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Dell R540
2U rack · 8 × 3.5" bays · 1 full-height + 4 low-profile PCIe slots · in stock
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Dell R540 configurations available
| Configuration |
|---|
| Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 8L LGA3647 |
| Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 12L LGA3647 |
| Dell Poweredge R540 WF3FP 2U 12L LGA3647 |
| Dell Poweredge R540 HF8NK 2U 12L LGA3647 |
Dell R540 specifications
Dell PowerEdge R540
Processor
- Up to two 1st or 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable (LGA3647), up to 20 cores each
Memory
- 16 DDR4 DIMM slots, RDIMM / LRDIMM up to 2666 MT/s, 1 TB max
Drive bays
- Front: up to 12 × 3.5" SAS/SATA (168 TB)
- Rear: up to 2 × 3.5" SAS/SATA (28 TB)
- Optional DVD-ROM or DVD+RW
Storage controllers
- Internal RAID: PERC H750, H730P, H740P, H350, H330; software RAID S140
- HBAs: HBA350i, HBA330
- External: H840, HBA355e, 12 Gb/s external SAS HBA
- Boot: BOSS with 2 × M.2 240 GB or 480 GB; internal dual SD module
Expansion slots
- PCIe Gen3 via optional risers
- With rear storage: one or two half-height slots
- Without: one full-height plus up to four half-height
Network
- 2 × 1GbE LOM; optional LOM riser adds 2 × 1GbE, 2 × 10GbE SFP+ or 2 × 10GbE BaseT
Power supply
- Platinum 495 W, 750 W or 1100 W, hot-plug, redundancy optional
Management
- iDRAC9 with dedicated network port, iDRAC Direct, Redfish REST API, Quick Sync 2
Dimensions
- 2U rack chassis; 86.8 mm × 434 mm × 693.81 mm (no bezel), 29.68 kg
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Buying a Dell R540 from IT Server Exchange
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