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Short-Depth 17" Chassis
At just 461 mm deep (without bezel), the R260 fits in shallow wall-mount cabinets, retail back-of-house racks, and near-edge enclosures where standard 700–800 mm servers cannot.
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Dell PowerEdgeSKU: PowerEdge-R260
Dell PowerEdge R260 1U Short-Depth Entry Rack Server
Short-Depth 1U Entry Rack Server — Intel Xeon E-2400 / Xeon 6300, DDR5, iDRAC9
The Dell PowerEdge R260 is a compact, short-depth 1U single-socket rack server designed for SMB and near-edge deployments. With a 17-inch chassis depth, Intel Xeon E-2400 or Xeon 6300 series processors, DDR5 memory up to 128 GB, and Dell's Cyber Resilient Architecture with silicon root of trust, it delivers enterprise-class reliability in the most space-constrained environments.
- Short-depth 17-inch chassis — fits in shallow cabinets and near-edge deployments
- Intel Xeon E-2400 / Xeon 6300 series — up to 8 cores; Pentium G7400 option
- DDR5 memory — up to 128 GB (UDIMM, 4 slots, 4400 MT/s)
- Filter bezel option — shields hardware from dust and grease
- Storage: up to 2 × 3.5" SAS/SATA (max 32 TB) or 6 × 2.5" hot-plug (max 46.08 TB)
- BOSS-N1 boot: 2 × M.2 NVMe SSDs for OS redundancy
- iDRAC9 — embedded remote management with Redfish API
- Power: 450W Platinum or 700W Titanium, Energy Star 4.0
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Key Features
Everything you need in one device
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Intel Xeon E-2400 / Xeon 6300
Supports one Intel Xeon 6300 series, one Intel Xeon E-2400 series (up to 8 cores), or Intel Pentium G7400/G7400T (2 cores). Designed for light to moderate server workloads at the edge.
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DDR5 Memory at 4400 MT/s
4 UDIMM DDR5 slots support up to 128 GB with unregistered ECC protection — delivering improved bandwidth and efficiency over DDR4 in entry-tier server configurations.
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Flexible Storage Configurations
Up to 2 × 3.5-inch cable SAS/SATA (max 32 TB) or 6 × 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD (max 46.08 TB). BOSS-N1 provides 2 × M.2 NVMe SSDs in hardware RAID for a dedicated OS boot volume.
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Cyber Resilient Architecture
Silicon root of trust anchors firmware integrity from the factory. Secured Component Verification, TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, Secure Erase, cryptographically signed firmware, and System Lockdown provide defence-in-depth.
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iDRAC9 Remote Management
Embedded iDRAC9 with iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB), RESTful API with Redfish, Quick Sync 2 wireless module, and OpenManage Enterprise integration deliver full out-of-band lifecycle management.
About the Dell PowerEdge R260
The Dell PowerEdge R260 is Dell's most compact 1U rack server — purpose-engineered for environments where chassis depth is a primary constraint. Its 17-inch short-depth design fits in shallow wall-mount enclosures, retail back-of-house installations, manufacturing floor cabinets, and near-edge deployments where standard 800 mm servers are impractical.
Despite its compact dimensions, the R260 delivers enterprise-class features: Intel Xeon E-2400 series or Xeon 6300 series processors, DDR5 memory at 4400 MT/s, BOSS-N1 HWRAID boot storage with 2 × M.2 NVMe SSDs, and Dell's full Cyber Resilient Architecture security stack. The optional filter bezel shields internal components from dust and grease — critical for challenging near-edge environments.
Management is handled via iDRAC9 with Redfish API support, Quick Sync 2 wireless configuration, and full integration with Dell OpenManage Enterprise. The R260 integrates natively into Dell's APEX Flex on Demand consumption model, enabling IT-as-a-service procurement without upfront capital expenditure.
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Ideal for a wide range of deployments
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Retail & Near-Edge
Short-depth chassis fits behind-counter retail installations, point-of-sale environments, and near-edge locations without requiring full-depth cabinets.
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Reliable compute for branch file sharing, Active Directory, print services, and local application hosting — managed remotely via iDRAC9.
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SMB Business Server
An affordable, enterprise-grade entry server for small businesses needing file storage, collaboration, and CRM/ERP hosting with hardware-level security.
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Edge Computing Node
IoT data aggregation, local analytics, and telemetry processing at industrial edge locations where space, temperature tolerance, and dust protection matter.
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