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Dell PowerEdge R540 CTO Server – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
Dell PowerEdge R540 CTO Server – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
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Product Description Dell PowerEdge R540 CTO Rack Server
The PowerEdge R540 offers the ideal balance of features and accessibility to adapt to a variety of application demands.
Leverage your applications with the versatility of the R540
The PowerEdge R540 offers versatility and flexibility to power a variety of applications. With a balanced set of features, expandability and affordability, the R540 adapts to the demands of the modern data center with the optimal value-optimized design. Automatically optimize performance with one button app adjust and scale for future demands with up to 14 3,5” drives.
- Scale computing resources with scalable 2nd generation Intel Xeon processors and tune performance based on your unique workload requirements.
- Automatically optimize application performance with one-button tuning.
- Flexible storage with up to 14 3,5” drives.
- Free up storage with boot-optimized M.2 SSDs.
Intuitive systems management with intelligent automation
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are optimized for greater efficiency and uptime, with intelligent automation that reduces time spent on common IT tasks. Combined with iDRAC agentless management integrated with Lifecycle Controller, the R540 is easily and efficiently managed.
- Simplify data center management with OpenManage Essentials to intelligently automate the entire server lifecycle management process – from bare-metal deployment, through configuration and upgrades, to ongoing maintenance.
- Use the OpenManage Mobile app to take advantage of the new Quick Sync 2 wireless capabilities to efficiently perform management procedures on the server, across multiple servers within the data center, or monitor server status and respond to alerts anytime and anywhere.

Power your applications with a versatile 2-socket rack server
Satisfy a variety of applications with the flexible PowerEdge R540. Its balanced combination of features, expandability and affordability adapt to the ever-changing demands of a modern data center. Optimize your app's performance with one-button tuning. Scale for future requirements with up to 14 3,5” drives. Built-in diagnostics and SupportAssist help maximize uptime without additional effort, in a worry-free environment.
Ideal for:
- Virtualization
- Correspondence
- Posts
- Video streaming
Achieve performance at scale with the PowerEdge portfolio
Our modern computing platforms are built to easily scale and take advantage of technologies that increase application performance. The PowerEdge R540 rack server combines economy and versatility so you can adapt to a variety of applications and meet future demands.
- Scale computing resources with scalable 2nd generation Intel Xeon processors and tune performance based on your unique workload requirements.
- Optimize application performance with one-button tuning.
- Enable storage flexibility with up to 14 3,5” drives.
- Free up storage with boot-optimized M.2 SSDs.

R540 side view (8 x 3,5 inches)
Feature | PowerEdge R540 Technical Specifications | |
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Processor | Up to two scalable Intel® Xeon® processors, up to 20 cores per processor | |
Memory | 16 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM / LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT / s, 1TB max. * | |
Inventory controllers | Internal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, HBA330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140 Optimized Boot Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 120GB, 240GB SSDs External PERC (RAID): H840 External HBAs (non-RAID): 12 Gbps SAS HBA |
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Drive bays | Front drive bays: up to 12 x 3,5” SAS / SATA HDD maximum 168TB back drive: up to 2 x 3,5 SAS / SATA HDD maximum 28TB Optional DVD-ROM, DVD + RW |
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Power supply fans | Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W and 1100W 450W bronze 240HVDC 750W, 1100W 380VDC Six hot plug fans for N+1 redundancy |
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Sizing | Form factor: Rack (2U) | Maximum chassis depth: 693,81 mm (without frame) Maximum depth: 707,74 mm (with frame) |
Advertising frame | Optional LCD or Security Panel | |
Embedded / on server | iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC Direct |
iDRAC REST API with Redfish Quick Sync 2 BLE / wireless module |
Consoles and mobile devices | OpenManage Enterprise (available soon) OpenManage Essentials |
OpenManage Mobile OpenManage Power Center |
Integrations | OpenManage Integrations: Microsoft® System Center, VMware® vCenter ™, BMC Software | |
Connections | Nagios Core and Nagios XI, HPE Operations Manager i (OMi) | |
Tools | Dell EMC Repository Manager Update package from Dell EMC System Update Dell EMC Dell EMC Server Update Utility |
iDRAC Service Module OpenManage Server Administrator OpenManage Storage Services |
Security | TPM 1.2 / 2.0 optional from cryptographically signed firmware Silicon Root of Trust |
System deletion of blockade insurance of system boot |
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, Direct IDRAC Dedicated USB Rear ports: Video, serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port with optional riser: non-rear storage configuration: 1xFH / FL slots + 1xHH / HL (2U right riser) + 3 HH / HL slots Rear storage configuration: 1xHH / HL (1U left riser) + 1xHH / HL (1U right riser) slot or 1xHH / HL (1U left riser) + 1x FH / HL (1U right riser) |
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Supported operating systems | Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS Citrix® XenServer® Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V Red Hat® Enterprise Linux SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server VMware® ESXi |
For specifications and interoperability details, see Dell.com/OSsupport. |
OEM ready version available | From the frame to the BIOS to the packaging, your servers can look and feel like they were designed and built by you. For more information, visit Dell.com/OEM. | |
Recommended support and services | Choose 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. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit dell.com/itlifecycleservices. | |
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