The RX2540 M1 can’t match Dell or HP for features or management tools but it is better value.
That aside, the RX2540 M1 stacks up well against Dell's R730 for value, its power consumption is slightly lower and there's plenty of room for future growth.
Our only complaints are with the ServerView management software as it hasn't seen a significant update for years and is looking dated.
There's little to criticise the RX2540 M1 for as it's very well built and designed. For the MX2540 M1, we still had to boot it with the ServerView Installation Manager CD which, it has to be said, does handle deployment well as we had Windows Server 2012 R2 loaded on the system inside an hour. OS deployment still requires the server to be booted with the Installation Manager diskįor OS deployment, Fujitsu can't compete with Dell's and HP's respective LifeCycle Controller and Intelligent Provisioning which negate the need for a boot disc. For sheer capacity, the M2540 M1 sits alongside Dell's R730xd extreme disk model as you can slip in 4 more SFF drive bays at the back. Watch out as the 8 LFF bay model cannot be upgraded to 12 bays as this model must be ordered at the point of sale.įujitsu has also just released a model with 24 SFF drives. HP Smart Array Controllers User Guide for HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers Abstract This document includes feature, installation, and configuration information about HP Smart Array Controllers and is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. Our base system had 4 LFF bays which can be upgraded to 8 with a new backplane. The RX2540 M1 offers a number of flexible storage options and its DynamicLOM technology makes it easy to upgrade to 10GbE when the need arises. HP SMART ARRAY P220I 512MB CACHE CONTROLLER FOR HP PROLIANT BL465C G8 659331-001. Fujitsu has taken the same view as HP and designed these servers to allow businesses to buy now and upgrade later as demand dictates.