B Configuring RAID devices
This appendix explains how to configure RAID arrays on your workstation. It includes these topics:
Topics
Supported hard drive maximum and storage controller options on page 166
Supported RAID configurations on page 167
Configuring Intel SATA RAID on page 168
Configuring RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI
Configuring RAID on an LSI
Software RAID solution on page 176
For additional information about RAID configuration, go to http://www.hp.com/support/RAID_FAQs.
Supported hard drive maximum and storage controller options
This section lists the maximum number of hard drives supported on HP workstations for RAID configurations and storage controller options.
NOTE: This section applies to internal workstation configurations that do not use
Table B-1 Maximum hard drives allowed
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Z220 SFF | 2 | 2 | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
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Z220 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — |
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Z420 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
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Z620 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
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Z820 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
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