Please clarify, which model is priced at what and the specs like upto 64GB, won't give any idea on what is the basic specs at the listed price.
regards,
Lenovo entered the value server market today, introducing three new dual processor ThinkServers targeted at cash-strapped businesses.
In its announcement, the company highlighted specific features that, for most competitors, are add-on options but that come standard on the Lenovo products, including built in advanced RAID, Web-enabled remote management tools and hot swappable hard drive storage.
The servers are priced at $999 and $1,399.
A third model, a tower server, comes in either direct connect or hot swap configurations and optimized for energy savings, designed to run “whisper quiet.” The server is priced at $829.
In a statement, Lenovo exec Tom Ribble said:
These new ThinkServers are changing the model in the value server market. Instead of offering customers expensive add-ons, we built in manageability and performance features, like remote management and hot swappable drives, that growing businesses need.
Here’s a brief rundown of each server.
Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 (pictured, above):
- Form factor: 2P1U rack optimized
- CPU: Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600
- OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise R2, Novell SUSE 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, VMWare vSphere 4.0
- Memory: 8 slots of 1333Mhz DDR3 Registered RDIMMs (ECC), 64GB max
- Slots: 1 x PCIe (x16) (half length/full height)
- Storage: Up to 4 x 3.5″ SAS/SATA hot swap
- Optical: DVD-RW
- Ports: 7 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 rear and 1 internal), 1 x Serial port (rear), 1 x VGA connector (rear)
- Power: 600W Fixed
Lenovo ThinkServer TD230:
- Form factor: 2P tower
- CPU: Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600
- OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise R2, Novell SUSE 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, VMWare vSphere 4.0
- Memory: 8 slots of 1333Mhz DDR3 Registered RDIMMs (ECC), 32GB max
- Slots: 2 x PCIe x8, 1 x PCIe x8 (x4 electric), 1 x PCIe x4, 1 x PCI 32-bit / 33MHz
- Storage: 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA hot swap, 5 x 3.5” SAS/SATA Direct Connect
- Optical: DVD-RW, DVD ROM
- Ports: 6 x USB 2.0 (2 front and 4 rear), 1 x Serial port (rear), 1 x VGA connector (rear)
- Power: 625W Fixed
Lenovo ThinkServer RD240:
- Form factor: 2P2U
- CPU: Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600
- OS: Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise R2, Novell SUSE 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, VMWare vSphere 4.0
- Memory: 8 slots of 1333Mhz DDR3 Registered RDIMMs (ECC), 64GB max
- Slots: 1 x PCIe x8, 2 x PCIe x8 (x4 electric)
- Storage: 8 x 3.5″ SAS/SATA hot swap
- Optical: DVD-RW
- Ports: 7 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 rear and 1 internal), 1 x Serial port (rear), 1 x VGA connector (rear)
- Power: 750W Redundant capable
