8
Operating Manual
RX220
Features
Introduction
1.2
Features
System board
The features of the system board (D2130) are described in the Technical
Manual for the system board in relation to the hardware and in the "D2130 Setup
Utility for RX220" (see
“Related Publications” on page 75
).
Hard disk drives
The server can accommodate up to two Serial ATA hard disk drive modules. It
is also possible to connect external drives.
Each hard disk drive module (also called "HDD module") can accommodate a
SATA hard disk drive with a SATA interface and a maximum height of 1 inch. The
module is connected to the SATA backplane without cables via the SATA
interface. This allows hard disk drive modules to be simply plugged in or pulled
out (for further details see
section “Hot-plug Hard Disk Drives” on page 63
).
The internal hard disk drives are exclusively controlled by the onboard SATA
RAID controller. Additional external drives are controlled by an optional PCI
RAID controller card or via the USB interface.
In a corresponding RAID configuration, the HDD modules can be exchanged
during operation (hot-plug).
SATA controller with IME functionality
For operating internal hard disk drives, the SATA RAID controller with IME
functionality is available (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced), offering RAID-0 and
RAID 1 functionality for mirroring the internal disks.
I
To configure IME, the
Promise FastBuild™
utility is available. For further
information, see the corresponding manual on the
ServerBooks
CD
(choose
Controllers
from the menu). Also refer to the "Integrated
Mirroring User’s Guide".