HP Xw8200 - Workstation - 1 GB RAM Reference manual

HP xw8200 Workstation Storage Options
Mini White Paper
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
Key Product Features............................................................................................................................ 2
RAID .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Related Resources................................................................................................................................3

Introduction
The HP xw8200 Workstation offers flexible storage options and supports integrated SATA RAID and
integrated U320 SCSI RAID.
Key Product Features
Figure 1. HP xw8200 Workstation Components
(4) Tool-less 1.0”
3.5” Drive Bays
(1) Tool-required 1.0”
3.5” bay
The xw8200 supports (4) tool-less and (1) tool-required internal 1” HDD slots. The xw8200 can
support up to 2.0TB of SATA storage. The SCSI controllers support up to 5 disks allowing up to 1.5TB
of SCSI storage.
The current HDD choices are shown below:
SATA 7200 SATA 10K SCSI 10K SCSI 15K
1st/2nd
Drive
3rd/4th
Drive
1st/2nd
Drive
3rd/4th
Drive
1st/2nd/3rd
Drive
4th/5th
Drive
1st/2nd/3rd
Drive
4th/5th
Drive
80 GB 80 GB 74 GB 74 GB 73 GB 73 GB 36 GB
160 GB 160 GB 146 GB 146 GB 73 GB 73 GB
250 GB 250 GB 300 GB 300 GB
500 GB 500 GB)
The xw8200 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 xw8200 has an integrated SATA RAID
controller and an integrated SCSI RAID controller. The DZ554A and AA850A (AA850A is AMO
only) channel SCSI U320 controllers are additional SCSI controller options. The AA850A offers RAID
support. The ED092AV (factory integrated only) SATA or ED090AA (AMO Only) SATA RAID
controller is required to integrate more than two SATA HDDs.
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Figure 2. Supported Drive Combinations
RAID
The xw8200 has both an integrated Intel ICH5R SATA RAID controller and an integrated LSI 320
SCSI RAID controller that support RAID 0 (Striping, for performance) and RAID 1 (Mirroring for fault
tolerance). For SCSI AMO, the AA850A U320 single channel controller provides support for various
RAID levels including 0 and 1. For SATA, the ED090AA SATA RAID controller (factory RAID
enablement not supported) provide support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 (combination of RAID
0 and RAID 1). In all cases disks being RAIDed must be identical. Also note that using RAID 1 halves
the amount of available storage.
Cabling
For Factory-integrated storage, all required cabling is provided. For xw8200 AMO storage, the
AA818A 5-Port SCSI cable should be ordered with any SCSI controller if internal HDDs will be
connected to the SCSI controller. The AA658A U320 SCSI Back Panel cable kit allows external SCSI
devices to be connected to the integrated LSI 320 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 xw8200 provides a large amount of highly-configurable storage.
Related Resources
The following documents also provide additional information about RAID configurations and can be
located by visiting www.hp.com/support/xw8200_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.
439269-001, October 2006
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