Dell PowerEdge R540 PER540CEE05

ech Specs & Customization
Processor
Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 20 cores per processor

Bezel
Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

Dimensions & Weight
Height
86.8mm (3.41")

Width*
434mm (17.08'')

Depth*
703.76mm (27.71)

Weight
29.68kg (65.43lbs. )

I/O and Ports
Network Options
2 x 1GbE LOM +
(optional) LOM Riser 2 x 1GbE, or
2 x 10GE SFP+, or
2 x 10GE BaseT

Front Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB
1 x USB 2.0
1 x Video

Rear Ports
1 x Dedicated iDRAC network port
1 x Serial
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Video

Memory*
DIMM Speed
Up to 2666MT/s

Memory Type
RDIMM
LRDIMM

Memory Module Slots
16 DDR4 DIMM slots
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Maximum RAM
RDIMM 512GB
LRDIMM 1TB*

Management
Embedded / At-the-Server
iDRAC9
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Direct
Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module

Consoles
OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Power Center

Mobility
OpenManage Mobile

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

OpenManage Integrations
BMC Truesight
Microsoft® System Center
RedHat® Ansible® Modules
VMware® vCenter

OpenManage Connections
IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition
Micro Focus® Operations Manager I
Nagios® Core
Nagios® XI

Power Supplies
495W Platinum
750W Platinum
750W 240HVDC Platinum*
1100W Platinum
1100W 380V HDC Platinum*
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option

Recommended Support
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.

Regulatory
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment

Security
Cryptographically signed firmware
Secure Boot
Secure Erase
Silicon Root of Trust
System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise)
TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional

Supported Operating Systems
Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS
Citrix® Hypervisor ®
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
S140

Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem
HWRAID 2 x M. 2 SSDs 120GB or 240GB

Storage
Front Bays
Up to 12 x 3.5 SAS/SATA HDD max 168TB
DVD-ROM, DVD+RW (optional)

Rear Bays
Up to 2 x 3.5 SAS/SATA HDD max 28TB

Slots
PCle
Non-rear storage config
1 x full height/full length
1 x half height/half length (2U Right riser) slots
3 x half height/half length slots

Rear storage config
1 x half height/half length (1U left riser)
1 x half height/half length or 1full height/half length (1U right riser)

Form Factor
2U Rack Server

Rack Support
ReadyRails sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks).