FusionServer X6000 V6 Server
Technical White Paper
5 Hardware Description
2021-07-16
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5.3 Storage
5.3.1 Drive Configurations
Drive Configuration
Table 5-3
Drive Configuration
Configuration
Front Drive
Drive Management
Mode
8 x 2.5" drive configuration
1
⚫
Front drive: 8 x 2.5"
−
Slots 1-0 to 4-1
support only SATA
drives.
−
Each node supports a
maximum of two
drives.
⚫
PCH pass-through
8 x 2.5" drive configuration
2
⚫
Front drive: 8 x 2.5"
−
Slots 1-0 to 4-1
support SAS/SATA
drives.
−
Each node supports a
maximum of two
drives.
⚫
Screw-in RAID
controller card
24 x 2.5" drive
configuration 1
⚫
Front drive: 24 x 2.5"
−
Slots 1-0 to 4-5
support SATA/NVMe
drives.
−
Each node supports a
maximum of six
drives.
⚫
SATA drive: PCH
⚫
NVMe drive: CPU
24 x 2.5" drive
configuration 2
⚫
Front drive: 24 x 2.5"
−
Slots 1-0 to 4-5
support
SAS/SATA/NVMe
drives.
−
Each node supports a
maximum of six
drives.
⚫
SAS/SATA drive:
screw-in RAID
controller card
⚫
NVMe drive: CPU
For details about the components that can be purchased, contact technical support.
Slot numbers
⚫
Table 5-3 shows drive slot numbers of 8 x 2.5" drive configuration 1 and 8 x 2.5" drive
configuration 2
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