 | This article needs to be updated.(June 2019) |
ThinkSystem is a family of Intel and AMD servers from Lenovo. The line began as the ThinkServer with the TS100 in 2008. [1] The ThinkServer family has been discontinued in 2019, and the new family of Intel servers is named ThinkSystem.
 | |
| Developer | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop (T###) or Rack-mounted (R###) server |
| Release date | 2008 |
| Discontinued | 2018 (except in China, where it is still available) |
| Predecessor | IBM eServer xSeries |
| Successor | Lenovo ThinkSystem |
The server was developed under agreement with IBM, by which Lenovo would produce single-socket and dual-socket servers based on IBM's xSeries technology. [1] An additional feature of the server design was a support package aimed at small businesses. [1] The focus of this support package was to provide small businesses with software tools to ease the process of server management and reduce dependence on IT support. [2] The tools developed for this support package included: [2]
| Lenovo ThinkServer product line | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Tower servers | |||||||||||||
| 1 socket | TS100 | TS200 | TS200v | TS130 | TS140 | TS150 | |||||||
| TS430 | TS440 | TS450 | TS460 | ||||||||||
| 2 sockets | TD100 | TD200 | |||||||||||
| TD100x | TD200x | ||||||||||||
| TD230 | TD330 | TD340 | TD350 | ||||||||||
| Rack servers | |||||||||||||
| Storage only | 2 units | SA120 | |||||||||||
| 1 socket | 1 unit | RS110 | RS140 | RS160 | |||||||||
| 2 units | RS210 | ||||||||||||
| 0.5U Bay | 2 units | ? | N400 | ||||||||||
| 2 sockets | 0.5 unit | SD330 | SD350 | ||||||||||
| 1 unit | RD120 | RD230 | RD330 | RD340 | RD350 | ||||||||
| RD530 | RD540 | RD550 | |||||||||||
| 2 units | RD210 | RD220 | RD430 | RD440 | RD450 | ||||||||
| RD430x | |||||||||||||
| RD240 | RD630 | RD640 | RD650 | ||||||||||
| 80 sockets | 44 units | DC5000 | |||||||||||
Lenovo's ThinkServer naming conventions reflect whether the server is a tower server or a rack server. First letter "T" is used to indicate tower servers, while "R" is used for rack servers, [3] and "S" is storage rack server. Similarly, secondary letter "S" indicates single socket, while "D" indicates dual-socket. [3]
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
| | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2019) |
1U
1U
2U
1U server.
2U server.
In September 2013, Lenovo announced the TS140 and the TS440 replacing the TS130 and TS430. [5]
The TS140 added USB 3.0 ports and an on-board 6 GB SATA storage controller supporting RAID 0/1/10/5. The TS140 was made significantly quieter, with Lenovo claiming as low as 26 db. [6] Using four 3.5" HDDs, it can support up to 24 TB of data storage.
Detailed specifications of the server are as follows: [7]
In November 2012, Lenovo's new Enterprise Product Group launched the TD330, featuring up to 192 GB of memory and supporting up to 16 processor cores. [8] It is built around Xeon E5-2400 processors from Intel and is available in energy-saving models compliant with Energy Star standards.[ citation needed ]
Lenovo launched the ThinkServer models TS130 and TS430 in June 2011.
The TS130 was a ThinkServer model launched by Lenovo in 2011 primarily for small businesses. [9] This server was intended to replace Lenovo's 2010 entry-level offering, the TS200v. [9] The server was equipped with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials along with Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) 7.0. [9] The TS130 was summarized by Andrew Jeffries, worldwide product manager for ThinkServer, as ”The TS130 offers a wonderful first-server solution to anyone that has a tiny IT staff or has no IT staff but needs a true server solution”. [9]
Detailed specifications of the server are as follows: [10]
Techpowerup, quoting Lenovo's press release, stated, "The all-new, highly scalable ThinkServer TS430 sets a new standard in its class with options for an enormous 16 TB of hot swap storage capacity, powerful SAS RAID data protection and redundant power choices for peace of mind. It suits demanding environments requiring high capacity, high performance and 24×7 uptime." [11] The press release also indicated that the TS430 was "rack-able" and offered features like hard disk drive access from the front of the server, as well as the ThinkServer Management Module with iKVM. [11]
The TS430 was announced in June 2011 [11] by Lenovo with the following specifications: [12]
Lenovo released ThinkServer TD200, TD200x, TS200v, TD230, RD220, RD230, and RD240 in 2010.
