HP Z1 G3

RAID hard drive maximum and associated storage controller
options
This section lists the maximum number of hard drives supported on HP workstations according to RAID
conguration and storage controller options.
NOTE: This section applies to internal workstation congurations that do not use add-in cards and external
enclosures.
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Maximum of two 2.5 inch hard drives
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Two M.2 slots
Supported RAID congurations
The following RAID congurations are supported:
RAID conguration details
Conguration Description Controllers
RAID 0
Integrated striped disk
array
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Requires a minimum of two drives.
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Provides improved I/O performance.
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Provides no fault tolerance.
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Loses all data if any disk in the array fails.
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Increases disk performance.
Intel with RST
RAID 1
Mirrored disk array
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Supports a minimum of two drives.
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Provides 100% redundancy: all data from one drive
is duplicated on a second drive.
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Recovers from a single-drive failure.
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Serves as a good entry-level redundant system.
Intel with RST
Conguring Intel SATA RAID
This section describes how to use Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology (RST) to set up and manage SATA RAID
volumes.
NOTE: These instructions apply to Windows-based systems.
You can create a RAID array from two 2.5" drives attached to SATA ports, and/or two M.2 SSDs connected to M.
2 slots. RAID cannot be created across controllers, so 2.5" SATA drives cannot be congured with M.2 SSDs.
RAID must be enabled (Advanced > System Options > Congure Storage Controller for RAID is selected) to
set up any RST RAID.
When the Option ROM Launch Policy is set to All Legacy, the Intel SATA option ROM conguration utility runs
during POST if two SATA drives are attached. If only one drive is attached, the Intel option ROM conguration
utility does not run unless the drive contains RAID metadata indicating a failed RAID condition. Legacy Option
ROM cannot be used to congure RAID for M.2 SSDs.
76 Appendix B Conguring RAID devices