Server Parts Egypt | Enterprise Data Center Components

ICD has stocked Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, and IBM enterprise server parts from its Maadi, Cairo warehouse since 2015. A banking floor in Mohandseen, a Petroleum client in Nasr City, a New Administrative Capital government tenant, an Ezz Steel plant in Ain Sokhna — they all phone +20 10 4022 2214 when a PSU fails at 2 AM. Same-day dispatch covers Greater Cairo in 2-6 hours via our own courier network. Next-day DHL / Aramex / Bosta reaches Alexandria, Mansoura, Suez, Ismailia, Tanta, Hurghada. Upper Egypt (Assiut, Luxor, Aswan) adds one day. No 5-day wait for a UK refurb house. No USD wire sitting at CBE. No NTRA chokepoint for anything that isn’t a wireless radio.

Egypt’s enterprise fleet tells the story: a 2015-2019 Dell PowerEdge 13G/14G and HPE ProLiant Gen9/Gen10 installed base now hitting OEM End-of-Service-Life. Dell R730 EOSL landed November 2025. HPE Gen9 Foundation Care ended December 2024. Gen10 runs out December 2027. Banks like NBE, Banque Misr, CIB, QNB AlAhli run thousands of R730xd / DL380 Gen10 / DL360 Gen10 chassis that are mechanically fine but uninsurable on USD-denominated OEM renewals after three straight EGP devaluations (EGP 15.7/USD in 2022 became EGP ~50/USD in 2024). A ProSupport quote that read EGP 150,000 in 2022 reads EGP 450,000 in 2025 on the same tin. ICD Care+ TPM invoices in EGP at fixed annual rate with 4-hour and 8-hour SLAs, which is why 2025-2028 is shaping up as the largest third-party maintenance conversion window the Egyptian market has ever seen.

Cairo logistics — why ICD moves faster than any importer

HQ at 22 Street 299, Maadi. Secondary branch 72 Gamaet El Dewal, Mohandseen. Top-1000 SKUs held on-site in Cairo — no 3-7 day airfreight wait, no USD wire settlement delay through CBE, no FX buffer eaten by a 4% EGP move between quote and payment. Our Aramex account CAI (ICD / ICLOUDIST) imports the bulk of SKUs under HS 8473.30 (server parts/boards/memory/PSU) at 0% WTO ITA duty. CAI (Boulevard Egypt, sister entity) diversifies RAM/CPU/high-value-small-form-factor flows. NTRA-gated wireless and RF SKUs — Aruba / Meraki APs, wireless controllers, SIP phones, RF-enabled NICs — route through our DXB Dubai consolidation and reach Egypt customers as pre-cleared DDP from the UAE, bypassing the 4-8 week NTRA type-approval queue and EGP 5K-25K-per-model fees. Wired server and storage hardware clears direct through Cairo Airport CAI customs using 8473.30 or 8471.70 in 3-7 days.

Where ICD ships inside Egypt

Primary cities: Cairo, Giza, 6th of October, New Cairo, Heliopolis, Maadi, Nasr City, Shorouk, Obour, New Administrative Capital. Secondary metro: Alexandria, Mansoura, Tanta, Zagazig, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez. Red Sea / Sinai: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, El Gouna, Marsa Alam, Dahab. Upper Egypt: Assiut, Sohag, Luxor, Aswan, Qena, Minya. Industrial parks: 10th of Ramadan, Burj Al Arab, Sadat City, West Cairo, Sokhna, SCZone.

Who uses ICD in Egypt

Banking — top IT spend in the country. National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque Misr, Commercial International Bank (CIB), QNB AlAhli, HSBC Egypt, Arab African International Bank (AAIB), Banque du Caire, Credit Agricole Egypt. Core banking on IBM Power + Oracle Exadata; front-office + middleware on Dell PowerEdge + HPE ProLiant; backup on Dell EMC Data Domain + HPE StoreOnce. Telecoms. Telecom Egypt (WE), Vodafone Egypt (now Vodacom 55%), Orange Egypt, Etisalat Misr (e& Egypt). Mix of HPE ProLiant + Huawei + Nokia at the BSS layer. Petroleum. EGPC, GUPCO, Petroleum Services Corp, Petrojet — heavy Dell R740/R740xd + HPE DL380 Gen10 population. Government. MCIT, Ministry of Finance, Egyptian Tax Authority, Customs Authority, GOEIC, Suez Canal Authority — mixed Dell + HPE + Huawei. The NAC migration (Phase 2 2024-2027) is moving ~45,000 workstations and 40+ ministry data centers. Manufacturing. Ezz Steel, Ceramica Cleopatra, Juhayna, Edita. Healthcare. Cleopatra Hospitals, As-Salam, government hospital network. Universities. AUC, Cairo University, Ain Shams, GUC.

