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Boston Igloo 2500GP in Servers
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Verdict
A 1U rack server packed with an excellent specification and some unique expansion capabilities.
Review Date: 7 Oct 2008
Price when reviewed: £3,699 (£4,254 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | iGloo 2500GP |
| Review Date | 7 Oct 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £3,699 |
| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 3yr on-site |
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| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Server format | Rack |
| Server configuration | 1U |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Xeon |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.50GHz |
| Processors supplied | 2 |
| CPU socket count | 2 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| RAM capacity | 64GB |
| Memory type | FBDIMM |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk configuration | 8 x 500GB HItachi SFF SATA hard disks in hot-swap carriers |
| Total hard disk capacity | 4,000 |
| RAID module | AOC-USAS-S8iR |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Gigabit LAN ports | 2 |
| ILO? |
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Power supply | |
|---|---|
| Power supply rating | 650W |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 182W |
| Peak power consumption | 250W |
| Software | |
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| OS family | None |
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