7 Configuring RAID devices

This chapter describes how to configure SAS and SATA RAID devices, and includes these topics:

Topics

Maximum hard drive configurations on page 202

Configuring SATA RAID devices on page 203

Configuring SAS RAID devices on page 207

For additional information about configuring RAIDs, see http://www.hp.com/support/RAID_FAQs. For information about preparing the workstation for RAID configuration, see http://www.hp.com/support/ workstation_manuals.

Maximum hard drive configurations

This section lists the maximum number of hard drives supported on HP workstations for RAID configurations.

NOTE: This section applies to internal workstation configurations that do not use add-in cards and JBODs.

TIP: Use the table values to determine workstation-specific maximum number of hard drives as discussed the sections below.

Table 7-1Maximum hard drives

Workstation

SATA hard drive

SATA SFF*

SAS hard drive

 

 

hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

Z800

5

6

5

 

 

 

 

Z600

3

4

3

 

 

 

 

Z400

4

4

4

*Small form factor hard drive

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