Data centers we deliver to

Smart Village 6th of October, Telecom Egypt WE Data, Benya Capital Data Centers, Raya Data Center, New Administrative Capital Government Cloud, Vodafone Data Center Maadi. We follow each facility’s inbound protocol (badged engineer list, WB / delivery note, 24h pre-advice) and can hand the box directly to site operations at Smart Village (6th of October), TE Data Ramses, TE Data Maadi, Benya Capital campuses, Raya DC, the New Administrative Capital sovereign cloud perimeter, Vodafone DC Maadi, and Etisalat Misr DC in October.

Egyptian customs, VAT, and regulator reality

Enterprise server hardware clears under HS codes 8471.50.0000 (CPUs / servers / processing units), 8471.70 (storage / HDD / SSD), 8473.30 (server parts — boards, memory, PSU, heatsinks — our most-used code), 8504.40 (PSU / UPS), and 8544.42 (cables and DAC transceivers). Switches and routers sit at 8517.62 — wired switches clear when declared as "data switching" rather than telecom; wireless APs and controllers require NTRA (National Telecom Regulatory Authority) type approval under Decree 992/2015 and Decree 43/2016. VAT is 14% standard (Law 67/2016). Import duty 0% on most 8471/8473 under the WTO Information Technology Agreement. Withholding tax 1% on local EGP sales above EGP 300. Corporate tax 22.5%. LCs via CIB, HSBC, QNB for deals above USD 50K are standard with banks and state-owned enterprises. Payment norm: USD wire for imports, EGP wire for domestic delivery, USD-invoice + EGP-settlement at CBE spot rate + 3-5% FX buffer widely used.

ICD Care+ TPM — the strongest lever in Egypt right now

Dell ProSupport + HPE Foundation Care are invoiced in USD and paid in USD via SWIFT. At EGP ~50/USD vs ~15 in 2022, renewal cost tripled in EGP terms on the exact same server. Banks, government, and petroleum are being squeezed hard. ICD Care+ is a multi-vendor TPM program invoiced in EGP at fixed annual rate, with same-business-day parts for Cairo, next-day nationwide, 4-hour and 8-hour SLAs, Arabic-speaking L2/L3 engineers, and coverage across Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, IBM, NetApp, and Dell EMC. Typical Care+ pricing is 40-60% cheaper than OEM renewal in USD terms — and 60-75% cheaper in EGP-reality terms once the customer’s fresh devaluation is priced in. Strongest conversion vertical today: banking fleets with 200+ Dell PowerEdge R730/R740 and HPE DL380 Gen9/Gen10 post-warranty 2025-2028.

Current ICD inventory depth

Every SKU carries an OEM part number, condition grade (New, Renewed, Refurbished-A, Pulled), warranty class, and compatibility map. Same SKU appears on Opportunity → Quotation → Sales Order → Delivery Note through our ERPNext pipeline — no informal stock lists, no "ring us and we’ll check the shelf".

Server models covered

Our Parts Finder maps compatible components against each of the following platforms. Enter a PowerEdge service tag, a ProLiant product ID, a Lenovo machine type, or a UCS product ID at icd3s.com/parts-finder and see every RAM, drive, caddy, PSU, RAID, NIC, and cable we ship for that chassis.

Dell PowerEdge — PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730xd, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740xd, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge T650, PowerEdge MX740c, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c.

HPE ProLiant — ProLiant DL360 Gen9, ProLiant DL360 Gen10, ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Plus, ProLiant DL360 Gen11, ProLiant DL360 Gen12, ProLiant DL380 Gen9, ProLiant DL380 Gen10, ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus, ProLiant DL380 Gen11, ProLiant DL380 Gen12, ProLiant DL385 Gen10, ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus, ProLiant DL385 Gen11, ProLiant DL560 Gen10, ProLiant DL560 Gen11, ProLiant DL580 Gen10, ProLiant ML350 Gen10, ProLiant ML350 Gen11, ProLiant BL460c Gen10, ProLiant Synergy 480 Gen10. Plus BladeSystem c7000, MSA 2040/2050/2060 storage, 3PAR 8000, Nimble, Alletra.

