Dell R515 manual Raid

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	5.3	Supported Processors		27
	5.4	Processor Configurations		28
	5.5	Processor Installation		28
6	Memory			29
	6.1	Overview		29
	6.2	DIMMs Supported		29
	6.3	DIMM Slots		29
	6.4	Speed		30
	6.5	Sparing		30
	6.6	Mirroring		30
	6.7	RAID	......................................................................................................	30
	6.8	Supported Configurations		30
7	Chipset			32
	7.1	Overview		32
	7.2	AMD I/O Bridges		32
	7.3	HyperTransport 3 (HT3)		32
	7.4	Southbridge Link Interface		32
	7.5	AMD SP5100 Southbridge (SP5100)		32
8	BIOS	............................................................................................................		33
	8.1	Overview		33
	8.2	Supported ACPI States		34
	8.3	Power Management Modes		34
	8.3.1		Dell Active Power Controller	34
	8.3.2		Power Saving BIOS Setting (OS Control)	34
	8.3.3		Maximum Performance	34
9	Embedded NICs/LAN on Motherboard (LOM)			37
10	I/O Slots			38
	10.1	Overview		38
	10.1.1 Riser 1 PCI Expansion Slots			38
	10.1.2 Riser 2 (Optional) PCI Expansion Slots			38
	10.2	Boot Order		38
	10.3	NIC and LOM Enumeration		38
	10.4	PCI Card Dimensions		39
11	Storage			40
	11.1	Overview		40
	11.2	RAID Configurations		40
	11.3	Persistent Storage		42
	11.4	Internal SD Module (Unmanaged Internal Persistent Storage)		42
	11.5	LED Indicators		42
	11.6	Optical Drives		43
	11.7	Tape Drives		43
	11.8	External Storage Support		43
12	Video			44
13	Rack Information			45
	13.1	Overview		45
	13.2	Rails	......................................................................................................	45
	13.2.1		Sliding Rails	45
	13.2.2		Static Rails	46
	13.3	Cable Management Arm (CMA)		47
14 Operating Systems and Virtualization				49
15	Systems Management			50

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PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide