Lenovo Thinkserver rd210 User manual

SERVER OPTIONS GUIDE, SOFTWARE & SERVICES

LENOVO

THINKSERVER

OPTIONS.

EASY TO USE. EASY TO INSTALL.

EASY TO MAINTAIN.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Why Lenovo 1

Software Solutions 2

Cutting-edge Processor Options 3

ThinkServer™Hard Disk Drives 4

ThinkServer Memory 5

Protect and Grow Your Investment 6

Meeting Your Needs 7

ThinkServer TS100 9

ThinkServer TD100 10

ThinkServer TD100x 11

ThinkServer TD200x 12

ThinkServer RS110 13

ThinkServer RD120 14

ThinkServer RD210 15

ThinkServer RD220 16

ThinkServer Ready Options 17

System Management Software 18

Options Compatibility Matrix 19

Service and Support 21

Legal 22

VIRTUALIZATION READY

 

 

 

 ®

 

 ®®

 ®and Red Hat®

GREEN ENERGY

 ™



 

EASE OF USE

 

of supported operating systems

 

 

to install and manage your server. Our latest software tools feature several

usability enhancements.

 

 

 

product capabilities

FIRST-CLASS SERVICE AND SUPPORT

 

 

 ™

 

WHY LENOVO? WHY THINKSERVER OPTIONS?

COMPLETING YOUR SOLUTION





of the performance and throughput of ThinkServer solutions.

ThinkServer Options provide you with the latest technology

that covers the full spectrum of server options.

FUTURE-PROOF

AHEAD OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS

 

 

and Memory Spare

 ®Xeon®processors with Intel®

 

SMART INVESTMENTS

INCREASING VALUE AND PERFORMANCE

 

storage density per system allow you to dedicate storage for operating

systems and applications

 

processors provide the most economical solution to scale

your solution as your workload increases

TESTED AND PROVEN

MISSION CRITICAL RELIABILITY FOR SMB

 





 







SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

MICROSOFT®WINDOWS SERVER®OPERATING SYSTEMS

Lenovo offers Microsoft®Windows Server®Operating Systems for Lenovo



and as selected custom model preloads.

Microsoft®Windows Server®Operating Systems for Lenovo ThinkServer systems





WINDOWS SERVER

2008 STANDARD (with Hyper-V ™32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Server®



helping save time and reduce costs. Powerful tools give you greater control over



security features work to harden the operating system to help protect your data and



offering ships with a free copy of Windows Server®2003 R2 Standard downgrade



WINDOWS SERVER

2008 ENTERPRISE (with

Hyper-V™

32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Server®2008 Enterprise delivers an enterprise-class platform for

deploying business-critical applications. Improve availability with clustering and

       

management features and reduce infrastructure costs by consolidating applications

  

Server®          



WINDOWS®SMALL BUSINESS SERVER®2008

STANDARD AND PREMIUM EDITIONS (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows®   ®       

all-in-one server solution to keep your data more secure and your company

more productive. Windows®      ®

 ®SharePoint Services v3 and Exchange 2007 Forefront

        ®

 ®

®



WINDOWS®ESSENTIAL BUSINESS SERVER®2008

STANDARD AND PREMIUM EDITIONS (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows®   ®2008 is an enterprise-

       

businesses. Windows®   ®2008

       

integrated I.T. infrastructure with the latest versions of

     



WINDOWS SERVER®2008 USER

CLIENT ACCESS LICENSE (CAL) PACKS

Windows Server®

support Windows Server®

users to access the server through the Windows Server®2008

®2008 operating systems



        

with a Windows Server®2008 operating system for Lenovo

         

associated Windows Server®

of manufacturer.

®

       







NOVELL®SUSE®LINUX®ENTERPRISE

SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM

SUSE®Linux®Enterprise Server from Novell®  

     

highly interoperable Linux®server platform for mission-critical

applications.

   ®Linux®Enterprise Server includes

       

unlimited telephone and web support for a period of one or three

®Linux®Enterprise Server 10 versions include



for SUSE®Linux®Enterprise Server covers all virtual machine

images on the same physical server.

New Intel®Xeon®



Intel®Nehalem architecture. This automatically allows processor



CUTTING-EDGE PROCESSOR OPTIONS

INTEL®HT TECHNOLOGY AND INTEL®TURBO BOOST TECHNOLOGY

Intel®HT Technology and Intel®

on Intel®®Hyper-Threading Technology uses

thread-level parallelism on each processor resulting in higher processing throughput.

