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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 16GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-23QY-2JWP3

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz base clock with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 16 GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory ensures data integrity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays ready for SAS or SATA drives
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote server management
  • Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies maintain uptime

PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for expanding business environments. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each offering 10 cores at 2.2GHz with a 3.0GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 16GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across two modules. A PERC H730P controller with 2GB cache provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 support plus pass-through mode.

Suitable for virtualization and storage workloads

This server suits teams running virtualization, database applications or software-defined storage who need twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and dual 750W platinum power supplies. Integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC9 Express handle networking and remote management. Organisations requiring front bezel or ready rails must source them separately. Buyers needing more than sixteen gigabytes of memory or different drive form factors should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller with 2GB cache

The storage controller determines which RAID levels are available and whether a battery-backed cache is present. This unit delivers the H730P with 2GB cache and battery, enabling RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 alongside pass-through for non-RAID configurations. It connects via 12Gb/s SAS and SATA interfaces to the twelve 3.5-inch bays currently populated with fillers.

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Questions about this item

How can I verify the two Xeon Silver 4114 processors are running at 2.2 GHz base and 3.0 GHz turbo after installation?

Check the system BIOS or iDRAC 9 Express hardware inventory; both will display each CPU model, core count, and current clock speeds to confirm the 10-core 4114 units are detected and operating at their rated frequencies.

Which components are included and which must be sourced separately for this R540?

The shipment contains the 2U chassis, dual Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs, 16 GB DDR4-2400 ECC RDIMMs, PERC H730P 2 GB controller with battery, twelve 3.5-inch drive-bay fillers, dual-port 1 GbE adapter, iDRAC 9 Express, two 750 W platinum PSUs, and front bezel with ready rails are not included.

Should I choose the 12-bay 3.5-inch configuration or a different drive-count variant for maximum SAS/SATA capacity?

This unit is the 12-bay 3.5-inch model; it provides the highest 3.5-inch drive density available in the R540 2U form factor, so select it when you need the greatest number of SAS or SATA spindles per rack unit.

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