DELL PowerEdge R540 rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 10-core 32GB DDR4 H330 8x 3.5" trays iDRAC9 2x 750W PSU

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualisation, database hosting and file or application workloads. Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors provide twenty cores at 2.2 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H330 controller support SATA and SAS drives across eight 3.5-inch hot-swap trays. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise management complete the platform.

Suits buyers needing dense 3.5-inch storage in 2U

This server fits organisations that want up to eight large-form-factor drives in a compact rack footprint with dual-socket compute and hardware RAID. Buyers who require a 2.5-inch drive layout, a greater number of drive bays, or a different controller feature set should evaluate other chassis options. The installed memory uses four of sixteen slots, leaving room for expansion up to 384 GB.

PERC H330 controller with eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA

The storage subsystem centres on a Dell PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller connected to eight 3.5-inch hot-swap trays. No drives are included, so capacity and redundancy are defined entirely by the disks the buyer installs. This combination determines whether the R540 matches the storage performance and density the workload demands.