Increase productivity by running applications simultaneously

Increase scalability by dynamically managing workload

INTEL®XEON®PROCESSOR 5500 SERIES-BASED SERVER

*Assumptions: $0.12 per KWH, 1 Watt produces 3.412 BTU per hour, 675W (RD220), 835W (RD120).

HIGHLIGHTS OF RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS (MARCH 30, 2009)

Segment- Benchmark Result (gain over Intel®Xeon®

processor 5400 series) Importance

 23.89 @ 17 tiles RD220 provides 3x higher performance

over current generation servers.



 1943 

running and cooling RD220 over RD120.

SPECint_rate2006 250

RD220 can process critical applications

2x faster than current generation servers

for end-user applications such as



web servers.

SPECfp_rate2006 196

RD220 provides a 3x improvement over

current generation servers in processing





INTEL®INTELLIGENT POWER TECHNOLOGY

    ®     

         



of other operating cores.

 

previous generation of 2 socket server processors.

 

 

INTEL®XEON®5500 SERIES PROCESSOR

OPTION KITS FOR THINKSERVER SYSTEMS

The next generation of ThinkServer systems are based on the new Intel

5500

Series processors. ThinkServer dual-socket systems are designed to provide the

performance and reliability to meet your small business needs. Having two processors

in dual socket systems gives you the ability to easily scale to meet your needs. This is

especially important when your server needs to handle a large number of users in a



Lenovo offers the full range of processors to support your needs. Contact a Lenovo

Representative for the full suite of processor options.

CPU Speed Processor # Cores Bus Speed Mfg tech Stepping Cache Size Package

1.86GHz E5502 2 4.8GT/s 45nm D0 4MB LGA1366

2.00GHz E5504 4 4.8GT/s 45nm D0 4MB LGA1366

2.13GHz E5506 4 4.8GT/s 45nm D0 4MB LGA1366

2.26GHz E5520 4 5.86GT/s 45nm D0 8MB LGA1366

2.53GHZ E5540 4 5.86GT/s 45nm D0 8MB LGA1366





 

 

SELECTING THE RIGHT SOLUTION – SAS OR SATA

Technology Form Factor Speed Usage Scenario Usage Intensity Notable Speciﬁcations

SAS 2.5"

3.5"

15K rpm

10K rpm

Performance-intensive,

high availability,

random reads

24/7, many users

accessing information

or running mission

critical applications

3.5ms to 3.9ms

typical seek times

SATA 2.5"

3.5"

7.2K rpm

10K rpm

Capacity-intensive,

low-availability,

sequential reads

8x5, system storage

applications such

as storing content

or archiving data

9.5ms

typical seek time

PERFORMANCE STORAGE AND SCALABLE CAPACITY

ThinkServer Hard Disk Drive options cover the entire spectrum of server storage needs with Serial









THINKSERVER HARD DISK DRIVES BENEFITS OF 2.5" SFF HARD DISK DRIVES

OVER 3.5" HARD DISK DRIVES





  

perfect solution where performance is key and scalability is vital.

 

 

Reduced Power Consumption

 

Enterprise Class Reliability

 

 



with hot-swap carrier





HEADING TO GREENER PASTURES

Introducing new DDR3 ThinkServer memory for ThinkServer systems with the

Intel®Xeon®5500 Series processors. ThinkServer DDR3 memory is the next



    

DDR2 technology. Faster data transfer rates mean higher performance and with



THINKSERVER MEMORY

FEATURE ADVANCED ECC TECHNOLOGY

        

           

checksum information

 



DDR3 also uses more internal banks to reduce access latency and increases

performance

 



 

are designed with dedicated memory banks for each processor. When adding



without having to share resources.

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, SEAMLESS PERFORMANCE





 

 

 ®QuickPath Interconnect

 

memory gives parallel processing a new level of performance.

OFFICIAL JEDEC SPECIFICATIONS

DDR2 DDR3

Rated Speed 400-800Mbps 800-1600Mbps

Vdd/Vddq 1.8V +/- 0.1V 1.5V +/- 0.075V

Internal Banks 4 8

Termination Limited All DQ signals

Topology Conventional T Fly-by

Driver Control OCD Calibration Self Calibration with ZQ

Thermal Sensor No Yes (Optional)

THINKSERVER MEMORY

ThinkServer DDR3 Memory

ThinkServer DDR2 Fully-buffered Memory

PROTECT AND GROW YOUR INVESTMENT.

