2*SAS/SATA hard drives
in the rear or
4*SAS/SATA hard drives
(optional)
Support 2 or4 2.5-inch
SAS/SATA hard
drives
SAS hard drives need to be
paired with a SAS pass-
through card or RAID card for
support
2* NVMe hard drives
(optional) or 4 *NVMe
hard drives (optional) in
the rear
Support 2 or4*2.5-inch
U.2 hard drives
U.2 hard drive needs to be
equipped with a Retimer card
for support
*Note: The rear only supports up to four 2.5-inch hard drives (SAS / SATA / NVMe)
Table 2-9
2.5.2 Hard drive distribution
⚫ 4 x 3.5-inch front hard drive configuration
Figure 2-8
⚫ 4 x 2.5-inch rear hard drive configuration
Figure 2-9