Lenovo ThinkSystem — ThinkSystem SR630, ThinkSystem SR630 V2, ThinkSystem SR630 V3, ThinkSystem SR650, ThinkSystem SR650 V2, ThinkSystem SR650 V3, ThinkSystem SR670 V2, ThinkSystem SR675 V3, ThinkSystem SR850, ThinkSystem SR950, ThinkSystem ST550, ThinkSystem ST650, ThinkSystem SD650 V3. Plus ThinkSystem DE/DM storage.

Cisco UCS — UCS B200 M5, UCS B200 M6, UCS C220 M5, UCS C220 M6, UCS C220 M7, UCS C240 M5, UCS C240 M6, UCS C240 M7, UCS C225 M6, UCS C245 M6. Plus Nexus 9K, Catalyst 9K switches, and MDS Fibre Channel directors.

IBM — IBM System x3550 M5, IBM System x3650 M5, IBM System x3850 X6, IBM System x3950 X6, IBM FlashSystem 5200, IBM FlashSystem 7300, IBM FlashSystem 9500, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM DS8000. Plus Power S-series, Tape Library TS3500/TS4500.

Brand & component deep-dives

For part numbers, compatibility tables, and availability by SKU, jump to the brand-by-component pages for this country:

• Dell: Dell RAM / DIMMs · Dell SAS & SATA HDDs · Dell Enterprise SSDs · Dell RAID controllers · Dell Power supplies
• HPE: HPE RAM / DIMMs · HPE SAS & SATA HDDs · HPE Enterprise SSDs · HPE RAID controllers · HPE Power supplies
• Lenovo: Lenovo RAM / DIMMs · Lenovo SAS & SATA HDDs · Lenovo Enterprise SSDs · Lenovo RAID controllers · Lenovo Power supplies
• IBM: IBM RAM / DIMMs · IBM SAS & SATA HDDs · IBM Enterprise SSDs · IBM RAID controllers · IBM Power supplies

Egypt payment terms and FX mechanics

Enterprise preferred channel: USD wire transfer (SWIFT) for cross-border imports, EGP wire for local delivery. Letter of Credit mandatory on most bank and state-owned-enterprise deals above USD 50K. Government buyers run tenders with performance bond, 10-30% advance, and milestone payments. Net 30-60 on enterprise, Net 90-120 on government (often slower in practice). Credit cards rare at this size; post-dated cheques still common SMB (up to 6 months). Our default quotation is USD, settled in USD, with explicit EGP-settlement option at CBE spot rate on payment day plus 3-5% FX buffer — this is how we protect Masters CFOs against a same-week devaluation.

اختيار ICD في مصر — باختصار

ICD شركة مصرية مقرها المعادي منذ 2015. مخزون ~72,693 قطعة سيرفر داخل القاهرة بجميع العلامات: Dell و HPE و Lenovo و Cisco و IBM و NetApp. تسليم في نفس اليوم لكل القاهرة الكبرى، واليوم التالي للإسكندرية والمحافظات. دعم فني بالعربية، وتعاقدات ICD Care+ بالجنيه المصري بدلاً من تجديدات ProSupport / Foundation Care بالدولار اللي بقت مكلفة بعد موجات انخفاض الجنيه. تواصل معانا على +20 10 4022 2214 أو [email protected].

Server Brands in Egypt — Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, IBM

Egypt’s enterprise server footprint is concentrated in Cairo’s banking corridor (CBE, NBE, Banque Misr, CIB, QNB Al Ahli), the three MNO data centers (Vodafone Egypt, Orange, Etisalat Misr / e& Egypt), and the New Administrative Capital government cloud. Dell PowerEdge and HPE ProLiant hold the dominant rack share in private-sector banking and telecom, while Lenovo ThinkSystem and IBM Power are heavily installed in legacy core banking. Cisco UCS with Nexus fabric is the standard for MNO core and NAC data-center builds. ICD Group operates from 22 Street 299 Maadi Cairo with 16,553 Dell / 22,831 HPE / 4,977 Lenovo / 2,240 Cisco / 7,102 IBM SKUs in stock, ships same-day via DHL and Aramex S&S CAI, and covers NTRA type-approval workflow for all Cisco networking imports.

