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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive fillers and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10 core 16GB DDR4 12 bay 3.5" H330 2x 750W PSU

SKU CH-7B71-ZEKB1

A 2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2 GHz, 16 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H330 controller, twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant 750 W power supplies

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs deliver 10 cores each at 2.2GHz with 3.0GHz turbo
  • 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory provides reliable capacity for virtualization workloads
  • PERC H330 controller manages 12x 3.5-inch SAS and SATA drive bays
  • Dual 750W platinum power supplies ensure continuous operation during hardware failure
  • iDRAC9 Express enables remote server monitoring and administration from anywhere

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors. Each processor runs at 2.2 GHz with a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency and provides ten cores. The system includes sixteen gigabytes of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory and a PERC H330 storage controller.

Suits virtualization and storage workloads

This server suits businesses that need high-capacity 3.5-inch drive bays and dual-processor performance for virtualization or database applications. Buyers who require more than sixteen gigabytes of memory out of the box or who need front bezel and ready rails included should look at other configurations.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated with fillers, supporting SAS and SATA drives through the H330 controller. This bay count determines how much local storage the platform can hold without external enclosures.

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Price $495.99
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Specifications

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Questions about this item

How can I confirm the dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors and 16GB DDR4-2400 memory are recognised after initial boot?

During POST the system will display two 10-core CPUs at 2.2GHz with 3.0GHz turbo and show 16GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered DIMMs; iDRAC 9 Express also reports the same inventory in its hardware overview.

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

The chassis ships with 2x Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs, 2x 8GB DDR4-2400 ECC RDIMMs, PERC H330 controller, 12x 3.5" drive bay fillers, dual 1GbE ports, iDRAC 9 Express, and 2x 750W platinum PSUs; drives, front bezel and ready rails are not included.

Given the 12-bay 3.5" layout and PERC H330, which drive types and quantities suit this configuration?

The backplane accepts twelve 3.5" SAS or SATA drives; the H330 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 so you can populate all twelve bays with matching SAS or SATA HDDs or SSDs for the desired capacity and redundancy.

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