Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 Review: Business-class choice for remote management

Dell EMC R340 is a Rack server running multi-purpose Xeon intel CPU with good upgrade capability, many storage options and is equipped with the best management features.

Dell EMC PowerEdge R340: Highly scalable – Excellent performance – Exceptional value

Break through business productivity

The breakthrough of Dell Technologies in the world of 1 socket server with Xeon E intel CPU has brought businesses two choices of 1U socket 1-socket server, that is R240 – the basic line, targeting businesses. Small businesses are looking for their first server device, and the R340 – focuses on businesses that want a scalable solution with lots of storage and backup options.

R340 is designed to increase productivity, expand at your own pace, and help simplify IT infrastructure. Compared to R240 with a tray of 4 LFF hard drives (3.5 “hard drive), R340 has been supported with 2 options: 4 LFF hard drives (3.5” hard drives) or 8 SFF hard drives (2.5 “hard drives) that support replacing hot.

RAID option starting with PERC S140 raid card built into the main, supports standard SATA hard drive. How businesses can optionally use the Raid PERC H330 card to support management of raid types: stripes, mirrors, RAID5.

The ability to customize, manage outstanding

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers also support BOSS (Boot-optimized storage solution) technology that allows the operating system to be installed on BOSS Card (PCI-e) without having to be installed on the hard drive. Also supports 2 M.2 240GB SSDs with SATA configuration.

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 also features a built-in dual SD card module (IDSDM) that has a dedicated motherboard slot and is designed to run virtualisers. This is the leading feature that helps R340 conquer every most demanding customer. Servers are considered to meet the business needs effectively when owning up to 50% higher core performance. Customers can choose to use the Intel® Xeon® E-2100 processor with 4 or 6 cores to optimize efficiency.

Inside the Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 server

In addition, Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 also supports 2 hot-running dual redundant backup sources with 2 power capacity options: 350W or 550W platinum, and supports up to 64GB of Ram and is expected will support up to 128GB in the near future.

In particular, the Raid PERC H330 Card is plugged into a dedicated PCI-E slot on the motherboard and does not affect the 2 slots on the riser, increasing the ability to upgrade more cards. Dell EMC R340 has 2 1GB network ports and can upgrade 1GB and 10GB network cards through the riser slot.

Unique horizontal design, optimal cooling support and noise reduction.

Through the SPLnFFT application (installed and conducted on the iPAD), the Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 noise level was only 44.2dB from a distance of one meter in front.

The structural design of the Dell R340 is also excellent because it has the multi-vector cooling capability that automatically calculates and provides the appropriate airflow needed for optimal cooling.

R340 – The perfect server for businesses that want to manage remotely.

One of the important and very handy features for administrators is the remote management feature: iDRAC9 – The management feature is extremely simple and easy to use of the server line.

Dell EMC PowerEdge. IDRAC9’s HTML5 web interface provides a great deal of server performance with the Display Control Panel providing a quick overview of system health and storage.

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 is a server device with excellent specifications and a very reasonable investment price, it has the power and potential to expand to handle demanding business applications and is the only option. Most if you want to use the best remote management features.

Currently, Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 server products are available in Vietnam and officially distributed by ADG . With 15 years of experience in the IT industry, ADG always combines with the most advanced products and technology applications from Dell Technologies to ensure to provide customers with quality products at the most affordable prices on market.