Dell PowerEdge in Egypt

Dell PowerEdge is the most-deployed x86 server family across Egyptian banks, insurance carriers, and the Ministry of Finance. Top models moving through ICD’s Egypt book are the R650 / R750 (14G-15G mainstream dual-socket), R640 / R740 (still the refresh workhorse), R450 / R550 (branch and mid-market), and the T440 / T640 towers for regional branch offices. Dell Certified Factory-Integrated (CFI) refurbished units are available for every PowerEdge family when OEM-new lead times stretch past six weeks, with the same one-year Dell warranty transfer (see dell.com). ProSupport for Egypt routes through Dell’s regional hub, but ICD ships spares ahead of the Dell engineer when downtime is critical. Typical Cairo delivery on stocked SKUs is same-day; lead time on OEM-new PowerEdge BTO is 3–6 weeks depending on NIC / RAID / CPU mix.

HPE ProLiant in Egypt

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 / Gen10 Plus / Gen11 and DL380 Gen10 / Gen11 own the majority of Egyptian telecom core infrastructure and mid-size government deployments. DL325 / DL345 (AMD EPYC) are the fastest-growing class for cost-per-core sensitive workloads (MNO signaling, analytics). ML350 towers are still ordered for regional branches without raised-floor. HPE Renew (factory-refurbished with full HPE warranty) is the OEM-backed refurb path (see hpe.com/renew) and ICD stocks the Renew-grade Gen10 line heavily. HPE Foundation Care / Proactive Care contracts for Egypt are signed through HPE Egypt, but for part-level break-fix the ICD Cairo warehouse ships the replacement within hours. Lead time: same-day for stocked Gen10 parts, 2–5 weeks for OEM-new Gen11 BTO.

Lenovo ThinkSystem in Egypt

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 / SR650 (V2 and V3 generations) are standard in Egyptian universities, public-sector tenders, and the growing hosting-provider segment (Vodafone Cloud, Orange Business Services Egypt). SR250 and ST250 serve branch deployments. Lenovo Certified Refurbished (LCR) is the OEM-warranty refurb route (see lenovo.com) and ICD holds SR630 V2 / SR650 V2 inventory in Cairo. Lenovo Premier Support in Egypt is available through Lenovo EMEA, with ICD providing parts-first dispatch on emergency break-fix. Lead time: same-day on stocked SR6x0 spares, 3–5 weeks on new ThinkSystem BTO.

Cisco UCS & Networking in Egypt

Cisco UCS C220 / C240 M5 / M6 and UCS-X blade chassis are deployed in Vodafone Egypt core, Orange Egypt transport, and Etisalat Misr data centers. Nexus 9300 / 9500 is the standard top-of-rack and spine fabric across all three MNOs and most tier-1 banks. Catalyst 9300 / 9500 serves campus access at banks and ministries. NTRA type-approval is mandatory for every Cisco networking SKU imported into Egypt — ICD handles the NTRA paperwork end-to-end and stocks only pre-approved SKUs for instant dispatch. Cisco Refresh (OEM-certified refurbished with 90-day warranty, extendable via SmartNet) covers Nexus and Catalyst (see cisco.com/refresh). SmartNet Total Care for Egypt routes through Cisco’s Dubai TAC with local break-fix via ICD. Lead time: same-day on NTRA-cleared stocked optics and line cards, 4–8 weeks on new Nexus 9K BTO.

IBM System x & Power in Egypt

IBM Power S914 / S922 / S1022 / S1024 still run core banking at NBE, Banque Misr, and several private banks (Finacle, T24 core on AIX). System x (pre-Lenovo) x3650 M5 and x3850 X6 remain in production at insurance and public-sector sites that have not yet migrated. IBM Certified Used Equipment (CUE) is the OEM refurb program (see ibm.com/financing) and ICD is the primary source for legacy System x spares in Egypt where IBM OEM-new is EOL. IBM ServicePac / Expert Care for Power hardware in Egypt is sold via IBM Egypt, with ICD supplying field-replaceable units (FRU) for same-day AIX / IBM i break-fix. Lead time: same-day for stocked System x and Power FRUs, 4–10 weeks on new IBM Power BTO.

Brand Comparison — Egypt