Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 Rack Server

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Next-gen 2U design with a tremendous increase in memory capacity and generous storage, all at a manageable price point.

ThinkServer RD450

ThinkServer RD450 offers high-performance processing in a next-gen design 2U rack server. The server delivers double the memory capacity of the previous generation (up to 1TB) via 16 Slots along with Lenovo XClarity for centralized, automated management with mobile option.

Feature highlights

Accelerate infrastructure workloads with double the memory capacity and 16% more cores than previous generation

• Simplify server management with Lenovo XClarity
• Gain superior performance with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors (up to 28 cores per server) and double the memory capacity of the previous generation
• Reduce data center costs with smart energy-efficient features, 80 PLUS® Titanium power supplies (up to 96% efficiency), up to 4 redundant fans, optional Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager
• Grow your business with flexible, expandable storage capacity (up to 80TB)

Stepped-up Performance

The Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 boasts up to two of the latest Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2600 v4 series and up to 28 cores per system. With as much as 1TB of memory via 16 slots, it supports double the capacity of the previous generation. Because the RD450 uses DDR4 memory, you get up to a 50% boost in performance and up to a 45% increase in power savings over previous generation memory—enabling your applications to run faster and more efficiently. These gains, coupled with the RD450’s highly flexible design, make it perfect for your infrastructure, collaboration, and line-of-business applications, as well as web serving or hosting.

Generous Storage

The Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 offers generous storage capacity and flexible configuration options to create the right system for your needs. This server is ideal for small-to-medium-sized businesses because of its large, cost-effective storage capacity. Dual SD card options are also available to support hypervisor booting. The ThinkServer RD450 2.5-inch configuration leverages the Lenovo AnyRAID design, allowing the use of your choice of RAID adapter without consuming a PCIe slot. For more protection and performance, upgrade your ThinkServer RAID adapter for additional RAID levels and flash-backed cache.

Simplified Management

Centrally automate discovery, inventory tracking, real-time monitoring, fault detection, and alert handling over the life cycle of your servers with Lenovo XClarity, a best-in-class enterprise management tool. A mobile option enables you to securely monitor your systems from Android and iOS devices. Additionally, the ThinkServer RD450 offers a suite of intuitive administration utilities for configuration and deployment. Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager is available for optimizing your server power consumption.

Tech specs

Form Factor/Height: 2U Rack

Processor (Max)/Cache (max): Up to two 14-core Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2600 v4 series/Up to 35MB per processor (up to 105W TDP)

Memory (Max): Up to 1 TB DDR4 – 2400 MHz via 16 slots (RDIMM/LRDIMM)

Media Bays: 1 x slim optical (except 24 x 2.5-inch configuration)

Disk Bays (Total/Hot-Swap): Up to 8 x 3.5-inch or up to 24 x 2.5-inch

Maximum Internal Storage: Up to 80 TB 3.5-inch chassis or 48 TB 2.5-inch chassis

RAID Support:

• ThinkServer RAID 110i AnyRAID (0/1/10, optional 5)*
• ThinkServer RAID RD450 510i AnyRAID (0/1/10, optional 5)*
• ThinkServer RAID RD450 720i AnyRAID (0/1/10/5/50/6/60)*
• ThinkServer RAID RD450 720ix AnyRAID
  (0/1/10/5/50/6/60)*
• ThinkServer RAID 110i (0/1/10, optional 5)
• ThinkServer RAID 520i (0/1/10, optional 5/50)
• ThinkServer RAID 720i (0/1/10/5/50/6/60)
  * AnyRAID available on 2.5" chassis

Power Supply (Std/Max):

• 2 Redundant hot-swap
• 450W (80 PLUS Gold), 550W/750W/1100W (80 PLUS Platinum), 110V to 240V AC input
• 750W (80 PLUS Titanium), 200V to 240V AC inpu:

Network Interface:

• 2 x Integrated Gb Ethernet
• 1 x Integrated Gb Ethernet (Dedicated to ThinkServer System Manager)

Expansion Slots:

1 CPU:
2 x PCIe 3.0: HL/FH x8
1 x PCIe 3.0: LP x8

2 CPUs: 
1 x PCIe 3.0: LP x16 
2 x PCIe 3.0: HL/FH x8 
3 x PCIe 3.0: LP x8

USB Ports/VGA Ports: 2x USB 2.0 front, 2x USB 3.0 rear, /1 front, 1 rear

Energy Efficiency: 3 Redundant fans with 1 processor or 4 redundant fans with 2 processors

Systems Management:

• Lenovo XClarity
• ThinkServer System Manager
• Optional ThinkServer System Manager Premium

Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (Including Hyper-V); SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 and 12.1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.7 (or later) and 7.2; VMware ESXi 5.5 U3 and 6.0 U1a

Dimensions (W X H X D): (482 mm x 87 mm x 783 mm) or (19.0 inches x 3.4 inches x 30.8 inches)

Weight: Starting at (16.0 kg) or (35.3 lbs.)

Specifications may vary depending upon region.