Features - PRIMERGY TX300 S3 Operating Manual

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Features

Further sources of information:
– Technical manual for the corresponding rack
– Manual for the monitor
– Manual for ServerView server management
– Manual for the remote testing and diagnostic system RemoteView
– Documentation for the boards and drives
– Operating system documentation
– Information files in your operating system
(see also "Literature" on page 115).
1.2 Features
System board
The features of the system board (D2129) are described in the technical manual
for the system board in relation to the hardware and in the BIOS setup manual
for the firmware (see "Literature" on page 115).
Hot-plug PCI slots
In addition to standard PCI slots, the server also comprises two hot-plug PCI
slots that allow boards to be installed and removed online assuming the
operating system supports this functionality (for further details see section "Hot-
pluggable PCI boards" on page 100).
Hard disk drives
The server has a drive cage that can accommodate up to six SAS/SATA hard
disk drive modules. Each hard disk drive module (HDD module) can accom-
modate a SAS/SATA hard disk drive with a maximum height of 1 inch. The
module is connected to the SAS backplane without cables. This allows hard disk
drive modules to be simply plugged in or pulled out (for further details see
section "Hot-pluggable hard disk drives" on page 89).
The hard disk subsystem is designed for SAS/SATA, each with one channel for
each hard disk drive.
A hard disk drive extension box can be installed optionally (with a maximum of
three HDD modules). The hard disk drives in the extension box can likewise be
controlled by the onboard controller or by a RAID controller.
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