Technical data

12 Operating manual TX300 S5
Features Preface
SAS/SATA RAID controller
The server is available with the following SAS/SATA RAID controllers for
operating the internal SAS/SATA hard disk drives:
– Modular RAID 0/1 controller with "Integrated Mirroring Enhanced"
(SAS IME)
RAID levels 0, 1 and 1E are supported for internal hard disk drive configura-
tions.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring
the server" on page 79.
– Modular RAID 5/6 controller with "MegaRAID functionality"
(SAS MegaRAID)
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E, 5, 50, 6 and 60 are supported for internal hard disk
drive configurations. As an option, a battery backup unit (BBU) can save the
memory content even if the power fails. Cache memory sizes of 256 Mbyte
and 512 Mbyte are available.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring
the server" on page 79.
I Further information on SAS/SATA RAID controllers is provided in the
"Modular RAID Controller Installation Guide" (on PRIMERGY
ServerView Suite DVD 2 under Industry Standard Servers - Expansion Cards
- Storage Adapters - LSI RAID / SCSI Controllers).
Further information on other SAS/SATA RAID controllers (e.g. for
operating external SAS/SATA hard disk drives or tape drives) is available
on PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 2 under Industry Standard Servers
- Expansion Cards - Storage Adapters - LSI RAID / SCSI Controllers.
Accessible drives
The server has three 3.5-inch bays.
You can use these bays as follows:
– You can equip the individual bays with DVD drives or magnetic tape drives.
– You can install the Multibay 1 in the bottom bay. The Multibay 1 has bays for
a Slimline DVD drive and the ServerView Local Service Panel (LSP) or the
ServerView Local Service Display (LSD).