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15 Feb 2007
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RAID Options Available With Dual-Processor Intel® Server Boards
SW RAID = Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II, utilizing system processor(s) and memory.
HW RAID = Intel® Integrated RAID, utilizing dedicated Intel® IO Processor 333 and dedicated memory
for outstanding performance and reliability.
Intel® Server
Board SKU
Storage Ports Supported Storage Controller
RAID Types and Levels
Supported
S5000PAL
S5000XAL
S5000PSLSATA
S5000XSLSATA
S5000XVNSATA
S5000VSASATA
S5000VSA4DIMM
6 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard
SW RAID 5 with AXXRAKSW5
2 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1 standard
S5000PSLSAS
S5000XVNSAS
S5000VSASAS
4 SAS ports
Up to 8 SAS or SATA drives via
expander backplanes
Onboard LSI1064e
SAS chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard
SW RAID 5 with AXXRAKSW5
6 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard
SW RAID 5 with AXXRAKSW5
S5000PSLROMB
4 internal + 4 external SAS ports
Up to 16 SAS or SATA drives via
expander backplanes
ROMB SAS card
HW RAID 0/1/10/5/50
Requires activation key
AXXRAK18E and DIMM
module
Optional battery: AXXRSBBU3
6 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard
SW RAID 5 with AXXRAKSW5
S5000VSASCSI
1 SCSI channel SCSI card SW RAID 0/1 standard
S5000VCL 6 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard
2 SATA ports Onboard ESB2 chip
SW RAID 0/1 standard
S5000VCLSAS
4 SAS ports
Up to 8 SAS or SATA drives via
expander backplanes
Onboard LSI1064e
SAS chip
SW RAID 0/1/10 standard