TX2560 M2 / RX2560 M2
Operating Manual
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Functional overview
– If a failure occurs, please inform your service about the TPM
activation before it takes any action, and be prepared to provide them
with your backup copies of the TPM content.
Slots for expansion cards
The server can be flexibly expanded via six full hight PCIe Gen3 low profile
adapters (3 PCIe x8, 3 PCIe x16).
One horizontal chassis slot is occupied by the dynamic LOM card.
Hard disk drives
The server is shipped with one of the following drive cages:
– For up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs:
Up to twelve SAS HDD modules can be used in the drive cage. Each HDD
module can accommodate a SAS HDD with a maximum height of 1 inch.
The module is connected to the SAS backplane wirelessly. This allows
HDD/SSD modules to be plugged in and pulled out easily.
Optionally, you can also install a hard disk expansion box (Multibay 2, see
also section
"Accessible drives / components" on page 17
) (with up to four
3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD modules). The HDD in this expansion box are
controlled by a SAS expansion card or by a second 8-Port RAID Controller.
– For up to thirty-two 2.5-inch SAS HDDs/SSDs:
Up to thirty-two SAS HDD/SSD modules can be used in the drive cage. Each
HDD/SSD module can accommodate an SAS HDD/SSD with a 2.5-inch
format. The module is connected to the SAS backplane wirelessly. This
allows HDD/SSD modules to be plugged in or pulled out easily.
Optionally, you can also install a hard disk expansion box (with up to eight
2.5-inch SAS HDD/SSD modules). An additional SAS controller must be
installed in order to control the hard disk drives in this expansion box. The
HDDs in this expansion box are controlled by a SAS expansion card or by a
second 8-Port RAID Controller.
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Hybrid configurations of SAS and SATA HDD/SSD modules are not
supported.
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