Fujitsu Primergy RX300 S5 review

The main ServerView software sees some big improvements, making it even easier to use as all components can now be accessed from one interface. The ServerList option allows you to view servers with the relevant agent installed and place them in different collections for easier management. Selecting one takes you to a complete listing of all components where you can check on hardware status and current power consumption, pull up hardware inventories, and link errors or failures with alarms and alerts.

System configuration data can be stored in an archive and the Inventory Manager allows users to perform scheduled collections, quick searches and custom queries on the store. The RAID Manager is another browser interface specifically for monitoring and managing the storage and controllers on local and remote servers.

The RX300 S5 is offering a good specification at a low price and backs this up with plenty of room to expand. It provides extensive server management tools, has a low power consumption, and the new chassis cooling design works well as noise levels are extremely low.

Author: Dave Mitchell