PowerEdge R540 Rack Server

Name: PowerEdge R540 Rack Server
SKU: poweredge-r540
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Flexible by design

Address a variety of application demands with a single button. Optimize performance and scale your system for future demands.

Tech Specs & Customization

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Processor

Up to two 2^nd Generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable processors with up to 20 cores per processor

Operating System

Canonical^® Ubuntu^® Server LTS
Citrix^® Hypervisor ^®
Microsoft^® Windows Server^® with Hyper-V
Red Hat^® Enterprise Linux
SUSE^® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware^® ESXi^®

Memory

DIMM Speed
Up to 2666MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM

Memory Module Slots
16 DDR4 DIMM slots
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 512GB
LRDIMM 1TB

Storage

Front Bays
Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 168TB
DVD-ROM, DVD+RW (optional)

Rear Bays
Up to 2 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 28TB

Storage Controllers

Internal Controllers
PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330

External Controllers
H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA

Software RAID
S140

Internal Boot
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):
HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480 GB

Internal Dual SD Module

Management

Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

Tools
Dell Repository Manager
Dell System Update
Dell Server Update Utility
Dell Update Catalogs
iDRAC Service Module
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® Ansible® Modules
VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI

Power Supplies

495W Platinum
750W Platinum
750W 240HVDC Platinum
1100W Platinum
1100W 380V HDC Platinum
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option

Ports

Network Options
2 x 1GbE LOM +
(optional) LOM Riser 2 x 1GbE, or
2 x 10GE SFP+, or
2 x 10GE BaseT

Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB
1 x USB 2.0
1 x Video

Rear Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
1 x Serial
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Video

Slots

PCle
Non-rear storage config
1 x full height/full length
1 x half height/half length (2U Right riser) slots
3 x half height/half length slots

Rear storage config
1 x half height/half length (1U left riser)
1 x half height/half length or 1full height/half length (1U right riser)

Bezel

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Form Factor

2U Rack Server

Dimensions & Weight

Height
86.8mm (3.41")

Width
434mm (17.08'')

Depth
703.76mm (27.71”)

Weight
29.68kg (65.43lbs.)

Rack Support

ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks).

Recommended Support

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