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Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server silver chassis twelve 3.5 inch drive bays front bezel absent

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 512GB DDR4 H730P 12x 4TB HDD

SKU CH-03KY-9BQ1E

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across 16 DIMMs for reliable virtualization
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage
  • iDRAC9 Express plus dual 750 W platinum power supplies simplify remote management

Server built for storage density

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server designed for environments that need large amounts of local storage. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors provide 24 cores at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo. 512 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC memory supports heavy virtualization or database workloads. The PERC H730P controller manages twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB SATA drives in multiple RAID modes.

Suits buyers who need many drive bays in 2U

This configuration fits teams running storage-heavy applications such as software-defined storage or large databases. The twelve-bay chassis and high-capacity drives keep data local. Buyers who need faster flash storage should look elsewhere. Workloads requiring more than two sockets or GPU acceleration are not supported by this platform.

H730P controller with twelve 4 TB drives

The PERC H730P 2 GB SAS/SATA controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through. Twelve enterprise 7.2K RPM SATA drives connect directly to this card. This single component determines both the total raw capacity and the redundancy options available.

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Price $3,526.99
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Questions about this item

What does 512GB DDR4-2400 ECC mean for actual workloads?

The 512GB capacity is spread across 16 modules of 32GB each, giving the dual-socket server a large memory pool for virtualization and database tasks.

What RAID levels does the H730P controller support on the 12Gb/s SAS/SATA interface?

The PERC H730P handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through on its 12Gb/s SAS/SATA ports.

Will the twelve 3.5-inch drive bays fit in a standard 2U rack without extra rails?

The chassis uses twelve 3.5-inch bays in a 2U form factor; front bezel and ready rails are not included.

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