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Supported Configurations Hardware RAID for HP Linux workstations is currently supported for user-configured RAID solutions for the HP workstations below. Not all configurations that are made available by the RAID chipsets or plugin cards are supported by HP; only the configurations listed below are supported on HP Linux workstations. Table 6-1 Maximum supported hard drives xw4600 xw6600 xw8600 xw9400 400 600 800 LSI 3041E 4 3 4 3 LSI 8344ELP 4 LSI 8888ELP 4 4 6* 4 3 5 LSI 1068 5 LSI 1068e 5 * HP xw8600 Workstation can accommodate six internal 2.5" drives Not all possible hardware RAID configurations are supported on HP Linux workstations. ● Only SAS drives are supported with hardware-assisted and full hardware RAID. ● SATA and PATA drives are not supported with hardware RAID, but can be used with software RAID solutions. ● Supported operating systems are: ◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 and later ◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 and later ◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP4 and later ◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 and later ◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 and later ◦ SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 and later ● The Linux Hardware Matrix contains information on all current platforms and is a good place to learn which RAID controllers are supported on a given platform. LSI 3041E and Integrated LSI 1064/1068 Setup The LSI 3041E is a 4-port SATA/SAS RAID controller providing SAS support for the HP xw4000 and xw6000 Workstation series as well as the 400 and 600. NOTE: While the controller provides functionality for SATA RAID, SATA RAID is not supported on HP Linux workstations. The HP xw8000 and xw9000 and 800 Workstation series use an onboard LSI 1064, 1068 or 1068e SAS controller, which uses the same BIOS configuration utility as the LSI 3041E plug-in card. 20 Chapter 6 Installing and configuring SAS hardware RAID ENWW