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Silver 2U rack server front with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays filled, dual power supplies visible at rear

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 HBA330 2x 750W

SKU CH-N5RV-AXV0F

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors at 2.3GHz, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, HBA330 storage controller and dual 750W power supplies

  • Dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory for reliable virtualization workloads
  • PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration
  • Dual 750 W platinum-efficiency power supplies for redundancy

Dell PowerEdge R540 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rackmount server built for expanding business environments. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 16 GB modules. A PERC HBA330 controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch drive bays.

Suited for virtualisation and storage workloads

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation, database management or software-defined storage on SAS and SATA drives. The dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundant power for business-critical uptime. Buyers needing GPU acceleration, more than twelve drive bays or workloads that require more than 64 GB of memory should evaluate other platforms.

PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s storage controller

The PERC HBA330 controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity to the twelve front-accessible bays. It operates in HBA mode for direct drive access without hardware RAID overhead. This single specification determines whether the server matches a JBOD or software-defined storage deployment. iDRAC 9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration.

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Price $618.99
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Questions about this item

What does the 2.3 GHz base clock mean for actual workloads?

The two Xeon Gold 5118 processors run at 2.3 GHz base and can boost to 3.2 GHz, giving 24 total cores for virtualization, databases or software-defined storage tasks.

How does the PERC HBA330 controller limit drive performance?

The HBA330 provides 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity across the 12 drive bays, so each bay can use the full SAS or SATA link speed without a RAID layer.

What hardware is required to mount the 2U chassis in a rack?

The server is a 2U rackmount unit; the listing notes that ready rails are not included, so compatible sliding rails must be sourced separately.

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