Third Light IMS Appliance

Standalone Third Light systems

The Third Light IMS Appliance is our flagship product. It is a server which is dedicated to running IMS, comprising the complete software and hardware package in a single system tailored to your requirements.

Owning your own IMS system is ideal for fast, local network access and for organisations needing in-house services for security or capacity reasons. By placing IMS on your own network, easy integration and greater storage expansion is available.

    Various options exist for the installation process, as follows:

  • Self-installation from a CD-ROM onto your own hardware

    Using a downloadable image and simple installation instructions, you can install IMS on your own system with optional remote help from Third Light.

  • Ready-made server installed by our engineers

    If you prefer to have IMS pre-built and installed for you, we supply hardware and offer an installation service. We can either set up your new IMS system on your own network, or host it for you in our data center.

  • Installation onto a virtual machine (VMWare®, Parallels, Xen) - click here for further details

Whichever option you prefer, and whatever level of technical involvement you would like, we aim to offer you a suitable package. In all cases, your IMS system requires only minimal maintenance and will come complete with our automatic product updates package if you subscribe to our support and maintenance service.

For pricing information for purchasing IMS outright, please click here. We also have a Reseller Package for multiple licencing at competitive rates.

Features available on the Third Light IMS Appliance

Freedom to Choose Your Hardware

Information for technical readers is available on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

IMS can be installed on any Intel server (or Virtual Machine) and normally, the server will be specified for fast image processing and mass storage. We are happy to offer advice on the exact specification of your server, to help match your needs or check compatibility of parts. (Ask us a question)

"Third Light's IMS is built around a Linux operating system known for its rock solid stability and together with a high performance XFS file system our image library is reliable, scalable and delivers images fast to end users.

Mashuk Reza - Web Officer
Ofqual (the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)

Example server specifications

If you choose to purchase one of our servers, we offer long, trouble-free service backed by a warranty. We take pride in producing high-quality systems which will last and last. In the table below, two possible configurations are described for moderate to heavy users. Exact specifications and prices are constantly changing, so please do get in touch if you would like us to send you a quote.

Product image
Product typeWorkgroupHigh-End
Chassis1U 19" Rackmount
Floor-standing available
5U" Rackmount
Floor-standing available
Power SupplySingle, fixedHot swap redundant pair
Hot SwapDisksDisks, fans, PSUs
Environmental10C - 35C operating10C - 35C operating
Processors1 x Intel Xeon Dual Core2 x Intel Xeon Six Core
Memory4GB16GB
Network Interfaces2 x 10/100/1000baseT2 x 10/100/1000baseT
Hard drives3 x 500GB 7.2k SATAUp to 12 x 600GB 15k SAS
Storage schemeRAID 1 mirror with hot spareRAID 5 array with hot spare
RAID cache256MB on-board512MB on-board
Operating systemDebian Linux v2.6Debian Linux v2.6
Files capacityHundreds of thousands*Millions*
BackupsOptional integrationFully redundant pair of servers
Network ServicesHTTP
FTP
SMTP
SSH
MySQL
SOAP Web Services
HTTP
HTTPS
FTP
SMTP
SSH
MySQL
Serial Console
SOAP Web Services
FirewallBuilt-in, pre-configuredBuilt-in, pre-configured

* The number of files that can be stored is estimated, based on average image file sizes: exact numbers depend on file type and other factors such as compression, while the overall capacity of a busy server may also depend on how many simultaneous users access the IMS service.