The Server Module (blade) supports up to two on-board SAS or SATA drives. These hot-pluggable drives can be configured as independent disks, striped disks (RAID 0), or mirrored disks (RAID 1). The disks are considered options because you can also configure a diskless blade.
The drives are located on the front of the blade with their faceplates viewable from the front of the blade. You can access the disk drives without removing or powering down the blade. There are three indicators on each disk drive, located on the faceplate of each drive. For information about the indicators, see About Disk Drive Indicators.
The disk drives are customer-replaceable units (CRUs) that must be properly prepared prior to their removal or insertion. For instructions on replacing a disk drive, see Replace Disk Drive in Powered-On Server Module.
The disk drive specifications are listed below.
Disk Drive Type |
Density |
Speed |
Form Factor |
Supported On |
---|---|---|---|---|
SAS drive |
73 Gbytes |
10,000 rpm |
2.5 inch |
X8400, X8420, X8440, X8450 Server Modules |
SAS drive |
146 Gbytes |
10,000 rpm |
2.5 inch |
X8400, X8420, X8440, X8450 Server Modules |
SAS drive |
73 Gbytes |
15,000 rpm |
2.5 inch |
X8400, X8420, X8440, X8450 Server Modules |
SATA drive |
80 Gbytes |
5,400 rpm |
2.5 inch |
X8400, X8420, X8440 Server Modules |
SATA drive |
200 Gbytes |
5,000 rpm |
2.5 inch |
X8400, X8420, X8440, X8450 Server Modules |