The TD200 server offered the following specifications: [13]
The TD200x server offered higher specifications as compared to the TD200. Detailed specifications of the server are as follows: [14]
The TD230 was a tower server released by Lenovo in 2010 with the following specifications: [15]
The TS200v was described by PCMag as a good choice for small businesses. [16] While the server offered adequate performance, the review indicated that the use of Windows Server 2008 R2 foundation required the use of a knowledgeable Windows technician to set up and configure the server. [16]
Additional specifications for the server are given below: [16]
Also released in 2010, the RD220 was a rack-mountable server, described by COMPUTERWORLD as “The Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 is a good middle of the road server with good build quality, redundancy and solid disk performance although there are better servers in this class in terms of overall features for your dollar.” [17]
The RD220 server offered the following specifications: [18]
The RD230 was a single unit rack-mountable server released by Lenovo in 2010 with the following specifications: [19]
Like the RD230, the RD240 was also a rack-mountable server, but with a 2U case. Released by Lenovo in 2010 with the following specifications: [20]
The ThinkServer models released in 2009 by Lenovo were the TD100, TD100x, RS110, RD120, RD210, TS200, and TD200.
The TD100 was released by Lenovo in 2010 with the following specifications: [21]
The TD100x was also released in 2009 with the following specifications: [22]
The TS200 was announced by Lenovo in September 2009, along with the RS210. [23] It was a tower server with the following specifications: [24]
The RS110 server was summed up by PCPro as being “a low-cost general purpose rack server with a good spec and a support package that will appeal to small business.” [25] The server was reported to resemble IBM's servers and incorporating the same level of build quality. [25]
The server's front panel offered two 3.5-inch drive bays. [25] The hard disks were mounted in removable carriers, despite the fact that the server only supported cold swap. [25] A single socket server, the processor on offer was the 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. [25] An intense cooling system was incorporated, with a large heatsink and an array of pipes, with three small fans addressing cooling needs. [25] Despite the presence of three fans, the server's noise levels were low. [25] Power utilization was also low, with the server drawing 65 W when idle and 94 W at peak performance. [25]
The RD120 server was described by PCPro as “a good-value 2U rack server with a decent spec, plenty of room to upgrade, and a support package.” [26] This model was described as being “essentially an IBM System x3650” with “classy build quality”. [26]
The server supported up to six 3.5" SATA or SAS hot swap HDD. [26] Upgrades to the server included conversion options to eight 2.5 inch or four 3.5" HDD with an internal tape drive with external storage arrays. [26] Power consumption was recorded as being 45 W on standby, 203 W with the OS on idle, and 289 W with the processor's capabilities tested intensively. [26]
The RD210 server was released by Lenovo in 2009. [27] It was summarized by a reviewer of ZDNet as “Lenovo's RD210 makes perfect sense if you're a small business that just needs a grunty all-purpose 1RU server.” [27]
Detailed specifications of the server are as follows: [28]
The RS210 was announced by Lenovo in September 2009, along with the TS200. [23] It was a rack server with specifications similar to those of the TS200. [29] The processor, chipset, and RAM were the same. [29] However, the four available hot swap bays were designed for 2.5 inch HDD. [29]
The ThinkServer model released in 2008 by Lenovo was the TS100.
