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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and eight 3.5 inch drive bays visible

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4114 128GB DDR4 8x 8TB SAS

SKU CH-9C0S-8MSTG

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC HBA330 controller, eight 8TB 7.2K SAS drives, dual 1GbE networking, iDRAC9 Enterprise management.

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.20 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots
  • 8 x 8 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on HBA330 12 Gb/s controller
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management with dual 1 GbE RJ45 ports
  • Redundant hot-swap 750 W 80+ Platinum power supplies in 2U rack chassis

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for data-intensive workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each offering ten cores at 2.2 GHz. The chassis includes eight 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 8 TB SAS hard drives. An HBA330 controller provides pass-through SAS connectivity.

Suits virtualisation and storage-heavy roles

This configuration fits businesses running virtualisation clusters, database hosts or file servers that need high raw capacity. The 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and dual 750 W power supplies support continuous operation. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

64 TB raw SAS capacity in eight bays

Eight enterprise 7.2 K 8 TB SAS drives deliver 64 TB of raw storage behind the PERC HBA330 controller. The pass-through HBA presents each drive directly to the operating system for software-defined storage or RAID configurations. This single specification determines whether the storage density matches the deployment plan.

Highlights

  • Dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots
  • 8 x 8 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on HBA330 12 Gb/s controller
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management with dual 1 GbE RJ45 ports
  • Redundant hot-swap 750 W 80+ Platinum power supplies in 2U rack chassis

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR540
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.20 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores10-Core Processor
CPU FeaturesSilver 4114
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)8 x 8TB 7.2K SAS
Storage ControllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelNone
Ethernet Controller1x Dell EMC Integrated Dual Port Network Daughter Card - 2x 1 Gigabit RJ45 Ports,
Remote ManagementDell EMC 14G PowerEdge iDRAC 9 Enterprise License
LAN Ports2 x Ports
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo

Questions about this item

Will the 8× 8TB 7.2K SAS drives work with my existing SATA backplane?

The PERC HBA330 controller supports both SAS and SATA drives, so the installed SAS disks will operate on a SATA backplane at SATA speeds.

Does the iDRAC9 Enterprise module need a separate licence key to activate remote management?

iDRAC9 Enterprise is factory-enabled on this system and provides full remote console, virtual media and automation features without an additional key.

How can I verify that both Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs and all 128GB of DDR4 memory are detected after first boot?

During POST the BIOS will report two 10-core processors at 2.2GHz and 128GB of registered ECC DDR4; iDRAC9 also shows the same inventory in its System Overview page.

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