4XG0G89078 | Lenovo TD350 ThinkServer Tower Server - 4U

Overview 

The Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 is a high-performance dual-socket tower server that allows you to balance high performance and massive storage capacity without the need to invest in a rack infrastructure

This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the TD350 server, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the TD350 and consider its use in IT solutions

Introduction

The Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 allows you to balance high performance and massive storage capacity without the need to invest in a rack infrastructure. This high-performance tower packs nearly three times the memory capacity of the previous generation of tower server, up to 512 GB of DDR4 memory, and almost triple the storage capacity, up to 120 TB

With innovative engineering, this 4U server offers 25% more hard disk drives per 1U versus the competition, including faster file transfers and IOPs performance. Also, two more enterprise-class M.2 solid-state drives are available as an internal option for secure booting. All of these features ultimately translate into better value for your business

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The next-generation ThinkServer TD350 delivers impressive compute power per watt and incorporates energy-smart features for minimized costs and efficient performance. The 80 PLUS Titanium power supplies can deliver up to 96% efficiency and the server is designed to meet ASHRAE A4 standards with continuous operation at 45 Celsius without any time restrictions and with no impact on reliability

The TD350 provides outstanding memory performance that is achieved by supporting two-RDIMMs-per- channel configurations at speeds up to 12% faster than the Intel specification, while still maintaining world- class reliability

Key Features

The TD350 is a versatile 4U two-socket business-critical tower server that offers improved performance and pay-as-you-grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability. This powerful system is designed for your most important business applications and cloud deployments

Combining balanced performance and flexibility, the TD350 is a great choice for small and medium businesses. It can provide outstanding uptime to keep business-critical applications and cloud deployments running safely. Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools help make deployment easier. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design improve your business environment and help save operational costs

Scalability and performance

The TD350 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs

• Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 16-core processors, up to 40 MB of L3 cache, and up to 9.6 GT/s QPI interconnects links.
• Supports up to two processors, 32 cores, and 64 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi-threaded applications.
• Intelligent and adaptive system performance with energy efficient Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP).
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
• Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads.
• Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0 (AVX 2.0) enable acceleration of enterprise-class workloads such as databases, enterprise resource planning, and others.
• Up to 2133 MHz memory speeds with two DIMMs per channel running at 2133 MHz to help maximize system performance.
• Up to 512 GB of memory capacity with 32 GB RDIMMs.
• The 12 Gbps SAS internal storage connectivity doubles the data transfer rate compared to 6 Gb SAS solutions to maximize performance of storage I/O-intensive applications.
• Flexible and scalable internal storage configurations provide for up to 120 TB of storage capacity (15x 8TB drives) in a 4U rack form factor.
• The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of or along with traditional spinning drives (HDDs) can significantly improve I/O performance. An SSD can support up to 100 times more I/O operations per second (IOPS) than a typical HDD.
• The server offers up to seven PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 I/O expansion slots.
• With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family. This helps to dramatically reduce I/O latency and increase overall system performance.
• Ideal for location in a small office, the TD350 features whisper quiet acoustics, at just 37 decibels and 33% quieter than a normal conversation.

Availability and serviceability

The TD350 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as processors, memory DIMMs, and adapter cards.
• The server offers hot-swap drives supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
• The server offers redundant hot-swap power supplies and redundant fans to provide availability for business-critical applications.
• Able to convert from tower to rack-mount for more flexibility.
• Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
• Built-in ThinkServer System Manager TSM continuously monitors system parameters and triggers alerts to minimize downtime.
• One or three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty (depending on model), next business day 9x5. Optional service upgrades are available.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the TD35

• The server includes ThinkServer Service Module (TSM) to monitor server availability and perform remote management.
• TSM Premium is an optional upgrade key that provides support for ThinkServer Energy Manager (TEM). TEM uses TSM to capture real-time power and temperature data from the server and provides automated controls to lower energy costs.
• Embedded ThinkServer Deployment Manager (TDM) provides a complete set of provisioning capabilities from a single interface, automating many of the tasks associated with server provisioning.
• An optional Trusted Platform Modules (TPM) enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and Windows BitLocker encryption, a Windows data protection feature.
• Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks, allowing an application to run in its own isolated space, protected from all other software running on a system.

Energy efficiency

The TD350 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to the green environment:

• Energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs.
• High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium certifications.
• Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.
• Low-voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments.
• Low-voltage 1.2 V DDR4 memory DIMMs consume up to 20% less energy compared to 1.35 V DDR3 DIMMs.
• Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume less power than traditional spinning HDDs.
• ThinkServer Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification and management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs.

Locations of key components and connectors

The TD350 is available either with 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays or 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays or 3.5-inch easy-swap drive bays. The following figure shows the front of the server.

Figure 2. Front view of the ThinkServer TD350 (16x 2.5-inch drive-bay model)

The following figure shows the rear of the TD350 server.

Figure 3. Rear view of the ThinkServer TD350

The following figure shows the inside of the TD350 server.

Figure 4. Inside view of the ThinkServer TD350

Specifications