SYSTEM AVAILABILITY WHILE MEETING PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY NEEDS.

GROWING THE BUSINESSINCREASING STORAGE & PROTECTION

BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION

RDX Internal /External



Console Managers



DUAL PROCESSOR

SYSTEMS

SINGLE PROCESSOR

SYSTEMS

Uninterruptible Power Supply



ThinkServer SAS

Hard Disk Drives



ThinkServer Processors



and Computing Power

ThinkServer Memory



Virtual Media Key



Remote

Management Slim Line



ThinkServer SATA

Hard Disk Drives



Advance RAID Options



Ethernet PCIe HBAs

 LTO SAS Tape Drives



Fiber-Channel PCIe HBAs



ThinkServer

Hard Disk Drives



THINKSERVER OPTIONS – MEETING YOUR NEEDS

USAGE SCENARIO THINKSERVER RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION

SEAMLESS AND ENTRY-LEVEL

TOWER SERVER

 

 0 to 25 users

 

WORKHORSE AND

PRODUCTIVITY TOWER SERVER

 

 Line of business applications

 25 to 50 users

 

FULLY LOADED AND

PERFORMANCE TOWER SERVER

 

 Line of business applications

 25 to 50 users

 

FULLY LOADED AND

PERFORMANCE TOWER SERVER

 

 Line of business applications

 25 to 50 users

 

PERFORMANCE 

RELIABLE 

NETWORKING NetXtreme Ethernet PCIe

TS100

TD100

TD100x

TD200x

ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

MANAGEMENT 

ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

MANAGEMENT 

ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

MANAGEMENT 

RD220 ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

MANAGEMENT 

SCALABLE RACK SERVER

 Mission critical applications

 

 

 Storage performance per volume

USAGE SCENARIO THINKSERVER RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION

EFFICIENT RACK SERVER

 Multi-purpose applications

 Designed for limited space

 

 Storage performance per volume

RD210

RD120

ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

MANAGEMENT 

EXPANDABLE RACK SERVER

 Mission critical

 

 Storage performance per volume

ADVANCED ECC 

PERFORMANCE 

COMPUTING Intel®Xeon®

COMPACT, ENTRY-LEVEL RACK SERVER

 Single purpose applications

 

 

 

RS110

PERFORMANCE 

RELIABLE 

EXTERNAL STORAGE 

COMPATIBLE OPTIONS FOR

THE LENOVO THINKSERVER TS100.

MEMORY

 

 

HARD DISK DRIVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEYBOARDS AND MICE

31P9490 ThinkPad®Travel UltraNav®

 

06P4069 Lenovo Optical Mouse

MONITORS

 ®

  

  

SOFTWARE

84978EE Microsoft®Windows®

84978FE Microsoft®Windows®

84978IE Microsoft®Windows®

84978JE Microsoft®Windows®

 ®Windows Server®

 ®Windows Server®

 ®Windows Server®2008 Standard ROK for Lenovo ThinkServer

84978DE Microsoft®Windows Server®2008 Enterprise ROK for Lenovo ThinkServer

84973EE Microsoft®Windows®

84973FE Microsoft®Windows®

55Y7037 SLES for Lenovo ThinkServer; 1-32CPU; 1yr SLES plus 1yr Standard Support

55Y7038 SLES for Lenovo ThinkServer; 1-32CPU; 1yr SLES plus 1yr Priority Support

55Y7039 SLES for Lenovo ThinkServer; 1-32CPU; 3yr SLES plus 3yr Standard Support

55Y7040 SLES for Lenovo ThinkServer; 1-32CPU; 3yr SLES plus 3yr Priority Support

Note: Additional Client Access License packs available.

PROCESSOR Single Socket; Intel®Xeon®processor

MEMORY 

HARD DISK DRIVES 

BASIC RAID 

ADVANCED RAID 

I/O 2 PCIe

COMPATIBLE OPTIONS

FOR THE LENOVO

THINKSERVER TD100.

PROCESSORS

45J6221 Intel®Xeon®

45J6185 Intel®Xeon®

45K1605 Intel®Xeon®

45J6186 Intel®Xeon®

PROCESSOR Dual Socket; Intel®Xeon® processor

MEMORY 

HARD DISK DRIVES 

BASIC RAID 

ADVANCED RAID 

I/O 3 PCIe

MEMORY

 

 

 

HARD DISK DRIVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEYBOARDS AND MICE

31P9490 ThinkPad Travel UltraNav®

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06P4069 Lenovo Optical Mouse

MONITORS

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