Lenovo RD540 70AT000DIT Merkblatt

TRULY OPEN MANAGEMENT

ThinkServer  RD540  provides  easy  setup,  intelligent  diagnostics, 
useful  management  tools  and  truly  open  and  industry  standard 
management  interfaces  for  worry-free  integration  into  hybrid 
deployments.  Use  your  preferred  SAN,  storage  and  console  and 
rely  on  the  compute-intensive  performance  of  the  RD540  to  run 
demanding  apps.  Or,  consider  Lenovo’s  enterprise  solutions  for 
truly end-to-end performance and scalability. Pair the ThinkServer 
RD540  with  the  LenovoEMC™  px12-450r  storage  and  VMware 
Operations Management for a comprehensive solution for production 
environments, enterprise virtualization, backup and data protection. 
Leading performance, legendary Think quality, open standards and 
outstanding value – that’s what makes a ThinkServer Think. 

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 nodes. Use Smart 
Grid  at  any  level  of  your  datacenter  hierarchy:  rack,  row,  room, 
group, etc. 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. 

1 When installing LV RDIMM memory, a maximum of 16 DIMMs can be populated
2 Fans are not redundant when using 130 W processors or greater 
3  Populated with hardware RAID adapter (choose either ThinkServer RAID 500 adapter, 

ThinkServer RAID 700 adapter or ThinkServer RAID 710 adapter)

4  Front VGA not available for 4 x 3.5” chassis configurations

Availability: Offers, prices, specifications and availability may change without notice. Lenovo is not responsible for photographic or typographic errors. Warranty: For a copy of applicable 
warranties, write to: Warranty Information, 500 Park Offices Drive, RTP, NC, 27709, Attn: Dept. ZPYA/B600. Lenovo makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products 
or services. 

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Intel® C602-J Chipset
TPM 1.2 Encryption

Up to 2 x Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v2 processors,  

up to 24 cores

1+1 Redundant Power – 800 W (80 PLUS Gold)
ENERGY STAR Server 1.1 compliant 
8 system fans, supports 7+1 non-HS 

redundant

2

PCIe GEN3: 1 x LP x8 mechanical, x8 electrical

3

PCIe GEN3: 1 x FH/HL x16 mechanical, x16 electrical

Advanced hardware RAID is standard on every model. 

Choose from:
•  ThinkServer RAID 500 II Adapter (6GB SAS/SATA

HW RAID 0/1/10) with optional RAID 5 Upgrade Key

•  ThinkServer RAID 700 II Adapter (6GB SAS/SATA

HW RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60) with 512MB cache and 

optional battery backup

•  ThinkServer RAID 710 Adapter (6GB SAS/SATA

0/1/10/5/50/6/60) with 1GB cache and optional 

CacheCade technology, optional Super Capacitor 

Module and Fast Path data protection.

20 DIMM sockets – up to 320GB

1

–  LV-RDIMMs: DDR3-1600 MHz ECC, 4G,  

8GB, or 16GB choices 

RAS: ECC, Lock step, Mirroring, Sparing 

CPU 1: 12 memory slots (4 channel) 

CPU 2: 8 memory slots (4 channel)

Operating: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
Storage: -40°C to 70°C (-104°F to 158°F) 
in original shipping package

• Altitude: 0 to 3048 m (0 to 10,000 ft) 

in an unpressurized environment

• Humidity: Operating: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)

Storage without package: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Storage with package: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)

Universal input:
– Low range:
Minimum: 100 VAC
Maximum: 127 VAC
Input frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz
– High range:
Minimum: 200 VAC
Maximum: 240 VAC
Input frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz

Ethernet 
2 x 1GB integrated + dedicated MGMT port 
Optional Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 
Optional Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 
Optional Intel® 10G SFP+ X520-SR2 Ethernet adapter
Optional Intel® 10G copper X520-DA2 Ethernet adapter
Optional Intel® 10G dual-port x540-T2 Ethernet adapter  

I/O Ports
Front 

: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA

4

 

Rear 

: VGA, Serial, 4 x USB 2.0, 

Internal  :  2 x USB, 1 x TPM / TCM

Windows Server 2012 (including Hyper-V)
Windows Server 2008 (x64) (including Hyper-V)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (including Hyper-V)
Windows Small Business Server 2011
SLES 11 SP2
RedHat 5.9 / 6.4
VMware ESXi 5.1 U1
Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 / 6.1 

4 x 3.5” hot swap HDD – up to 16TB SATA 

or 12TB SAS storage 
8 x 2.5” hot swap HDD – up to 8TB SATA  

or 7.2TB SAS storage
Slim optical drive available in 3.5” configurations

Optional Remote Management / KVM 
IPMI 2.0 / SOL / Node Manager / DCMI 
Configurable TPM (supports TCG 1.2) 
uEFI BIOS
Intelligent Diagnostics Module

436 mm x 43.6 mm x 720.6 mm 

(17.16" x 1.71" x 28.37")
Weight (max.) 17 kg (37.5 lbs)
1U Rack mountable