Kontron KISS 4U KTC-5520 transportation rackmount server

The KISS 4U KTC-5520 transportation rackmount server is specifically designed to handle passenger infotainment applications used in trains. With long-term availability, this application-ready standard platform combines up to two Intel Xeon 5600 series processors with remote management functionality. It is also compliant with the rail standards of EN 50155, EN 50121 and EN 60068.

The device is supplied with either one or two Xeon processors from the 5500 or 5600 series and up to 48 GB of DDR3 ECC-registered SDRAM per processor. There are various possibilities for expansion through one PCI Express x16 (PEG) (configurable as one PCI Express x8), three PCIe 2.0 x8, one PCIe x4 (on the x8 slot) and one PCI.

In addition, there are interfaces for two gigabit ethernet connections, six USB 2.0 (two on the front) and one COM (RS232).

For its data memory, it integrates a shockproof, seated, 500 GB hard disk plus the KISS-Stor 0/5 subsystem with three more SATA hard disks, maximum capacity up to 1.5 terabytes and data throughput up to 150 MBps.

The alternative RAID level 5 configuration with three hard disks offers extra data security. Graphics-intensive applications benefit from the serial digital video interface for DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort on the PCI Express x16 slot, optionally with a 256 MB GeForce 8500GT. 7.1 HD audio, two redundant 500 W power supplies and PS/2 ports for a mouse and keyboard round out the feature set.

It supports Red Hat Linux as well as Windows Server 2008.