I describe the K1000, K2000 Appliances as basically Altiris on steroids. We were able to do everything we could with Altiris, but the thing is it was so much easier.
Kevin George, IT Analyst II
Advanced BioHealing
Dell KACE K2000 Systems Deployment Appliance
The easy-to-use, comprehensive and affordable systems deployment solution.


 

Capacity

K2100s

K2100s-ADV

K2200s

 
  Recommended Deployment Environment (Nodes) 1,000 3,500 20,000  
Storage 500 GB 1.5 TB 1.8 TB
     
 

Hardware

K2100s

K2100s-ADV

K2200s

 
  Processor(s) One Xeon 1.8 GHz CPU One Xeon 2.2 GHz CPU Two Xeon 2.2 GHz CPUs  
Network Interface Dual Gigabit
Ethernet Ports
Dual Gigabit
Ethernet Ports
Dual Gigabit
Ethernet Ports
Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Disk Drives Two Hot Plug
500GB, 7200 RPM
SATA Hard Drives
Four Hot Plug
500GB, 7200 RPM
SATA Hard Drives
Four Hot Plug
600GB, 10000 RPM
SAS Hard Drives
RAID Level 1 5 5
Power Supply Unit single, auto
ranging
550W PSU
redundant, auto ranging
550W PSUs
redundant, auto ranging
550W PSUs
Appliance Form Factor 1RU 1RU 1RU
Rack Mount Kit Sliding rails for 19", 4-post rack

Target System Requirements

 
Windows®
Windows 7
(Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate, x86 and x64 architectures)
Windows Vista
(Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Edition support)
Windows XP
(Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Media Center Edition)
Windows Server 2008
(Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition)
Windows Server 2003
(Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition)
Windows 2000
(Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Edition)
PXE-enabled network interface
X86 system architecture
Windows 64 Bit Support
Windows PE 3.0
User State Migration Tool 3.02
User State Migration Tool 4.0
   
 
Mac
Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7
PowerPC and x86 architectures

Virtual Remote Site Appliance Requirements

Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista (32-Bit); 2 GHz Processor; 2 GB Memory; 200 GB Hard Disk

Web Interface Requirements

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+/Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox/Opera/Safari

NOTE: Exact hardware specifications will vary based on availability, and can change without notice.

*Node-based licensing
**Appliance-based licensing
Importation of these free utilities is facilitated by easy-to-use wizards during the KACE Appliance JumpStart.

Dell and KACE are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical Ltd.


 

Virtual Machine Requirements

VK2000

 
  VCPUs 2 VCPUs (4000 Mhz or More Reserved/Shares = High)  
Recommended Maximum Managed Nodes 10,000
Memory 2 GB (512 MB or More Reserved/Shares = High)
Network 1 Ethernet Port
Available Disk 500 GB
Media DVD
Server and Operating System 64-Bit

Target System Requirements

 
Windows®
Windows 7
(Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate, x86 and x64 architectures)
Windows Vista
(Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Edition support)
Windows XP
(Professional, Tablet PC Edition, Media Center Edition)
Windows Server 2008
(Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, HPC Edition)
Windows Server 2003
(Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition)
Windows 2000
(Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter Edition)
PXE-enabled network interface
X86 system architecture
Windows 64 Bit Support
   

Mac
Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.7
PowerPC and x86 architectures

Web Administration Interface Requirements

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+, Mozilla Firefox 2+, Safari 3+

Virtualization Infrastructure Requirements

VMware ESX/ESXi 4 or higher
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0

Virtual Remote Site Appliance Requirements

VMware ESX Server 3x+ and 3i+
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0
 


NOTE: Exact hardware specifications will vary based on availability, and can change without notice.

Dell and KACE are trademarks of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Ubuntu is a registered trademark of Canonical Ltd.