Quickspecs, Hp xw9400 workstation, Hp xw9400 workstation supported components – HP XW9400 User Manual

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Sub-Section Description/Notes

Sub-Section Description/Notes: 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 8 GB of
hard drive (or system disk) is reserved for system recovery software (XP and XP Pro). Up to 12 GB of
system disk is reserved for system recovery software (Vista).

NOTE:

NOTE: The RHEL3 U4 (x86) OS will operate correctly after some manual configuration steps. Please
refer to the Release Notes Chapter in

http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual

Hard Drive Controllers

Factory

Configured

Option Kit

Part Number

Part Number Support Notes

Support Notes

Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller, RAID 0,
1, 10, 5 supported

Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID
0 (IS), RAID 1(IM), RAID 10(IME) capability

Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives

RAID 0 Data Configuration -- Boot/OS Drive
+ 2 Drive Striped Array

4th HD Drive

can't be 750

GB. 5th HD

Drive can't be

500 GB

RAID 0 Configuration - Striped Array

750 GB HD

Drive not

supported. 3rd

HD Drive can

not be 500 GB.

RAID 1 Configuration - Mirrored Array

2 HD Drives

only

LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
LSI 8888ELP 8-port SAS HW RAID Card

GE258AA

LSI RAID Definitions

LSI RAID Definitions:
* IS: Striping of 2 or more HDDs into a single logical volume
**IM: Mirroring of 2 HDDs into a single logical volume
***IME: Mirroring of 3 or more HDDs into a single logical volume

NOTE:

NOTE: Specific user-configured hardware SAS RAID configurations are supported on this Linux system.
Please visit

http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix

for details.

NOTE:

NOTE: RAID 0, 1 requires 2 identical hard drives (speeds, capacity, interface); SATA RAID 0, 1 and SAS
RAID 0, 1 available as options. Specific user-configured hardware SAS RAID configurations are supported
on this Linux system. Please visit

http://www.hp.com/support/linux_hardware_matrix

for details.

Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides
excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf

for RAID

capabilities with Linux.

QuickSpecs

HP xw9400 Workstation

Supported Components

DA - 12594 Worldwide — Version 27 — May 8, 2009

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