10-7
Drive configurations and numbering
The RSTe embedded RAID controller supports only SATA drives and the standard storage
controllers support both SAS and SATA drives.
presents the required storage controllers and riser cards for different front drive
configurations and
presents the used drive cage bays and drive numbering schemes.
Table 10-4 Drive, storage controller, and riser card configurations
Server model
Front drive
configuration
Storage controller
Riser card
8SFF
SAS/SATA
server
8SFF
(8 front SFF SAS/SATA
drives)
•
Embedded RSTe RAID
controller
•
1 × standard storage
controller with 8 internal SAS
ports
Any
16SFF
(16 front SFF
SAS/SATA drives)
•
2 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports
•
1 × standard storage
controller with 16 internal
SAS ports
Any
24SFF
(24 SFF SAS/SATA
drives)
•
3 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports
•
2 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports + 1 × standard storage
controller with 16 internal
SAS ports
Any
24SFF
(16 front SFF
SAS/SATA 8
front SFF UniBay
drives)
•
3 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports
•
1 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports + 1 × standard storage
controller with 16 internal
SAS ports
1 ×
RC-8*NVME-1*FHHL-
G3 riser card for the
UniBay drives
8SFF UniBay
server
8SFF
(4 front SFF UniBay
drives in drive slots 4
through 7 + 4 front SFF
SAS/SATA drives in
drive slots 0 through 3)
•
1 × embedded RSTe storage
controller
•
1 × standard storage
controller with 8 internal SAS
ports
1 ×
RC-4*NVME-3*FHHL-
G3 riser card for the
UniBay drives
8SFF
(8 front SFF UniBay
drives)
•
1 × embedded RSTe storage
controller
•
1 × standard storage
controller with 16 internal
SAS ports
1 ×
RC-8*NVME-1*FHHL-
G3 riser card for the
UniBay drives
16SFF
(16 front SFF UniBay
drives)
•
2 × standard storage
controllers with 8 internal SAS
ports
•
1 × standard storage
controller with 16 internal
SAS ports
2 ×
RC-8*NVME-1*FHHL-
G3 riser cards for the
UniBay drives