•Slots:24dualinline
•Supports(dependingonthemodel):
–4GB,8GB,16GBand32GBregisteredDIMMs
–32GBand64GBloadreductionDIMM
Integratedfunctions:
•Integratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctions
inasinglechip.
•BroadcomBCM5719QuadPortGigabitEthernetcontrollerwithWakeonLANsupport
•SevenorsixUniversalSerialBus(USB)ports(dependingonthemodel)
–TwoUSBportsonthefront(oneUSB2.0portandoneUSB3.0port)orthreeUSBportsonthe
front(twoUSB2.0portsandoneUSB3.0port).
–ThreeUSBportsontherear(oneUSB2.0portandtwoUSB3.0ports)
–OneinternalUSB3.0portusedforHypervisorUSBkey
•Fournetworkports(four1GbEthernetportsonthesystem)
•SupportsuptooneoptionalML2networkdaughtercards
•OneSystemManagementRJ-45onthereartoconnecttoasystemsmanagementnetwork.This
systemmanagementconnectorisdedicatedtotheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)
functions.
•Optionalserialport
Harddiskdriveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
•Ten2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebayswithoptiontoaddtwoadditionalrear2.5-inchhot-swap
harddiskdrivebays.
•Eight2.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays.
•Four3.5-inchhot-swaporsimple-swapSATAharddiskdrivebays.
Attention:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.
SATAopticaldrives(optional):
•DVD-ROM
•Multi-burner
RAIDcontrollers(dependingonthemodel):
•AServeRAIDM5225SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID0,1,and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDN2215SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID0,1,and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDM1215SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID0,1,and10withoptionalFoDRAID
5/50andSED(SelfEncryptingDrive)upgrade.
•AServeRAIDM5210SAS/SATAadapterthatprovidesRAID0,1,and10.Optionalupgrade:
–RAID5/50(1GBCache)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(1GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(2GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–RAID5/50(4GBFlash)withoptionalFoDRAID6/60andSEDupgrade
–FoDRAID6/60Upgrade
–FoDZeroCache/RAID5/50
–FoDPerformanceAccelerator
–FoDSSDCachingEnabler
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