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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16GB DDR4 H330 2x 750W PSUs

SKU CH-WMAC-A5YM8

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core processors, 16GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory, PERC H330 controller and redundant 750W platinum power supplies

  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs reach 3.7GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 16GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory protects data integrity in critical applications
  • PERC H330 controller manages 12-bay 3.5" storage with 12Gb/s SAS/SATA throughput
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration from anywhere
  • Dual 750W platinum power supplies provide redundant power for continuous uptime

Engineered for Growing Business Environments

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 is a versatile 2U rack server built to balance performance, storage capacity, and scalability. It targets organisations running virtualization, software-defined storage, database applications, and business-critical workloads. The platform delivers enterprise-class reliability with flexible configuration options for expanding infrastructure requirements.

Dual 750 Watt Platinum Power Supplies

Two 750 Watt Platinum efficiency power supplies provide redundant power delivery for continuous operation. The dual-processor design uses 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs at 2.1GHz with 3.7GHz turbo across 16 cores each. DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory enhances reliability during sustained workloads while the H330 controller manages drive I/O.

Twelve 3.5 Inch Bays with Fillers Included

The chassis provides 12 front-accessible 3.5 inch drive bays populated with Dell EMC 14G PowerEdge fillers ready for SAS or SATA drives. Integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 9 Express remote management handle connectivity and administration. PCIe expansion slots support additional networking or storage controllers. Front bezel and ready rails are not included.

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 12 x 3.5" drive bay fillers and which step is commonly missed?

Slide each filler into the front bays until the latch clicks; the step often missed is seating the latch fully so the chassis detects the bay as populated.

What maintenance will the 2 x 750 W power supplies need later?

Check fan operation and clean dust from the intake quarterly; replace a unit only if the iDRAC 9 Express reports a fault or efficiency drops.

What limit appears first on the PERC H330 controller during sustained write workloads?

The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA bus saturates before the dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs reach thermal throttle under heavy sequential writes.

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