Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Rack Server — 2× Xeon Silver 4208 2.10GHz, 32GB DDR4, 2× 2TB SATA, 12-Bay LFF
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A pair of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 chips (2.10GHz, 8 cores each) and 32GB of DDR4 memory power this Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server. It carries two 2TB 7.2K SATA hard drives for 4TB of raw capacity in two bays of the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis, so ten remain open for expansion. The operating system gets its own home on a BOSS card carrying two 240GB M.2 SATA SSDs.
A PERC H730P RAID controller, dual-port 1GbE RJ45 networking (Broadcom 5720) and dual 1100W power supplies complete the specification. The configuration also lists iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management and rack rails.
The capacity-first layout suits backup targets, media libraries and large file shares, where raw terabytes matter more than random I/O. Two identical drives make a straightforward RAID 1 mirror for resilience.
Memory is kept modest in this R540 build, which suits compute and storage roles more than large virtual-machine estates.
It is supplied certified refurbished: inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg before release.
Specifications
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Silver 4208
- Memory
- 32GB
- Drives
- 2 × 2TB 7.2K SATA HDD
Highlights
- 2 × Intel Xeon Silver 4208, 16 cores in total (2.10GHz base)
- 32GB of DDR4 memory
- 2 × 2TB 7.2K SATA HDD, 4TB 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 Silver 4208
- Cores
- 16 (2 × 8)
- Base clock
- 2.10GHz
Memory
- Memory
- 32GB
- Memory type
- DDR4
Storage
- Drives
- 2 × 2TB 7.2K SATA HDD
- Raw capacity
- 4TB
- 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 × 2TB 7.2K SATA HDD, 4TB 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 Silver 4208 processors with 8 cores each at a 2.10GHz base clock: 16 physical cores in total, backed by 32GB 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.