NOTE: For Pentium processor, maximum memory supported is 2666 MT/s ● Supports unregistered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
● 4 DDR4 DIMM slots, memory support
8,16 GB, DIMM speed up to 2666
MT/s
● Supports unregistered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only |
| Storage Drives | ● Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/
SSD)
● Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/ SSD) ● 2 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/SATA drives ● Max 80TB for 4HDD configuration |
● Up to 4 x 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS/
SATA/ SSD
● Up to 4 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/ SATA/ SSD ● Up to 2 x 3.5-inch cabled SAS/ SATA/ SSD ● Max 56 TB for 4 HDD configuration |
| Storage Controllers | Internal Controllers
● PERC H345, HBA355i, H755, H355 External Controllers ● HBA355e Software RAID ● S150 |
Internal Controllers
● PERC H330, H730p, HBA330 External Controllers ● 12 Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID ● S140 |
| PCIe Slots | PCI Express® (PCIe)4.0 expansion slots | 2 x PCIe Gen 3 slots |
| Embedded NIC (LOM) | Onboard LOM 1GbE x2 | 2 x 1GbE LOM |
| Networking options (OCP 3.0) | NA | NA |
| I/O ports | Front Ports
● 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port ● 1 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports ● 1 x USB 2.0 ● 1 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x VGA ● 1 x Serial Internal Ports ● 1 x USB 3.0 (Optional) |
Front Ports
● 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct microUSB ● 1 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports ● 1 x Serial ● 2 x USB 3.0 ● 1 x VGA Internal Ports ● 1 x USB 3.0 |
| Form Factor | 1U | 1U |
| Power Supplies | ● 450W Bronze 100-240 VAC, cabled
● 450W Platinum 100-240 VAC, cabled ● 700 W Titanium 100-240 V AC, cabled ● 700 W Titanium 240 V DC, cabled |
● 250 W AC 1U cable (Bronze)
● 450 W AC 1U cable (Platinum) |
| Embedded management | ● iDRAC9
● iDRAC Direct ● iDRAC Service Module ● iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish |
● iDRAC9
● iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish ● iDRAC Direct |
| Front IO | ● Power button w/LED x1
● ID button w/LED x1 ● USB 2.0 x1 ● iDRAC MGMT USB x1 ● System Status LED x1 |
● Power button w/LED x1
● ID button w/LED x1 ● USB 2.0 x1 ● iDRAC MGMT USB x1 ● System Status LED x1 |































