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Installing or Removing a Hard Disk Drive
The server features six device bay slots to install hard disks drives. All drive slots may
contain a hard disk approximately 25.4 mm (1 inch) high.
Caution
■ Do not use any hard disks that are not approved by your
sales representative. Installing a third-party hard disk may
cause a failure of the server as well as the hard disk. Pur-
chase hard disks of the following models:
SAS hard disk drives:
- 36.3 GB, 15,000 rpm, SAS
- 73.2 GB, 15,000 rpm, SAS
- 146 GB, 15,000 rpm, SAS
- 300 GB, 15,000 rpm, SAS
SATA hard disk drives:
- 80 GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300
- 160 GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300
- 250 GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300
- 500 GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300
- 750 GB, 7,200 rpm, SATA2/300
■ To make an array configuration, specify RAID0, RAID1 or
RAID5 as the RAID level.
The Internal RAID Controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6. To use RAID 5 or
RAID 6, you need to additionally install the optional RAID Upgrade Kit.
The drive numbers are assigned to the hard disks as shown below:
Figure 128: Hard Disk Drives numbers
The hard disk drive bays are connected to the Internal RAID Controller when the server
is shipped. To use these drives in a RAID system configuration, you can either:
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5