The TS100 was described by PCPro as having rock-solid build quality. [1] It was described as being very similar to IBM's X3200 M2 pedestal server. [1] The front of the server offered room for two 5.25" bays, beneath which was a hot swap bay with the capacity to support four HDD. [1] The server's side panel could be locked, while the bay cover could not be secured. [1] The hard disk bay was equipped with its own fan assembly, in spite of the 12 cm fan at the chassis’ rear. [1] Despite the presence of multiple fans, the TS100 was described as being very quiet after startup. [1]
Itanium is a discontinued family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture. The Itanium architecture originated at Hewlett-Packard (HP), and was later jointly developed by HP and Intel. Launched in June 2001, Intel initially marketed the processors for enterprise servers and high-performance computing systems. In the concept phase, engineers said "we could run circles around PowerPC...we could kill the x86." Early predictions were that IA-64 would expand to the lower-end servers, supplanting Xeon, and eventually penetrate into the personal computers, eventually to supplant reduced instruction set computing (RISC) and complex instruction set computing (CISC) architectures for all general-purpose applications.
Xeon is a brand of x86 microprocessors designed, manufactured, and marketed by Intel, targeted at the non-consumer workstation, server, and embedded markets. It was introduced in June 1998. Xeon processors are based on the same architecture as regular desktop-grade CPUs, but have advanced features such as support for error correction code (ECC) memory, higher core counts, more PCI Express lanes, support for larger amounts of RAM, larger cache memory and extra provision for enterprise-grade reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features responsible for handling hardware exceptions through the Machine Check Architecture (MCA). They are often capable of safely continuing execution where a normal processor cannot due to these extra RAS features, depending on the type and severity of the machine-check exception (MCE). Some also support multi-socket systems with two, four, or eight sockets through use of the Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) bus, which replaced the older QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) bus.
Altix is a line of server computers and supercomputers produced by Silicon Graphics, based on Intel processors. It succeeded the MIPS/IRIX-based Origin 3000 servers.
HPE Integrity Servers is a series of server computers produced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise since 2003, based on the Itanium processor. The Integrity brand name was inherited by HP from Tandem Computers via Compaq.
SGI Visual Workstation is a series of workstation computers that are designed and manufactured by SGI. Unlike its other product lines, which used the 64-bit MIPS RISC architecture, the line used Intel Pentium II and III processors and shipped with Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 as its operating system instead of IRIX. However, the Visual Workstation 320 and 540 models deviated from the architecture of IBM-compatible PCs by using SGI's ARCS firmware instead of a traditional BIOS, internal components adapted from its MIPS-based products, and other proprietary components that made them incompatible with internal hardware designed for standard PCs and hence unable to run other versions of Microsoft Windows, especially Windows 9x. By contrast, the remaining models in the line are standard PCs, using VIA Technologies chipsets, Nvidia video cards, and standard components.
The IBM BladeCenter was IBM's blade server architecture, until it was replaced by Flex System in 2012. The x86 division was later sold to Lenovo in 2014.
The ES7000 is Unisys's x86/Windows, Linux and Solaris-based server product line. The "ES7000" brand has been used since 1999, although variants and models within the family support various processor and bus architectures. The server is marketed and positioned as a scale-up platform where scale-out becomes inefficient. Typically the ES7000 is utilized as a platform for homogeneous consolidation, large databases, Business Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, ERP, virtualization, as well as large Linux application hosting.
LGA 2011, also called Socket R, is a CPU socket by Intel released on November 14, 2011. It launched along with LGA 1356 to replace its predecessor, LGA 1366 and LGA 1567. While LGA 1356 was designed for dual-processor or low-end servers, LGA 2011 was designed for high-end desktops and high-performance servers. The socket has 2011 protruding pins that touch contact points on the underside of the processor.
The ThinkPad E Series is a notebook computer series produced since 2010 by Lenovo. It is the most affordable sibling in the ThinkPad family and is aimed at small business users as well as education markets.
Skylake is Intel's codename for its sixth generation Core microprocessor family that was launched on August 5, 2015, succeeding the Broadwell microarchitecture. Skylake is a microarchitecture redesign using the same 14 nm manufacturing process technology as its predecessor, serving as a tock in Intel's tick–tock manufacturing and design model. According to Intel, the redesign brings greater CPU and GPU performance and reduced power consumption. Skylake CPUs share their microarchitecture with Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake, and Comet Lake CPUs.
