OEM Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 Single Socket 1U Rack Server

POWEREDGE R240

Compute made simple

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 is an affordable single-socket 1U rack server designed for small businesses and service providers.

• Improved performance due to 100% more cores

• Scale with 17% more storage capacity

• Protect your server from malicious malware with iDRAC9 Enterprise Server Lockdown mode

Designed for budget-conscious businesses

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 designed for dense environments is the ideal solution for budget-conscious businesses. The R240 offers features to support your demanding and growing business needs.

• Accelerate your business with improved performance due to 100% more cores with Intel® Xeon® E-2200 processors, 11% increase in memory speed, and 20% more PCIe lanes.1

• Harness data growth with up to 4 x 3.5” cabled hard drives.

• Manage operational costs with Multi-Vector cooling which automatically calculates and delivers the proper airflow needed for optimal cooling.

Simple to install, manage and deploy

The Dell OpenManage portfolio offers innovations that simplifies management tasks, making IT operations efficient and cost-effective throughout the server lifecycle.

• The embedded iDRAC9, server deployment, configuration and updates are fast and worry-free.

• Access your servers anywhere, anytime from your mobile device with OpenManage Mobile (requires OpenManage Enterprise).

• Resolve issues with up to 72% less IT effort using automated proactive and predictive technology from ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.2

Keep your data safe

Every PowerEdge server is made with a cyber-resilient architecture, building security into the server’s entire life cycle. Dell EMC is laser-focused on security (from design to end-of-life) to ensure trust and deliver worry-free, secure servers.

• Keep your data safe with software RAID.

• Maintain data safety with cryptographically-signed firmware packages and Secure Boot.

• Protect your server from malicious malware with iDRAC9 Server Lockdown mode (requires iDRAC Enterprise and Datacenter license).

• Wipe all data from storage media quickly and securely with System Erase.

Product overview

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 is an affordable entry-level, single-socket 1U rack server for SMB and service providers. The PowerEdge R240 includes four DIMM slots, supports up to 64GB UDIMMs and four 3.5-inch hard drives. The PowerEdge R240 is ideal for web hosting, mail serving, file and print, as well as a wide range of general-purpose productivity applications

Figure 1. Dell EMC PowerEdge R240

Front view of the system

Figure 2. Front view of the 4 x 3.5-inch drive system

1. Left control panel

3. Right control panel

5. Drive

2. Optical drive

4. Information tag

Figure 3. Front view of the 4 x 3.5-inch cabled drive system

1. Left control panel

3. Right control panel

5. Drive

2. Optical drive

4. Information tag

Rear view of the system

Figure 4. Rear view of the system

1. Serial port

3. NIC port (Gb 2)

5. Full-height PCIe expansion card slot

7. PSU Built-in Self Test (BIST) LED

9. System identification button

11. USB 3.0 ports (2)

13. VGA port

2. NIC port (Gb 1)

4. Half-height PCIe expansion card slot

6. Power supply unit

8. PSU Built-in Self Test (BIST) button

10. System status indicator cable port (CMA)

12. iDRAC dedicated NIC port

Inside the system

Figure 5. Inside the system - 4 x 3.5-inch drive system

1. Optical drive                                                    2. Intrusion switch

3. Cabled AC power supply unit                          4. Expansion card riser

5. Processor and heat sink                                  6. Memory module sockets

7. System board                                                  8. Fan (4)

9. Drive backplane