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Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays front view

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 12-bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 5118 128GB 12x4TB HBA330

SKU CH-SCEX-0ET6C

2U rack server with dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, twelve 4TB 3.5-inch SATA drives and HBA330 controller

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at up to 3.2GHz
  • 128GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory ensures reliable performance for virtualization workloads
  • HBA330 controller manages 12 x 4TB enterprise drives for massive storage capacity
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote server monitoring and administration
  • Dual 750W platinum power supplies provide efficient redundancy

Versatile 2U rack server for growing business

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rackmount server built for virtualization, database management and software-defined storage. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3GHz with a 3.2GHz turbo across twelve cores. The 128GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory and twelve 3.5-inch drive bays provide a balanced platform for storage-intensive applications.

Dual 750W platinum power supplies

Two 750 watt platinum efficiency power supplies deliver redundant power for continuous operation. The PERC HBA330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller manages twelve enterprise 4TB 7.2K SATA drives without a hardware RAID layer. Integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 9 Express remote management handle network traffic and out-of-band administration with minimal overhead.

Sustained performance for virtualization

The dual twelve-core Xeon configuration maintains consistent throughput for multi-threaded workloads such as virtualization hosts and database engines. DDR4-2400 ECC memory protects data integrity during extended compute cycles. The twelve 4TB drives offer high sequential capacity for software-defined storage clusters, while the HBA330 presents raw devices to the operating system for flexible filesystem choices.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at up to 3.2GHz
  • 128GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory ensures reliable performance for virtualization workloads
  • HBA330 controller manages 12 x 4TB enterprise drives for massive storage capacity
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote server monitoring and administration
  • Dual 750W platinum power supplies provide efficient redundancy

Specifications

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Questions about this item

How do I install the HBA330 controller and what step is often missed?

Seat the HBA330 in a PCIe slot, connect the 12Gb/s SAS/SATA cables to the 12-bay backplane, then enable the controller in BIOS before creating any virtual disks.

Which components will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The 12x 4TB 7.2K SATA drives and the 2x 750W platinum power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units with the shortest service intervals.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs run at 3.2GHz turbo sustained?

The dual 750W platinum PSUs set the power ceiling; sustained 3.2GHz turbo on 24 cores can hit that limit before the 2U cooling reaches its maximum.

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