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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, front bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 256GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-CDD3-NW7T7

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors, 256GB DDR4 memory, and twelve 4TB 3.5-inch SATA drives on a PERC H730P controller

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.1GHz base
  • 256GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures reliable virtualization performance
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Twelve 4TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750W platinum power supplies with iDRAC9 Express management

Balanced compute and storage

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, databases and software-defined storage. It carries two Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. Sixteen cores per socket and 256 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC memory give the platform headroom for demanding business workloads.

Thermals and power under load

Dual 750-watt platinum power supplies feed the system and provide redundancy. The 2U chassis moves air across twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and the CPU sockets during sustained operation. Enterprise 7.2 K SATA drives and the H730P controller draw steady power while the fans adjust speed to keep temperatures in check.

Controller battery and remote management

The PERC H730P includes a 2 GB cache backed by a battery so write data survives a sudden power loss. RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode are available for the twelve 4 TB drives. iDRAC 9 Express gives remote console and health monitoring without an extra licence. Front bezel and ready rails are not included.

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 12 3.5-inch drives and what step is often missed?

Slide each 4TB 7.2K SATA drive into the front bays until the carrier locks, then configure the desired RAID level in the H730P BIOS before the OS install; the step most people miss is enabling the controller battery-backed write cache so the array is protected during power loss.

Which components will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The 12 mechanical 4TB 7.2K SATA drives and the two 750W Platinum power supplies are the primary wear items; the H730P RAID battery also degrades over time and should be swapped when the controller reports a learn-cycle failure.

What thermal or power limit appears first when the dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs run at 3.7GHz turbo across all 16 cores?

The 750W Platinum power supplies set the hard ceiling; sustained all-core turbo on both 16-core processors can draw enough power to trigger throttling or supply shutdown before the cooling subsystem reaches its limit.

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