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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 64GB DDR4 H730P 12x 4TB HDD

SKU CH-0CY0-KAHP9

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays holding 4TB enterprise drives, dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1GHz, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors run 16 cores at 2.1 GHz
  • Turbo frequency reaches 3.7 GHz for peak workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures data integrity
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage

Ready for Virtualisation and Databases

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1GHz with 3.7GHz turbo, delivering 16 cores per socket. It ships with 64GB of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P controller with battery-backed cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Twelve 3.5-inch enterprise SATA drives at 4TB each provide high-capacity storage for demanding workloads.

Teams Needing Dense Local Storage

Organisations running virtualisation clusters, database engines or software-defined storage platforms will find the drive count and hardware RAID suitable. Buyers who require solid-state performance for latency-sensitive applications should look elsewhere. The configuration also omits front bezel and ready rails, so installers needing those accessories must source them separately.

Twelve-Bay 3.5-Inch Chassis

The 2U form factor holds twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, setting the physical limit for internal spinning-disk capacity. Dual 750-watt platinum power supplies and integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet complete the baseline infrastructure. iDRAC9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration without additional licensing.

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Price $2,380.99
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Questions about this item

Does this server need rails or a bezel to mount in a 2U rack?

Front bezel and ready rails are not included, so you must supply compatible 2U rails and a bezel if required.

Can the PERC H730P controller use my existing 6 Gb/s SATA drives alongside the installed 7.2K SATA disks?

The H730P supports SAS and SATA at 12 Gb/s, so 6 Gb/s SATA drives will operate at their native speed in the same enclosure.

How do I confirm both Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs and all 64 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC memory are detected after power-on?

Check the iDRAC9 Express system inventory or the POST screen; both should list 2 processors, 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz, and 64 GB total memory.

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