Technical Product Specification

Intel
®
Server System R1000EP Product Family TPS System Storage and Peripheral Options
Revision 2.0 Intel Order Number G67599-003 29
5. System Storage and Peripheral Options
The Intel
®
Server System R1000EP product family has support for many storage device options,
including:
 Hot Swap 2.5" Hard Disk Drives
 Hot Swap 3.5" Hard Disk Drives
 Fixed 3.5" Hard Disk Drives
 SATA Optical Drive
Support for different storage and peripheral device options will vary depending on the system
SKU. This section will provide an overview of each available option.
5.1 2.5” Hard Disk Drive Support
The server is available with support for eight 2.5" hard disk drives as illustrated below:
Figure 22. 2.5" Hard Drive Bay Drive Configuration
The drive bay can support either SATA or SAS hard disk drives. Mixing of drive types within the
hard drive bay is not supported. Hard disk drive type is dependent on the type of host bus
controller used, SATA only or SAS. Each 2.5" hard disk drive is mounted to a drive carrier,
allowing for hot swap extraction and insertion. Drive carriers have a latching mechanism that is
used to extract and insert drives from the chassis, and lock the tray in place.
Figure 23. Removing 2.5" Hard Disk Drive
Light pipes integrated into the drive tray assembly direct light emitted from Amber drive status
and Green activity LEDs located next to each drive connector on the backplane, to the drive tray
faceplate, making them visible from the front of the system.