
Hard Drive Controllers
Factory
Configured
Option Kit
Option Kit
Part
Number
Support Notes
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller, RAID 0, 1, 10,
5 supported
Y Y
Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0
(IS), RAID 1(IM), RAID 10(IME) capability
Y Y
Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives
RAID 0 Data Configuration -- Boot/OS Drive + 2
Drive Striped Array
Y Y
4th HD Drive
can't be 750 GB.
5th HD Drive
can't be 500 GB
RAID 0 Configuration - Striped Array
Y Y
750 GB HD Drive
not supported.
3rd HD Drive can
not be 500 GB.
RAID 1 Configuration - Mirrored Array
Y Y
2 HD Drives only
LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
LSI 8888ELP 8-port SAS HW RAID Card
Y Y
GE258AA
LSI RAID Definitions
:
* IS: Striping of 2 or more HDDs into a single logical volume
**IM: Mirroring of 2 HDDs into a single logical volume
***IME: Mirroring of 3 or more HDDs into a single logical volume
NOTE:
Specific user-configured hardware SAS RAID configurations are supported on this Linux system.
Please visit
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
for details.
NOTE:
RAID 0, 1 requires 2 identical hard drives (speeds, capacity, interface); SATA RAID 0, 1 and SAS RAID 0, 1
available as options. Specific user-configured hardware SAS RAID configurations are supported on this Linux
system. Please visit
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix
for details.
Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides
excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf
for RAID
capabilities with Linux.
QuickSpecs
HP xw9400 Workstation
Supported Components
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