Processor
Up to two Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 20 cores per processor
Bezel
Optional LCD bezel or security bezel
Dimensions & Weight
Form factor
2RU
Chassis depth
Max depth: 707.74 mm (w/bezel)
Max depth: 693.81 mm (w/o bezel)
Drive Bays
Front 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
Embedded Management
IPMI 2.0 compliant
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Basic, Express, Enterprise)
Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional
Fans
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option
I/O and Ports
Network options
2 x 1GE LOM
+ (optional) LOM Riser 2 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE SFP+ or 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
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)
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)
OpenManage Software
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Essentials
OpenManage Mobile
OpenManage Power Center
Power Supplies
Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, and 1100W, Bronze 450W
240HVDC 750W, 1100W 380 VDC
Security
TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
System Lockdown
Secure erase
Supported Operating Systems
Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Citrix® XenServer®
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi
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
Power your applications with a versatile 2-socket rack server
Satisfy a variety of applications with the flexible PowerEdge R540. Its balanced combination of resources, expandability and affordability adapt to the changing demands of a modern data center. Optimize your application performance with one-button tuning. Scale for future requirements with up to 14 x 3.5″ drives. Embedded diagnostics and SupportAssist help to maximize uptime without added effort, in a worry-free environment.
Ideal for:
- Virtualization
- Messaging
- Video streaming
