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Silver 2U rack server front with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays and bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12-Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD HBA330 2x 750W

SKU CH-GMX4-M937Z

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, twelve 8TB 7.2K SATA drives on an HBA330 controller, dual 1GbE networking, iDRAC9 Express management.

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory supports virtualization and database reliability
  • HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller manages twelve 3.5-inch drive bays
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage for data-intensive applications
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Express enable redundant power and remote management

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for expanding business and data centre environments. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo across 12 cores each. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory in eight 16 GB modules. A PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller manages twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA 3.5" enterprise drives. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for virtualisation.

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation, database management or software-defined storage that need high raw capacity in a 2U form factor. The twelve 3.5" bays and HBA330 controller support SAS and SATA drives for large volume deployments. Buyers who need solid-state performance or a smaller form factor should consider other platforms. The server includes iDRAC 9 Express for remote management and dual gigabit Ethernet for network connectivity.

128 GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory capacity

The installed 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 16 GB modules determines the immediate virtualisation density and database buffer space available. This memory configuration supports the dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 processors for multi-threaded workloads. Organisations planning heavier consolidation or larger in-memory datasets will need to verify maximum supported capacity and available DIMM slots before deployment.

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Questions about this item

What does the HBA330 controller's 12Gb/s SAS/SATA interface cap the 8TB drives at?

The PERC HBA330 provides 12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity, so the twelve 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s drives will run at their native 6Gb/s link speed.

What rails or brackets are required to mount this 2U server in a rack?

The server uses a standard 2U rackmount form factor; the listing notes that ready rails are not included, so you must supply compatible sliding rails for your rack.

How are the 128GB of DDR4-2400 ECC modules installed, and what slot population mistake should be avoided?

The memory ships as eight 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC RDIMMs; populate them evenly across both processors' memory channels following the Dell channel population guide to avoid reduced bandwidth or boot failure.

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