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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10 Core 32GB DDR4 HBA330 12x 8TB HDD

SKU CH-8N28-R1QDP

A 2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2 GHz, 32 GB DDR4 ECC memory, an HBA330 controller, and twelve 8 TB 3.5-inch 7.2K SATA drives

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 10-core CPUs at 2.2 GHz base and 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 32 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory for reliable multitasking
  • PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller managing twelve drive bays
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" enterprise hard drives installed
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC9 Express remote management

PowerEdge R540 12-bay storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each offering 10 cores at 2.2 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. It ships with 32 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory and a PERC HBA330 storage controller. Twelve 3.5-inch 8 TB SATA hard drives spinning at 7.2K RPM are installed, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for storage-dense workloads.

This configuration targets organisations that need a single chassis holding twelve large-capacity drives for backup, archiving or software-defined storage. Buyers who require more memory channels per CPU, faster drive interfaces or additional PCIe slots for multiple accelerators should evaluate alternative platforms. The integrated dual-port Gigabit adapter and iDRAC 9 Express cover basic remote management needs.

Twelve 8 TB SATA drives behind an HBA330 controller

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives presented to the PERC HBA330 in JBOD or RAID mode. This drive count and interface combination determines whether the server matches the capacity and throughput profile your storage layer expects.

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Price $2,933.99
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Questions about this item

How do I confirm both Xeon Silver 4114 processors and all 32GB DDR4 memory are detected after setup?

Check the iDRAC 9 Express system inventory and POST screen; both should list 2x 10-core CPUs at 2.2GHz with 3.0GHz turbo and 4x 8GB DDR4-2400 modules.

Which items ship with the server and which must be purchased separately?

Included: 2x 750W Platinum PSUs, HBA330 controller, 12x 8TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" drives, dual 1GbE, iDRAC 9 Express. Not included: front bezel and Ready Rails.

How do I choose between storage controller options for the 12-bay 3.5" chassis?

This unit ships with the HBA330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller in JBOD/pass-through mode; select a PERC RAID card instead if hardware RAID levels are required.

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