Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Rack Server — 2× Xeon Gold 5218 2.30GHz, 128GB DDR4, 2× 8TB SAS, 12-Bay LFF, PERC H730P
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This Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built around a pair of Intel Xeon Gold 5218 chips (2.30GHz, 16 cores each) and 128GB of DDR4 RAM. Storage comes as two 8TB 7.2K SAS hard drives, 16TB raw; ten bays of the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis are still free. A BOSS card with two 240GB M.2 SATA SSDs is fitted for the operating system, keeping the front bays for data.
Around that sit a PERC H730P RAID controller, dual-port 1GbE RJ45 networking (Broadcom 5720) and dual 1100W power supplies. Also included: iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management and rack rails.
Think of it as a storage node first: 16TB raw suits a backup repository, a surveillance or media archive, or a departmental file store. Two identical drives make a straightforward RAID 1 mirror for resilience.
Memory is a step up from the lighter R540 configurations, giving more headroom for memory-bound work. The Gold processors are a tier up from the entry R540 builds.
It is supplied certified refurbished: inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg before release.
Specifications
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5218
- Memory
- 128GB
- Drives
- 2 × 8TB 7.2K SAS HDD
Highlights
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5218, 32 cores in total (2.30GHz base)
- 128GB of DDR4 memory
- 2 × 8TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 16TB raw
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF drive bays, 10 free
- PERC H730P RAID controller
- Certified refurbished, bench-tested in Johannesburg
Processor
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5218
- Cores
- 32 (2 × 16)
- Base clock
- 2.30GHz
Memory
- Memory
- 128GB
- Memory type
- DDR4
Storage
- Drives
- 2 × 8TB 7.2K SAS HDD
- Raw capacity
- 16TB
- Storage type
- HDD
- Boot drives
- 2 × 240GB M.2 SATA SSD on a BOSS card
- Drive bays
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF
- RAID controller
- PERC H730P
Networking
- Network
- 2 × 1GbE RJ45 (Broadcom 5720)
Power
- Power supplies
- 2 × 1100W
Chassis
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Rack rails
- Included
Condition
- Condition
- Certified refurbished
General
- Model
- PowerEdge R540
Management
- Remote management
- iDRAC9 Enterprise
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Frequently asked questions
What storage comes in this PowerEdge R540 configuration?
- 2 × 8TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 16TB of raw capacity in total. Usable space depends on the RAID level you configure.
How many drive bays are free?
- Two bays are populated in the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis, leaving ten free for additional drives.
Which processors are fitted to this PowerEdge R540?
- Two Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors with 16 cores each at a 2.30GHz base clock: 32 physical cores in total, backed by 128GB of memory.
Does it include remote management?
- Yes. The configuration lists an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence, which provides out-of-band management (power control and hardware monitoring) independent of the operating system.