HP Xw6200 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Reference manual

HP xw6200 Workstation Storage Options
Mini White Paper
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
Key Product Features............................................................................................................................ 2
RAID .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Related Resources................................................................................................................................3

Introduction
The HP xw6200 Workstation offers flexible storage options and supports integrated SATA RAID and
optional SCSI RAID.
Key Product Features
Figure 1. HP xw6200 Workstation Components
Convertible to additional
1” HDD Bay
(2) Tool-less 1.0”
3.5” Drive Bays
The xw6200 supports (2) tool-less internal 1” HDD slots and (2) 5.25” tool-less optical bays. One of
the 5.25” bays can be converted to additional 1” internal HDD bay using the optional DY659A
bracket. The xw6200 can support up to 1.5TB of SATA storage (with the Adaptec 1420SA
controller), and up to 900 GB of SCSI storage.
The current HDD choices are shown below:
SATA 7200 SATA 10K SCSI 10K SCSI 15K
80 GB
(3Gb/s)
74 GB
(1.5Gb/s)
73 GB 36 GB)
160 GB
(3Gb/s NCQ)
146 GB 73 GB
250 GB
(3Gb/s)
300 GB
500 GB
(3Gb/s))
The xw6200 supports many combinations of SATA and SCSI drives for both factory integrated and
After Market Optional (AMO) storage. The supported choices are shown in the flowchart, starting
with the selection of SATA or SCSI for the first drive. The xw6200 has an integrated SATA controller,
but a SCSI controller must be added before any SCSI drives are added. Current choices are the
DZ539AV (factory integrated only, no external SCSI connector), DZ540AV SCSI RAID, DZ554A, and
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AA850A single-channel SCSI U320 controllers. The AA850 offers RAID support. As indicated, it is
possible to start off with a SATA drive and add a SCSI controller and 1 or 2 SCSI drives.
Figure 2. Supported Drive Combinations
Choose any
SATA Drive
Choose SCSI
Controller
Choose any
SATA Drive
Adaptec 1420SA
Required,
Add DY659A Bay
Converter
Choose any
SCSI Drive Choose any
SCSI Drive
Choose any
SATA Drive
Choose any
SCSI Drive
Choose SCSI
Controller
1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive
SCSI
SATA
DY659A
1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive
DY659A
Bay
Converter
Choose SCSI
Controller
Choose any
SATA Drive
Choose SCSI
Controller
Choose any
SATA Drive
Adaptec 1420SA
Required,
Add DY659A Bay
Converter
Choose any
SCSI Drive Choose any
SCSI Drive
Choose any
SATA Drive
Choose any
SCSI Drive
Choose SCSI
Controller
1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive
SCSI
SATA
DY659A
1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive
DY659A
Bay
Converter
Choose SCSI
Controller
RAID
The xw6200 has an integrated Intel ICH5R SATA 1.5 Gb/s RAID controller that supports RAID 0
(Striping, for performance) and RAID 1 (Mirroring, for fault tolerance). The Adaptec 1420SA
controller enables up to (3) SATA 3Gb/s drives. Integrated P/N is ED091AV and AMO is ED090AA.
For SCSI AMO, the AA850A provides support for various RAID levels including 0 and 1. In all cases,
it is strongly recommended that disks being RAIDed are identical. Also note that using RAID 1 halves
the amount of available storage. More details on the personal Workstation RAID solutions can be
found below.
Cabling
For Factory-integrated storage, all required cabling is provided. For xw6200 AMO storage, the
DY662A SATA cable should be ordered with each SATA drive ordered. A DY661A 3-Port SCSI
cable should be ordered with any SCSI controller if internal HDDs will be connected to the SCSI
controller. For those customers who desire to install their own EIDE drive(s) the DY660A EIDE Cable
Kit is provided as an AMO item.
Summary
The xw6200 provides a large amount of highly-configurable storage in a small chassis.
Related Resources
The following documents also provide additional information about RAID configurations and can be
located by visiting www.hp.com/support/xw6200_manuals and selecting the White papers quick
jump link.
•Setting up SATA RAID on the xw8200/xw6200 Mini White Paper
•Workstation RAID Primer Mini White Paper
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herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and
services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such
products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an
additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or
omissions contained herein.
439266-001, October 2006
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