Choose ThinkServer RD430 when you need world-class power efficiency, proven Xeon E5-2400 performance and an extensive set of standard features. It's ideal for use in retail, education or professional services segments, where you need a powerful, highly scalable 2U rack server at prices easy on your budget. You get all this, along with the legendary Think reliability you trust. RD430 features built-in redundancy on every model --- your managed networks and user groups enjoy vault-safe data protection and lightning-fast data performance. RD430 offers outstanding remote manageability, an array of network adapter choices, and rich I/O. RD430 is a perfect fit for demanding workloads where you rely on robust bandwidth, but with energy efficient design innovation. Go ahead and install RD430 in your existing network. Its open standards design and IPMI 2.0 compliant protocols ensure worry-free integration into your hybrid network environments. RD430 works with your existing tools, management consoles and storage devices.
Impressive Manageability and Value.
The ThinkServer RD430 is loaded with the enterprise-grade features you demand. With up to 24TB capacity, outstanding I/O expansion and hot-swap, it offers a feature-rich solution that makes manageability a snap. Front-side Intelligent Diagnostics provide convenient, confident at-a-glance management. Configure your RD430 with cost-effective SATA, robust SAS, depending on your usage needs. Its enormous capacity and outstanding RAID protection on all models means you won't compromise on storage nor data protection. Deploying ThinkServer RD430 as your next generation application server satisfies the demands of your collaborative user groups AND allows you to rest easy. Smart move.
Innovative Power Management
Enjoy impressive power savings with ThinkServer Smart Grid power management technology. Based on Intel Power Node Manager technology, Smart Grid scales power management to the datacenter level, simultaneously managing as many as 1,000 servers. Use Smart Grid at any level of your datacenter hierarchy: rack, row, room, or group. It provides sophisticated, policy-based, dynamic power capping tools to help you best manage power to changing server workloads. It's innovation that matters, ThinkServer technology that pays you back.
General
Type
Server
Product Form Factor
Rack-mountable - 2U
Built-in Devices
LED panel, Intelligent Diagnostics Module (IDM) Premium
Registered, triple channel memory architecture, mixing of different types of memory modules is not supported, slots 7 - 12 are available in two-processor configuration only
Configuration Features
1 x 8 GB
RAM Supported
48 GB - unbuffered ¦ 192 GB - registered
Hard Drive
Type
No HDD
Storage Controller
Type
1 x RAID - plug-in card
Controller Interface Type
SATA-300 / SAS
Storage Controller Name
ThinkServer RAID 300
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
Optical Storage
Type
DVD-Writer - SATA
Monitor
Monitor Type
None.
Graphics Controller
Type
Integrated
Graphics Processor
ASPEED AST2300
Networking
Type
Integrated
Ethernet Ports
3 x Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet Controller
Intel 82574L, Intel I350
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Remote Management Protocol
IPMI 2.0
Remote Management Controller
Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Expansion / Connectivity
Bays
8 (total) / 8 (free) x hot-swap 2.5" ¦ 1 (total) / 0 (free) x external 5.25" x 1/2H
Slots
12 (total) / 11 (free) x DIMM 240-pin ¦ 2 (total) / 1 (free) x CPU ¦ 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCIe 3.0 x16 - half-length, full-height ¦ 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCIe 3.0 x8 - half-length, full-height ( x4 mode ) ¦ 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCIe 2.0 x8 - low-profile
Interfaces
6 x USB 2.0 ( 2 front, 4 rear ) ¦ 2 x VGA ( 1 front, 1 rear ) ¦ 1 x serial ¦ 2 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x management
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
Rack mounting kit
Features
Administrator password, power-on password, boot without keyboard or mouse, serial port I/O control, USB port control, boot sequence control
