{"product_id":"dell-poweredge-r540-proxmox-server-bring-your-own-drives","title":"Dell PowerEdge R540 8-Bay | Proxmox-Ready BYOD Server | Dual Xeon Gold 6128 | 64GB RAM | HBA330","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProxmox-Ready. Bring Your Own Drives. Build It Your Way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking for a powerful, flexible server for your next \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProxmox homelab, virtualization cluster, or storage project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? The Dell PowerEdge R540 gives you a modern 14th Generation enterprise platform without forcing you to pay for drives you don't need.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBring Your Own Drives (BYOD)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e configuration includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall 8 empty drive trays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, so you can install the compatible storage of your choice and build the server around your workload and budget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edual Intel Xeon Gold 6128 processors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this R540 delivers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 CPU cores and 24 threads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with strong per-core performance. 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