Hot-swap drives
Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with hot-swap drives.
See the configuration that is applied to the server.
• Software RAID
–
"Four 3.5-inch drives" on page 47
–
"Eight 3.5-inch drives" on page 49
–
"Eight 2.5-inch drives" on page 51
• Hardware RAID
–
"Four 3.5-inch drives with one 8i RAID adapter" on page 48
–
"Eight 3.5-inch drives with one 8i RAID adapter" on page 50
–
"Eight 2.5-inch drives with one 8i RAID adapter" on page 52
–
"Sixteen 2.5-inch drives with one 16i RAID adapter" on page 53
–
"Sixteen 2.5-inch drives with two 8i RAID adapters" on page 54
–
"Four 3.5-inch and eight 2.5-inch drives with one 16i RAID adapter" on page 55
–
"Four 3.5-inch and eight 2.5-inch drives with two 8i RAID adapters" on page 56
Four 3.5-inch hot-swap drives
Use this section to understand the cable routing for server models with four 3.5-inch hot-swap drives.
Following are the options available for this configuration:
•
"Software RAID" on page 47
•
"One 8i RAID adapter" on page 48
ThinkSystem ST250 V2 Setup Guide
46