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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 3.5-inch drive bays and sliding rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 8x 8TB SAS

SKU CH-6XJ3-CEJCS

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC, eight 8 TB SAS drives on an HBA330 controller, dual 750 W platinum supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors handle heavy workloads with 12 cores each
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualization deployments
  • Eight 8 TB SAS drives provide 64 TB raw capacity for data-intensive apps
  • PERC HBA330 controller enables direct SAS and SATA drive pass-through
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise allows full remote management and automation
  • Redundant 750 W 80+ Platinum power supplies keep the server running during failures

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rackmount server system built for data-intensive workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, 128GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory, and eight 8TB SAS hard drives. The platform supports up to 1TB of memory across sixteen slots for future growth.

Virtualisation hosts and storage-heavy roles

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database servers and file repositories that need large SAS capacity and redundant 750W power supplies. Buyers who require hardware RAID acceleration, GPU compute or more than two processor sockets will not find those capabilities in this chassis.

Dell PERC HBA330 pass-through controller

The installed HBA330 controller provides 12Gb/s SAS connectivity in pass-through mode only, presenting disks directly to the operating system without hardware RAID offload. This single specification determines whether the storage stack matches your software-defined or ZFS-based deployment model.

How it compares

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Price $2,064.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor core count 12-Core Processor
Lower than about 60% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Processor detailsGold 5118
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storage8 × 8 TB 7.2K SAS
Disk controllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsNone
Connectivity
Network controller1x Dell EMC Integrated Dual Port Network Daughter Card - 2x 1 Gigabit RJ45 Ports,
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controllerDell EMC 14G PowerEdge iDRAC 9 Enterprise License

Questions about this item

What SAS speed does the HBA330 controller support for the eight 8TB drives?

The PERC HBA330 provides 12Gb/s SAS connectivity to the eight 3.5-inch 7.2K drives in pass-through mode.

What rack height and mounting hardware does the R540 need?

It occupies 2U of rack space and ships with sliding rails and a front bezel for installation.

How do you install the CPUs and memory, and what step is often missed?

Install both Gold 5118 processors into the two LGA 3647 sockets first, then populate DDR4 DIMMs across the 16 slots following the memory population sequence; skipping the prescribed DIMM order is the common error.

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