Dell PowerEdge R540 Rack Server

Flexible by design

Adapt to a variety of application demands with a 2-socket, 2U rack server that offers an ideal balance of resources and affordability.

SKU
R540-Rack-Server

Specification  

Processor

  • Up to two Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 20 cores per processor

Memory1

  • 16 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666, 512GB max

Storage Controllers

  • Internal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, HBA330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
    Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB, 240 GB

Drive Bays

  • Front drive bays: Up to 12 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 120TB
    Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x 3.5 SAS/SATA HDD
    Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW

Power Supplies

  • Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, and 1100W
    240HVDC 750W

Fans

  • Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option

Dimensions

  • Form factor
    2RU

    Chassis depth
    Max depth: 707.74 mm (w/bezel)
    Max depth: 693.81 mm (w/o bezel)

Embedded Management

  • IPMI 2.0 compliant
    iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Basic, Express, Enterprise)
    Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional

Bezel

  • Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

OpenManage Software

  • OpenManage Enterprise
    OpenManage Essentials
    OpenManage Mobile
    OpenManage Power Center

Security

  • TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
    Cryptographically signed firmware
    Secure Boot
    System Lockdown
    Secure erase

I/O and Ports

  • Network options
    2 x 1GE LOM 
    (optional) OCP 2 x 10GE SFP+ or BaseT or 2 x 1GE

    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

    PCIe
    Non rear storage config:
    1 x FH/FL + 1 x HH/HL (2U Right riser) slots + 3HH/HL slots
    Rear storage config:
    1 x HH/HL (1U Left Riser) + 1 x HH/HL (1U Right risers) slot or 1 x HH/HL (1U Left Riser) + 1 x FH/HL (1U Right riser)

Supported Operating Systems

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

Recommended Support

  • Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more information

Management

  • Embedded / At-Server
    iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Express, Enterprise)
    iDRAC Direct
    iDRAC REST API with Redfish
    Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module 

    Consoles
    OpenManage Enterprise
    OpenManage Essentials
    OpenManage Power Center

    Mobility
    OpenManage Mobile

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

    OpenManage Integrations
    Microsoft® Systems Center
    VMware® vCenter™
    BMC software (available from BMC)

    OpenManage Connections
    Nagios Core and Nagios XI
    Oracle Enterprise Manager
    HPE Operations Manager i (OMi)
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Manufacturer Dell
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