The ThinkPad X series is a line of notebook computers and convertible tablets produced by Lenovo as part of the ThinkPad family. The ThinkPad X series is traditionally the range best designed for mobile use, with ultraportable sizes and less power compared to the flagship ThinkPad T series. It was initially produced by IBM until 2005.
The ThinkPad W series laptops from Lenovo were described by the manufacturer as being "mobile workstations", and suit that description by being physically on the larger side of the laptop spectrum, with screens ranging from 15.6" to 17.3" in size. Most W series laptops offered high-end quad-core Intel Core processors with an integrated GPU as well as an Nvidia Quadro discrete GPU, utilizing Nvidia Optimus to switch between the two GPUs as required. Notable exceptions are the W500, which has ATI Mobility FireGL integrated workstation-class graphics, and the W550s, which is an Ultrabook-specification laptop with only a dual-core processor. The W series laptops offered independent software vendor (ISV) certifications from various vendors such as Adobe Systems and Autodesk for computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modeling software.
The IdeaPad Z Series is designed primarily for entry-level multimedia users. The first three Z Series IdeaPad laptops were the Z360, Z460 and Z560, with 13 inch, 14 inch, and 15 inch screens respectively. All three laptops were released in 2010.
The IdeaPad Y series was a consumer range of laptops produced by Lenovo, first announced in 2008. They were marketed as premium high performance laptops for multimedia and gaming, as part of the IdeaPad line.
The A Series desktops are part of Lenovo’s ThinkCentre product line. Formerly an IBM brand, Lenovo acquired the ThinkCentre desktop brand following its purchase of IBM’s Personal Computing Division (PCD) in 2005. The first desktop in the A Series was the ThinkCentre A50p. Lenovo has released A Series desktops in multiple form factors, ranging from traditional tower, to small form factor, and all-in-ones (AIOs).
The M-series of desktops are part of Lenovo's ThinkCentre product line. Formerly an IBM brand, Lenovo acquired the ThinkCentre desktop brand following its purchase of IBM's Personal Computing Division (PCD) in 2005. Following its acquisition of IBM's PCD, Lenovo has released M-series desktops in multiple form factors, ranging from traditional tower, small form factor, to ultra small form factor, and all-in-ones (AIOs).
In addition to the ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops, Lenovo also offers a value-priced series of laptops. Called ‘Essential’ on the Lenovo website, the products available in this line include the G Series, B Series, and V Series. Launched in 2009, the first laptop in the Essential range was the G530.
Lenovo's line of Essential desktops is a collection of budget-conscious machines designed for consumers, and advertised as being "affordable, space saving, and energy efficient". The Essential desktop line is different from both Lenovo's ThinkCentre line and Lenovo's IdeaCentre line. Lenovo defines its ThinkCentre desktops as business-oriented computers, while the IdeaCentre desktops are meant primarily for entertainment. The Essential range of desktops can be categorized as being between the two – meant more for ordinary everyday use.
ThinkStation is a brand of professional workstations from Lenovo announced in November 2007 and then released in January 2008. They are designed to be used for high-end computing and computer-aided design (CAD) tasks and primarily compete with other enterprise workstation lines, such as Dell's Precision, HP's Z line, Acer's Veriton K series, and Apple's Mac Pro line.
The ThinkCentre Edge is a series of desktop computers from Lenovo, designed primarily for home offices and small businesses. The product series features desktops in both tower and All-in-One form factors, designed to save up to 70% desk space as compared to traditional tower desktop PCs.
| Servers |
|  | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workstations | |||||||||||||
| Desktops |
| ||||||||||||
| Laptops |
| ||||||||||||
| Tablets |
| ||||||||||||
| Smartphones and smartbooks |
| ||||||||||||
| Other |
| ||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | |||||||||||||
| Other |
| ||||||||||||
GoldStar (1958–2002) | |||||||||||||
| Subsidiaries |
| ||||||||||||
| Brands and products |
| ||||||||||||
| Joint ventures |
| ||||||||||||
| Others | |||||||||||||
