System Storage And Peripheral Drive Bay Overview; Front Mount Drive Support; System Fan Rvi And Hard Disk Drive Storage Performance; Figure 28. 8X2.5" Drive Bay Configuration (Model R1208Xxxxx) - Intel R1000SPO Series Technical Product Specification

5.

System Storage and Peripheral Drive Bay Overview

The Intel ® Server System R1000SPO product family has support for a variety of different storage options,
including:
Up to 8 x 2.5" hot swap SAS or SATA drives (hard disk or SSD)
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Up to 4 x 3.5" hot swap SAS or SATA hard disk drives or 2.5" SSDs
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SATA Slim-line Optical Drive support
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SATADOM Support on SATA port 4
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Internally mounted Low Profile M.2 Solid State Device (M.2 SSD)
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Support for different storage and peripheral options will vary depending on the system model and/or
available accessory options installed. This section will provide an overview of each available option.
5.1

Front Mount Drive Support

The 1U product family provides options to support either 8x2.5" or 4x3.5" front mounted drives. Both
system options provide front panel I/O and front control panel support.

Figure 29. 4x3.5" Drive Bay Configuration (Model R1304WTxxxx)

5.2

System Fan RVI and Hard Disk Drive Storage Performance

Hard disk drive storage technology, which utilizes the latest state-of-the-art track density architectures, are
susceptible to the effects of system fan rotational vibration interference (RVI) within the server system. As
system fan speeds increase to their upper limits (>80% PWM or > 19,320 RPM), hard disk drive performance
can be impacted.
Intel publishes a list of supported hard drives on its Tested Hardware and OS List (THOL). In general, unless
identified in the NOTES column in the THOL, all listed hard drives have been tested to meet Intel
performance targets when the systems fans are operating above 80% PWM and/or the system is operating
at or below the platform ambient thermal limit of 35°C (95°F).
The THOL may also list hard drives that are only recommended for use in non-extreme operating
environments, where the ambient air is at or below 20°C (68°F) and /or the hard drives are installed in
system configurations where the system fans regularly operate below 80% PWM. Hard drives that require
these support criteria for a given system will include an "Environmental Limitation" tag and message in the
THOL "NOTES" column for that device. Using these drives in the more extreme operating environments puts
these devices at higher risk of performance degradation.
Intel® Server System R1000SPO Product Family TPS

Figure 28. 8x2.5" Drive Bay Configuration (Model R1208xxxxx)

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