The Acer Altos G5450 provides outstanding performance to workgroups by combining scalability and new availability features at an affordable price. Advanced capabilities make the server easy to manage, which can help control IT expenses. Redundancy features such as redundant power supplies and native RAID solutions are offered on the Acer Altos G5450. The Acer Altos G5450 also offers you the possibility to upgrade to enterprise server features such as redundant arrays of storage, in a flexible and affordable manner. 64 Bit and Dual-Core performance Flexible systems design methodologies allow you to configure the Acer Altos G5450 to match your budget. The Acer Altos G5450 is based on AMD Opteron technology which enables you to run tomorrows 64 bit applications on this platform. In addition to a clear 64 Bit migration path, the Acer Altos G5450 also offers Quad-Core support in a pedestal platform. System performance can be scaled in line with your business growth, by the addition of a second processor or multiple core processors. The Acer Altos G5450 can support up to 8 Cores,thereby offering industry leading performance levels. Redundant power supplies and redundant Hot-swap hard disk drives provide affordable performance and data protection. The Acer Altos G5450, as with all the Acer Altos family, is fully convertible from a tower to a rack mountable form factor (5U). Best in class redundancy and scalability solutions The Acer Altos G5450 allows you to configure the system, to adapt to your business requirements. Hot-swap features allow you to perform system maintenance without any system downtime. - Integrated SATA S/W RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 - Optional SAS RAID add-on card for SAS H/W RAID support - Up to 8 Hot-swap hard disk drive support - Up to 64GB of ECC Memory support - Hot-swap power supply support - Five PCI slots to increase I/O bandwidth for improved performance and productivity - Hotswap redundant fan kit - Integrated Dual-Gigabit Ethernet for fast connectivity Easy to install and manage Acer Easybuild simplifies the installation and set-up, by providing an intuitive GUI Based process and by providing all relevant tools to set up your Acer Altos G5450. Advanced Server Manager software makes comprehensive systems management easy.ASM provides performance management and critical event management services to network administrators.These components help you control IT expenses by making the Acer Altos G5450 simple and efficient to manage.