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SKU: 94P80

Dell Poweredge R540 Rack Server Chassis (8X3.5") | 94P80

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Quick Specs

Form Factor:

2U rack server

Processor Max: 20 Cores

2 x Intel Xeon Scalable

Memory Max: 1TB

16 DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM 2666Mhz

Embedded NIC:

LOM1: 2x1G
LOM Riser: 2x1GbE, 2X10GbE, 2x10GbE SFP+

Storage Max: 168TB

8x 3.5" + 2x 2.5" rear drive SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) Rear Storage Max: 28TB

2 LFF SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)

Storage Controller:

S140 (SW RAID) SATA
Internal: H330, H350, H730P, H740P, H750
External: HBA355e, H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA
SAS HBA: HBA330, HBA350i

Rear Storage:

2x 3.5" Drives (12 Bay Chassis Only)

PCIe Support:

w/ Rear Drive: 2 LP or 1 FH PCIe 3.0 Slots
w/o Rear Drive:1 LP + 4 FH PCIe 3.0 Slots

GPU:

None

Boot Options:

BOSS-S2
IDSDM with vFlash card

Remote Management:

iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller


Ideal for:

  • Data Analytics
  • Mail
  • Video Streaming
  • Virtualization
  • Web Tech

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Base Standard Capabilities

FeaturePowerEdge R540 Technical specification
ProcessorUp to two Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 20 cores per processor
Memory16 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 1TB max*
Storage controllersInternal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, HBA330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB, 240 GB
External PERC (RAID): H840
External HBAs (non-RAID): 12 Gbps SAS HBA
Drive baysFront drive bays: Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 168TB
Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x 3.5 SAS/SATA HDD max 28TB
Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW
Power supplies FansTitanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, and 1100W
450W bronze
240HVDC 750W, 1100W 380 VDC
Six hot pluggable fans for N+1 redundancy
SizingForm factor: Rack (2U)Chassis max depth: 693.81 mm (without bezel)
Max depth: 707.74 mm (with bezel)
BezelOptional LCD or security bezel
Embedded / At-ServeriDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
iDRAC Direct
iDRAC REST API with Redfish
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module
Consoles & MobileOpenManage Enterprise (available soon)
OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Mobile
OpenManage Power Center
IntegrationsOpenManage integrations: Microsoft® System Center, VMware® vCenter™, BMC Software
ConnectionsNagios Core and Nagios XI, HPE Operations Manager i (OMi)
ToolsDell EMC Repository Manager
Dell EMC Update Package
Dell EMC System Update
Dell EMC Server Update Utility
iDRAC Service Module
OpenManage Server Administrator
OpenManage Storage Services
SecurityTPM 1.2/2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Silicon Root of Trust
Secure Boot
System Lockdown
System Erase
I/O & PortsNetwork options:
  • 2 x 1GE LOM + (optional) LOM Riser 2 x 1GE
  • 2 x 10GE SFP+
  • 2 x 10GE BaseT
Front ports: Video, 1 x USB 2.0, dedicated IDRAC Direct USB
Rear ports: Video, serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port
Non rear storage config: 
  • 5 PCIe slots
    1xFH/FL + 1xHH/HL (2U Butterfly riser) slots + 3 HH/HL slots
Rear storage config: 
  • 2 or 1 PCIe slots
    2xHH/HL PCIe slot or
    1x FH/HL PCIe slot
Supported operating systemsCanonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi

Spec Sheet 4

Feature PowerEdge R540 PowerEdge R530
Processor The 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3 or E5-2600 v4 product family
Chipset Intel C620 series chipset Intel C610
Memory 16x DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM 12 x DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM
Drive bays 12 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA
Rear: 2 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA
12 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA
PCIe Slots Up to 5 x PCIe Gen3 Up to 3 x PCIe Gen3, and 2 x PCIe Gen2
RAID Controller PERC 9/10/11 Mini-PERC 9
RAID Controller ● 14 x 3.5 inches or 2.5 inch SATA/SAS
● 8 x 3.5 inch SATA/SAS
● 2 x 2.5 inches rear SATA/SAS
● 8 x 2.5 inches or 3.5 inches SAS/ SATA
Embedded NIC 2x 1 Gb LOM and optional LAN on riser card:
● 2X 1 GbE
● 2X 10 GbE
● 2X 10 GbE SFP+
4 x 1 Gb
Power Supplies ● 450 W AC Cable PSU
● 495 W AC
● 750 W AC
● 750 W Mixed Mode HVDC (For China Only)
● 750 W Mixed Mode (DC input for China Use Only)
● 1100 W AC
● 1100 W Mixed Mode HVDC
● 450 W AC Cable PSU
● 495 W AC
● 750 W AC
● 1100 W AC
● 750 W DC
Remote Management iDRAC9 iDRAC8
TPM TPM 2.0 China, TPM1.2, TPM2.0 TPM China, TPM1.2, TPM2.0
Rear USB 3.0 port Two rear ports One rear port
iDRAC Direct front port Micro-AB USB Micro-AB USB
Cooling Fan Up to 6 fan support Up to 6 fan support
IDSDM Module Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) and vFlash Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)
BOSS Module M.2 SATA interface None


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