DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 5118 12C 2.3GHz 32GB DDR4 H740P 8x 4TB SAS

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 8-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores. It includes 32 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 slots and a PERC H740P storage controller with 8 GB cache. Eight 4 TB 7.2K SAS hard drives fill the 3.5-inch bays, and dual 750 W power supplies provide redundancy.

Ideal for virtualisation, databases and file serving

This system suits organisations that need high-capacity SAS storage and dual-processor compute in a 2U form factor. The iDRAC9 Enterprise controller enables full remote management. Buyers who require all-flash performance or larger memory footprints should consider configurations that support more DIMMs or solid-state drives, as this unit ships with spinning SAS disks and 32 GB installed.

PERC H740P RAID controller with 8 GB cache

The installed Dell PERC H740P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Its 8 GB battery-backed cache accelerates write-heavy workloads and protects data during power loss. This single component determines whether the server meets your redundancy and throughput requirements for the eight 4 TB SAS drives.